On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by akihiro ononaka, Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete), revealed the first promotional video for the project. The video confirms Asahi Production studios will handle the animation., the first members of the voice cast and the production team. The Serie It will be released sometime in 2024 in Japan..
Ononaka began publishing the manga through the magazine Manga Life STORY from the publisher takeshobo in January 2019, where it is still in publication. Furthermore, Ononaka also wrote Kumika no Mikaku (The Many Flavors of Kumika) between August 2015 and July 2018, a life story manga about an alien who discovers the countless dishes of terrestrial food.
voice cast
- Fuuka Izumi like Utena Hiiragi.
- Kaori Maeda like Haruka Hanabishi.
- Fukuen Misato like Venalita.
Production team
- suzuki (Accel World, Little Busters!, Medaka Box) and atsushi otsuki (BanG Dream!, Kanokon, Ladies versus Butlers!) are in charge of directing the anime in the studios Asahi Production.
- Noboru Kimura (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou desu yo?, Amagami SS, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Fuyuka Ootaki (Otonari ni Ginga) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto: Shippuuden, Fairy Tail, LogHorizon), akinari suzuki (Ars no Kyojuu, Bakugan: Geogan Rising) and Johannes Nilson (Isekai Nonbiri Nouka, Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, Kyochuu Rettou) are in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis for Gushing Over Magical Girls
Hiiragi Utena has always admired magical girls and fantasized about becoming a cool hero who fights evil. So when a doll-like figure approaches her one night, claiming to have magical power latent within her, she trembles with excitement. But her colorful dream is quickly cut short in an ironic turn of events when she transforms into a villain.
Disinterested in associating with the forces of evil, she attempts to quit when a group of magical girls appear and declare war on her. A battle ensues and Hiiragi soon discovers that she enjoys inflicting pain on others as her true nature begins to emerge. “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete” follows Hiiragi in her new life as the leader of villains, fighting magical girls and unleashing her new sadistic nature.
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