This month saw lots of summer 2024 anime announcements, and there seems to be no signs of slowing down. That’s because The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies is another anime that got a July release date announcement.
The anime’s release date was revealed alongside a new trailer. Also shared were more voice cast members.
As its title implies, this anime should be right up the alley of romance and fantasy anime fans.
What Is The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Anime About? A Unique Magical Girl Series
The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant is an upcoming romance anime based on the manga of the same name that ran from September 2013 to March 2015.
It has been nearly a decade since it ended, so it’s a bit of a surprise to see it get an anime adaptation. Given its story though, it makes sense why an anime adaptation was decided.
This show’s story is pretty much as the title says. It follows Mira, the lieutenant of an evil organization who faces off against the magical girl named Mimori.
Soon though, Mira finds himself falling in love with Mimori. This makes it a show reminiscent of other enemies-to-lovers anime such as The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil.
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The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Anime Gets July Release Date
With the summer 2024 season inching ever closer, a new trailer for The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant was released. While it focuses mainly on Mira, Mimori is shown on-screen for a bit.
It won’t be long now until fans get to see them together, as this series will be released on July 9, 2024.
For now, though, there’s no word yet on which streaming platform the show will be available.
Meet the Cast of The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant
Aside from the trailer, more cast members were also revealed, including many notable names.
Here is the list of the show’s confirmed VAs:
- Mai Nakahara (Juvia Lockser in Fairy Tail) as Byakuya Mimori
- Yuki Ono (Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) as Mira
- Shinichiro Miki (Kisuke Urahara in Bleach) as the Cat Familiar
- Mariya Ise (Himeno in Chainsaw Man) as Hibana Kagari
- Hikaru Midorikawa (Garou in One-Punch Man) as the Bird Familiar
- Kenichi Suzumura (Sougo Okita in Gintama) as Fomalhaut
- Ayako Kawasumi (Saber in Fate/Stay Night) as Bellatrix
- Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu in Demon Slayer) as Alcyone
- Nao Toyama (Yui Yuigahama in OreGairu) as Spica
- Takumi Yamazaki (Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald in Fate/Zero) as Sadalsudh
- Takaya Hashi (Kakuzu in Naruto) as Betelgeuse
My Hero Academia Studio Is Producing The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Anime
As a fantasy romance anime, it’s surprising that the anime studio Bones is producing this series. After all, the studio is best known for shows such as My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchemist.
That’s not to say Bones works exclusively on shonen anime. After all, the studio has other unique projects such as Carole and Tuesday and Show by Rock.
The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Main Staff Announced
Leading the staff at Bones is Akiyo Ohashi (of Bungou Stray Dogs fame). He is joined by series composer Yuniko Ayana (Given) and character designer Haruko Iizuka (Sugar Apple Fairy Tale).
Rounding out the main staff list is music composer NAYUKO of Cells at Work and Ranking of Kings fame.
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