The anime adaptation of the Magical Girl Raising Project is scheduled for an October 2nd, 2016 premiere in Japan and we now know that the show will be simulcast by Crunchyroll overseas. The service has announced the pickup of the rights for it but has not finalized the premiere date or regional availability for it yet. The series will be directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto based on the series composition and scripts from Takao Yoshioka. It’s being animated at studio Lerche.
The Japanese cast includes Nao Touyama will play Snow White while Manami Numakura will play Ripple. Additional cast includes Ayane Sakura as La Pucell Yumi, Uchiyama as Top Speed, Kurumi Mamiya as Fav, Yoko Hikasa as Ruler, Inori Minase as Swim Swim, Risae Matsuda as Minael, Satsumi Matsuda as Yunael, Asuka Nishi as Tama, Yumiri Hanamori as Nemurin, Saori Hayami as Sister Nana, Yuu Kobayashi as Wess Winter Prison, Kikuko Inoue as Calamity Mary, Satomi Arai as Magicaloid 44, Megumi Ogata as Cranberry and Rina Hidaka as Hard Gore Alice.
Manami Numakura will also sing the opening theme song “Sakebe”.
The novels began back in 2012 with eight so far, the latest of which has the wraparound announcing the adaptation, and a drama CD came out earlier this year, a promo of which you can see below. No details about the adaptation have been revealed though such as production, cast or what season we’ll see it in.
Plot concept: In a risky, unreasonable game, 16 girls are trapped. For the magical girls to remain in their positions at stake, a cruel battle begins! To fool, outwit, compete; all in becoming the only magical girl left. Then one day, the management arbitrarily decides that “There are too many magical girls, so the number will be halved.” One by one, within a span of a week, they decrease. While being under the mercy and toyed around by the mastermind, these magical girls need to come up with plans so they can continue as one. Transforming into being cold and ruthless, the girls still have their feelings. Will they be able to survive the relentless and cruel survival game?
