“Magical Girl Site” Anime Available To Stream On HIDIVE
HIDIVE recently announced the streaming rights to the dark anime “Magical Girl Site”. Episodes will be will uploaded to the streamer every Thursday starting on August 19, 2021.
HIDIVE will distribute the horror series to United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Scandinavia, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.
Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of the anime series for streaming and home video release back in June 2021. The “Magical Girl Site” Blu-ray will be released on September 14, 2021.
Sentai describes the anime as “the darkly surreal, reality mangling series that flips the magical girl genre completely on its head”.
Synopsis: Aya Asagiri’s life could not get any worse. Relentlessly bullied by peers and family, she spirals into darkness and despair. Nearing rock bottom, she receives a mysterious invitation from Magical Girl Site, a website promising to grant her lifechanging magical powers. At first, Aya dismisses the lure as just another cold-hearted prank, but a fateful choice makes clear that dark abilities now grow within her. As she discovers dangerous new powers, Aya learns she isn’t alone in her situation. Banding together with other “magical girls,” Aya must expose the Magical Girl Site and its true intention.
The horror series is based on the “Magical Girl Site” manga by Kentaro Sato, which is a spin-off of the manga “Magical Girl Apocalypse”. Both manga series are currently being published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Volume 15 of “Magical Girl Site” was released on June 29, 2021.
Sources: HIDIVE website and press release. Sentai Filmworks press release and website. Seven Seas Entertainment website. Amazon Prime website.