“Rejected from elite magic class, Kurumi and friends get second chance to become magicians in standard class.”
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
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Synopsis
Rejected from elite magic class, Kurumi and friends get second chance to become magicians in standard class.
From a young age, Kurumi Mirai has aspired to become a magician. Driven by her ambition, she has spent her childhood preparing to join the prestigious Rettoran Academy of Magic. Although Kurumi excels in the selection exam, her dream is crushed when she is not chosen for the elite magic class. Admitted to the standard class at the academy instead, Kurumi soon befriends Maki Kumiiru, her new roommate; and Yuzu Edel, another girl unhappy with her placement. However, to everyone's surprise, their homeroom teacher, Minami Suzuki, promises to teach the class magic anyway. Although skeptical at first, the girls start to believe that this may be their second chance at realizing their dreams and becoming wonderful magicians.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 14 sampled reviews
What 14 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.72 · some divergence
3.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 4.0
↓ 3.50
Running avg · Nov 2024 → Sep 2025
- 9 “First off, the strongest point of this show is that it is one of the most beautiful anime I've ever seen! It uses so many lovely and bright colors, and the watercolor aesthetic makes things feel so...”
- 7 “I will keep this review brief because I want to encourage as many people as possible to watch this anime without diving into lengthy analyses. I stumbled upon this series on a rather questionable...”
- 6 “As you can tell from the other "mixed" reviews, the anime has some really awkward issues The main issue is that fundamentally after the introduction nothing really happens and the episode pacing...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2024 – Dec 2024 Fall 2024
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26134 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
- Imagine Producer
- NetEase Producer
- Fosun Entertainment Japan Producer