Mahō Shōjo o Wasurenai | |
Ja Kanji: | 魔法少女を忘れない |
Genre: | Coming-of-age,[1] fantasy |
Type: | light novel |
Publisher: | Shueisha |
Demographic: | Male |
Imprint: | Super Dash Bunko |
Published: | June 25, 2009 |
Type: | live film |
Studio: | Spotted Productions |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
is a Japanese light novel by and illustrated by . A live-action film adaptation was released on April 23, 2011.
Half a year ago, high school student Yūya was introduced to Mirai, his younger sister. Yūya knows very little about Mirai other than the fact that she used to be a magical girl. He watches over Mirai in place of their busy single mother, and the more Yūya gets to know Mirai, the more his boring life seems to change. However, Mirai eventually reveals that as a result of losing her magical powers, people will soon lose their memories of her.
Mahō Shōjo o Wasurenai is written by and illustrated by . It was published by Shueisha under the Super Dash Bunko imprint.
A live-action film adaptation was released on April 23, 2011, starring D-Boys member Ryuki Takahashi,, Idoling!!! member Suzuka Morita, and D-Boys member Masahiro Usui.[2] It was directed by .[3] The film's theme song is "Kimi ga Ita Shirushi" by Jurian Beat Crisis.[4] Filming took place in Fukuoka and lasted for two weeks.[4]
For the live-action adaptation, Real Live reviewed the film favorably, commenting how the director, Teiichi Hori, is able to "replicate" the "sweet and sour youth" from light novels.[5]