mahou shoujo website (Magic girls site) is a popular dark fantasy manga that was adapted into an anime in the season of Spring 2018 (April-June), but since then there have been no updates. At least that’s what the fans thought, because the author of the original work, Kentarou Satou shared an update (now removed) that actually announced that the project would have a second season:
- ยซ[Importante Anuncio] It has been decided that Mahou Shoujo Site will have a second season. Thank you all for your support! Please continue to support Aya-chan until her final battle. Thanks very much!‘ he wrote on his Twitter account.
A few hours after its release and as fans continued to celebrate this news, The author dumped a bucket of cold water on them and told them it was an April Fool’s joke:
- ยซSorry, that was an April Fool’s joke. This second season I can’t decide on my own, it depends on the production side and many other circumstances, but since the anime adaptation aired, the recognition of the original manga by a growing number of fans has increased significantly, so maybe in the future it will Reality. I also thought, if that happens, let’s all cheer together. 2023 will be the 10th anniversary of the release of Mahou Shoujo Site and the 5th anniversary of the anime, so I will prepare something special. This is no joke, wait a minute‘ he wrote again.
And finally, he apologized to fans for his bad joke:
- ยซI deleted both the April Fool’s joke and the explanation because there were repeated misunderstandings. Sorry for the confusion. It was a day that I realized that many fans are still waiting for an anime sequel and I am very grateful to you all.ยป.
Kentarou Satou started publishing the manga through the magazine Champion Tap! from the publisher Akita Shoten in July 2013 and finished it in August 2019 with a total of sixteen volumes compiled. A twelve episode anime adaptation was produced by the studios Production doA and aired during the season Spring 2018 (April-June).
Summary of mahou shoujo website
Every day Aya Asagiri thinks about suicide. She is relentlessly bullied at school, and at home her older brother Kaname physically abuses her to relieve the school stress their father places on him. One night while she’s awake and wishing she were dying, a mysterious website called Magical Girl Site appears on her laptop, promising to give her magical powers. At first he dismisses it as a creepy prank, but when he finds a magical weapon in his shoe closet the next day, he doesn’t know what to believe. He decides to take her with him and soon encounters his goons again. But this time, desperate for something to save her, she uses the gun and her attackers are transported to a nearby railroad crossing, where they are run over.
Aya’s conscious mind cannot process the fact that she killed two of her classmates with magic, and she tries desperately to make sense of the situation. However, when she gets into trouble again, she is rescued by Tsuyuno Yatsumura, a classmate who can use magic to stop time. This duo has a lot to do: not only do they have to fight together and against other Magical Girls, but they also have to find out the truth behind the website and the apocalyptic event called “The Tempest” that is about to happen.
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