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Magilumiere Co. Ltd.
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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 was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ website and mobile app from October 2021 to July 2025. As of June 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seventeen 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 aired from October to December 2024. A second season is set to premiere in 2026.

Quick facts 株式会社マジルミエ (Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie), Genre ...
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Plot

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, Kana 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.

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Characters

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The employees of Magilumiere Co. Ltd. From left to right: Kaede Midorikawa, Kana Sakuragi, Kouji Shigemoto, Hitomi Koshigaya and Kazuo Nikoyama.
Kana Sakuragi (桜木 カナ, Sakuragi Kana)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[4] (Japanese); Courtney Lin[5] (English)
Kana is new college graduate who is hired by Magilumiere after she assisted magical girl Hitomi Koshigaya. She has an excellent memory.
Hitomi Koshigaya (越谷 仁美, Koshigaya Hitomi)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[4] (Japanese); Jenny Yokobori[5] (English)
Koshigaya is a magical girl who works at Magilumiere. She is a prodigy who is very supportive of Kana.
Kouji Shigemoto (重本 浩司, Shigemoto Kōji)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[6] (Japanese); Sean Burgos[5] (English)
Shigemoto is the founder and president of Magilumiere. He is such a supporter of magical girls that he dresses like one at work.
Kaede Midorikawa (翠川 楓, Midorikawa Kaede)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[6] (Japanese); Alan Lee[5] (English)
Midorikawa is Magilumiere's marketing and sales representative.
Kazuo Nikoyama (二子山 和央, Nikoyama Kazuo)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[6] (Japanese); Alan Lee[5] (English)
Nikoyama is Magilumiere's magic engineer. He takes his job so seriously that he has a tendency of being oblivious.
Mei Tsuchiba (土刃 メイ, Tsuchiba Mei)
Voiced by: Chika Anzai[7] (Japanese); Stacy Ines[5] (English)
Tsuchiba is a magical girl who works at AST. She has a cold personality and prefers the effectiveness of finishing her job over her own safety.
Kei Koga (古賀 圭, Koga Kei)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida[7] (Japanese); Danny Fehsenfeld[5] (English)
Koga is the founder and president of AST. He is an old friend of Shigemoto's.
Lily Aoi (葵 リリー, Aoi Rirī)
Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara[8] (Japanese); Juliana Sloan[5] (English)
Lily is a magical girl who works at Miyakodo. She is a kind woman who is known for her beauty, elegance, and strength.
Miyako Asou (麻生 美弥子, Asō Miyako)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[8] (Japanese); Jo Yuan[5] (English)
Miyako is the president of Miyakodo. She is an old friend of both Shigemoto and Koga.
Hana Ginji (銀次ハナ, Ginji Hana)
Voiced by: Hiyori Kono[9] (Japanese); Amber Aviles[5] (English)
Ginji is a BROOM engineer. She is a child genius who created Magilumiere's BROOMs.
Nishina (仁科)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka[9] (Japanese); Hopper Stone[5] (English)
Nishina is Ginji's assistant and caretaker. He was previously an engineer for the government.
Akane Makino (槇野あかね, Makino Akane)
Voiced by: Yurina Amami[10] (Japanese); Angelita Esperanza[5] (English)
Makino is a magical girl who works at APDA. Kana is assigned to be her supervisor for her on-the-job training.
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Manga

Written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki, Magilumiere Co. Ltd. was serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website and mobile app from October 20, 2021,[11] to July 9, 2025.[12] 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.[13] Viz Media licensed the series in North America and began publishing it under the title Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. in early 2024.[14]

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Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on November 29, 2023. It was 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.[43][4] The series aired from October 4 to December 20, 2024, on the Friday Anime Night programming block on Nippon TV and its affiliates.[44] The opening theme song is "Order Made" (オーダーメイド, Ōdāmeido), performed by Mafumafu,[45] while the ending theme song is "Workout" (ワークアウト, Wākuauto), performed by syudou.[46] Amazon Prime Video licensed the series for global streaming.[47]

Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced.[48] It is set to premiere in 2026.[49]

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Reception

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.[2] 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.[54] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant praised the series, particularly enjoying the comedic moments. He also felt that the series worked well as a satire of Sailor Moon.[13]

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category,[55] and ranked third out of 50 nominees.[56]

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Notes

  1. Originally titled "Restart" (再会, Saikai) when released on Shōnen Jump+.
  2. Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

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