Balala the Fairies

Balala the Fairies, or Balala, Little Magic Fairy (巴啦啦小魔仙, Bālālā xiǎo mó xian), is a Chinese magical girl metaseries created and produced by Alpha Group.[1] Each series focuses on a group of magical girls fighting against evil and dark forces while following their ordinary lives and personal wishes. The first installment was the live-action series of the same name, which first aired in 2008. There were five seasons in total and 52 episodes.[2]

Balala the Fairies
Also known asBalala, Little Magic Fairy
Genre
Directed byZhou Jianji
Li Sijie
Li Junze
StarringMikan Liu
Liao Jingxuan
Huang Anyi
Jony Sun
Opening theme"Balala the Fairies" by A2A (AOA)
Ending theme"The Happy Money Box"
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerCai Dongqing
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAlpha Group Co. Ltd.
Release
Picture format480i SDTV
Original releaseApril 12, 2008 (2008-04-12)
External links
Website
Balala the Fairies
Chinese巴啦啦小魔仙
Literal meaningBalala, Little Magic Fairy

Overview

Each season focuses on a group of girls, mainly Chinese schoolgirls, who are granted magical powers and talents and transform into the legendary warriors known as the "Fairies of Balala" to fight against unknown evil forces. Their strength will be contested many times until they find out. They will also gain more new items, stuff and abilities to fight evil, as the enemies get stronger from time to time.

Television

Live-action series
  1. Balala the Fairies (2008–2009)
  2. Balala the Fairies: The Mystery Note (2015–2016)

Animated series
  1. Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart (2011–2012)
  2. Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance (2013–2014)
  3. Balala the Fairies: Finding Melody (2015–2016)
  4. Balala the Fairies: Over the Rainbow (2016–2018)
  5. Balala the Fairies: Ocean Magic (2018–2020)

Film
  1. Balala the Fairies: The Movie (2013)
  2. Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial (2014)
  3. Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia (2015)

Critical reception & Controversy

The series is praised as an advancement of Chinese animation programs. However, some critics aimed to the fact that the series is somewhat too similar to Japan's magical girl anime series, such as Pretty Cure, or in other, copied from Pretty Cure and similiar to Aikatsu series.[3]

References
  1. "Alpha Products". www.auldeytoys.com.
  2. "Balala the Fairies - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com". www.thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. "r/MagicalGirls - Is balala the fairies a copy of precure". reddit. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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