Doremi demonstrates many qualities typical of the shoujo genre and shoujo heroines. Unsurprisingly, Ojamajo Doremi’s namesake comes from its protagonist, elementary school student Doremi Harukaze (known as Dorie Goodwyn in the English dub). There was no serious danger hunting down the main characters nor any threat of the world coming to an end rather, this show’s premise hinges on our main character paying back a debt. Unlike classic magical girl shows like Cardcaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon, 4Kids’ take on Ojamajo Doremi felt less ‘do or die’ in terms of stakes. While magical girl series have a tendency to follow the same formula a couple of episodes in, I always considered my first magical girl anime, Ojamajo Doremi (overseen by Toei Animation), unique in the way it was packaged. However, I’ll be leaving my thoughts on the latter and its iconic, polarizing first villain for another article. Two series that cemented, endeared, themselves to my current older self’s memory are Ojamajo Doremi (dubbed Magical Doremi in the U.S.) and Tokyo Mew Mew ( Mew Mew Power in the U.S.). The channel acted as a lot of child, preteen, and teen viewers’ introduction to anime as something that existed, even if they didn’t know it at the time. I can go and on about how 4Kids’ anime inspired my creativity for better and for worse…įor those of you who grew up with the Konami-owned 4Kids channel, you know exactly what I mean.
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