Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān

Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān (錬金3級 まじかる?ぽか～ん) is an anime series that tells the story of the everyday life of four princesses from the Makai who are oblivious to the happenings in everyday life in the human world. The name of the anime is often shortened to Magipoka. The opening sequence of the anime is deceptive to the viewer as it is not apparent that the anime's genre is comedy.

Story
There is no plot continuity from episode to episode, but the premise of the show is that four princesses from the Netherworld are adapting to life in the human world (though three episodes are loosely connected to each other). They reside in their Garakuta House (a makeshift treehouse complex with the name being a homage to the author of the same name) in Hikarigaoka (a fictional Japanese city that's not to be confused with Hikarigaoka Station). The girls are faced with small self-centered problems such as finding a boyfriend, blending in to society, learning about Earth's cultures, and staying one step ahead of scientist Super Doctor K-Ko.

Characters

 * Uma (ゆうま Yūma),
 * It is revealed that Uma is a witch, although she is not yet adept at spell casting due to her being a Level 3 witch. She has a happy personality and finds joy in exploring the human world. When she makes a discovery about the world she quickly and proudly points it out to the other girls, however she is generally the last to discover such things and becomes disappointed when others learn faster than she does. Her overall design is recomniscent to a bunny-girl ranging from her hair style, her pet rabbits, and the carrot cushion that she sleeps with. Sometimes whenever Uma is casting a spell, her skirt occasionally lifts up revealing her panties.
 * It is revealed that Uma is a witch, although she is not yet adept at spell casting due to her being a Level 3 witch. She has a happy personality and finds joy in exploring the human world. When she makes a discovery about the world she quickly and proudly points it out to the other girls, however she is generally the last to discover such things and becomes disappointed when others learn faster than she does. Her overall design is recomniscent to a bunny-girl ranging from her hair style, her pet rabbits, and the carrot cushion that she sleeps with. Sometimes whenever Uma is casting a spell, her skirt occasionally lifts up revealing her panties.


 * Pachira (パキラ Pakira)
 * Pachira is seen during the course of the anime as a vampire. While she displays the common weakness of vampires such as a weakness to garlic and holy water, her biggest weakness (at least in her mind) is her small breast size. She has the ability to fly by sprouting wings, extends her pink fingernails into claws, and is seen eating regular food as well as having a vampire's lust for drinking blood (although she mainly drinks tomato juice). She turns to ash in sunlight, but it is not fatal as noted in the prologue of episode one. She wears a long coat and cardboard box over her head whenever she goes out. When she goes to the beach, she wears a heavy coat of sunscreen to prevent her from becoming ashes. Though Pachira wouldn't show up on any camera due to her not casting a reflection, she can be seen on a thermographic camera.
 * Pachira is seen during the course of the anime as a vampire. While she displays the common weakness of vampires such as a weakness to garlic and holy water, her biggest weakness (at least in her mind) is her small breast size. She has the ability to fly by sprouting wings, extends her pink fingernails into claws, and is seen eating regular food as well as having a vampire's lust for drinking blood (although she mainly drinks tomato juice). She turns to ash in sunlight, but it is not fatal as noted in the prologue of episode one. She wears a long coat and cardboard box over her head whenever she goes out. When she goes to the beach, she wears a heavy coat of sunscreen to prevent her from becoming ashes. Though Pachira wouldn't show up on any camera due to her not casting a reflection, she can be seen on a thermographic camera.


