Magimoji Rurumo


Magimoji Rurumo is a Japanese manga series by Wataru Watanabe, author of the manga series Yowamushi Pedal. The series follows Kōta Shibaki, a high school student, who trains with a witch named Rurumo through the use of magic tickets. However, whenever a ticket is used to make a wish, Shibaki's life will be shortened.
The first manga series was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine from October 2007 to 2011. A second and third manga have been serialized, from 2011 to 2013, and from 2013 to 2019, respectively. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2014. Crunchyroll streamed the series.

Plot

Shibaki is a high-school boy whose only interest is girls. Except he's been branded as the most perverted boy at school and girls avoid him like the plague. One day he finds a book in the library about how to summon witches. He tries it as a joke, but it turns out to be the real thing. An apprentice witch named Rurumo appears to grant him a wish. Shibaki helps Rurumo and she in return refuses to take his soul. When the story starts, Shibaki wishes he could see Rurumo again. His wishes is granted immediately as Rurumo falls from the sky and crash lands in front of him. He finds out that as punishment for not taking his soul she's been busted down to an apprentice witch. Now, she must complete the task of getting Shibaki to use up 666 magic tickets that grant wishes before she can become a witch again. However, what she does not know is that each time he uses a ticket it shortens his life. When the last ticket is used up, Shibaki will die. Shibaki knows this because Rurumo's familiar black cat Chiro tell him as part of the "contract" for giving him the tickets. Now, Shibaki has a choice, make a wish and help Rurumo become a witch again or resist the temptation and try to save his own life.

Characters

;Kōta Shibaki
;Rurumo
;Chiro
;Shibaki's Mother
;Seitarō Shibaki
;Senior
;Tanako Kujirai
;Mameo Fukusuke
;Hiro Tokoda
;Sumiko Inoue
;Masako Shimomura
;Kyōko Izumi
;Maaya Sawashita
;Hiroshi Nishino
;Hajime Suguwara
;Tomoha Sakurai
;Harulily Walura
;Ruri Iida

Media

Manga

The manga was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from 2007 to 2011. The manga first appeared as a one-shot short story bonus for Watanabe's previous work Owarai Chibius, included in Monthly Shōnen Sirius' July 2007 issue, and then became a regular serialization from October 2007 to February 2011, compiled into total of seven tankōbon volumes. The second manga, Magimoji Rurumo: Magic World Arc began serialization in April 2011 until March 2013, compiled into 5 volumes. The ongoing third manga, titled Magimoji Rurumo: After School Magic Junior High Student begun serialization in July 2013 and ended in June 2019, compiled into nine tankōbon volumes.

Anime

An anime adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Chikara Sakurai, it aired from July 9 to September 24, 2014, on AT-X and later on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, TV Aichi, BS11, and NBC. Kodansha was simulcasting the series on Crunchyroll with subtitles in English. The opening theme is "Seiippai, Tsutaetai!" by Suzuko Mimori, who also voices Rurumo, and the ending theme is "Futari no Chronostasis" by Yurika Endō. An OVA episode was bundled with the manga's 9th volume which was released on July 9, 2019.
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