Persia, the Magic Fairy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

11-year-old Persia has grown up alongside the animals on the Serengeti plains of Africa. Twins Riki and Gaku Muroi and their grandfather, Gouken, bring Persia to Japan with them, where she will live with a couple (who Persia calls Mama and Papa) that own a grocery store. During the flight to Japan, Persia finds herself in the "Lovely Dream" where she meets the Fairy Queen, who explains that the Lovely Dream is in danger and requests Persia's help. Giving Persia a magical headband (which can also summon a magical baton) that allows her to transform into a teenage girl, connecting her to the Lovely Dream and allowing her to use magic. She is sent with three kappa back into the regular world with the mission of collecting love energy to thaw the frozen Lovely Dream. If Persia fails her task of collecting love energy or if someone catches her using magic, Riki and Gaku will be transformed into women.

Series details

• Title: Persia, the Magic Fairy
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1984-07-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-05-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46760
• IMDb ID: tt0288988
• TVDB ID: 269667

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-07-06; final listed air date 1985-05-31; episode order: 48.

Source and licence

Adapted from Persia, the Magic Fairy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.