The show was inspired by the American sitcom Bewitched (1964), very popular in Japan at the time, but mostly with young girls. TOEI decided to buy a manga with a similar story (a witch living on earth against the parent's will).
The very first mahou shoujo (magical girl) anime. Magical girl became a very popular anime and manga genre not only in Japan, but all over the world.
Minifée, translated and dubbed in Quebec French for Radio-Canada television and broadcast starting September 2, 1969 in color.
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