, sometimes also called Bewitching Nozomi, is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series by Toshio Nobe

Toshio Nobe

is a Japanese manga artist.He graduated from Wako University in Machida, Tokyo. In 1979, Nobe won an honorable mention in the 18th Tezuka Award for his story Hana to Arashi ga Iku. Others who won an award at the same time include Tsukasa Hojo and Kamui Fujiwara. Nobe's works tend to be longer, and...

 which was adapted into a three episode anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 OVA series in 1992. Because Mitsuru Adachi

Mitsuru Adachi

is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon, based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa...

 did the character designs for the OVA series, it is sometimes mistakenly attributed as one of his works.

Plot

Nozomi is a beautiful former actress who moves back to Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. Upon arriving, she meets her fellow high school student neighbor Ryōtarō Shiba, and decides he needs to join the high school boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 club.

Cast

• Nozomi Egawa: Hiromi Tsuru
  Hiromi Tsuru
  is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.She is most known for the roles of Bulma , Ukyo Kuonji , Dokin-chan , Madoka Ayukawa , Miyuki Kashima , Reiko Mikami and Naomi Hunter is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. She...
  
  
• Ryōtarō Shiba: Nobutoshi Hayashi

• Eddie: Kōhei Miyauchi
  Kohei Miyauchi
  ' was a veteran Japanese seiyū born in Kagoshima Prefecture. His real name was Takayuki Miyauchi and his nickname was "Miya-chan". On June 2, 1995, Miyauchi died on his hospital bed at the Nihon University Itabashi Hospital from abdominal varices...
  
  
• Hongō: Keiichi Nanba
  Keiichi Nanba
  is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Mayumi Shō.-Anime:* Sailor Moon series as Gurio Umino, Zoisite, Alan* Trigun as Hoppered the Gauntlet-Tokusatsu:...
  
  
• Morino: Ryūsei Nakao
  Ryusei Nakao
  , known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, singer, and voice actor from Tōkyō Metropolis, Japan. He is attached to 81 Produce. He has also worked under the name of ....
  
  
• Nanjō: Toshiyuki Morikawa
  Toshiyuki Morikawa
  is a prolific Japanese male voice actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa, was affiliated with Arts Vision. Lately, however, he has become the head of that a voice actor company he founded in Apr 2011. His name is also sometimes mistranslated as Tomoyuki...
  
  
• Ryōtarō's mother: Noriko Uemura
  Noriko Uemura
  is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-TV anime:*Captain Tsubasa as Takeshi Sawada*Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Sayuri Kumada and Konchi*Sailor Moon as Petasos , Yasha , Queen Metaria , and Kaolinite ....
  
  

• Announcer: Michitaka Kobayashi
  Michitaka Kobayashi
  is a Japanese voice actor. For a time, he was known as . He currently works for Aoni Production.-Television animation:*Atashin'chi *Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin *Legend of the Galactic Heroes *Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman...
  
  
• Baseball club member: Teruhisa Tsuyusaki
• Boxing club member: Yasuhiko Kawazu
  Yasuhiko Kawazu
  is a Japanese voice actor.- Television :* Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen , Golemman, Iwao, Leopardon, Mixer Taitei, Motorman, Rikishiman* Sailor Moon , Worker * Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine , Jarmanee...
  
  
• Buryō: Yukari Takagawa
• Cameraman: Eiji Itō
• Club member B: Yūko Sumitomo
• Company employee A: Teruhisa Tsuyusaki
• Drama club member: Kanako Hoya
• Fan: Natsumi Yamada
• Female student: Tomomi Ōsone, Muri Wa
• Gichō: Masaharu Satō
  Masaharu Sato
  is a Japanese voice actor currently working for Aoni Production.Along with the late Kōji Totani, he is considered the No. 1 supporting actor of the Japanese voice acting world....
  
  
• Ishii: Arihiro Masuda
• Itsuri: Yūsaku Yara
  Yusaku Yara
  is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is currently affiliated with Vi-Vo. His real name is ', and his former stage name was .He is best known for his roles in Chibi Maruko-chan as Hiroshi Sakura, Kiteretsu Daihyakka as Kiteretsu's Papa, the 1989 version of Sally, the Witch as Sally's...
  
  
• Jack: Yasuhiko Kawazu
• Jackal: Shinpachi Tsuji
  Shinpachi Tsuji
  is a Japanese voice actor.-Anime:*Arc the Lad *Berserk *Brain Powered *Code Geass *Digimon Tamers *Fairy Tail *Fantastic Children...
  
