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)
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 29, 2019 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Masato Suzuki
  • Atsushi Ōtsuki
Produced by
  • Takashi Kouchiyama
  • Ryuutarou Usukura
  • Atsushi Kimura
  • Taiyou Matsuda
  • Shuka Nishimae
  • Kouta Kimizuka
  • Shuuhei Yamamoto
Written byNoboru Kimura
Music by
StudioAsahi Production
Licensed bySentai Filmworks[lower-alpha 1]
Original networkAT-X (partially uncensored)[2]
Tokyo MX, BS11, SUN, KBS Kyoto (fully censored)
Original run January 3, 2024 – present
Episodes3

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. It is licensed in English by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production premiered in January 2024. It is licensed outside of Japan by Sentai Filmworks for streaming and home video.

Plot

Utena Hiiragi is a normal, introverted girl with a strong admiration for magical girls, especially the beautiful trio that protect her town, Tres Magia. One day, a mascot named Venalita approaches Utena and gives her magical powers, but rather than become the magical girl of justice she always wanted to be, she instead becomes an evil general of the Enormita organization. Despite the misfortune in being forced to fight against the magical girls she admires, Utena soon discovers that she has a hidden sadistic side, and revels in torturing her former idols with her newfound obsession.

Characters

Enormita

Utena Hiiragi (柊 うてな, Hiiragi Utena) / Magia Baiser (マジアベーゼ, Majia Bēze)
Voiced by: Fūka Izumi[3]
A shy and introverted school girl who admires magical girls, but also loves them in a twisted sense. Was forced into joining Enormita against her will but soon comes to revel in her sadistic side. As Magia Baiser, she is able to use her whip to transform inanimate objects and animals into sadistic monsters.
Kiwi Araga (阿良河 キウィ, Araga Kiwi) / Leopard (レオパルト, Reoparuto)
Voiced by: Aoi Koga[4]
A member of Enormita who is in love with Utena, much to the latter's dismay. As Leopard, she wears a military motif and attacks using various explosives.
Korisu Morino (杜乃 こりす, Morino Korisu) / Nero Alice (ネロアリス, Nero Arisu)
Voiced by: Shiori Sugiura[4]
A member of Enormita, a girl in elementary school who does not speak but loves playing with toys. As Nero Alice, she is able to manipulate toys in various ways, such as trapping victims in doll houses or making stuffed toys giant.
Matama Akoya (阿古屋 真珠, Akoya Matama) / Loco Musica (ロコムジカ, Roko Mujika)
Voiced by: Yūka Aisaka[5]
A member of Enormita and Lord's Legion who aspires to be an idol, but is terrible at singing. As Loco Musica, she uses sound waves to attack her enemies.
Nemo Anemo (姉母 ネモ, Anemo Nemo) / Leberblume (ルベルブルーメ, Ruberuburūme)
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda[5]
A member of Enormita and Lord's Legion who cares for Matama. As Leberblume, she is able to transform herself into a shadow and manipulate others.
Venalita (ヴェナリータ, Venarīta)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[3]
A black mascot character who tricked Hiiragi Utena into joining Enormita, blackmailing her into staying. Their motive is unknown.
Sister Gigant (シスタギガント, Shisuta Giganto)
A member of Enormita and Lorde's Legion who can change her size to turn herself into a giant.

Magical Girls

Tres Magia

Haruka Hanabishi (花菱 はるか, Hanabishi Haruka) / Magia Magenta (マジアマゼンタ, Majia Mazenta)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[3]
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. Wielding a spear, she starts out with no unique ability, but eventually gains the power to heal others.
Sayo Minakami (水神 小夜, Minakami Sayo) / Magia Azure (マジアアズール, Majia Azūru)
Voiced by: Mayuko Kazama[4]
She is a shrine maiden who likes to clean the temple. She loves peace and she prefers cute, modest outfits. She seems to have a secret masochistic side to her, as she likes spending time with Magia Baiser. She has power over water and ice and gathers water around her wand to form a sword.
Kaoruko Tenkawa (天川 薫子, Tenkawa Kaoruko) / Magia Sulfur (マジアサルファ, Majia Sarufa)
Voiced by: Misaki Ikeda[4]
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. She specializes in defensive barriers and secretly wields massive knuckledusters.
Vatz (ヴァーツ, Vātsu)
Voiced by: Kana Asumi[5]
Tres Magia's mascot, who is the same kind of creature as Venalita but is white instead.

