''Balala the Fairies'', or ''Balala, Little Magic Fairy'' (巴啦啦小魔仙, ''Bālālā xiǎo mó xian''), is a Chinese

magical girl is a subgenre of Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered around young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into which they can transfo ...

metaseries A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or ...

created and produced by

Alpha Group Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is an elite stand-alone sub-unit o ...

. 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.

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 ''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 Co., Alpha Group. Each series focuses on a group of magical ...

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

Animated series

# '' Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart Stone'' (2011–2012) # '' Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance'' (2013–2014) # '' Balala the Fairies: Finding Melody'' (2015–2016) # '' Balala the Fairies: Over the Rainbow'' (2016–2017) # '' Balala the Fairies: Ocean Magic'' (2018–2020) # '' Balala the Fairies: Ocean Magic Season 2'' (2020-2021) # '' Balala the Fairies: Magic Interaction'' (2022)

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 too similar to Japan's magical girl anime series, such as ''

Pretty Cure , also known as and ''PC'', is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and Bandai and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu-DK, Toei Animation and Bandai. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls kn ...

''. However many have rebutted this claim as the series has many differences with its characters and stories to be considered its own thing.

References

External links

Official website

English website
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801085106/http://www.auldeytoys.com/balala/ , date=2019-08-01 Chinese culture Chinese animated television series Chinese fantasy television series Magical girl television series