  
• Kitagawa: Yuri Amano
  Yuri Amano
  is a Japanese voice actor. She was born .- Films :* Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman no Gyakushuu , Akachanman* Mobile Suit Gundam F91 , Jessica* Tobé! Kujira no Peek...
  
  
• Yōko Kitagawa: Yuka Ōno
• Miyamoto: Mitsuru Ogata
  Mitsuru Ogata
  is a Japanese voice actor from Aomori Prefecture affiliated with Mausu Promotion.-Television animation:*Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple *Astro Boy *Azuki-chan...
  
  
• Ōniwa: Kiyoyuki Yanada
  Kiyoyuki Yanada
  Kiyoyuki Yanada is a seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He was a member of 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*After School in the Teacher's Lounge *Baten Kaitos...
  
  
• Ōta: Kōji Ishii
  Koji Ishii
  is a Japanese voice actor currently affiliated with Vi-Vo.-Notable voice roles:*Chief Koutarou Taiga in The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL*Kimura-sensei in Azumanga Daioh*Jose Collins in A.D...
  
  
• Private secretary: Yūko Sumitomo
• Referee: Junji Kitajima
• Reporter: Aruno Tahara
  Aruno Tahara
  is a Japanese voice actor.-Television Animation:*Mahōjin Guru Guru *Dai no Daibouken *Death Note *Hikaru no Go *One Piece *The Story of Saiunkoku is a Japanese voice actor.-Television Animation:*Mahōjin Guru Guru (Bajāni)*Dai no Daibouken (Badak)*Death Note (David Hoope)*Hikaru no Go (Mr. Shu)*One...
  
  
• Ring announcer: Kōji Ishii
• Sakakoshi: Toshihiko Nakajima
  Toshihiko Nakajima
  is a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Ken Production but is now associated with Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox.-Notable voice roles:*Carlos in Cowboy Bebop*Lemint in Fushigiboshi no Futagohime*Kojiro Murdoch in Gundam Seed*Hachiemon in Inuyasha...
  
  
• Sawamura: Hideyuki Tanaka
  Hideyuki Tanaka
  is a Japanese voice actor. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in Dokaben , Kinnikuman , Captain Tsubasa , Touch , Saint Seiya , Metal Gear Solid and Slam Dunk .-TV Anime:*Akagi...
  
  
• Student: Hiroshi Tamai
• Suzuki: JKazuhiro Yamaga
• Tōgo: Kazumi Tanaka
  Kazumi Tanaka
  was a male voice actor from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the younger brother of Ryouichi Tanaka and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. He was best known for his roles in Dragon Ball Z , Galaxy Cyclone Braiger and Zawazawamori no Ganko-chan...
  
  
• Watanabe-kaichō: Toshihiko Nakajima
• Yamazaki: Miyuki Matsushita
  Miyuki Matsushita
  ' is a seiyū who is affiliated with Arts Vision.-TV Anime:* Bush Baby, Little Angel of the Grasslands * Saiyuki * The Twelve Kingdoms * Wedding Peach -Game:* Ape Escape...
  
  
• Yamazaki-kaichō: Takashi Taguchi
  Takashi Taguchi
  is a Japanese voice actor.-Anime:*Aoki Ryusei SPT Layzner*Cat's Eye as Variety*City Hunter: Goodbye my Sweetheart as Gen*Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion as General Cao; Rear vassal *Eternal Family as Drunkard A*Ganso Tensai Bakabon...
  
  
• Hitomi Yamazaki: Natsumi Yamada
• Yūgo: Mitsuo Iwata
  Mitsuo Iwata
  Mitsuo Iwata is a seiyū who was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama. He is married to fellow seiyū Rikako Aikawa. Mania.com praised him as "truly one of the greatest seiyū". Otakunews.com complimented him for the role of Tetsuya from Outlanders...
  
  

Releases

Laserdisc

Laserdisc

LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...

• Volume 1, TSL-5, ¥5800, September 21, 1994
• Volume 2, TSL-6, ¥5800, October 21, 1994
• Volume 3, TSL-7, ¥5800, November 21, 1994
• Volume 1-3 collection, TSL-58, ¥9800, May 21, 1996

CDs

Nozomi Witches Sound Movie:Drama CD.
Nozomi Witches:Toei

Toei Company

is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...

, TOCT-6290, September 27, 1991, ¥3000.
Nozomi Witches Original Soundtrack:Toei

Toei Company

is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...

/TM Factory, TOCT-6639, August 26, 1992, ¥3000.