It is a light and positive adventure that will definitely lift your spirits.
The new year has brought a number of interesting premieres, but for now let's refrain from jumping to conclusions – and pay attention to what anime fans may not have noticed.
The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians from J.C. Staff Studio would have torn up morning shows 20 years ago, but today it seems to have passed almost unnoticed.
The fall of 2024 proved fruitful for unusual projects – for example, those that seemed to have decided to bring back some of the trends of the past.
The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians seems to have been created 20 years ago – to be shown in the morning slot of a popular TV channel: a simple, cute and bright anime.
What Is The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians About?
When Kurumi was little, she met a sorceress who showed her the beauty of magic. Since then, the girl has dreamed of learning witchcraft by entering a special academy.
Her hopes and ambitions are dashed when Kurumi ends up in an ordinary group instead of a witch one. Kurumi is not the only one with bad luck: the cold beauty Yuzu is also unhappy with the results of the selection.
It seems as if all they can do is resign themselves to their fate and envy the young wizards who are able to use different spells from the very first day of school. But soon a strange teacher, Minami, appears in Kurumi and Yuzu's class.
She wants to teach her charges magic, even though they are not in a special group. It turns out that magic is like drawing: if you learn to control your energy and draw the necessary patterns, a real miracle can happen.
The Anime Is a Work of an Aspiring Artist And Has Unique Visuals
Originally, The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians is a web novel by Yuzuki Akasaka, published on the Japanese website Everystar. It was selected for an adaptation as part of Project Anima's competition to find original plots and names.
J.C. Staff Studio tried very hard with the visual part: The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians is memorable for its unusual pastel graphics and character designs by famous manga artist Lily Hoshino.
The Anime Will Appeal to Those Who Miss the Old School Style
Judging by the bold hint of a second season, the series did not adapt the entire novel by Akasaka, but whether there will be a second season is a big question.
Perhaps The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians will appeal to children or those who want to remember the atmosphere of old anime in an unusual modern design.