Kodoani.com – In a special event for the series Magical Girl Raising Project on January 29, the series revealed that a new anime based on the Restart light novel is in production, although details on the upcoming adaptation are few and will be announced in the future. This is just one of many new projects for the franchise.
On Twitter, the director of the first Magical Girl Raising Project anime, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, confirmed that the film is in production and that he will reprise his role as director, although it is yet to be confirmed whether does it continue with the same team at Lerche.
It has been decided that Magical Girl Raising Project restart will be animated. There are many things that have not been decided yet, but I will continue to direct the anime! Thank you to everyone who has been waiting! I will continue to do my best! ! #mahoiku
— Hiroyuki Hashimoto (@lainnet01) January 29, 2023
The first anime of Magical Girl Raising Project aired from October 1, 2016 to December 17, 2016, adapted from the light novel of the same name written by Asari Endo and illustrated by Maruino. Crunchyroll is showing the series, describing it as follows:
Magical Girl Raising Project is a popular social game that grants players a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming a real-life Magical Girl with a unique magical ability to help people. However, at some point, Fav, the fairy who manages magic, decides to cut the population of the Magical Girls in half. The game quickly turns into a complex, sinister battlefield as 16 magical girls are dragged into a battle for survival against each other.
