The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies anime has released its first trailer, as well as a July 2024 premiere date. Studio BONES is animating the series under the direction of Akiyo Ohashi.
Yuniko Ayana is writing the script and is in charge of the series composition, while Haruko Iizuka is designing the characters and MAYUKO is composing the music. The main cast is composed of Yuki Ono and Mai Nakahara who are voicing the main characters Mira and Byakuya Mimori respectively.
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—?
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 had 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, describing the plot as:
She’s a magical girl, sworn to fight for peace, love, and justice. He’s a lieutenant, born into a military family that serves an evil empire. And yet, it was love at first sight… From Inu x Boku SS creator Cocoa Fujiwara comes a four-panel comic about hostile enemies who won’t kill (and love) each other!
Source: Official Website
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