A new anime adaptation was announced in March 2023 with the manga series Gushing Over Magical Girls getting the nod. The winter 2024 anime series is getting its home video releases handled by Kadokawa in Japan and they’ve set the schedule for it. The thirteen-episode series is getting done as a three-volume release where the DVDs are priced at 11,000 yen and the Blu-rays at 13,000 yen. The first volume also has a limited edition priced at 36,000 yen.
With the first set coming up at the end of the month we now have a preview of what it will look like. Check out the details below.
The series is directed by Misato Suzuki and Atsushi Otsuki from the series composition by Noboru Kimura. Yasuka OtakiI is handling the character designs while Asahi Production is handling the animation.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Fuka Izumi as Hiiragi Utena / Magia Baiser
- Kaori Maeda as Hanabishi Haruka / Magia Magenta
- Misato Fukuen as Venalita
- Aoi Koga as Kiwi Araga / Leopard
- Shiori Sugiura as Korisu Morino / Nero Alice
- Mayuko Kazama as Sayo Minakami / Magia Azul
- Misaki Ikeda as Kaoruko Tenkawa / Magia Sulfur
- Yuka Aisaka as Matama Akoya/Loco Musica
- Minami Tsuda as Nemo Anemo/Leberblume
- Kana Asumi as Vatz
The manga by Akihiro Ononaka began in 2019 as serialized in Manga Life Storia before moving to the website and has nine volumes out so far. The manga is released in English by J-Novel Club.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Hi, I’m Hiiragi Utena. I’m a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl – or at least I was, but then some talking mascot showed up out of the blue and cast a spell on me! Now’s my chance to join my beloved magical girls as…a villain? Hang on, something’s wrong with my outfit! This can’t be happening! Watch this shy magical-girl fan transform into a sadistic dominatrix! When good and evil collide, who will be the one to submit?!
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/27/24 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing | LE: Magiabese Whip of Ecstasy ver. 1/7 scale figure |
| 2 | 04/24/24 | Booklet, Promos |
| 3 | 05/29/24 | Booklet, Web Previews |
[Source: I admire magical girls, and… (Maho Shojo ni Akogarete)]
