by This light novel is fantastic! It has been announced that a new TV anime, “Magical Girl Raising Project Restart,” based on the light novel “Magical Girl Raising Project” from Bunko (Takarajimasha), will be broadcast in 2026. This will be the first new TV anime in about 10 years since the TV anime aired from October to December 2016. A teaser PV expressing the charm of the magical girls has also been released.
Director Hashimoto Hiroyuki commented, “I’m Hashimoto Hiroyuki, and I’ve been asked to continue as animation director this time as I did last time. It’s been almost 10 years since the original series was broadcast, and I’m thrilled to be involved in the ‘Magical Girl Raising Project’ anime again.
Just like the original, this time too, the human relationships of many characters are intricately intertwined, so I hope you’ll look forward to seeing how that plays out in the anime. It’s always tricky to adapt ‘Mahoiku’ into an anime (laughs), but it’s still a rewarding project, and I have a lot of fun making it. I hope you’ll look forward to the broadcast.”
Takao Yoshioka, series composition and scriptwriter, said, “I am thrilled to be involved with ‘Magical Girl Raising Project’ again. It is reassuring to be able to work with Director Hashimoto again, as we did with the previous film, and my work as series composition and scriptwriter has already been completed. This time, ‘Restart’ features a different setting from the previous film, along with new, fascinating characters that will significantly advance the story.
The mystery-like development is thrilling, and there were many parts that I felt would be difficult to visualize, but I sought to find a form that could only be expressed in anime. I am sure that the results of this challenge will be enjoyed by both fans of the original work and those who are experiencing it for the first time. I hope you look forward to the broadcast.”
Character designer Masako Ito commented, “I’ve been asked to design the animation characters for ‘Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart.’ This is the first time I’ve been entrusted with the role of character designer, so I’m very nervous. I’ve been involved with ‘Mahoiku’ since the original series, where I worked as an SD character designer (I also worked on the original series), so it’s a memorable project for me. I’m thrilled to be able to retake my part. All of Maruino-sensei’s characters are charming and cute, so I did my best to recreate them as much as possible in the anime.”
