Kodoani.com – An event to launch a blockbuster adult anime adapted from yuri manga Gushing Over Magical Girls (original title: Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete) by author Akihiro Ononaka announced on Saturday that production on a second season has officially been greenlit. This is good news for fans as this anime series continues its journey after its initial success.
Fascinating Storyline
J-Novel Club licensed the manga and describes the plot as follows:
“Hello, I'm Hiiragi Utena. I'm a normal high school girl who loves magical girls—or at least I used to, but then a talking mascot suddenly appeared and cast a spell on me! Now is my chance to join my beloved magical girls as… a villain? Wait, there's something wrong with my outfit! This cannot happen!”
The story follows Utena, a shy girl who transforms into a brutal dominatrix. When good and evil collide, who will be the one to overcome?!
Talented Cast
The anime's main cast includes:
Fuka Izumi trong vai Utena Hiiragi/Magia Baiser
Kaori Maeda trong vai Haruka Hanabishi/Magia Magenta
Misato Fukuen trong vai Venalita
Aoi Koga as Kiwi Araga/Leopard
Shiori Sugiura trong go Korisu Morino/Nero Alice
Mayuko Kazama trong vai Sayo Minakami/Magia Azul
Misaki Ikeda strong or Kaoruko Tenkawa/Magic Sulfur
Yuka Aisaka Loco Musica
Minami Tsuda trong or Nemo Anemo/Leberblume
You are Asumi as Vatz
Production Team
The first part was directed by Tadato Suzuki (directed by 2019's Fruits Basket) and Atsushi Ootsuki (worked on Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox and Motto To Love Ru) at Asahi Production. Script by Noboru Kimura (works such as Gundam Build Divers and Skate-Leading Stars) in charge, while Yasuka Otaki (who worked on A Galaxy Next Door) character design. The music for the anime was composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, Akinari Suzuki and Johannes Nilssonwith Lantis undertake music production.
Broadcast Version
The first season premiered on AT-X on January 3 at 11:30 p.m. JST (9:30 a.m. EST) and also broadcast on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV and KBS Kyoto. The anime has three different versions: the version broadcast on TV, the “gushing” version on streaming services, and the “super gushing” version on Blu-ray and DVD. The broadcast version censors audio and images, while the “gushing” version only censors audio and some images, and the “super gushing” version is completely uncensored.
HIDIVE streamed the anime as soon as it aired in Japan and has a “vibrant” version of the series available for streaming.
Manga's Journey
Ononaka launched the ongoing manga in 2019 in Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia magazine. After the magazine ceased publication, the series moved to the Storia Dash website. However, the series took a break in March due to Ononaka's unspecified illness, leaving fans worried about the story's continuation.