Shio-chans

Shion Imita (忌田 シオン, Imita Shion) / Imitatio (イミタシオ, Imitashio) / Lord Enorme (ロードエノルメ, Rōdo Enorume)
Originally A member of Enormita and the leader of Lorde's Legion, who once led a magical hunt, now with the persona of a short-statured magical girl who leads the Shio-chans and has a strong grudge against Magia Baiser and Enormita. She wields a large sword and can utilize various potions to affect her enemies.
Momo Momomori (桃森 百花, Momomori Momo) / Pantano Pesca (パンタノペスカ, Pantano Pesuka)
A member of the Shio-chans who enjoys indulging in perverted behavior. She is able to manipulate the earth to her liking.
Randa Tada (多田 蘭朶, Tada Randa) / Berserga (ベルゼルガ, Beruzeruga)
A masochistic member of the Shio-chans who is allegedly one of the survivors of Lord Enorme's magical girl hunt. She can tranform her own blood into sharp weapons.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka, Gushing over Magical Girls began serialization on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website on March 29, 2019.[6] It was also serialized on the company's Manga Life Storia magazine,[7] until it ceased publication in July 2019.[8] As of August 2023, ten tankōbon volumes have been published.[9] J-Novel Club licensed the series for English release, and began pre-publishing it in March 2022.[10] 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....[11]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 30, 2019[12]978-4-8019-6809-7June 1, 2022[13]978-1-7183-8370-8
2 April 30, 2020[14]978-4-8019-6862-2August 2, 2022[13]978-1-7183-8371-5
3 September 30, 2020[15]978-4-8019-7073-1September 28, 2022[13]978-1-7183-8372-2
4 February 27, 2021[16]978-4-8019-7212-4December 1, 2022[13]978-1-7183-8373-9
5 July 29, 2021[17]978-4-8019-7372-5February 20, 2023[13]978-1-7183-8374-6
6 December 27, 2021[18]978-4-8019-7507-1May 31, 2023[13]978-1-7183-8375-3
7 May 30, 2022[19]978-4-8019-7635-1August 19, 2023[13]978-1-7183-8376-0
8 October 17, 2022[20]978-4-8019-7879-9October 25, 2023[13]978-1-7183-8377-7
9 March 16, 2023[21]978-4-8019-7976-5January 24, 2024[13]978-1-7183-8378-4
10 August 17, 2023[9]978-4-8019-8118-8——
11 January 17, 2024978-4-8019-8232-1——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 16, 2023.[22] 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.[3] It premiered on January 3, 2024, on AT-X and other networks.[4] The series is airing fully censored on most television networks, partially uncensored with censored audio on AT-X and some streaming sites, and will feature fully uncensored visuals and uncensored audio on home video releases.[5] The opening theme song is "My Dream Girls" by NACHERRY, a voice unit composed of Chiemi Tanaka and Natsumi Murakami, while the ending theme song is "Togetoge Sadistic" (とげとげサディスティック) by the characters of Enormita.[23][5]

Outside of Japan, AMC Networks, through its subsidiary Sentai Filmworks, has licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on its HIDIVE platform and home video through Section23 Films.[24] Sentai Filmworks has later confirmed that they are airing the AT-X version of the anime, providing uncensored visuals with censored audio.[2]

