{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e60ab80f3c5fbe2a6bf21936","clusterId":"c_d9842212e0cc5f09ddaf7495","slug":"magical-girl-raising-project-restart-anime-debuts-october-5","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Magical Girl Raising Project Restart Anime Debuts October 5","summary":"The Magical Girl Raising Project Restart anime will debut on October 5. It airs on TV Tokyo late at night at 2:00 a.m. (effectively October 6), then on AT-X and BS Fuji on October 7. Director Hiroyuki Hashimoto and scriptwriter Takao Yoshioka return from the first anime, with Synergy SP replacing Lerche as the animation studio.","whyItMatters":"The restart anime brings back the original director and writer but moves to a new studio, Synergy SP, setting the sequel apart from the 2016 series it follows.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe restart anime is built on returning staff. Hiroyuki Hashimoto directs again, Takao Yoshioka writes the script, and Masako Itou designs characters from Maruino\u0026#39;s original designs, with Satoki Iida back as sound director. The one change is in production: Synergy SP handles animation, taking over from Lerche, which animated the 2016 series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinori Chihara performs the opening theme song \u0026#34;No tears here.\u0026#34; Daisy×Daisy performs the ending theme song \u0026#34;ReMind.\u0026#34; The series follows a social game that turns one in tens of thousands into a magical girl, until a district of 16 is ordered to halve its numbers and the competition becomes a survival battle.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Magical Girl Raising Project Restart hits TV Tokyo late night October 5, then AT-X and BS Fuji October 7. Hashimoto and Yoshioka return; Synergy SP takes over animation from Lerche. Chihara sings the opener, Daisy×Daisy the closer.","twitterPost":"Magical Girl Raising Project Restart anime debuts Oct 5 on TV Tokyo, Oct 7 on AT-X and BS Fuji. Director Hashimoto and writer Yoshioka return. Synergy SP animates, replacing Lerche. Themes: Chihara, Daisy×Daisy.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Magical Girl Raising Project Restart has a date: October 5 on TV Tokyo, then October 7 on AT-X and BS Fuji. The original director and scriptwriter return, but the animation moves to Synergy SP. Minori Chihara and Daisy×Daisy provide the theme songs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-08-21/magical-girl-raising-project-restart-anime-debuts-on-october-5/.240804\",\"title\":\"Magical Girl Raising Project restart Anime Debuts on October 5\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4382,"outputTokens":617,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787332195,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T16:58:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T17:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T16:58:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d9842212e0cc5f09ddaf7495","canonicalTitle":"News\nMagical Girl Raising Project restart Anime Debuts on October 5","representativeArticleId":"a_6dc79b73fd5a7006cc2b5cbb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magical Girl Raising Project Restart\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Asari Endō\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T12:05:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T12:05:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T17:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-08-21/magical-girl-raising-project-restart-anime-debuts-on-october-5/.240804","title":"News\nMagical Girl Raising Project restart Anime Debuts on October 5"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magical Girl Raising Project Restart"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Asari Endō"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}