"The cursed item... is none of them!"
Oyajide Arrives?! is the 27th. episode of Ojamajo Doremi.
Opening[]
The ojamajo curiously watch a strange creature inside their Pureleine computer. He sits for a drink but after they speak up he angrily yells at them.
Premise[]
Tasked with locating the remaining Cursed Cards the girls gain a new friend to help out. After Hazuki expresses concern for her father they follow him to his next filming location, where they believe a cursed item may be the cause of his problems.
Summary[]
The Ojamajos return to the Maho-do with the Pureleine Computer. Majorika tries to turn it on but nothing happens until the girls try, and after it works, they determine that only a Pureleine can turn it on. A yellow-skinned creature appears on screen and they compare him to a witch frog, causing both him and Majorika to refuse the notion.
He introduces himself as Oyajide and explains that it is his purpose to locate the Bad Cards while in the computer. He is disappointed over having to rely on a group of children, leading the girls to ask why he's in there. Oyajide explains that prior to this, he was a fortune teller in the Wizard World. He grew bored of this lifestyle and snuck inside the Witch World to steal the Bad Cards after finding out how much they were worth. But after he stole them, they went missing because he had a hole in his pocket. He got caught before he could find them again, and to make sure he paid for his crimes, he was transformed into this new form to keep him from using magic.
For a moment, Majorika and Oyajide are able to connect over their similar predicaments, but right after they begin to bicker. The girls attempt to determine how they can use the Computer to find the cursed items, and the only solution they can come up with is to make posters. They ask the people of Misora to bring to them any strange items they have so that they can check them out.
Unfortunately, their posters were misunderstood, when they return to discover the shop is now full of trash. It turns out that these people assumed the Maho-do had become a garbage dump looking for items they no longer wanted. But rather than discard the old items the girls realize that within the mess it's possible there might be a cursed item and they decide to check. After getting no results Aiko points out that they had some messages from customers who wanted their items checked where they kept them, so with the Pureleine Computer, the girls take off to locate those people.
With no results the girls swing by the Harukaze Household after Doremi suggests they check their homes for anything suspicious. When they find nothing they go to Oyajide to ask him, and he starts to describe something Doremi recognizes matching the commercial they happen to be watching. Hazuki points out her father is working on this movie and they listen as the woman reporter explains that the movie may not be finished in time due to the injury the main actor, Koyuki Tsuehiro, obtained.
The alarming news causes Hazuki to feel worried for her father as she recalls how much he was struggling as of late. Doremi suggests they investigate to see if a Cursed Card could be responsible. The girls attempt to be discrete but Akira quickly discovers them and Hazuki asks if they can stay to watch for a little while. He isn't happy they snuck in but he allows it and returns to work.
Spotting a staff member, Doremi tries to speak with him to ask if he's noticed anything. But all he can recall is how crabby Akira has been these past few days. He's felt that something is lacking but he has no idea what it could be. After he leaves the girls spot a woman nearby and ask her as well, and she claims Akira is too much of a perfectionist, causing Hazuki to worry even further. Doremi thinks the items he's been using are suspicious, so they approach him to ask if they can see them. Akira refuses, as they are very special to him and he couldn't part with them. This upsets Hazuki and she tries to reason with him, leading him to send them away so that he can focus. Hazuki brings up that this isn't like her dad, but as it can't be helped they decide to check some other items in the meantime.
By the time the sun begins to set the girls have found nothing and they won't be able to do much else now. Doremi still believes they need Akira's director items but since he won't let them check, they need to figure out a way to get them. It's then they get an idea, and Hazuki transforms to summon a garish set of flowery items he can use in their place, attempting to get him to listen to her as his daughter. Initially Akira refuses, but seeing how worried she is for me, he relents and swaps the items. At this rate he doesn't have anything to lose, and she impressed him by standing up for herself like this.
They take the old directors items and use the Pureleine Computer to check them out, but it turns out none of them contain the Bad Cards. The girls angrily tell off Oyajide, leading him to accuse them of not being helpful. They decide to return home until overhearing one of the assistants inform Akira that if they don't start working they will get behind schedule. Akira resumes to desperately film his final scene and everyone expresses joy, but he is still in a foul mood.
Oyajide suggests to the girls that they check the kimono the woman actor happens to be wearing, and as it's one of the only items they didn't investigate they agree and transform into fireflies to get a closer look. They find nothing and after it dons on them that Oyajide just wanted to admire the woman up close, they tell him off again. They are especially mad after realizing there never was a cursed item there: he pretty much wasted their day so that he could oogle the actress.
But to their delight, it turns out the trip paid off after all when Akira determines the fireflies added what he felt was missing to the scene and he's in a better mood. He thanks Hazuki under the belief it was the items she gave him that helped out. He goes on to tell the girls that he can drop them off at home since they will be packing up to leave soon. He also invites the girls to the premiere of the film some time later. While the girls might not have found what they were looking for, the movie was great and everyone's spirits are much higher.
It's then Doremi gets an idea and shouts out something, causing everyone else to shush her in the audience. The girls share a laugh afterwards.
Spells[]
- New director items, appear
- Turn into fireflies
Major Events[]
- The ojamajo gain and use for the first time, the Pureleine computer.
- Oyajide is introduced and joins the group to help them locate the cursed items.
- Akira Fujiwara finishes his current film.
Dub Changes[]
Errors[]
- As Oyajide points out how the locations match, the white part of Aiko's eye is light grey-blue.
- Hazuki's skirt lacks its lines when Akira suggests the girls head home.
- While Lala speaks to Majorika and Oyajide her leg pieces are a lot puffier looking at the bottom than normal.
- While observing what her magic made, Hazuki's tap lacks it's details.
- When Akira decides to use Hazuki's items she brought, the floral pattern on the chair is different then in prior shots.
Trivia[]
- Pop was voiced by Yuka Shino (Haruka's VA) in this episode, due to her regular VA being in hospital at the time this episode was recorded.
- This episode introduces the 3rd and 4th eyecatch of the season.
- This is the first real appearance of Oyajide in the series.