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A new trailer for The Quintessential Quintuplets' brand-new fantasy adventure, alongside artwork of the Nakano sisters' new magical outfits, has been released. The upcoming release marks the first time the fan-favorite harem series has shifted genres from romance to an isekai-like fantasy.

The Quintessential Quintuplets announced a brand-new video game for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles. Unlike previous installments, which reformatted the harem comedy into a visual novel, the upcoming new release is a role-playing dungeon exploration game that transforms the beautiful Nakano sisters into magical users. The Quintessential Princesses: Fantasy, the Abyss, and the Magic Academy will be released in Japan on Sept. 18, 2025. An international release has yet to be announced. However, previous games were made available in the U.S. by Spike Chunsoft.

The Nakano Sisters Become Magic Users in New Quintessential Quintuplets RPG for Switch & PS5/PS4

Mages Inc., the Japanese game developer behind previous The Quintessential Quintuplets video games,...

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance , the upcoming entry in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime franchise, revealed a teaser visual for the series as well as the main staff today . A release date for the new series was not revealed at the time of reporting. Takayuki Hamana will direct Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance at animation studio Seven Arcs. Masaki Tsuzuki provides the original story and screenplay, Issei Arakaki provides the character designs and serves as chief animation director and Syuichi Kawakami provides the character planning. Related: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance TV Anime Announced The Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series began in 2004 with a 13-episode TV anime series, followed by additional TV anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's in 2005, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS in 2007, and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid in 2015, as well as theatrical anime films in...

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is a long-running, yet tragically underrated magical girl anime franchise. Despite the great action and writing, the series, for one reason or another, has never taken off outside of Japan, and it especially doesn’t help that it hasn’t had a new story since the 2018 film Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is severely underrated and has largely been defunct for almost a decade, but that’s finally set to change. The Nanoha franchise recently finished airing a TV-edited version of the two recap films from the 2010s, and following that, it was revealed that Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha...

A Japanese girl announced her marriage to Yoichi Isagi on TikTok, following his winning goal against the U-20 Japan team in Blue Lock season 2 finale.

The post went viral in no time, with the wedding photos taking social media platforms by storm. The girl can be seen dressed in bridal attire, standing next to the cutout in a real-life wedding ceremony in the photos.

The Japanese girl’s Tiktok account features content that revolves around her admiration for Isagi.

The account’s name, “kintsuba 41,” references Isagi’s favorite traditional Japanese sweet, kintsuba. The profile description features Isagi’s quote, “Move for the sake of my goal”.

Prior to the wedding, the account shared updates about the preparation process.

On Nov 2, a video showed the user trying on her wedding dress, which she later wore for the ceremony. On Dec 27, the day before the season finale aired, she posted a photo...

The Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha continues the celebration of its 20th anniversary with an official social media post announcing the creation of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance , a completely new work of TV animation. At the time of this reporting, no further details about the new TV anime have been revealed. Related: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Anime 20th Anniversary Project Shares Memorial Visual A new manga titled Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds by Maki Tsuzuki and illustrated by Shuichi Kawakami was also announced, scheduled to begin in Kodansha's Wednesday Sirius magazine in 2025. The Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series began in 2004 with a 13-episode TV anime series, followed by additional TV anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's in 2005, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS in 2007 and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid in 2015, as well as theatrical anime films in 2010, 2017 and 2018. Discotek Media currently releases the first series...

As previously reported in July , the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime franchise officially launched its 20th anniversary project on October 1, 2024. Exactly 20 years ago, on October 1, 2004, the first episode of the TV anime first season aired in Japan. The project's official website opened with a first memorial visual featuring the protagonist, Nanoha Takamachi, and Fate Testarossa. Items using this visual, such tapestry, chara fine graph, and acrylic stands, will be available at King Amusement Creative's Kinkurido Store from October 8. Related: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Anime to Launch 20th Anniversary Project in October 2024 Meanwhile, Takuya Fujima , the illustrator of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid manga series, has also posted a commemorative illustration on his official X (formerly Twitter). The anime franchise's official YouTube channel will start streaming the TV anime first season, one episode per week, for free starting October 10. Additionally, TV-edited versions of two films — Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha...

