The anime adaptation of the Gushing Over Magical Girls / I Admire Magical Girls, manga series released its first teaser trailer, along with revealing its cast and staff members, and that the anime is coming in 2024.
The anime has currently revealed Fuka Izumi as Utena Hiiragi / Magia Baiser, Kaori Maeda as Hanabishi Haruka / Magia Magenta, and Misato Fukuen as Venalita, the mascot who tricks Utena into joining the evil organization Enormita.
The anime’s staff includes Director Masahito Suzuki and Atsushi Ohtsuki at Asahi Production, Noboru Kimura on series composition, Tomoka Ootaki on Character Design, Motoyama Satoshi on Sound Direction, music production at LANTIS by Yasuharu Takanashi, Akinari Suzuki, and Johannes Nilsson.
▍Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime Cast Members
Here are the 3 major cast members revealed so far, from left to right!
■ Utena Hiiragi / Magia Baiser – CV: Fuka Izumi
■ Hanabishi Haruka / Magia Magenta – CV: Kaori Maeda
■ Venalita – CV: Misato Fukuen
▍Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime Staff
Original Work: Akihiro Ononaka
Director: Masato Suzuki, Atsushi Otsuki
Series Composition: Noboru Kimura
Music: Yasaharu Takanashi, Akinari Suzuki, Johannes Nilsson
Music Production: Lantis
Anime Production: Asahi Production
▍About Gushing Over Magical Girls
Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete, known as I admire magical girls, and… in Japan, is a magical girl manga series by Akihiro Ononaka. It began serialization on Takeshobo’s website Storia Dash in 2019. The manga has been published digitally in English as Gushing over Magical Girls by J-Novel Club since June 1, 2022.
The story follows Utena Hiiragi, an ordinary girl who has always dreamed of becoming a magical girl. One day, a doll-like figure appears before her and offers to give her special powers to become a magical girl. Excitedly accepting the offer, Hiiragi transforms into a villain instead of a hero.
Despite her disinterest in joining the forces of evil, Utena finds herself leading a group of villains and battling against magical girls who are trying to stop them. As the battles continue, She discovers that she enjoys inflicting pain on others and starts to develop a sadistic side to her personality. As a result, Utena tries to balance her love for magical girls with her new life as a villain and leader of the Enormita organization.
