Intense SM Play" between Justice and Evil! TV anime "Longing for a Magical Girl" will start airing in January 2024! Additional cast includes Aoi Koga and Shiori Sugiura

The broadcast date of the TV anime "Aspiring Magical Girl" has been set for January 2024. In addition, the main visual, the first PV, and additional cast information have been released.

Magical Girl Longing" (Bamboo Comics/Takeshobo), written by Akihiro Ononaka, will begin serialization on Storia Dash in 2019. It is a comedy work about an ordinary girl, Hiiragi Utena, who loves magical girls, but one day she suddenly becomes "the female leader of an evil organization.

Main Visual Revealed!

Along with the announcement of the broadcast schedule, the main visual, the first PV, the characters and additional cast information were also released.

The main visual depicts three members of the magical girl group "Tres Magia" and three members of the evil organization "Enormita.

The first PV】 【Video

Character and Cast Information & Comments

Additional character and cast information includes Aoi Koga as Kiwi Araragawa/Leopold, Shiori Sugiura as Korisu Morino/Nero Alice, Mayuko Kazama as Saya Mizugami/Mazia Azul, and Umisaki Ikeda as Kaoruko Amagawa/Mazia Sarufa, along with cast comments.

Kiwi Ararawa/Leopold (CV: Aoi Koga)

A member of Enormita who transferred to Utena's class.
She is very fond of Utena and often expresses her affection to an excessive degree. ......
After transforming, she fights against magical girls as "Leopard," using all kinds of firearms and explosives as weapons.

Koga Aoi Comment
My name is Aoi Koga, and I will be playing the role of Kiwi Ararawa.
From the moment I first saw her, I knew she was the one! I was so impressed with her from the first moment I saw her.
Kiwi is very honest about her feelings and desires, and although she can be childish at times, she is a pleasant girl to watch, able to act and speak without fear.
She is a very cute girl, including her love for Utena-chan, so I will do my best to convey her charms to the audience! I will do my best to convey her charms to you!

Morino Korisu/Nero Alice (CV: Shiori Sugiura)

She was recruited by Venarita to join Utena and Kiwi.
She is young and quiet, but she can communicate well and is friendly to Utena and her friends. After transforming, she becomes "Nero Alice" and manipulates toys at will, such as creating wards using dollhouses.

Comment by Shiori Sugiura
I love playing with dolls myself, so I felt that I was destined to play the role of Korisu-chan!
I am very happy to be able to play the role!
I wonder what will happen to Korisu Morino when she meets girls who are not only cute, strong and cool, but also have their own quirks! I'm looking forward to it!

Saya Mizugami / Mazia Azure (CV: Mayuko Kazama)

She is a classmate of Utena, Haruka, and Kaoruko.
Her parents live in a shrine, where she helps out after school.
She is one of the magical girl Tres Magia, and after transforming, she acts as "Magia Azul," but the appearance of Magia Baze awakens her to something. ......

Comment by Mayuko Kazama
Magical girls are the dream of every girl.
There is laughter, battles, and a touch of humor (?!) in this story. I am very happy to be involved in such a work full of charm.
I am very happy to be able to be a part of such a fascinating work!
I will do my best to give you all the charm of Mazia Azul as she struggles and grows as a magical girl!

Kaoruko Amagawa / Mazia Sarufa (CV: Umizaki Ikeda)

She is a classmate of Utena, Haruka and Saya.
She usually speaks in a soft-spoken Kyoto dialect and appears to be a gentle girl, but she is surprisingly quarrelsome.
After transforming, she acts as "Mazia Sarufa" and often leads Magenta and Azur.

Comments by Umisaki Ikeda
I enjoyed Kaoruko's dialogue so much during the audition that I read all of it out loud immediately after purchasing the original work.
I am very happy to be able to be involved in a work that never stops being cute and interesting!
I will do my best to convey Kaoruko's many charms. I will do my best to convey Kaoruko's many charms!

*Comments are in Japanese only.

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Work Information
TV anime " Aspiring to be a Magical Girl
＜Broadcast Information
Scheduled to air in January 2024

<Introduction
I, Hiiragi Utena, am an ordinary girl who loves magical girls.
One day, I met a mascot who seemed to give me the power to transform and cast a mysterious spell on me!
I thought, "Now I can be a magical girl, too!

What? What's with this outfit?
What do you mean she's the female leader of an evil organization?
What's going to happen to me now~~?

A shy, kind-hearted girl who is a fan of magical girls turns into a sadistic one!
Intense SM play between justice and evil(!?) Let's start!

＜Staff
Director : Rito Suzuki, Atsushi Otsuki
Series composition : Noboru Kimura
Character Design : Naka Otaki
Art Director : Yoshito Watanabe
Color Designer : Shuji Kamimura
Director of Photography : Ryo Kujirai
Sound Director : Tetsu Motoyama
Sound Effects : Yoko Sakurai
Sound Production : Dax Production
Music : Koji Takanashi, Akiya Suzuki, Johannes Nicholson
Music Production : Lantis
Animation Production : Asahi Production

<Cast
Hiiragi Utena / Evil female cadre: Izumi Fuka
Ararawa Kiwi/Leopard: Aoi Koga
Korisu Morino / Nero Alice: Shiori Sugiura
Haruka Hanabishi/Madia Magenta: Kaori Maeda
Saya Mizugami/Madia Azul: Mayuko Kazama
Kaoruko Amakawa/Madia Sulpha: Umizaki Ikeda
Venalita: Misato Fukuen

＜WEB>
Official anime website : #
Official Twitter：#

Original story information

Magical Girl Longing" (published by Bamboo Comics/Takeshobo)
Written by Akihiro Ononaka
Currently being serialized in Storia Dash ( # )!
Volumes 1-10 are now on sale!

(c)Akihiro Ononaka, Takeshobo / Magical Girl Longing Production Committee