Anime & Manga
"Fighting evil by moonlight,
Winning love by daylight,
Never running from a real fight,
She is the one named Sailor Moon!"
Winning love by daylight,
Never running from a real fight,
She is the one named Sailor Moon!"
—The DiC English opening theme sums up the concept, Sailor Moon
Web Original
The Magical Girl is a special type of superhero, one that will take all things traditionally feminine and stab evil through the face with it.
— Alex Henderson, Femininspire.com, "Using Femininity & Friendship to Battle Evil
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""Magical Girls are young women who transform into sparklier versions of themselves and save the world. note They are the primary police force of Japan."
— Uncyclopedia's sarcastic, yet quite accurate, definition.
