Märchen Mädchen

Hazuki Kagimura (鍵村 葉月, Kagimura Hazuki)

Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki[2]

Hazuki is a 15-year-old high school student who is painfully shy and socially inept; and as a result of this, she has no friends or even a love interest. Hazuki is very imaginative and a dedicated fan of fantasy stories - she inherited these traits from her mother, who died when Hazuki was still little. Whenever Hazuki is upset, she immediately finds herself a story book to immerse herself in (a condition Hazuki refers to as "Story Syndrome"). One day after school, Hazuki comes across a cloaked figure and decides to follow her to a library. Hazuki is then transported to another world where she is told that she is a Mage, known as a Madchen in that world. Afterwards, Hazuki transfers to Kuzunoha Girl's Magic Academy to become a proper mage. As the story progresses, Hazuki quits being a Madchen and her Origin was sealed.

Hazuki is contracted to the book of Cinderella at first, before revising the title as Cinderella Doesn't Look Back.

Shizuka Tsuchimikado (土御門 静, Tsuchimikado Shizuka)

Voiced by: Rie Suegara[2]

Shizuka is the team leader of Kuzunoha Girl's Magic Academy. She inherited The Tale of Princess Kaguya as a scion of the Tsuchimikado family.

Ariko Kasumi (加澄有子, Kasumi Ariko)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[3]

Ariko is Shizuka's childhood friend. The Kasumi family has historically had a servant-master relationship with the Tsuchimikado family. She is contracted to the book of Issun Boshi.

Mai Sadohara (佐渡原 舞, Sadohara Mai)

Voiced by: Hiyori Nitta

Mai is a shy girl who dislikes malice. She has a black belt in karate and knows Krav Maga. She is contracted to the book of The Grateful Crane.

Sachi Hino (日野さち, Hino Sachi)

Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[4]

Sachi is an overconfident girl. She is contracted to the book of Shita-kiri Suzume.

Headmaster Sugami (崇神学園長, Sugami Gakuen-chō)

Voiced by: Akemi Okamura[3]

Sugami is the Principal of Kuzunoha Girl's Magic Academy.

Yumilia Qazan (ユーミリア・カザン, Yūmiria Kazan)

Voiced by: Lynn[2]

Yumilia is the team leader of the Coalition. She is contracted to the book of Shuten douji.

Charles Giovanni

Charles is Yumilia's airheaded friend. She has no sense of direction, and has a habit of telling unconvincing lies. She is contracted to the book of Puss in Boots.

Molly C. Quinn

Molly is contracted to the book of Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Lynne Daves (リン・デイヴス, Rin Deivusu)

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka[5]

Lynne is the leader of the American School. She hides her cruel personality with a cutesy facade; she would use any means necessary to succeed. She is contracted to the book of The Little Match Girl.

Angelina Daves (アンジェリーナ)

Voiced by: Amina Satō[4]

Angelina comes from the same orphanage as Lynne. She is contracted to the book of Santa Claus.

Maria Rasputin (マリア・ラスプーチン, Maria Rasupūchin)

Voiced by: Airi Ōtsu[5]

Maria is the leader of the Russian School. She is contracted to the book of The Gigantic Turnip.

Tatiana Boyarskii (タチアナ)

Voiced by: Ari Ozawa[4]

Tatiana is sweet and kind, but is also naive, which makes her prone to trickery and manipulation. Her Origins was damaged from an enemy attack. She is contracted to the book of Ivan the Fool.

Agathe Arier (アガーテ・アーリア, Agāte Āria)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[5]

Agathe is the leader of the German School. She is contracted to the book of Der Freischutz.

Arthur Pendragon (アーサー・ペンドラゴン, Āsā Pendoragon)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda[3]

Arthur is the leader of the British School. She has the ability to bond with animals. She is contracted to the book of The Legend of King Arthur.

Xuemei Li (李 雪梅, Ri Shuemei)

Voiced by: Maya Yoshioka[6]

Xuemei is the leader of the Chinese faction of BRICS. She is contracted to the book of The Eight Immortals Depart and Travel to the East.

Mahakali (マハーカーリー, Mahākārī)

Voiced by: Yuna Kamakura[6]

Mahakali is the leader of the Indian faction of BRICS. She loves beautiful things, and has a queenly demeanor. She is contracted to the book of Ramayana.

Märchen Mädchen is written by Tomohiro Matsu and StoryWorks with illustrations by Kantoku. Shueisha published the first volume on February 24, 2017 under their Dash X Bunko imprint; four volumes have been released as of April 2018. The fourth volume is the series' climax.[7]

A manga adaptation, written by Takatoshi Nakamura and illustrated by Kiyotsugu Yamagata, was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from October 4, 2017[8] to May 2, 2018[9] and was collected in two tankōbon volumes.

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Hoods Entertainment[2] aired from January 11 to March 29, 2018 on AT-X, Tokyo MX and BS11.[12][6] Hisashi Saito is credited as chief director for the series, Shigeru Ueda is directing the series with Matsu credited for writing the scripts and Yuki Morikawa adapting Kantoku's original character design for animation. The opening theme is "Watashi no Tame no Monogatari (My Uncompleted Story)" (わたしのための物語 〜My Uncompleted Story〜) by Fhána and the ending theme is "Sleepland" by Reina Ueda.[3] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[13] On March 28, 2018, the series' airing was put on hiatus with the final two episodes' fate unknown.[14] Episodes 11 and 12 were originally scheduled to premiere in December 2018,[15] but they aired on AT-X on April 25, 2019.[16][17]