Magical Witch Punie-chan (大魔法峠, Dai Mahō-Tōge), also known as The Great Magical Gap, is a Japanese manga series. The story revolves around a young woman named Punie Tanaka who is princess of Magical Land. In order for her to become queen, however, she must become a transfer student in a Japanese high school. Due to her potential to become the next ruler, she has many enemies that wish to assassinate her. This proves difficult to them because Punie is both skilled at martial arts and possesses magic powers which she uses to quickly defeat her enemies. The series is a parody of magical princess anime, and often uses the juxtaposition of cute characters with brutal violence for humor. The title Dai Mahō-Tōge (大魔法峠, "The Pass of the Great Magic") is a pun on The Sword of Doom (大菩薩峠, Dai-bosatsu Tōge, "The Pass of the Great Buddha"), a 1966 jidaigeki movie. The anime was released in the U.S. on October 21, 2008 by Media Blasters as a subtitled release and was later released with an English dub as well as the original Japanese audio on June 28, 2011 in a special edition.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punie Tanaka | Rina Satō | Veronica Taylor | |
| Anego | Ayako Kawasumi | Carol Jacobanis | |
| Paya-Tan | Chiwa Saito (cute) | Michal Friedman (cute) | |
| Jōji Nakata (dark) | Dan Green (dark) | ||
| Elise von Barbaroque | Mamiko Noto | Georgette Reilly | |
| Tetsuko Koku | Noriko Shitaya | Rebecca Soler |
Additional Voices[]
- J. David Brimmer - Potato
- Joe Digiorgi
- Wayne Grayson - Kimihiko Tanaka
- Eva Kaminsky - Esmeralda Tanaka
- Michele Knotz - Inumi, Potaru Tanaka
- Rich McNanna - Yamada
- Debora Rabbai - Pyun Tanaka
- Georgette Reilly - Carrot
- Bill Rogers
- Bill Timoney - Limo Driver, Peter Pilot
- Gladys Weiner - Gosomi