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Magical Play

“Apprentice witch Padudu, wearing a magical fish costume, escapes dungeon with Nonononn to compete in coliseum.”

Magical Play

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8,289 rank · 5,730 viewers · 16 favorites
Adventure Comedy Fantasy
24 episodes · 5 min per ep min · AIC · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Apprentice witch Padudu, wearing a magical fish costume, escapes dungeon with Nonononn to compete in coliseum.

Padudu is a 12-year-old apprentice witch, chosen to represent her town in the coliseum. Donning her magical fish costume, which keeps her warm and fed, she sets off on her journey. But on the way she's swept away by a river to Dance Valley. Mayor Koffy captures her and throws her into the dungeon, hoping to eliminate the competition for Dance Valley's own coliseum candidate. Luckily for Padudu, this dungeon holds the mysterious witch Nonononn. They join together in a magical fight for survival. At the end of Blue Gender Trailer, the Magical witchland word came out! This is the online version of Mahou Yugi... (Source: AniDB)

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4.3 /10

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A Ona Production

AIC.
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Starchild Records · Imagica

  • Format 24 × 5′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 2h 00m all episodes
  • Aired Nov 2001 – May 2002
  • Source Ona media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-2084 catalog

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