The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies anime has released a new trailer, as well as information on additional cast members. Studio BONES is animating the series under the direction of Akiyo Ohashi.
In addition to the main cast, the new voice cast members include Shinichiro Miki as the Cat Familiar, Mariya Ise as Hibana Kagari, and Hikaru Midorikawa as the Bird Familiar.
The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies anime is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. Square Enix’s Monthly Gangan Joker serialized the four-panel series from September 2013 to March 2015. The series ended following Fujiwara’s death in 2015, with the final volume being released posthumously in March 2016. Yen Press has licensed the manga in English, and will be released in August this year,
The upcoming anime adaptation by BONES is set to premiere in July 2024. Yuniko Ayana is writing the script and is in charge of the series composition, Haruko Iizuka is designing the characters, and MAYUKO is composing the music. The official trailer lists the anime’s synopsis as:
The Evil Organization—They invade and destroy anything and everything.
The lieutenant is merciless and cunning. He’s the brains behind the organization and
righthand man to the king.
Byakuya, a jinxed magical girl is the one in charge of standing up to the earth invasion.
Mira, the evil lieutenant, is supposed to face off against the girl and unexpectedly falls in
love at first sight…
This is the story of the magical girl and the evil lieutenant who used to be enemies.
Refusing to kill (and love) each other, what will become of the couple—?
Source: Official Website
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