With the arrival of the summer season in Japan, the popular anime adaptation of the manga Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete (Gushing over Magical Girls) has prepared a special surprise for fans of the franchise, particularly for those who consider the characters Hiiragi Utena (Magia Baiser) and Kiwi Araga (Leopard) as their favorite waifus of the series and announced the upcoming launch of a line of products inspired by these characters.
This curious line of products were presented in the respective official media of KADOKAWA and the illustrations created for this special occasion will present the members of the evil organization Enormeeta Hiiragi Utena and Kiwi Araga enjoying a summer day and wearing their most attractive swimsuits to captivate and delight the eyes of all fans of the anime series “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete“.
Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete: Hiiragi Utena and Kiwi Araga’s attributes to be showcased in new products
According to information presented on the official website of the KADOKAWA company, these new products of the characters Hiiragi Utena and Kiwi Araga from the anime Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete will be exhibited at a booth that the company will have at the Comiket 104 event, which is scheduled to be held in Japan from August 11 (Sunday) to 12 (Monday) of this year.
Some of the Hiiragi and Kiwi character products that will be available to the public will be a tin badge, a decorative cloth, acrylic stand and most notably, a mouse pad. Another detail to highlight is that this new merchandise will not only be available at the Comiket 104 event, as it was specified that people will be able to purchase these products in October of this year through the KADOKAWA store.
Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, also known as Gushing Over Magical Girls in the West, is a comedy and mahou shoujo manga that is written and illustrated by “Akihiro Ononaka“. The work began its publication in the “Storia Dash” service of “Takeshobo” publishing house since March 2019 and currently, the manga is still in publication and has been collected by “Takeshobo” publishing house in 11 volumes.
Thanks to the good reception of the public towards this work by Akihiro Ononaka, in the month of March 2023, the production of an anime series adaptation for the manga Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete was announced.
On January 3 of this year, the manga “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete” premiered its respective anime adaptation which consisted of a total of 13 episodes. The animation studio Asahi Production was in charge of the production of the series.
Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete introduces Hiiragi Utena, a young girl who has always harbored a deep admiration for magical girls and longed to become a heroine who fights against the forces of evil. However, fate has an unexpected twist in store for her when an enigmatic figure approaches her, revealing a latent magical power within her. This revelation, instead of setting her on the path of virtue, leads her to an unexpected destiny: that of becoming a villain.
Despite her steadfast resistance to succumbing to the shadow, Hiiragi finds herself confronted by a group of ruthless magical girls who declare war on her. In the heat of the conflict, she discovers a side of herself she would never have imagined: a penchant for the suffering of others, thus revealing her true sadistic nature.
Thus, “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete” unravels Hiiragi’s life, now at the head of the villains, in her constant confrontation against the magical girls, satisfying her unquenchable thirst for violence and cruelty. A story that immerses us in a world where the boundaries between good and evil are blurred, and where the destinies of the protagonists are intertwined in a plot full of surprising twists and intense emotions.
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