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. Nine tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 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
J-Novel Club
Coolmic (digital)
Magazine
  • Storia Dash
  • Manga Life Storia (2019)
Original runMarch 29, 2019 – present
Volumes9
Anime television series

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 has been announced.

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. Magia Baiser (柊 うてな)
Main character. Loves magical girls, but also loves them in a twisted sense. Accidentally joined Enormita against her will. She can animate dead objects with her Frusta dominazione (Domination Whip). She likes jelly and dislikes spicy food.

Magical Girls (Tres Magia)
Hanabishi Haruka. Magia Magenta (花菱 はるか)
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.
Minakami Sayo. Magia Azul (水神 小夜)
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...
Tenkawa Kaoruko. Magia Sulfur (天川 薫子)
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)
Mascot who tricked Hiiragi Utena into joining Enormita, and who's 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.[4] It was also serialized on the company's Manga Life Storia magazine,[5] until it ceased publication in July 2019.[6] As of March 2023, nine tankōbon volumes have been published.[7]

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

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 16, 2023.[17]

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. 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.
  5. 「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.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 30, 2019). "Manga Life Storia Magazine Ceases Publication". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. 【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.
  8. 【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.
  9. "Gushing over Magical Girls (Manga)". J-Novel Club. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  10. 【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.
  11. 【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.
  12. 【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.
  13. 【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.
  14. 【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.
  15. 【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.
  16. 【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.
  17. Mateo, Alex (March 15, 2023). "Gushing Over Magical Girls Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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