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Pierrot's New Magical Girl Anime Lulutto Lily Unveils Cast, Staff, Pilot, April Debut
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Bandai Namco Filmworks unveiled on Tuesday the "pilot film," teaser visual, main cast, staff, and April 2026 premiere for Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lily (Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily), the new magical girl television anime that it is presenting with Studio Pierrot.
The anime will star:
May Tachibana as Fū Nonoyama (left in image below), a cheerful, naive elementary school girl and the younger of the Nonoyama sisters. She has a straightforward personality and gets easily excited.
Tachibana also voices Lily Konpeto, Fū's identity in idol form.
Nao Ojika as Rui Nonoyama (left in image below), a middle school girl and Fū's older sister. She is earnest and composed, but can be a little flighty here and there. She once loved to sing, but has beecome reserved after being hospitalized duriing elementary school.
Ojika also voices Lulu Mashū, Rui's identity in idol form.
Hiroki Nanami as Uguisu, a feline creature from the magical realm of Felix Star. It is a free spirit who speaks its mind constantly, which includes complaining and grumbling.
Ai Kayano as Azuki, another feline creature from Felix Star. It is usually calm, but has a knack for using its natural charm to get through trouble.
Fūka Izumi as Tōko Kandachi, an idol who started her own agency, Production Once More, to make her dreams come true. Lily (Fū) caught her eye, so she scouted Lily for a shot at an idol debut.
Fū Hirohara as Sena Aozono, a classmate whom Tōko invited into Production Once More to form a unit with her and launch a career as an idol.
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 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.
Pierrot announced the new magical girl anime project in June 2024. The series is the latest in a line of magical girl television anime from Pierrot, including Magical Angel Creamy Mami (1983-1984), Magical Fairy Persia (1984-1985), Magical Star Magical Emi (1985-1986), Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (1986), and Fancy Lala (1998).
Asahi Production and Pierrot signed a business partnership in October 2024 to strengthen the system for stable production of high-quality anime works. The companies aim to leverage the strengths of both companies to establish a system for stable production of higher quality works. Both companies will aim for further growth through joint projects and sharing of resources, including human resources. Pierrot and South Korean animation studio Red Dog Culture signed a business partnership in August 2024 to jointly produce and invest in projects targeted at the global market.
Pierrot rebranded its second studio to "Pierrot Films" in July 2024. Pierrot Films is producing the fourth season of Mr. Osomatsu, as well as Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity.
Source: Press release
