#267 「魔法少女ラブリ」第1話
On episode #267 of Mayurika no Unagelorin!! (マユリカのうなげろりん！！), Sakamoto of the duo Mayurika finally unveiled the original radio anime "Mahou Shoujo Lovely (魔法少女ラブリ) Episode 1," which he wrote as a penalty for losing a previous bet. The first episode follows sukeban girl Onibayashi Lovely — a devoted fan of purple underwear — who awakens as a magical girl in exchange for the life of her grandmother Lingerie, a legendary magical girl of legend. Sakamoto performed every character solo, unrehearsed, while partner Nakatani fired off nonstop tsukkomi and genuine tears across a breathless thirty minutes.
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What this episode answers
How did Sakamoto end up writing a radio anime?
Sakamoto lost a previous bet and was assigned, as a penalty game, to write and perform a radio anime script based on characters Nakatani had conceived — Onibayashi Lovely and Papuu. He rewrote the script until the very last minute and took the stage without even having practiced his voice, performing all characters entirely unrehearsed.
Who is the protagonist of "Mahou Shoujo Lovely" and what is her setup?
Protagonist Onibayashi Lovely is a hot-headed sukeban girl whose trademark is her purple underwear; her grandmother Onibayashi Lingerie was a legendary magical girl who saved the Earth 100 years ago, making Lovely the only vessel capable of wielding the "power of the Oni's blessing."
How did Episode 1's story unfold?
After quarreling with her best friend Aiko over an act of excessive violence, Lovely sets off to buy purple underwear and is intercepted by the floating creature Papuu; when Aiko is then attacked by a man possessed by malicious energy, Lovely rushes to help and is nearly killed, at which point grandmother Lingerie appears, transfers all her life force into Lovely, and Lovely successfully transforms — while Lingerie dies.
Why did Papuu refuse Lovely's transformation, and how was it resolved?
Papuu logically declared that Lovely's current condition would cause instant death with a zero percent chance of survival, while Lovely kept insisting her grit could overcome it, leaving the two at an impasse. Grandmother Lingerie broke the deadlock by breathing her entire life force into Lovely, after which Papuu completed the magical girl contract.
How did Nakatani react once the anime finished?
Nakatani was moved to tears despite immediately exclaiming "Grandma dies in Episode 1?!" and then unleashed rapid-fire tsukkomi — "What kind of protagonist goes to buy underwear to cheer herself up?" and "So the grandma named Lingerie was a panties-type magical girl?" — while Sakamoto's careful explanations were repeatedly dismissed.
A Mayurika Collaboration Born from a Penalty Game
The premise behind "Mahou Shoujo Lovely" is as chaotic as the anime itself. In a previous episode, Sakamoto lost a bet and was handed a penalty: write a full radio anime script based on characters that Nakatani had already conceived — sukeban girl Onibayashi Lovely and the mysterious floating creature Papuu — then perform the entire thing on air. The credit line reads "Original concept: Nakatani, Script: Sakamoto," and Nakatani described the experience as being like a manga artist watching their own work get adapted, marveling that characters he created from scratch had been given life. Sakamoto rewrote the script right up until the last moment, arrived without having done any vocal warm-ups, and launched into a full solo performance of every character completely unrehearsed. He had deliberately aimed for an all-ages battle-girls story.
The Opening Song "Pants Are Purple" Kicks Off the Chaos
The episode opened with Sakamoto singing the theme song, whose very first lines — "Pants are purple, always purple, even if someone tries to stop me, always purple" — prompted Nakatani to cut him off mid-verse. Sakamoto pleaded to be heard out, started again from the top, and the second half of the song revealed a philosophically ambitious turn: "If you mix red paint and blue paint, what color do you get? The answer, of course, is purple." Nakatani admitted he had been too quick to judge from the opening alone — then immediately noted that the song talked about nothing but purple from start to finish.
Episode 1 Synopsis: Fights, First Encounters, and a Desperate Stand
Protagonist Onibayashi Lovely is a sukeban girl with a chip on her shoulder and a deep devotion to purple underwear. When a man persistently harasses her best friend Aiko, Lovely beats him with excessive force — and Aiko, horrified, accuses her of "talking like a yakuza" and storms off. Stung by the falling-out, Lovely decides to lift her spirits by heading to a new underwear shop she heard had opened around the corner. On the way, a levitating creature named Papuu materializes and informs her she is to become a magical girl.
The situation escalates quickly: the same man, now possessed by malicious energy, grabs Aiko by the throat. Lovely charges in and absorbs a blow so devastating it shatters bones across her entire body. Even on the verge of death she demands to transform, insisting, "As long as Aiko survives, I won't lose to anyone in sheer guts." Papuu, unmoved, responds with clinical precision: "You will die instantly. The probability is zero. This is not a matter of guts." When Lovely shoots back that limits exist to be broken, Papuu mutters, "You are genuinely too stupid," to audible laughter.
Grandmother Lingerie's Arrival and an Emotional Resolution
Into this desperate standoff steps Onibayashi Lingerie — Lovely's grandmother and a legendary magical girl who saved the Earth 100 years ago. She dispatches the possessed man with her signature spell, "Magical Lingerie Dream Nose Bomb" (a spell that detonates the target's nose; repeated use causes the caster's own nose to become increasingly battered as a side effect), then purifies his malice with "Magical Lingerie Clean Heart." The man breaks down in tears, confessing he had been trying to swindle Aiko into selling land to cover his debts, and is reformed on the spot.
Turning to the dying Lovely, Lingerie uses her final technique: she concentrates her life force into her breath and exhales it entirely into her granddaughter. Papuu completes the magical girl contract, and Lovely transforms. Lingerie's last words are, "You're going to be a wonderful magical girl," before she passes away in the first episode. The next-episode preview hints that Aiko's boyfriend will be abducted by the enemy.
Nakatani's Reaction: Tsukkomi and Tears in Equal Measure
The moment the anime ended, Nakatani admitted he had been genuinely moved — tears were visible — yet could not stop himself: "Grandma dies in Episode 1?!" He then rattled off objection after objection: "What kind of protagonist goes to buy underwear to cheer herself up?" "So the grandma named Lingerie was a panties-type magical girl all along?" "Breathing life force into someone sounds like it would smell terrible." Sakamoto patiently explained that Lingerie is a character whose magical power is concentrated in her nose, but Nakatani's response was simply, "That alone does not explain anything." Sakamoto, watching his carefully crafted work get dismantled, lamented that it felt like "something terrible happening to a beloved daughter."
Takeaways
- Sakamoto's penalty-game original radio anime "Mahou Shoujo Lovely" Episode 1 made its world premiere on Mayurika's show, performed entirely solo and unrehearsed.
- Sukeban girl Lovely awakens as a magical girl at the cost of grandmother Lingerie's life, delivering a debut episode that blends absurd humor and genuine emotional payoff.
- From Papuu's coldly logical "instant death, probability zero" speech to the nose-explosion magic with its self-destructive side effect, the anime established a wholly unique tone that had Nakatani simultaneously laughing and wiping away tears.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.