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Kovopedia

Logo of Kovopedia

URL https://kovopedia.com/
Language(s) English
Founder(s) Rman41
Webmaster Fandom (2010-2022)
Rman41 (2022-present)
Release July 21, 2010[1] (Magical Wiki)
October 31, 2022[2] (Kovopedia)
Status Active

Kovopedia is an open English encyclopedic wiki about the Magical Vacation series by Brownie Brown. Originally launched in 2010 as Magical Wiki on Wikia, now called Fandom, the site eventually became Magical Vacation Wiki in 2020 after having been largely inactive since 2014.

In 2022, administrator Rman41 decided to fork the wiki from Fandom, much like many other independent Nintendo-related wikis, believing that independence was in the best interest of the community. He coined the name Kovopedia during the process of forking, and created new graphics for the site to distinguish it from the Fandom counterpart. In 2023, Kovopedia joined the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA), a coalition of independent wikis dedicated to Nintendo franchises, as its 28th core member.

While Kovopedia continues to develop, it has been valued by English-speaking fans since its inception as the premiere source of information on the Magical Vacation series' history, characters, gameplay, and world. It is also recognized for its comprehensive coverage of media that has not been officially published outside of Japan, which has garnered attention from Japanese fans as well.

History

Magical Wiki was created on July 21, 2010 on the media conglomerate website Wikia, now called Fandom. It was founded by Vlax-dono, currently known as TendraelUmbra,[1] who served as an active administrator until 2014 and continued to make occasional edits thereafter.[3] Magical Wiki operated as a counterpart to Magical Starsign Wiki, which was founded in 2009 by Griffen78,[4] with the aim of documenting information not only on Magical Starsign, but the entire Magical Vacation series.

On August 15, 2011, Vlax-dono promoted Gyyrro, the site's second-most active contributor at the time, to administrator.[5] She promoted Gyyrro again to bureaucrat on April 25, 2012.[5]

On April 9, 2020, Rman41 joined Magical Wiki[6] with a blog post that brought attention to its outdated content, proposing a plan to completely revamp the site to ensure its survival.[7] He ultimately submitted an adoption request for Magical Wiki to Fandom on May 31, citing Vlax-dono's inactivity and the fact that fan-made content was being improperly treated as official material on the site.[8] Fandom staff approved the request the following day, and Rman41 was promoted to Magical Wiki's bureaucrat.[8] Among the first decisions made after this promotion were changing the site's name to Magical Vacation Wiki and redesigning the main page, including the site's logo.[9] A Discord server for the wiki was also created to monitor edits and discuss changes.

On January 29, 2022, Magicwindsock joined Magical Vacation Wiki to expand content related to Magical Vacation and Uchū no Kishi.[10] Rman41 promoted Magicwindsock to content moderator on September 13, and to administrator on October 23.[11]

On October 31, concerned by Fandom's announcement that it was acquiring numerous entertainment-related brands,[12] Rman41 created a fork of Magical Vacation Wiki on a self-hosted site called Kovopedia.[2] The site's name was coined as a portmanteau of Kovomaka, a recurring location in the series, and encyclopedia. This fork incorporated many original assets, notably a new logo and icons featuring the character Star from Magical Starsign. The wiki's Discord server was also integrated into the Magical Vacation / Starsign community server, owned by custard_n_trifle, at the suggestion of Rman41 on November 9.[13]

Kovopedia was officially accepted as a member of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance (NIWA) on March 2, 2023, becoming its 28th member.[14]

On August 14, 2024, Rman41 promoted Sailorsnightmare to administrator,[15] and later promoted Magicwindsock to bureaucrat on December 14, 2025.[16]

Staff

See also: Kovopedia:Administrators

Gallery

Current logos

  • Kovopedia main logo (2022-present)
    Kovopedia main logo (2022-present)
  • White logo
    White logo
  • Halloween logo
    Halloween logo

Former logos

  • Magical Wiki logo (2010-2020)
    Magical Wiki logo (2010-2020)
  • Magical Vacation Wiki logo (2020-2022)
    Magical Vacation Wiki logo (2020-2022)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Magical Vacation Wiki | Revision as of 15:35, July 21, 2010 by Vlax-dono" [1]. Archived: [2]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Main Page | Revision as of 00:50, 31 October 2022 by Rman41" [3]. Archived: [4]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. kovopedia.com.
  3. ↑ "Special:Contributions/Vlax-dono" [5]. Archived: [6]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  4. ↑ "Special:Contributions/Griffen78" [7]. Archived: [8]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalstarsign.fandom.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Special:UserRights/Gyyrro" [9]. Archived: [10]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  6. ↑ "Special:Contributions/Rman41" [11]. Archived: [12]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  7. ↑ "User blog:Rman41/This Wiki Needs to be Completely Reformatted" [13]. Archived: [14]. Published April 9, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2026. community.fandom.com.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Adoption:Magical Wiki" [15]. Archived: [16]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. community.fandom.com.
  9. ↑ "Magical Vacation Wiki | Revision as of 14:10, June 1, 2020 by Rman41" [17]. Archived: [18]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  10. ↑ "Special:Contribs/Magicwindsock" [19]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  11. ↑ "Special:UserRights/Magicwindsock" [20]. Retrieved September 14, 2026. magicalvacation.fandom.com.
  12. ↑ "User blog:Brandon Rhea/Fandom Acquires Seven Websites From Red Ventures, Including GameSpot, Metacritic, and TV Guide" Rhea, Brandon, [21]. Archived: [22]. Published October 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022. community.fandom.com.
  13. ↑ Discord message ID: 1039931062136082485
  14. ↑ "We've got exciting news from the Baklava Solar System! @Kovopedia, the Magical Vacation wiki, is now a member of the Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance ☄️
    Give them a warm welcome and visit to learn more about the Magical Vacation series: https://kovopedia.com/wiki/Main_Page    " @NIWANetwork on X, March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ Special:UserRights/Sailorsnightmare
  16. ↑ Special:UserRights/Magicwindsock
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