The recently released Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells anime series based on the light novel series written by Kaoru Shinozaki has become quite trending within the shonen world. However, the recognition that the series has earned might not be for the best.

Failure Frame Anime Series | Credit: Seven Arcs

The series follows the adventures of Mimori Touka, who was a nobody in his school. However, when he and his classmates are summoned to a magical world by Goddess Vysis to become heroes, he thinks that his life will change. But he suffers the same fate in the new world too, which forces Vysis to discard him.

However, the powers he gained might not be useless after all, as he decides to take revenge on the goddess, revealing his true intentions. While the story is intriguing, the anime series might not be so entertaining,...

The official portal site for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime franchise revealed today on July 8 that the anime's 20th anniversary project is scheduled to launch in October 2024. The project's commemorative logo was unveiled for the first time on the site, and has also been introduced on the anime's official X (formerly Twitter). Related: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Teases More Magical Action in New Project As the first phase of the 20th anniversary project, under the title of "Lyrical Selection," TV-edited versions of two films — Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st (2010) and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd A's (2012) — will be broadcast from October 2024. The former is based on the anime franchise's first TV series aired in 2004, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha , while the latter is based on the second TV series aired in 2005, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's . On the occasion of the broadcast, a campaign entitled "Lyrical...

The official website for voice actor Yukari Tamura (Nanoha Takamachi in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series) has announced that she has been diagnosed with pneumonia and voice disorder due to acute vocal cord inflammation. Tamura has planned to hold her concert tour "Yukari Tamura Love ♡ Live 2024 Honey bunny," which runs through 20 locations across Japan from June 1 to September 8, 2024. But after its first performance at J:com Hall Hachiouji in Tokyo on June 1, she complained of throat problems and had difficulty singing for long periods of time. Due to this condition, the second performance at the same venue on the next day, June 2, was postponed to a future date. On June 3, she was examined by a doctor and was diagnosed with pneumonia and voice disorder due to acute vocal cord inflammation. The doctor informed her that she would need to remain silent and rest for about ten more days. Due to the doctor's diagnosis,...

The perception of the magical girl genre doesn't often line up with reality. People who don't watch magical girl anime often suspect the franchise doesn't spend very much time on its fight scenes. However, for many of the most popular series, this couldn't be further from the truth.

There are several magical girl anime that have fight scenes on par with the average shonen anime. While some of these feature the leads relying on magic and long-distance fighting, others aren't afraid to display close-quarters combat. Animation studios spare no expense for these fights, either, resulting in some of the best combat scenes in anime.

Related: 10 Anime Characters Who'd Be Terrible Magical Girls

Magic Knight Rayearth 2 Seasons, 49 Episodes, 1994-1995

In the '90s, Tms Entertainment released one of the best magical girl and best mecha series of all time with an adaptation of Clamp's Magic Knight Rayearth. In Rayearth, three...

For decades, the magical girl genre has been an impactful part of anime history and has played home to some of the best series of all time. From classics like Sailor Moon to modern titles, such as Madoka Magica, many magical girl titles are nothing short of iconic. But though they're deserving of their praise, some magical girl anime have become overrated with time.

Related: 10 Greatest Magical Girl Anime, Ranked

With boring storylines, underwhelming protagonists, and poor animation, many popular magical girl anime receive more attention than they deserve. They hog the spotlight and overshadow many promising new titles, often dominating the magical girl fandom as everyone's favorites.

Yuki Yuna Is A Hero

Many 2010s magical girl anime took inspiration from Madoka Magica, including Yuki Yuna is a Hero. Though the series received little attention upon its initial release, nowadays, most magical girl fans have nothing but praise for it.

Amazon is broadening its streaming horizons with the launch of Anime Strike, a channel wholly dedicated to Japanese animation. Strike is the latest addition to the Amazon Channels initiative, Variety reports, an add-on subscription service launched in 2015 for Prime members in which they can subscribe to programming from the likes of HBO, Seeso, Machinima, PBS Kids, and roughly 100 others.

Strike, priced at $4.99 per month, will feature 1,000 ad-free episodes and movies, including classics and current popular Japanese TV shows, including The Great Passage, Scum’s Wish, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers. Several series will air on Strike exclusively in the U.S., and new content will be added weekly, per Variety.

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