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Magical girls fighting with broken English? This fever dream actually teaches you something.

Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahou Shoujo (2012)

chaotic educationalcursed cuteso-bad-it's-art

Latest Episode

5 min

Season 2 • Episode 10

Latest

It's Ending, Ribbon-chan

Sep 6, 2013

Overview

Animation Comedy

Original anime that aims to teach English with cute girl characters.

anime learning english

Standout Aspects

Writing

Dialogue that feels translated through three languages twice.

Production

Micro-budget magic that somehow got TWO seasons.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel smarter than anime characters.·Rewatch: Irony poisoning recovery, then relapse.·Background: Learn English accidentally while doomscrolling.

First AiredJul 31, 2012

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes22

Top Cast

Sakura Tange

Nanairo Ribbon (voice)

Hisako Kanemoto

Bell (voice)

Rina Sato

Garnet (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Ask about Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahou Shoujo

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Japan's 'moe education' boom where cute girls taught everything from history to train etiquette. This one just happened to be unhinged.

Trivia

Yoshihito Nishouji later directed actual respectable anime, making this his beautiful shame-ghost that follows him forever.

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