Gushing Over Magical Girls Season 2 confirms 2027 broadcast
Gushing Over Magical Girls Season 2 will broadcast in 2027, with a new visual, an official reveal video and the principal cast returning.
Gushing Over Magical Girls Season 2 will broadcast in 2027, with the announcement arriving alongside a new visual and an official broadcast-period reveal video. The news comes from the anime’s official website, which published the update on 14 November and confirmed the sequel’s Japanese broadcast window without naming a specific month or day. 1
The announcement is a useful step forward for a show that has spent two years in the “coming back” column. It confirms that Season 2 is not merely an early project announcement: the production is now promoting a new visual, a dedicated video and returning cast information as it moves towards broadcast.
What the announcement confirms
The official site says Season 2 will air in 2027 and presents an ultra-teaser visual built around Utena Hiiragi, the central character who transforms into the villainous Magia Baiser. The site also links to a broadcast-period reveal video on the official KADOKAWA Anime YouTube channel. The video’s title and description identify the programme as the second season and repeat the 2027 broadcast confirmation. 12
The new material does not provide a precise Japanese premiere date, an international release date or a confirmed streaming partner for the UK and US. Those details remain open. “Broadcasts in 2027” is therefore the firmest wording available from the announcement, rather than a sign that the series is launching early in the year.
The visual and video keep the series’ deliberately provocative magical-girl-versus-villain framing. That tone is part of the show’s identity, but the announcement itself is mainly about timing: viewers now have a year attached to the return and a new piece of promotional art to mark the next stage of production.
Returning cast and staff
The official announcement lists the eight principal returning cast members. Fūka Izumi returns as Utena Hiiragi/Magia Baiser, Aoi Koga as Kiwi Araga/Leopard, Shiori Sugiura as Korisu Morino/Nero Alice, Yuka Aisaka as Matama Akoya/Loco Musica, Minami Tsuda as Nemo Anemo/Leberblume, Kaori Maeda as Haruka Hanabishi/Magia Magenta, Mayuko Kazama as Sayo Minakami/Magia Azul and Misaki Ikeda as Kaoruko Tenkawa/Magia Sulfur. 1
Anime News Network independently reports the same returning cast and says Masato Suzuki and Atsushi Ōtsuki are returning as co-directors at Asahi Production. Noboru Kimura is again handling series composition, while Yasuka Ōtaki returns as character designer. 3 That continuity matters: the sequel is retaining the core production identity associated with the first season rather than presenting a wholesale creative reset.
Why the 2027 window matters
The first season’s mix of magical-girl parody, transformation spectacle and dark comedy gave it a distinct place in the crowded anime calendar. Season 2 now has to turn that recognition into a return that feels purposeful rather than simply familiar. A new visual and a broadcast-year reveal are modest announcements, but they show that the production is ready to start moving from confirmation into promotion.
There is still no evidence in the official material for a UK or US broadcast arrangement, and the announcement should not be stretched into one. International viewers can reasonably treat 2027 as the Japanese broadcast target while waiting for platform and territory information. The official site’s current update is about the show’s return, not its global distribution.
Our opinion
This is the right sort of update for a sequel that was previously confirmed but had no firm broadcast year attached to it. The 2027 window gives fans something concrete, while the returning cast and staff suggest continuity where it counts. The announcement is not pretending to answer questions it does not cover: there is no invented premiere month, no assumed streaming deal and no claim that the season is imminent.
The next meaningful milestone will be a more specific broadcast date, followed by a fuller trailer that shows how Season 2 is expanding its story and production. For now, the official visual and reveal video do their job: Gushing Over Magical Girls is returning in 2027, and Magia Baiser is already back in the promotional spotlight.