anime adaptation of the novel Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart ( Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku Restart ) has received its first teaser. The premiere will take place in 2026 with animation by the studio SynergySP .
Anime production:
- Original work: Asari Endō
- Published by Takarajimasha
- Original character design: Maruino
- Director: Hiroyuki Hashimoto
- Series composition and script: Takao Yoshioka
- Character Design: Masako Itō
- Sound Director: Riki Iida
- Animation production: SynergySP
Synopsis:
The story takes place in a world where the social game "The Magical Girl Raising Project" allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a "magical girl," possessing extraordinary abilities and special magical powers that distinguish them from the rest of the human race. But one day, in a district with 16 magical girls, the government announces that it must halve the number of magical girls to solve the magical energy problem. At first, the 16 magical girls race to collect more "magical candy" than their competitors, but the rules quickly become distorted, and a deadly battle for survival begins.
A Japanese light novel written by Asari Endō and illustrated by Maruino. Takarajimasha has published thirteen volumes since 2012 under its Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko imprint. The series is licensed in English by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Pochi Edoya was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine between September 2014 and October 2015.
Finally, an anime adaptation by studio Lerche (Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Assassination Classroom) aired in Japan between October and December 2016.
Source: Official Website
