List of magical girls

The following is a list of magical girls in comic books, manga, anime, television, film, games and other media.

Cute Witch/Sorceress
Witches come in all shapes and sizes, but the European style of broom-flying casters in tall hats have a storied history in anime. Sally the Witch, inspired by the American sitcom Bewitched, debuted in 1966 as the first shoujo or magical girl series.

In Sugar Sugar Rune, witches Chocolat and Vanilla masquerade as regular humans to win boys' affection but can transform back into their witch forms when they need to capture a heart.

Magic Idol Singer
The magical girl idol genre has continued to evolve over time since its introduction in the '80s.

Magical Girl Warrior
Cutie Honey was the first magical girl to get a transformation sequence. When Sailor Moon came out in the 90s, it set a standard for magical girls as transforming, monster-fighting superheroes.

Zodiac Starforce is a fresh take on the magical girl story so familiar to fans of Sailor Moon. The first issue opens not with the team meeting each other for the first time and discovering their new destinies, but years after the Big Bad has been defeated. Each cadet has reacted to the end of their fight differently, either missing the action or ready to move on with their teenage lives. But when a monster suddenly reappears, the girls must band together again to uncover the reason why.

The PreCure crossover film Eiga Hugtto! PreCure♡Futari wa PreCure All Stars Memories received the Guinness World Records title for "Most magical warriors in an anime film." The film features a total of 55 PreCure girls from its first 15 TV series and all of them have speaking lines. Pretty Cure started as a two-girl duo—Cure Black and Cure White—when it launched in 2004, but has since expanded into a huge franchise with each series focusing on its own unique group of magical girls.

In the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H., the "Guardians" control the elements as powerful beings and fight evil throughout various dimensions. Despite what their initials imply, they are not actually witches.