Upcoming Magical Girl Projects
Magical girl fans are finally eating good after years of starvation. So good, in fact, that I decided to make a list of magical girl projects in development. This is a continually updating list - all series that have since been released can be found here.
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. season two - Magilumiere is getting a second season, which was announced after the broadcast of season one's finale. It will premiere sometime in July 2026.
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance - A new installment in the seminal Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise, this will be a new TV anime set in the movie continuity that follows a now thirteen year old Nanoha and Fate. Premiering July 5, 2026.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht Rising - The fourth PMMM movie, which will pick up where Rebellion's massive cliffhanger left off. While originally slated for late 2024, it has since been delayed multiple times and will (hopefully) finally premiere on August 28, 2026.
Magic Knight Rayearth revival - TMS Entertainment is making a new Magic Knight Rayearth series in honor of the franchise's 30th anniversary. It's slated for release in October 2026.
Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart - A sequel to 2016's Magical Girl Raising Project, Restart will adapt the second and third volumes of the light novel series. It's currently scheduled for an October 2026 premiere.
Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Akogare no Yume e - Magokoro no Duo - A new OVA meant to celebrate the magical girl classic. It will premiere in theaters sometime in 2026 before releasing on home video. Despite this, no plot details have been revealed.
Sugar Sugar Rune reboot - At Paris's Japan Expo, Studio Khara premiered Sugar Sugar Rune: Les deux sorcierès, a CG short film that serves as a prequel to the manga. After it finished, the studio went on to reveal that a full series was in production. Both the short film and series are meant to celebrate the original manga's 20th anniversary.
New Revue Starlight project - A sequel anime to Revue Starlight was revealed to be in production during the Bushiroad New Year Grand Presentation 2026 event. No other details are known.
Hua Xianzi: Zhi Mofa Xiang Dui Lun - A co-production between Tencent Video and Toei Animation's Shanghai branch, this anime is being billed as a "remake" of Lunlun the Flower Fairy. The heroine is Rumi, an apprentice at a homemade perfume studio who awakens as a Flower Child due to the power of a family heirloom. She's tasked with collecting and purifying the Rainbow Flower's scattered petals, only to clash with another Flower Child along the way and discover the surprising past of her feline mentor/sidekick.
Lolirock season three - After Lolirock's second season ended with a cliffhanger all the way back in 2017, it seemed like the story would never get a proper conclusion. However, the series's creator and director, Jean-Louis Vandestoc, announced on his Instagram in 2023 that creative meetings for a third season have begun.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya sequel - A follow-up to the Licht Nameless Girl movie, although the format is currently unknown. No new information has been revealed since the movie was announced in 2021.
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card season two - The sequel to the magical girl classic is getting a second season that will adapt the rest of the manga.
