Gushing Over Magical Girls: Manga Goes on Hiatus; Find Out Why

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The manga Gushing Over Magical Girls ( Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete ) has gone on permanent hiatus. Therefore, the information arrived through Storia Dash on X's social media (Official Twitter).

Gushing Over Magical Girls Manga Goes on Hiatus

Gushing Over Magical Girls

The reason for the announcement of Gushing Over Magical Girls' hiatus was due to the author Akihiro Ononaka experiencing health problems.

Synopsis

In the story, we then meet Hiiragi Utena. A normal high school girl who loves magical girls—or at least I was, but then a talking mascot appeared out of nowhere and cast a spell on me! Although, is this Utena's chance to join my beloved magical girls as... a villain? Wait, something's wrong with my outfit! This can't be happening!

The manga was adapted into an anime that premiered in January 2024, produced by Asahi Production , directed by Tadato Suzuki (episode direction of Fruits Basket 2019) and Atsushi Ootsuki (Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox, Motto To Love Ru).

Finally, Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete then had its publication consolidated in 2019 in Manga Life Storia and later moved to Storia Dash with 8 tankōbon volumes released in October 2022. J-Novel Club licensed the series to be released in English starting pre-publication in March 2022. However, Coolmic licensed the series and published the split manga in late December 2022.

Source: X (Official Twitter)

The manga by author Akihiro Ononaka began publication in 2019 in Manga Life Storia.
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