Magical Girl Raising Project

“A Magical Battle Royale”

I believe that at some point in our childhoods, we all yearned for magical abilities. But what if you are forced to do it in order to preserve your own life at a high cost? Assassination Classroom, School-Live, and Danganronpa are awesome titles that show us such different realities.

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The anime, Magical Girl Raising Project (Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku), was animated by Lerche and directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto, with music by Takurō Iga. It ran on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and BS11's original networks in Japan between October 1st, 2016, and December 17th, 2016, and was simultaneously available on Crunchyroll. Beginning in early July 2018, Funimation showed an English-dubbed version of the anime every week.

It was also made available in four volumes, including three episodes each on Blu-ray and DVD. The 12 episodes of this animation were based on a series of Japanese light novels with the same name. This action, fantasy, and suspense show had 24-minute episodes with themes like survival and the Mahou Shoujo genre. It received an R-17+ rating due to the profanity and violence.

On June 8th, 2012, Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel Sugoi! Bunko Imprint released the first light novel volume. As of May 2021, fifteen volumes had been released, and Yen Press started publishing English translations of the series' light novels in June 2017. An anime based on the Restart light novels was shown for the first time on January 29, 2023. The director is good ol’ Hiroyuki Hashimoto.

The "Magical Girl Raising Project," a widespread and well-liked social network game, offers participants a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming a magical girl in real life. Each of the Magical Girls has her own specific talents and capabilities, and they earn Magical Candies by helping others and doing good things. But at some point, the city's leaders decided that sixteen magical girls were too many, so they said they would cut the population in half by taking away the powers of the girl with the fewest "Magical Candies" each week.

As the rules of the game get worse and worse, the women will soon have to fight for their lives against each other. Koyuki Himekawa is a middle school student who likes "Magical Girls." While playing the mobile game Magical Girl Raising Project on her phone, Fav, the game's mascot, picks her to become a real Magical Girl named Snow White. When a person is in danger, Snow White can hear them and intervene to save them. She also uses her magical phone to communicate with the other magical girls living in N-City.

The following night, one of the mentioned girls, La Pucelle, calls Snow White out, and they start a partnership. La Pucelle later exposes herself to be Souta Kishibe, a boyfriend of her's from childhood. The next day, Fav lets everyone know that he intends to lower the city's magical female population from 16 to 8.

Only those with magical abilities are eligible to apply for the limited positions. While the majority of the contenders are female, there are some male and animal contenders as well. There are older contenders, but the majority are often younger, as age is not a barrier to becoming a magical girl.

As there have been entire generations of Magical Girls, it is also believed that the ability to use magic is inherited. It is stated that those who have a stronger belief in magic or who are admirers of magical girls are more capable than others when using magic. There seems to be a difference between what magical girls can do and what mages can do because some mages can't become magical girls. However, it's still possible.

So, the main idea of the story is that ordinary people are chosen to become magical girls while playing a Magical Girl phone game. The magical girl who has the least "Candy" at the end of the week perishes in the death game that follows. They get these sweets at first by doing good things, but Fav keeps adding new ingredients that make some of the magical ladies want to kill each other.

Despite the fact that none of the characters are particularly well-developed or have a good chance of living long lives, I still found most of them to be entertaining. The characters definitely bring up morality topics, particularly from Top Speed, and they also bring up gender inequality themes, particularly from La Pucelle. Since they have access to power, many of them have their own ideas about what it means to be a magical girl.

Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku's animation is outstanding! With hits like Assassination Classroom, Danganronpa, School-Live, and, of course, Monster Musume, Lerche is a studio with a good reputation. Amazing sights and spectacular effects are included in every event. It should come as no surprise that I found the struggles of the “Raising Project” to be the most fascinating. The devastation of the surroundings, as well as the tenacity and dread on the faces of the majority of the females while fighting, were beautifully shown. Most combat scenes also seemed to be more dramatic than before because of the visual tension between the protagonists. It's worth mentioning that Calamity Mary and Cranberry had the finest episodes where the animation was smooth and clear.

The music department complements the combat's mood. Well-written songs add to the tension and excitement at key points in the anime. Although I thought the music was fantastic, I didn't think it had the same repeat value or enduring power as the soundtrack for Puella Magi Madoka Magica. The majority of the voice cast did an excellent job, with Ripple's voice work on Kikuko Inoue, Inori Minase, and Manami Numakura being absolutely stellar. I thought that each actor did a great job playing his or her own role and giving it its own personality. Manami Numakura's "Sakebe" (Shout) serves as the opening theme, while Nano's "Dreamcatcher" serves as the closing theme.

Even though the "Final Fight" wasn't as exciting as it could have been, it made sure that the anime ended without a hint of a second season, so it was a pretty good ending all around. The conclusion was at most a satisfactory finale that revealed Fav's real colors. The bottom line is that you may enjoy this anime as a straightforward fantasy action anime, but don't hold your breath waiting for too much of a psychological twist. Additionally, be aware that there are some nasty and gory moments in there, which might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Overall, recommended!