"The Secrets of Akko-chan"[1]) is an early magical girl manga series[2] written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka.

The story centers around an elementary school girl who is gifted a magic mirror that allows her to transform into anything she chooses, and the misadventures that follow.

Directed by Yasuhiro Kawamura, it stars Haruka Ayase,[3] Masaki Okada, Takeshi Kaga, and Teruyuki Kagawa.

[4] Atsuko Kagami is a childlike, arrogant elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors.

One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her father, as a present from India) is broken, and she prefers to bury it in her yard rather than throw it in the trash can.