Cheeky Angel English Sub & Dub

About Cheeky Angel

Cheeky Angel (Tenshi na Konamaiki) arrives as a comedy anime by TMS Entertainment (2002), and the premise is easy to summarize. The setup: Megumi-chan is a girl with a hidden past. She used to be a boy until she met a person she thought was a magic user.

Further in, this person gave him/her a magical book from which a genie appears to grant one wish when blood is applied to it. Megumi made the wish to be a man in a man's body but the genie has a twist: he grants wishes backwards so he turns Megumi-kun aged 9 to Megumi-chan. Years pass and Megumi enters High School where she immediately beats up the school bully who of course falls in love with her.

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. It will appeal most to viewers who want something light between heavier series.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by TMS Entertainment, so the studio's house style defines how Cheeky Angel looks and moves on screen. The comedy focus matters here: timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. At 7.5/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Released in 2002, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.