
At the heart of the 魔法少女 / mahou shoujo, or magical girl, genre of anime lies the all-important henshin (transformation) scene, where the young loli must transform into her magical battle mode in the most alluring manner possible, whilst avoiding attracting the attention of censors, although this ceases to be an issue in the case of adult magical loli anime.
Here we have a highly comprehensive look at transformation scenes of all kinds, reaching an impressive half an hour in length over three videos.
Should you be familiar with more than a fraction of these you might justifiably fear the wrath of Beako even more than I, but let us pay no heed to such matters, and instead get down to some serious scrutiny:
Player 1
Nico.
Player 2
Nico.
Player 3
Nico.
You might also want to take a look at this hentai transformation, and this Clannad transformation.
More legends.

The hard thing with compiled LEGENDS is that they are almost 10 years old.... and that's old for an anime.... I already consider Astroboy as one of the grandaddy's of anime....
The one from 2:22 is Hayate(dark mode) from Nanoha series' Nanoha A's(read as "ace"). That was way before they went to the military in StrikerS.
Fuck yeah Black Lady from Sailor Moon R. *chuckles*
What is the name of the anime between 6:28 and 6:54 on the first video? Reminds me a lot of Nana Seven of Seven.
Anyone know what the bunny girl one in the second video is from? I know I've seen it somewhere I just don't know where.
-First video: When that Sunflower Wand one started, I was thinking "OMFG, she's turning into a Gundam!" And that 'book-that-looks-like-a-talking-bible-atop-the-tower' transformation. I liked the bells chiming during that. Aesthetically pleasing. Very.
-Second video, loved that last transformation. Where might I find that?
-Third video: finally, a smart bad guy. He attacks the heroine IN THE MIDDLE of her transformation, and she falls over. Someone needs to do this to Team Rocket.
on the second video wtf whit the girl on the 5:02 thats one a hell of transformation
Holy crap, it's the Powerpuff Girls
most of them look very old
First video- loved the sunflower wand. I was hoping she'd transform into a Gundam. And then there was that transformation atop the skyscraper. Loved the bells chiming, very aesthetically pleasing.
Second video- that last transformation: where's that from?
Third video- Smart baddies- throw a minion during mid-transformation, get a reward- namely, seeing her boobs. (Lol.)
2nd video (near the end): Did that thing on the wand just jizz on the girl as part of her transformation? :O
LMAO at the second video from 5.03-6.21. WTF was that?
Squatting and panting in a very suggestive manner, causing a huge puddle from the "bodily liquid" she generated from her "exercise" (whether it's sweat or something else is left to one's imagination).
And to top it up, this puddle then explodes into a water pillar, destroying the classroom along the way while she henshins inside the it.
I must add, nice use of the Macarena-like song as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z7t-Ox3XvU
Divine post.
haha the last one was funny, attacking while transforming ^^
I know! Those monsters in magical girl anime are so stupid to wait for the girls to transform! :P
Isn't "Anime Legends" a trademark of Bandai Entertainment? ww
First I heard of it. Maybe I'll go back to just "Legends" to avoid confusion.
Although i love mew mew power and moetan i think the last one in the 3rd video is the best XD
Could anyone tell me where the second last one from the third vid is from?
In my opinion
It seems like Magic Girl transformations of the 2000 era are more flashy (colorful) and very boring. even the music is just badly done.
the characters just stand there and the outfit poofs on. you get the same stand alone shots in every anime with them: "hand" "leg" "back" "hair".
2000 transformations are more clever though and the animation in is nice, but geez show some frame work.
What happened to that magic and intensity that i saw with 90's based Magic Girl transformations?
the directions for those were great and rememberable. the girls spun, twisted, smiled, and the clothing appeared seamlessly. the music was fun and i could listen to them over and over even if they were only 30 to 1 minute long. some were outright funny, and tastefully done.
Even 80s based transformations were interesting. especially the wands and character designs (good marketing).
And what happened to male transformations? you rarely (if never) see them! the guys just do one look at the camera and they are dressed...its a total ripoff i tells ya!
LOL- Dude it reflects the amount of time it takes Males to 'Get Ready' vrs a Women. Just 'look in the mirror' (Maybe smell their shirt) and they're ready to go...anywhere. That's not a Rip-Off- it's just how men are- lol. Why do you want to see a lengthy Male-Transformation- lolol.
Here you go... "Metro-Sexual Power!!!!" (Magical Hair Comb & Gel activation!) blah, blah, ends with a sparkle in the mans teeth and the 'Thumbs Up' or 'Hang Loose' finger-wave- lol.
That'd be a great parody or the magical girl formula- only the males be 'perverts' and Slackers and Gamers- lol.
Woot UFO Princess!