is an

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening o ...

series by

Studio Pierrot is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as ' ...

. The 33 episode series aired on

Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Syst ...

(CX) from October 18, 1989, to July 6, 1990.Magical Hat
." ''

''. Retrieved on February 10, 2009. The series stars Hat, the descendant of a hero who fought an evil king and sealed Devildom. Hat falls into Devildom and finds he has to defeat the evil king. The 1990

Mega Drive The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as ...

game is based on this series. Due to the game's developer failing to secure the ''Magical Hat'' license outside Japan, it was completely redone and released in 1991 as '' Decap Attack''. The game features different characters, story, art, music, and level design, but the same general gameplay.

References

External links

Official Pierrot website

* {{Pierrot (company) 1989 anime television series debuts 1989 Japanese television series debuts 1990 Japanese television series endings 1990 video games Fuji TV original programming Pierrot (company)