Tweeny Witches

Tweeny Witches
Cover of the first DVD volume
魔法少女隊アルス (Mahō Shōjotai Arusu)
Genre	Adventure, Dark fantasy, Magical girl
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshiharu Ashino
Studio	Studio 4°C
Licensed by	US AnimeWorks
Original network	NHK Animax
Original run	April 9, 2004 – March 4, 2005
Episodes	40
Original video animation
Tweeny Witches: The Adventure
Directed by	Yoshiharu Ashino
Studio	Studio 4°C
Released	22 November 2007
Runtime	23 minutes
Episodes	6

Tweeny Witches, known in Japan as Magical Girl Squad Arusu (魔法少女隊アルス, Mahō Shōjotai Arusu^?), is an anime television and original video animation series produced by Studio 4°C. It was translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network Animax, who broadcast it in its respective networks in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and other regions, and was licensed for distribution in the United States by Media Blasters until 2012.

The protagonist of the story is Arusu, who mysteriously enters the world of the witches. Herself an enthusiast of witchcraft she is delighted, however she is not satisfied with the way of the witches, insisting that magic only be used to make people happy. She is marked as a troublemaker when she releases all the sprites the witches have captured for use as the source of magic spells. Later in the series, the witches interact with the world of the wizards as both try to save their worlds from destruction.

In 2003 it was announced at the Tokyo International Anime Fair that the anime Magical Girl Squad Arusu was going to be made. The anime first aired between April 9, 2004, and March 4, 2005; in all, 40 episodes were made plus an OVA that contains 12 episodes which was aired in 2007. The anime was licensed by AnimeWorks (Later called Media Blasters) under the English name: Tweeny Witches with three DVDs being released in 2008. The OVA titled Tweeny Witches the Adventures was also released on DVD by Media Blasters in 2009. In 2009 a complete collection called Tweeny Witches True Book of Spells was released.