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 by Akihiro Ononaka (小野中彰大). It began serialization on Takeshobo's website Storia Dash in 2019.
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| 魔法少女にあこがれて (Mahō shōjo ni akogarete) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Akihiro Ononaka |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Storia Dash |
| Original run | 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
J-Novel Club licensed the series for English release, and began pre-publishing it in March 2022.[1][2][3] Previously, Coolmic licensed the series and published the manga divided in, as of late March 2022, 30 "chapters" consisting of about 10 pages each, on a smartphone-only website, under the title I Admire Magical Girls, and....[4]
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 (柊 うてな)
- Main character. Loves magical girls, also 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. Age: 14. Birthday: November 14.
Magical Girls (Tres Magia)
- Hanabishi Haruka (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.
Evil Organization (Enormita)
- Venalita (ヴェナリータ)
- Mascot who tricked Hiiragi Utena to join Enormita, and who's blackmailing her to stay.
Release
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2019 | 978-4-8019-6809-7 | June 1, 2022 (?) | — |
| 2 | April 30, 2020 | 978-4-8019-6862-2 | N/A | — |
| 3 | September 30, 2020 | 978-4-8019-7073-1 | N/A | — |
| 4 | February 27, 2021 | 978-4-8019-7212-4 | N/A | — |
| 5 | July 29, 2021 | 978-4-8019-7372-5 | N/A | — |
| 6 | December 27, 2021 | 978-4-8019-7507-1 | N/A | — |
| 7 | May 30, 2022 | 978-4-8019-7635-1 | N/A | — |
Other languages
Meian's imprint Daitan! began physically publishing the manga in French under the title Looking up to Magical Girls - Fan de magical girls, mais... in February 2021, for France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Swiss, and Quebec, translated by Jean-Baptiste Bondis.
References
External links
- I admire magical girls, and... at Storia Dash (in Japanese)
- Gushing over Magical Girls at J-Novel Club
- I Admire Magical Girls, and... at Coolmic (smartphone only)
- Looking up to Magical Girls at Meian (in French)
- Looking up to Magical Girls at Manga news (in French)