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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社マジルミエ, Hepburn: Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie), also known in English as Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., is a Japanese manga series written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki. It began serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ website and mobile app in October 2021. As of October 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into fourteen tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Shueisha also publishes the series in English on their Manga Plus website and app. An anime television series adaptation produced by Moe and J.C.Staff premiered in October 2024.
| Magilumiere Co. Ltd. | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hitomi Koshigaya, Kana Sakuragi (front), Kazuo Nikoyama, Kaede Midorikawa, and Kouji Shigemoto (back) | |
| 株式会社マジルミエ (Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sekka Iwata |
| Illustrated by | Yu Aoki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 20, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Hiraoka |
| Written by | Shingo Nagai |
| Music by | Makoto Miyazaki |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | Amazon Prime Video |
| Original network | NNS (Nippon TV, BS Nittere), AT-X |
| Original run | October 4, 2024 – present |
| Episodes | 8 |
The story takes place in a world where being a magical girl is a popular profession that involves exterminating mysterious creatures called Kaii (怪異). New college graduate Kana Sakuragi, who is struggling with job hunting, is able to put her excellent memory to use and helps magical girl Hitomi Koshigaya exterminate a Kaii in an emergency. Happy she has finally been useful, Sakuragi ends up becoming the second magical girl at Magilumiere, the magical girl startup company Koshigaya works at.
In addition to the prodigy Koshigaya, Magilumiere is composed of its president Kouji Shigemoto, a middle-aged man who dresses as a magical girl, Kaede Midorikawa, who deals with customers, and magic engineer Kazuo Nikoyama.
Written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki, Magilumiere Co. Ltd. began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website and mobile app on October 20, 2021.[6] The individual chapters are being collected into tankōbon volumes, with the first released on February 4, 2022.
Shueisha's Manga Plus service is publishing the series in English digitally.[7] Viz Media licensed the series in North America and began publishing it under the title Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. in early 2024.[8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | February 4, 2022[9] | 978-4-08-883028-5 | March 19, 2024[10] | 978-1-9747-4355-1 | ||
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| 2 | May 2, 2022[11] | 978-4-08-883133-6 | June 18, 2024[12] | 978-1-9747-4581-4 | ||
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| 3 | July 4, 2022[13] | 978-4-08-883219-7 | August 20, 2024[14] | 978-1-9747-4704-7 | ||
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| 4 | September 2, 2022[15] | 978-4-08-883243-2 | October 15, 2024[16] | 978-1-9747-4902-7 | ||
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| 5 | November 4, 2022[17] | 978-4-08-883330-9 | December 17, 2024[18] | 978-1-9747-4950-8 | ||
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| 6 | February 3, 2023[19] | 978-4-08-883481-8 | February 18, 2025[20] | 978-1-9747-5183-9 | ||
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| 7 | May 2, 2023[21] | 978-4-08-883540-2 | — | — | ||
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| 8 | August 4, 2023[22] | 978-4-08-883679-9 | — | — | ||
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| 9 | October 4, 2023[23] | 978-4-08-883734-5 | — | — | ||
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| 10 | December 4, 2023[24] | 978-4-08-883735-2 | — | — | ||
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| 11 | April 4, 2024[25] | 978-4-08-884003-1 | — | — | ||
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| 12 | June 4, 2024[26] | 978-4-08-884058-1 | — | — | ||
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| 13 | September 4, 2024[27] | 978-4-08-884201-1 | — | — | ||
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| 14 | October 4, 2024[28] | 978-4-08-884230-1 | — | — | ||
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| 15 | January 4, 2025[29] | 978-4-08-884293-6 | — | — | ||
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were serialized on Shōnen Jump+.
An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 29, 2023. It is produced by Moe and J.C.Staff and directed by Masahiro Hiraoka, with scripts written by Shingo Nagai, character designs handled by Hidehiro Asama, and music composed by Makoto Miyazaki.[30][2] The series premiered on October 4, 2024, on the Friday Anime Night programming block on Nippon Television and its affiliates, as well as AT-X.[31] The opening theme song is "Order Made" (オーダーメイド, Ōdāmeido) performed by Mafumafu,[32] while the ending theme song is "Workout" (ワークアウト, Wākuauto) performed by syudou.[33] Amazon Prime Video licensed the series and is streaming it globally.[34]
| No. | Title [35][36] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original air date [37] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc." Transliteration: "Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie e Yōkoso" (Japanese: 株式会社マジルミエへようこそ) | Masahiro Hiraoka | Masahiro Hiraoka | October 4, 2024 |
| 2 | "Cause BROOMs Are a Piece of Cake" Transliteration: "Hōki o Tobasu No Wa Kantanda" (Japanese: ほうきを飛ばすのは簡単だ) | Nana Fujiwara | Akira Naito Masahiro Hiraoka | October 11, 2024 |
| 3 | "Our Aesthetic" Transliteration: "Watashitachi no Bigaku" (Japanese: 私たちの美学) | Fumihiro Ueno | Junichi Sakata Masahiro Hiraoka Yoshikazu Miyao | October 18, 2024 |
| 4 | "Whipped up a Good One!" Transliteration: "Hoihoi de Kitadaro" (Japanese: ホイホイできただろ) | Kazuma Komatsu | Hiroshi Ikehata Masahiro Hiraoka Yoshikazu Miyao | October 25, 2024 |
| 5 | "Joint Project" Transliteration: "Kyōdō Gyōmu" (Japanese: 協働業務) | Makoto Sokuza | Masahiro Hiraoka Akira Naito Yoshikazu Miyao | November 1, 2024 |
| 6 | "Miyakodo's Magical Girl" Transliteration: "Miyakodō no Mahō Shōjo" (Japanese: ミヤコ堂の魔法少女) | Teru Ishii | Teru Ishii Masahiro Hiraoka Yoshikazu Miyao | November 8, 2024 |
| 7 | "Results vs. Aesthetic" Transliteration: "Kekka to Bigaku" (Japanese: 結果と美学) | Kōzō Kaihō | Yōhei Suzuki Masahiro Hiraoka Yoshikazu Miyao | November 15, 2024 |
| 8 | "Magical Technology EXPO" Transliteration: "Mahō Gyōkai Ekisupo" (Japanese: 魔法業界EXPO) | Nana Fujiwara | Akira Naito Masahiro Hiraoka Yoshikazu Miyao | November 22, 2024 |
| 9 | "Colleagues" Transliteration: "Nakama" (Japanese: 仲間) | TBA | TBA | November 29, 2024 |
Masaki Endo from Tsutaya News felt the series was unique among works of the magical girl genre; Endo also praised the balance between fantasy and reality.[1] Makoto Kitani from Da Vinci praised the comedic elements of the story and the artwork; Kitani also felt the story was unique among magical girl works.[38] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant praised the series, particularly enjoying the comedic moments. He also noted that the series worked well as a satire of Sailor Moon.[7]
The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category,[39] and ranked third out of 50 nominees.[40]
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