Hepburn: 'mahou shoujo'; 'henshin heroine'

Magical girl are feature young girls with superhuman abilities (typically [[magic]]), typically being chosen to fight evil and to protect the Earth by a "mascot" familiars. They often possess a secret identity, although the name can just refer to young girls who follow a plotline involving magic and a transformation.

On Danbooru this tag is used for characters dressed in a magical girl outfit.

h4. See also

* [[Magical boy]]
魔法少女 変身ヒロイン 마법소녀 mahou_shoujo mahoushoujo magicalgirl