Sally the Witch
魔法使いサリー
Sally is the witch princess of the Magic Kingdom who longs to visit the mortal realm, probably 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 threatening two schoolgirls. She is immediately befriended by her new acquaintances, the tomboyish Yoshiko Hanamura (known fondly as "Yotchan") and the girly Sumire Kasugano, and Sally decides to stay on Earth indefinitely, which leads to mischief. Like Samantha Stevens in Bewitched, Sally tries to keep her supernatural abilities secret, taking on the role of a human child. In the final episode, Sally's grandma tells 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 fire, and Sally uses her magic to put it out. With her powers exposed, Sally's time to leave has finally come. She waves farewell to her friends and returns to the Magic Kingdom. Because she was so popular in Japan, much the same way 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.