Episodes

No.Title [lower-alpha 2]Directed by [lower-alpha 3]Written by [lower-alpha 3]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 3]Original air date
1"A Villain is Born!?"
Transcription: "Aku no Onna Kanbu, Tanjō⁉" (Japanese: 悪の女幹部、誕生⁉)		Masato SuzukiNoboru KimuraMasato SuzukiJanuary 3, 2024 (2024-01-03)
A town is protected by the Tres Magia team of magical girls; Magia Magenta, Magia Azure, and Magia Sulfur. Utena Hiiragi, a girl who wishes to become a magical girl herself, is approached by a mascot character named Venalita, who transforms her not into a magical girl but a general of the evil organization Enormita. Despite trying to get out of it, Utena is blackmailed by Venalita and forced into a fight against Tres Magia. Forced to defend herself, Utena uses her new whip weapon to create a monster from a flower, which restrains the magical girls and awakens Utena's inner sadist as she is prompted to spank them, until they break free and force her to retreat. The next day, as the girls behind Tres Magia; Haruka Hanabishi, Sayo Minakami, and Kaoruko Tenkawa are still reeling from the previous day's pain, Venalita arranges another fight between them and Utena, who animates some mannequins to tickle torture the magical girls, until they break free and force her to retreat.
2"Her Name is Magia Baiser!"
Transcription: "Sono Na wa, Majia Bēze" (Japanese: その名は、マジアベーゼ)		TBATBATBAJanuary 10, 2024 (2024-01-10)
Utena daydreams about Tres Magia in class. When class ends, Sayo Minakami approaches her and asks if she's alright since she seemed distracted. After school while visiting the shrine where Sayo works at, Utena is drawn to several S&M magazines secretly placed on the shrine grounds by Venalita, causing her to inadvertently transform into her villain form and attract Azure's attention. Using her powers on a mask to blindfold Azure, Utena takes advantage of Azure's defenseless state and heightened senses to put what she learned from the magazines into practice. After heading home, Venalita recommends that Utena try to find a good villain name. While thinking of a name, Venalita tells Utena that they are fighting the magical girls to protect their own species, although it's revealed that Venalita is lying to manipulate Utena. The next day, as Sayo is left emotionally confused and slightly traumatized by the ordeal, Utena is called into battle by Venalita who found Magia Sulfur alone; Sulfur is known as Tres Magia's defensive member. Utena uses a candle monster to remove her top and pour hot wax over her body, but Sulfur reveals her true violent nature that she keeps hidden from her teammates, bringing out powerful knuckle weapons to get the upper hand. Forced to retreat, Utena leaves behind the villain name she had decided upon, Magia Baiser, while another girl watches her from above.
3"The Explosive Leopard"
Transcription: "Bakuhatsu Musume Reoparuto" (Japanese: 爆発娘レオパルト)		TBATBATBAJanuary 17, 2024 (2024-01-17)

Reception

In 2020, the manga was among 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the web category.[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Home video rights through Section23 Films and streaming rights through HIDIVE.
  2. ↑ All English titles are taken from HIDIVE.[25]
  3. 1 2 3 Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

  1. ↑ "Gushing over Magical Girls". J-Novel Club. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 30, 2023). "HIDIVE Confirms Uncensored Stream of Chained Soldier Anime, AT-X Version Stream of Gushing Over Magical Girls". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Harding, Daryl (August 16, 2023). "Admire Gushing over Magical Girls TV Anime in First Teaser Trailer". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 27, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Loo, Egan (December 3, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, 3 Versions, Ending Song Artists, January 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 「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. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 30, 2019). "Manga Life Storia Magazine Ceases Publication". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  9. 1 2 【8月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2022). "J-Novel Club Licenses 6 Manga, 3 Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "I Admire Magical Girls, and..." Coolmic. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2019. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Gushing over Magical Girls (Manga)". J-Novel Club. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ 【4月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ 【9月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 30, 2020. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ 【2月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 27, 2021. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2021. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  18. ↑ 【12月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2021. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  19. ↑ 【5月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  20. ↑ 【10月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 17, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  21. ↑ 【3月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  22. ↑ Mateo, Alex (March 15, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  23. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (October 9, 2023). "Voice-Actor Unit NACHERRY to Sing Gushing over Magical Girls Anime Opening Theme Song". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Watch the HIDIVE Winter 2024 Lineup: Ring in the New Year with New Anime". HIDIVE. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Stream Gushing Over Magical Girls on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. Retrieved January 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ↑ 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). Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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