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), a new promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that The premiere is scheduled for the Winter-2024 season (January-March) and announces new members of the voice cast.
New voice cast members include:
- Aoi Koga like Kiwi Araga/Leopard.
- Shiori Sugiura as Korisu Morino/Nero Alice.
- Mayuko Kazama as Sayo Minakami / Blue Magic.
- Misaki Ikeda as Kaoruko Tenkawa / Sulfur Magic.
Ononaka began publishing manga through the magazine Manga Life STORY from the publisher Takeshobo in January 2019, where it is still in publication. On the other hand, Ononaka also wrote Kumika no Mikaku (The Many Flavors of Kumika) between August 2015 and July 2018, a slice-of-life manga about an alien who discovers the countless dishes of Earthly food.
voice cast
- Fuuka Izumi like Utena Hiiragi.
- Kaori Maeda like Haruka Hanabishi.
- Misato Fukuen like Venalita.
Production team
- Suzuki 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, Log Horizon), Akinari Suzuki (Ars no Kyojuu, Bakugan: Geogan Rising) and Johannes Nilsson (Isekai Nonbiri Nouka, Kaifuku Jutsushi no Yarinaoshi, Kyochuu Rettou) are in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Gushing Over Magical Girls
Hiiragi Utena has always admired magical girls and fantasized about becoming a cool heroine who fights evil. So when a doll-like figure approaches her one night, claiming to have a magical power latent inside 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.
Uninterested in associating with the forces of evil, she tries to leave 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 the villains, fighting magical girls and unleashing her new sadistic nature.
Fountain: Official Twitter Account
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