For some time now, the author of the popular magical girls manga “Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete” (Gushing over Magical Girls), Akihiro Ononaka, has been going through a complicated time in his health. These problems have affected the normal publication of the manga in the “Storia Dash” service and in order to preserve his health, it has been decided that the manga will be paused so that Akihiro Ononaka can rest and recover without any inconvenience.
However, it seems that the publication of the Mahou Shouko ni Akogarete manga will enter into an indefinite pause. Through a statement presented by the Takeshobo publishing house, it was reported that, although the health of the mangaka Akihiro Ononaka was improving, he still needed more time to recover, so the decision by the Takeshobo publishing house has been to extend the hiatus of the manga until further notice.
Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga reaffirms its indefinite hiatus due to the health of its author
To bring peace of mind to Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete fans who were worried about the manga author, the publisher Takeshobo focused on giving respective updates about Akihiro Ononaka’s health condition, mentioning that his health is improving. In addition, they have also thanked all the people who have sent their best wishes to the author of the manga Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete and offered apologies for making all the readers wait for the return of the work.
At the moment, no details have been released about when the Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete manga will resume publication, so we recommend you to be patient, and if you are interested, stay tuned to the official media of the publisher Takeshobo to not miss any updates about the return of the manga and the health status of its author.
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 “Storia Dash” service of “Takeshobo” publishing house since March 2019 and currently, the manga is still in publication at present 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.
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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