 * Liru (りる Riru)
 * It is explained to the audience that Liru is a werewolf and dislikes silver. Liru has an energetic personality and has animal traits such as the ability to leap great distances with little effort, and enhanced strength, speed, stamina, and senses. Like all werewolves, she is lycanthropic and her wolf form looks similar to a yellow puppy. A minor recurring theme in the episodes is when Liru sees a full moon shaped object, she immediately changes into her lycan form (though strangely enough she seems somewhat resilient to the real moon's effects). Being a werewolf, Liru enjoys eating any type of meat and her favorite type of meat is Matsuzaka Beef.
 * It is explained to the audience that Liru is a werewolf and dislikes silver. Liru has an energetic personality and has animal traits such as the ability to leap great distances with little effort, and enhanced strength, speed, stamina, and senses. Like all werewolves, she is lycanthropic and her wolf form looks similar to a yellow puppy. A minor recurring theme in the episodes is when Liru sees a full moon shaped object, she immediately changes into her lycan form (though strangely enough she seems somewhat resilient to the real moon's effects). Being a werewolf, Liru enjoys eating any type of meat and her favorite type of meat is Matsuzaka Beef.


 * Aiko (鉄子)
 * Shown throughout the series is the fact that Aiko is an gynoid (though referred to in the anime as an android) with an outdated computer and poor size memory. As the other three are based on storybook monsters, it's probable that Aiko is an updated version of Frankenstein's Monster. Her name is a pun; the word "aiko" is intended to sound like "love child", but the "ai" in her name is written with the kanji for "Iron" rather than "Love". She performs housekeeping duties for the other girls like cooking, shopping, and laundry because of her devoted mind. Her weight is 300 kg or more which causes problems since her weight tends to break things (examples being an elevator and a ski lift). Being an android, Aiko doesn't eat or drink which came in handy one time when two snow people served cold food that temporarily froze the other three princesses. She always hopes to get her own human-type body through whatever way possible. When at the beach, she uses a wind-up submarine-type suit to go swimming.
 * Shown throughout the series is the fact that Aiko is an gynoid (though referred to in the anime as an android) with an outdated computer and poor size memory. As the other three are based on storybook monsters, it's probable that Aiko is an updated version of Frankenstein's Monster. Her name is a pun; the word "aiko" is intended to sound like "love child", but the "ai" in her name is written with the kanji for "Iron" rather than "Love". She performs housekeeping duties for the other girls like cooking, shopping, and laundry because of her devoted mind. Her weight is 300 kg or more which causes problems since her weight tends to break things (examples being an elevator and a ski lift). Being an android, Aiko doesn't eat or drink which came in handy one time when two snow people served cold food that temporarily froze the other three princesses. She always hopes to get her own human-type body through whatever way possible. When at the beach, she uses a wind-up submarine-type suit to go swimming.


 * Keimie (ケイミィ Keimī)
 * An invisible person who is a chaperone of the four princesses. Possibly, her invisibility may allude to the Invisible Man to keep up with the "movie monster" nature of the show. Though she does not appear very often except in a narrative part in episode one and the end of some episodes, her most notable scene involving an English Speaking game where she served a bad-tasting Natto drink to the princess that messes up by speaking Japanese with her also drinking Natto when Aiko messed up. In "The Spell of Ifs is Dr. ○×△□," she was dressed as a nurse with bandages to cover her invisible body when the episode shows each princess as a doctor.
 * An invisible person who is a chaperone of the four princesses. Possibly, her invisibility may allude to the Invisible Man to keep up with the "movie monster" nature of the show. Though she does not appear very often except in a narrative part in episode one and the end of some episodes, her most notable scene involving an English Speaking game where she served a bad-tasting Natto drink to the princess that messes up by speaking Japanese with her also drinking Natto when Aiko messed up. In "The Spell of Ifs is Dr. ○×△□," she was dressed as a nurse with bandages to cover her invisible body when the episode shows each princess as a doctor.


 * Tan (タン)
 * Uma's pet black rabbit. He can spin his ears around like a helicopter propeller to fly and occassionally float around. He changes into Uma's hat.
 * Uma's pet black rabbit. He can spin his ears around like a helicopter propeller to fly and occassionally float around. He changes into Uma's hat.


 * Jun (ジュン)
 * Uma's pet peach-colored rabbit. She can spin her ears around like a helicopter propeller to fly and occassionally float around.
 * Uma's pet peach-colored rabbit. She can spin her ears around like a helicopter propeller to fly and occassionally float around.


