Magical Girl Raising Project F2P Manga Spinoff Ends in 5th Volume
The spinoff centers on Alma and Supinon, researchers in the land of magic, who head to "F City" to investigate reports of the existence of a magical girl with the power to "cancel death," and secure her if possible. But what they find in F City is beyond what they imagined.
Yuzuki debuted the manga on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web in August 2016, and went on hiatus in October 2017. The manga resumed in February earlier this year. The manga inspired a stage play in February 2025.
Endō's Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku light novel series is set in a world where a social game called The Magical Girl Raising Project allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a "magical girl" — possessing extraordinary physical capabilities and looks, as well as special magical powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. But one day, in a district containing 16 magical girls, the administration announces that it must halve the number of magical girls to solve the problem of magical energy. At first, the 16 magical girls race to collect more "magical candy" than their competitors, but the rules quickly become twisted, and it quickly becomes a murderous battle for survival among them. The series has inspierd sequels and spinoffs covering different aspects of the setting.
Endō launched the original light novel series through Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko imprint in June 2012, and Takarajimasha published the 19th volume on October 2023. The second and third light novel volumes, published in November and December 2012, cover the "Restart" arc. Yen Press began publishing the novel series in English in June 2017.
Nori-Senbei launched the manga adaptation of the "Restart" arc in Kadokawa's Monthly Comp Ace magazine in 2016, and Kadokawa published one volume in September 2016.
The first 12-episode Magical Girl Raising Project anime premiered in Japan on the AT-X channel in October 2016, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.
The "Restart" arc is inspiring an ongoing television anime adaptation that debuted on October 5. OceanVeil is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.
Source: Kono Manga ga Sugoi! X/Twitter account
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