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Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Anime Reveals More Cast, Returning Theme Song Artists, October 4 Debut for 2nd Part

Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Thursday the main visual, additional cast members, theme song artists, and October 4 debut for the second cours (quarter of a year) of Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lilly (Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly), the new magical girl television anime that it is presenting with Studio Pierrot.

Newly announced cast members are:

Yusuke Shirai as Mucchi, a resident of the magical land Felix Star and also the head of the executive committee of the "Magic Festival"

Yūko Natsuyoshi as Shiromofu, a furball-like creature that also lives in Felix Star

K-pop girl group ILLIT returns from the anime's first part to perform the new opening theme song "Swingin' Magic." The idol unit Lulutto Lilly, which consists of the anime's main characters Lilly Konpeto (voiced by May Tachibana) and Lulu Mashū (voiced by Nao Ojika) also return to perform the new ending theme song "Dream a la Mode."

The anime's second part will debut on October 4 on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m. JST, and will also run on ABC TV, TV Aichi, BS NTV, and AT-X.

The anime's story centers on sisters Fū and Rui, who used to be close, but have been a bit distant from each other recently. One day, Fū encounters a mysterious spaceship and gains magical powers. At that same time, Rui also gains magical powers, and both transform into the adults they dream to be. The sisters' powers come with two conditions: their magic powers can only be used in one year, and no one must know about it. Unaware of each other's secrets, Fū and Rui become active as idols.

The anime stars:

• May Tachibana as Fū Nonoyama/Lilly Konpeto (idol form)
• Nao Ojika as Rui Nonoyama/Lulu Mashū (idol form)
• Hiroki Nanami as Uguisu
• Ai Kayano as Azuki
• Fūka Izumi as Tōko Kandachi
• Fū Hirohara as Sena Aozono
• Hikaru Yaotome as Miitaa
• Kōhei Amasaki as Shōta Seo
• Tatsumaru Tachibana as Hisashi Kadoya
• Tomokazu Sugita as Yasuo Kandachi
• Jun Kasama as Keiichi Nonoyama
• Megumi Ōhara as Shio Nonoyama
• Aya Endō as Matsuri Hinoura

Takako Ohta and Yū Mizushima, who voiced Yū Morisawa / Creamy Mami and Toshio Ohtomo respectively in the Magical Angel Creamy Mami anime franchise, also appear in the anime as guest cast members.

The anime previously announced that Miyari Nemoto will join the anime's second part as Asahi Araki, an idol otaku and a huge fan of Lily, who auditioned to be an idol and joins Production Once More.

Shintarō Dōge (Arknights: Perish in Frost assistant director, Pet episode director) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot, and is credited for the original character designs. Yūko Kakihara (Blue Box, 2022 & 2024 Urusei Yatsura) is supervising and writing the series scripts. Namiko Tori (Pokémon: Paldean Winds sub-character designer), Hirono Nishiki (My Dress-Up Darling episode key animator), and Asami Sodeyama (Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS-) are designing the characters.

The anime's first part premiered on April 5 on the Tokyo MX channel, and also runs on ABC TV, TV Aichi, BS NTV, and AT-X. The anime is running for two cours, with a break in between. The anime is available on streaming services such as Ani-One and Bahamut in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan; Anime Generation and Man-ga (television broadcast) in Italy; Anime Box in Spain; and on various services in Taiwan. Tubi also streams the anime in the United States and Canada.

Bandai Namco Filmworks' YouTube channel started streaming the anime's first two episodes on April 18, which has subtitles in 16 languages including English. The episodes are available in North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Bandai Namco Filmworks has continued streaming the anime's episodes, with the 12th episode posted on June 27, and now has subtitles in 26 languages.

Source: Press release