magical girl
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In Japanese anime and manga, a young girl with superhuman abilities who is called upon to fight evil.
Example Sentences
- "The magical girl starts out as a typical schoolgirl. Her transformation—via a glamorous costume, and amplified by special powers—gives her a new identity."
- "Contrary to conventional magical girl anime, in which protagonists happily accept their superpower, shōjo heroines are reluctant to become Magical Girls in Puella Magi Madoka Magica."
- "The magical girl genre was originally aimed at girls: series like Sailor Moon were first serialized in shōjo manga (girls' comics) magazines and contained many traits common to that genre."