Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
| Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic | |
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Logo of the series
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| Genre | Magical girl |
| Theme music composer | Shuki Levy |
| Composer(s) | Michel Dax |
| Country of origin |
United States France |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment/SIP (Saban International Paris) |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated (1995-1996) |
| Original release | September 11, 1995 – 1996 |
Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic is an American-French magical girl cartoon show produced by Saban Entertainment that centered on the fictional adventures of Japanese real-life magician Princess Tenko, Mariko Itakura. After each episode, she would appear in a live-action segment to perform an illusion or do her "Teach-A-Trick," a segment that teaches the audience a simple magic trick they could perform at home. Unfortunately, the show failed to attract an audience and production was cancelled after a single season, which ran from 1995-1996.
A young female magician, already an experienced performer, is chosen by an old man named Tenko to come to his school for magicians and learn real magic. At the school, the young magician befriends a number of other magicians already attending the school and learning magic from Tenko. The new magician begins her training and quickly becomes the best magician at the school.
Impressed by her abilities, the master names the young magician "Princess Tenko" in recognition as his successor as the next Tenko and the Master Guardian of the Tenko Box, a magical wardrobe that contains many magic gems known as the Starfire Gems. Two of the most senior students, the twins Jana and Jason watch on. Jana become jealous of the newcomer when she is chosen to become Tenko's successor and conspires for rebellion. Jason tries to talk some sense stating that unlike Jana who had slacked off during training, Mariko is more responsible and therefore Tenko could trust her. She convinces him to help her and succeed at stealing two of the Starfire Gems for their own use.
When Jana and Jason are discovered, Master Tenko is overcome by their magic. In the scuffle, the Tenko Box is damaged, and the remaining Starfire gems are scattered all over the world and some through time. The twins escape as the new Tenko arrives in an attempt to stop them. Pleased with the young magician's abilities, Master Tenko entrusts Princess Tenko and his remaining students with Starfire Gems he had hidden away and the duty of recovering and protecting the other Starfire Gems from the forces of evil.
Note: Jason and Jana can transform into a two-headed dragon by touching their Starfire Gems together.
NOTE: The first six episodes are available on 3 DVDs in the United Kingdom, released by Boulevard Entertainment.
A line of Tenko toys was produced by Mattel. The dolls were slightly altered designs from the cancelled Wonder Woman and the Star Riders toy line in development during 1992-1993. Some character designs for the Tenko cartoon were based on the Star Riders character designs.
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