Mahoutsukai Sally

Sally the Witch
Sally, the Witch (Mahōtsukai Sally) in 1966
魔法使いサリー (Mahōtsukai Sarī)
Genre	Magical girl, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Mitsuteru Yokoyama
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon
Original run	July 1966 – 1967
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Toshio Katsuta Hiroshi Ikeda
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	NET (later TV Asahi)
Original run	5 December 1966 – 30 December 1968
Episodes	109
Anime television series
Sally the Witch 2
Directed by	Osamu Kasai
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	9 October 1989 – 23 September 1991
Episodes	88
Anime film
Directed by	Osamu Kasai
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	10 March 1990
Runtime	27 minutes

Sally the Witch (魔法使いサリー, Mahōtsukai Sarī) also known as Sunny the Witch is one of the popular anime magical girls of what eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, may be considered the first shōjo anime as well; while titles such as Himitsu no Akko-chan predate Sally in manga form, the Sally anime predates Himitsu no Akko-chan 's, which came out in 1969.

Sally is the witch princess of the Magic Kingdom who longs to visit the mortal realm, presumably to make friends her own age. One day, by mistake, Sally teleports to the "mid world" (Earth), where she uses her magic to fend off a couple of burglars menacing two schoolgirls. Immediately befriended by her new acquaintances — tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura (known affectionately as "Yotchan") and girly Sumire Kasugano — Sally decides to stay on Earth indefinitely, leading to mischief. As with Samantha Stevens in Bewitched, Sally tries to keep her supernatural abilities secret, assuming the role of a human child.

In the final episode, Sally's grandma informs her she must return to the Magic Kingdom. Before leaving, Sally tries to tell her friends about her origins, but no one will believe her. Then her elementary school catches on fire, and Sally uses her magic to put it out. Her powers thus exposed, Sally's time to leave has finally come. She waves farewell to her friends, and returns to the Magic Kingdom.

Being so popular in Japan, mostly the same way as classic Hanna-Barbera characters are in America, a second series was produced 20 years later. The second series continues a few years after the original ending, and finishes with the Original video animation Sally the Witch: Mother's Love is Eternal, in which, at the end, Sally finally becomes the ruler Queen of the Magic Kingdom, but worries about leaving her friends behind.

Names are in Western order, with the family name after the given name.

The first 17 episodes of the original 1960s TV series were filmed in black and white, and the remainder of the series was filmed in color, making it one of the earliest color anime. Black-and-white and color versions exist of the opening animation sequence.