Magical Girl Raising Project restart unveils its key visual
The production committee has revealed the full key visual for Magical Girl Raising Project restart, with the new series starting on TV Tokyo on 5 October and a marathon of the original three days earlier.
The magical girls are back, and this time the committee is showing its hand early. The official Magical Girl Raising Project portal revealed the full key visual for Magical Girl Raising Project restart on 18 September, days before the new series takes over late-night television in Japan.
What the reveal actually shows
The key visual is credited to character designer Masako Ito alongside Asako Ishida and Kazuhiko Tamura, and the same post fixes the date: restart begins broadcasting on 5 October 2026 on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, AT-X and others. The detailed schedule published on 21 August puts TV Tokyo's first episode at 02:00 on 5 October, BS Fuji at 24:00 on 7 October and AT-X at 20:30 on 7 October, with repeat showings on Friday mornings and Tuesday afternoons.
SynergySP is handling animation, with Hiroyuki Hashimoto directing, Takao Yoshioka on series composition and scripts and Riki Iida as sound director. The cast includes Honoka Inoue as Pechka, Ai Najo as Pfle, Reina Kondo as Shadow Gale and Aoi Yuki as Lapis Lazuline. Minori Chihara performs the opening theme No tears here, and Daisy x Daisy the ending theme ReMind.
Why the timing matters
There is a warm-up act as well. The portal confirmed that all 12 episodes of the 2016 series will run back to back on Niconico on 3 October from 18:30 to 24:05, a marathon aimed squarely at anyone who wants to arrive at the premiere with their bearings.
The staff announcement from 21 August also named the production committee and the original light novel series by Asari Endo with character concept by Maruino, which is the source material this adaptation is drawing on.
Our opinion
A 5 October start with a full-cast key visual and a broadcast schedule already pinned to the minute is a confident bit of organisation, and the Niconico marathon treats the back catalogue as an on-ramp rather than an obligation, which more productions should copy. The question restart still has to answer is whether it will be as nasty as its premise promises. This is not cosy comfort viewing, and the moment it starts behaving like one, the whole thing falls apart.