Mahou Tsukai Sally

Sally the Witch, also known as Magical Witch Sally (魔法使いサリー, Mahōtsukai Sarī?), is an early magical girl manga and anime in Japan (although it isn't the kind about a transforming one, e.g. Sailor Moon), and was of the first such anime series produced. The series was originally black and white when it began production, but later started producing episodes in color.

The first manga series was drawn by Mitsuteru Yokoyama in 1966, and was, according to Yokoyama, inspired by the American sitcom, Bewitched (known in Japan as Oku-sama wa Majo, or "The Missus is a Witch"). The anime series was produced and aired from 1966 to 1968 in Japan by Toei Animation. Unlike Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go, the series never received a U.S. broadcast, but was aired in Italy (Sally la Maga), French-speaking Canada (Minifée), Poland (Sally Czarownica - polish version was based on Italian version) and South America (Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Perú, as La princesa Sally). A second Mahōtsukai Sally anime, also made by Toei, aired for 88 episodes on Japanese TV from 1989 to 1992, and also was released in French (Sally la Petite Sorcière), Italian (Un regno magico per Sally), Polish (Sally Czarodziejka), Spanish (Sally la Brujita) and Russian (Ведьма Салли).

The idea of "a young girl who uses magic" obtained wide popularity among young girls the same age as Sally. It can be attributed to this anime that the word "Majo (witch)" has no negative image in modern Japan.

Notable features this anime established in the mahō shōjo genre:

These features still influence the magical girl genre in today's anime.

Source: Wikipedia