 * Super Doctor K-Ko (スーパードクターK子)
 * A semi-regular character who serves as the primary antagonist of the series. She is a busty scientist that is constantly trying to get the 'scientific community' to see how bad the four girls are....for her own status gain.
 * A semi-regular character who serves as the primary antagonist of the series. She is a busty scientist that is constantly trying to get the 'scientific community' to see how bad the four girls are....for her own status gain.


 * Hongo
 * Doctor K-Ko's midget assistant. He assists Doctor K-Ko in her quest to expose the princesses as Netherworld monsters.
 * Doctor K-Ko's midget assistant. He assists Doctor K-Ko in her quest to expose the princesses as Netherworld monsters.

Episodes
Each of the episodes were split into two segments.

The following episodes were exclusive to the DVDs.

Staff

 * Original Story: Garakuta House
 * Director: Kenichi Yatagai
 * Composition, Script: Yasunori Ide
 * Character Design, General Production Director: Katsuzō Hirata
 * Prop Design: Yoshihiro Watanabe
 * Art Design: Naomi Igata (KUSANAGI)
 * Art Director: Ayū Kawamoto (KUSANAGI)
 * Color Design: Yukiharu Obata
 * Photography Directors: Junichi Watanabe, Tsugio Ozawa
 * Editor: Masahiro Matsumura
 * Sound Effects Director: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
 * Sound Effects Production: Half HP Studio
 * Music: Noriyasu Agematsu
 * Music Production: Lantis
 * Production: GENCO
 * Animation Production: REMIC
 * Production Assistance: Studio Gash
 * Produced by Magipoka-dan

Theme songs

 * Opening theme: Senketsu no Chikai (鮮血の誓い), sung by Yōsei Teikoku (band, meaning 'Fairy Empire')
 * Ending theme: Shichaimashō (しちゃいましょう), lyrics by Yasunori Ide, composed by Hiroki, sung by various voice actresses from the show:
 * {| class="wikitable"

! Episode !! Song title !! Sung by !! Character
 * 1 || Shichaimashō sensuous   || Momoko Saitō    || Uma
 * 2 || Shichaimashō predator   || Hitomi Nabatame || Liru
 * 3 || Shichaimashō suggestive || Aya Hirano      || Pachira
 * 4 || Shichaimashō devoted    || Satomi Akesaka  || Aiko
 * 5 || Shichaimashō sensuous   || Nomico      ||
 * 6 || Shichaimashō suggestive || Nomico          ||
 * 7 || Shichaimashō predator   || Nomico          ||
 * 8 || Shichaimashō devoted    || Nomico          ||
 * 9
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 3 ED
 * 10
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 2 ED
 * 11
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 4 ED
 * 12
 * colspan="3" align="center" | None
 * OVA || Shichaimashō invisible || Nomico          || Keimie
 * }
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 3 ED
 * 10
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 2 ED
 * 11
 * colspan="3" align="center" | Same as episode 4 ED
 * 12
 * colspan="3" align="center" | None
 * OVA || Shichaimashō invisible || Nomico          || Keimie
 * }
 * colspan="3" align="center" | None
 * OVA || Shichaimashō invisible || Nomico          || Keimie
 * }
 * }

CDs
Lantis has released three CD albums:
 * TV Anime "Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān" Original Drama CD (ＴＶアニメ「錬金３級まじかる?ぽか～ん」オリジナルドラマＣＤ) LACA-5529, ¥2500, June 21, 2006
 * "Majipoka" Ending Theme Song "Let's Do It" (「まじぽか」エンディング主題歌集『しちゃいましょう』) LACA-5517, ¥1800, May 24, 2006
 * "Majipoka" Opening Theme Song "Blood Oath" (「まじぽか」オープニング主題歌『鮮血の誓い』) LACM-4257, ¥1200, April 26, 2006 (maxi-single)