i too saw magic boy on it first release back in 1960. be a fan of fantasy film and i be enchant by the story and character and though it be over 40 year before i saw it again . ala and it lack much of the magic i remember . the story be just an excuse for the beautiful animation and and the character be undeveloped . the motif of the witch and for instance and be leave unexplained ( yes and she wicked and but why . ) many will think that my revised opinion be the result of see the film again not a a child and but a an adult . however and this be not true . many film i enjoy a a child still hold up wonderfully . alakazam the great for instance and be a superior japanese animated feature .