| Magica Wars | |
 Promotional image. | |
| 魔法少女大戦 (Mahō Shōjo Taisen) | |
|---|---|
| Video game | |
| Magica Wars Lock-On | |
| Platform | iOS |
| Released | December 20, 2013 |
| Video game | |
| Magica Wars Tactics | |
| Developer | DMM Games |
| Platform | Adobe Flash |
| Released | January 2014 |
| Video game | |
| Magica Wars Zanbatsu | |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released | March 27, 2014 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ayano Ohnoki |
| Produced by | Ken Matsui, Momoka Ito |
| Written by | Kazuho Hyodo |
| Music by | Hiroshi Watanabe |
| Studio | Gainax |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | April 8, 2014 – September 30, 2014 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Magica Wars (魔法少女大戦, Mahō Shōjo Taisen, lit. "Magical Girl Wars") is a media franchise created by the internet television variety show 2.5 Jigen Terebi. It consists of an iOS game titled Magica Wars Lock-On which was released on December 20, 2013; a free-to-play smartphone browser game by DMM Games titled Magica Wars Tactics, released in January 2014; a PlayStation Vita game was released on March 27, 2014;[1][2] and an anime television series by Gainax that aired on April 8, 2014.[3]
The franchise personifies Japan's 47 prefectures, each one being represented by a magical girl. The character designs are determined via a contest on the art website Pixiv. The voice actress for each girl was born in the prefecture that they represent.[4]
- ^ 2013-12-03, Magica Wars, Gainax’s Next Anime Series, Is Getting A Vita Game Archived 2020-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Siliconera
- ^ 2014-03-11, Magica Wars Zanbatsu hits PS Vita in Japan this month Archived 2020-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Gematsu
- ^ "Gainax Makes Magica Wars TV Anime With Game Tie-Ins". Anime News Network. November 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ "Kouichi Yamadera, Satomi Arai, Kappei Yamaguchi Star in Magica Wars Anime". Anime News Network. January 5, 2014. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2014.