Gushing over Magical Girls

Gushing over Magical Girls (Japanese: 魔法少女にあこがれて, Hepburn: Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete), known as I admire magical girls, and... in Japan, is a Japanese magical girl manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka. It began serialization on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website in March 2019. Ten tankōbon volumes have been released as of August 2023.

Gushing over Magical Girls
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hiiragi Utena
魔法少女にあこがれて
(Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete)
GenreComedy, magical girl, yuri[1]
Manga
Written byAkihiro Ononaka
Published byTakeshobo
English publisher
Magazine
  • Storia Dash
  • Manga Life Storia (2019)
Original runMarch 29, 2019 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Masato Suzuki
  • Atsushi Ōtsuki
Written byNoboru Kimura
Music by
StudioAsahi Production
Original run 2024 – scheduled

J-Novel Club licensed the series for English release, and began pre-publishing it in March 2022.[2] Previously, Coolmic licensed the series and published the manga divided in, as of late December 2022, 68 "episodes" consisting of about 10 pages each, on a smartphone-only website, under the title I Admire Magical Girls, and....[3] An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production is set to premiere in 2024.

Plot

Hiiragi Utena, a normal girl, is very passionate about magical girls; after being misled into joining an evil organization, she learns that there's also a twisted side to said passion.

Characters

Protagonist
Hiiragi Utena (柊 うてな, Hiiragi Utena) / Magia Baiser (マジアベーゼ, Majia Bēze)
Voiced by: Fuka Izumi[4]
Main character. Loves magical girls, but also loves them in a twisted sense. Accidentally joined Enormita against her will. She can animate objects with her Frusta Dominazione (Domination Whip). She likes jelly and dislikes spicy food.

Magical Girls (Tres Magia)
Hanabishi Haruka (花菱 はるか, Hanabishi Haruka) / Magia Magenta (マジアマゼンタ, Majia Mazenta)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[4]
Utena's classmate. Due to magical powers, the true identity of Tres Magia's members when transformed is unknown to Enormita's members and vice versa. A naïve, kind, pure-hearted girl.
Sayo Minakami (水神 小夜, Minakami Sayo) / Magia Azul (マジアアズール, Majia Azūru)
She is a shrine maiden who likes to clean the temple. She loves peace and she prefers cute, modest outfits. She seems to secretly like spending time with Magia Baiser...
Kaoruko Tenkawa (天川 薫子, Tenkawa Kaoruko) / Magia Sulfur (マジアサルファ, Majia Sarufa)
She is the tough, quick witted, no nonsense team member. She prefers cute/urban/somewhat punk outfits. She seems to be the team member who most wants to defeat Magia Baiser..

Evil Organization (Enormita)
Venalita (ヴェナリータ, Venarīta)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[4]
Mascot who tricked Hiiragi Utena into joining Enormita, and is blackmailing her to stay.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka, Gushing over Magical Girls began serialization on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website on March 29, 2019.[5] It was also serialized on the company's Manga Life Storia magazine,[6] until it ceased publication in July 2019.[7] As of August 2023, ten tankōbon volumes have been published.[8]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 30, 2019[9]978-4-8019-6809-7June 1, 2022[10]978-1-7183-8370-8
2 April 30, 2020[11]978-4-8019-6862-2August 2, 2022[10]978-1-7183-8371-5
3 September 30, 2020[12]978-4-8019-7073-1September 28, 2022[10]978-1-7183-8372-2
4 February 27, 2021[13]978-4-8019-7212-4December 1, 2022[10]978-1-7183-8373-9
5 July 29, 2021[14]978-4-8019-7372-5February 20, 2023[10]978-1-7183-8374-6
6 December 27, 2021[15]978-4-8019-7507-1May 31, 2023[10]978-1-7183-8375-3
7 May 30, 2022[16]978-4-8019-7635-1August 19, 2023[10]978-1-7183-8376-0
8 October 17, 2022[17]978-4-8019-7879-9——
9 March 16, 2023[18]978-4-8019-7976-5——
10 August 17, 2023[8]978-4-8019-8118-8——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 16, 2023.[19] The series is produced by Asahi Production and directed by Masato Suzuki and Atsushi Ōtsuki, with series composition by Noboru Kimura, character designs by Yasuka Otakil, and music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, Akinari Suzuki, and Johannes Nilsson.[4] It is set to premiere in 2024.[20]

Reception

In 2020, the manga was among 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the web category.[21]

References
  1. "Gushing over Magical Girls". J-Novel Club. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2022). "J-Novel Club Licenses 6 Manga, 3 Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. "I Admire Magical Girls, and..." Coolmic.
  4. Harding, Daryl (August 16, 2023). "Admire Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime in First Teaser Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. 魔法少女にあこがれて. Storia Dash (in Japanese). Takeshobo. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  6. 「クミカのミカク」の小野中彰大、新連載「魔法少女にあこがれて」STORIAで開始. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 30, 2019). "Manga Life Storia Magazine Ceases Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  8. 【8月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  9. 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  10. "Gushing over Magical Girls (Manga)". J-Novel Club. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  11. 【4月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 30, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  12. 【9月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 30, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  13. 【2月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  14. 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  15. 【12月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  16. 【5月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 30, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  17. 【10月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  18. 【3月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  19. Mateo, Alex (March 15, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  20. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 30, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  21. コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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