Balala the Fairies

Balala the Fairies
Balala the Fairies
Chinese	巴啦啦小魔仙
Literal meaning	Balala, Little Magic Fairy
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Bālālā xiǎo mó xian

*Balala the Fairies*
Balala the Fairies
Also known as	Balala, Little Magic Fairy
Genre	magical girl;
Directed by	Zhou Jianji; Li Sijie; Li Junze
Starring	Mikan Liu; Liao Jingxuan; Huang Anyi; Jony Sun
Opening theme	"Balala the Fairies" by A2A (AOA)
Ending theme	"The Happy Money Box"
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer	Cai Dongqing
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Alpha Group Co. Ltd.
Original release
Release	April 12, 2008

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. 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.

Currently, it is airing the third series, Ocean Magic.

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

Balala the Fairies (2008–2009)
Balala the Fairies: The Mystery Note (2015–2016)

Animated series

Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart (2011–2012)
Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance (2013–2014)
Balala the Fairies: Finding Melody (2015–2016)
Balala the Fairies: Over the Rainbow (2016–2018)
Balala the Fairies: Ocean Magic (2018–2019)

Film

Balala the Fairies: the Movie (2013)
Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial (2014)
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.

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