The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians (魔法使いになれなかった女の子の話, Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi) is a Japanese web novel written by Yuzuki Akasaka. It was serialized on the Everystar website from March 2018 to September 2019, and it was submitted to Project ANIMA [ja], a 2018 collaboration between MBS, DeNA, Sotsu, and Bunka Housou (JOQR) that accepted story submissions from the general public for adaption into anime. The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians was the winner in the "Another World/Fantasy" category. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff premiered in October 2024.
The main character. A girl who dreams of becoming a magician. She applied to Rettoran Academy of Magic, though despite getting first place on the mock exam, she failed the entrance exam and got put into Class 1 of the Standard Program instead of the Magumi.
An anime adaptation of the novel was announced on October 25, 2018, as the winner of the "Another World/Fantasy" category of Project Anima.[1] It is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Masato Matsune, with Takashi Watanabe serving as chief director, Hiroko Kanasugi writing series scripts,[6] Mai Matsūra designing the characters based on Lily Hoshino's original designs, and Yoko Shimomura composing the music. The series premiered on October 5, 2024, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS and BS-TBS, after being delayed from 2021.[2][a] The opening theme song is "Collage" performed by Puffy to Tsuideni Tooboe, while the ending theme song is "Shunkan Saidai Fūsoku" (瞬間最大風速, Instant Maximum Wind Speed) performed by Halca.[7]Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[8]
"I Want to Be a Magician!" Transliteration: "Watashi, Mahōtsukai ni Naritai!" (Japanese: 私、魔法使いになりたい！)
Miyuki Ishida
Masato Matsune
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05)
As a child, Kurumi Mirai met a magician who told her that anybody can become a magician, and gave her a magic notebook. For the next few years, she studied hard to learn magic and eventually applies to Rettoran Academy of Magic, only to fail the entrance exam and get put in the Standard Program Class 1 instead of the Magumi. She falls into a deep depression, believing her dream of becoming a magician is dead. Later, the Magumi students put on a magic demonstration. Kurumi notices they're using magic notebooks just like the one the magician gave her earlier. Suddenly, a monster appears. A magician shows up and defeats the monster, using magic without a notebook. The next day, Standard Program Class 1 meets their teacher, the magician from the previous day. Introducing herself as Minami Suzuki, she declares that she will make them all magicians.
See also
Sakugan, the runner-up of the "Science-Fiction/Robot" category of Project Anima
Notes
^ abMBS and TBS lists the series premiere on October 4, 2024, at 25:53, which is effectively October 5 at 1:53 a.m. JST.
