Sentai Filmworks Announces Acquisition Of “Magical Girl Site” Anime
Sentai Filmworks announced today the acquisition of the dark anime “Magical Girl Site”. Sentai will distribute “Magical Girl Site” in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain and Portugal. 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.
Animated by production doA (Is the Order a Rabbit?? Dear My Sister), “Magical Girl Site” is directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi (episode director for Vinland Saga) with series composition by Takayo Ikami (Penguindrum). The series stars Yuko Ono (Konohana Kitan) as Aya Asagiri, Himika Akaneya (Noragami) as Tsuyuno Yatsumura, Yu Serizawa (REAL GIRL) as Nijimi Anazawa, Haruka Yamazaki (Monster Musume: My Everyday Life with Monster Girls) as Sarina Shizukume and Aina Suzuki (Love Live! Sunshine!!) as Rina Shioi.
According to Sentai, “Magical Girl Site” will be released in association with select digital outlets with a home video release to follow. The anime premiered in April 2018 and is currently streaming in the US on Amazon Prime.
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” is set to be released June 29, 2021.
Sources: Sentai Filmworks press release and website. Seven Seas Entertainment website. Amazon Prime website.
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