Balala the Fairies (series)

Balala the Fairies, or Little Fairies, Balala (巴啦啦小魔仙, Bālālā xiǎo mó xian), is a Chinese magical girl metaseries which first aired in 2008. It is produced by Alpha Co. Group. Each series focuses on a set of magical girls fighting against evil and dark forces while following their ordinary lives and personal wishes. The first in the series was the 52-episode drama Balala the Fairies, and the series is praised as an advance of Chinese animation programs.

Currently, it is airing the second series, Over the Rainbow.

Overview

Each stories focus to some group of girls, majority Chinese school girls, whom are granted magical powers and talents and transform into the legendary warriors known as "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, stuffs and abilities to fight evil, as the enemies getting stronger from time.

Balala the Fairies Live-Action series

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

Balala the Fairies Cartoon series

There are currently four Balala the Fairies cartoon series. Two of them are sequel of the previous series.

1. Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart Stone (2011–2012)
2. Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance (2013–2014)
3. Balala the Fairies: Finding Melody (2015–2016)
4. Balala the Fairies: Over the Rainbow (2016–2018)^[1]

Films

1. Balala the Fairies: the Movie (2013)
2. Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial (2014)
3. Balala the Fairies: Princess Camellia (2015)

Controversy

While the series is praised, some critics aimed to the fact that the series is somewhat too similar to Japan's Pretty Cure, or in other, copied from the Japanese counterpart.

See also

• Chinese animation
• Magical girl
• Pretty Cure, Japanese magical girl series which has similarities to Balala the Fairies

References