Gushing over Magical Girls Volume 13 Launches September 16 as Series Passes 3 Million Copies Worldwide

Gushing over Magical Girls, originally published in Japan as 魔法少女にあこがれて (Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete), will release Volume 13 on September 16, 2026. The latest volume of Akihiro Ononaka's manga contains 144 pages and is published in Japan by Takeshobo under the Bamboo Comics label.

The upcoming release also arrives with a new milestone for the franchise. The manga has now surpassed 3 million copies worldwide, including digital editions, while the second season of the television anime remains in production following its original announcement in 2024.

> Light spoiler notice: the following sections discuss the official Volume 13 synopsis, including developments involving Magenta and Baiser, but do not go beyond the material revealed by the publisher.

Quick Summary

• Global title: Gushing over Magical Girls
• Japanese title: 魔法少女にあこがれて
• Romanization: Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
• Latest Japanese volume: Volume 13
• Release date: September 16, 2026
• Status: unreleased and available for preorder
• Creator: Akihiro Ononaka
• Japanese name: 小野中彰大
• Publisher: Takeshobo
• Label: Bamboo Comics
• Verified listing format: physical manga
• Page count: 144
• Language: Japanese
• Amazon/Rakuten price: ¥924
• ISBN-10: 4801990800
• ISBN-13: 9784801990807
• Amazon Japan ASIN: B0GP62RRBY
• Latest milestone: more than 3 million copies worldwide
• Milestone accounting: includes digital editions
• Milestone at Volume 12: more than 2.4 million copies
• Volume 12: released February 17, 2026
• Volume 13 focus: Baiser and Magenta
• Baiser: confronts the Tres Magia alone
• Baiser's objective: guide Magenta toward her proper transformation
• Tres Magia: all three magical girls are involved in the confrontation
• Magenta: attempts to resist the impulse interfering with her transformation
• Major development: Magenta is enveloped in transformation light
• Baiser: approaches the limit of her magical power
• Baiser's condition: heavily injured in the official synopsis
• Primary genres: magical girl / comedy / fantasy / yuri
• Japanese serialization: continues through Takeshobo's platform
• Serialization previously went on hiatus: yes
• Hiatus reason: Akihiro Ononaka's health recovery
• Serialization resumed: October 17, 2025
• Platform after resumption: Takecomi!
• TV anime: Season 1 aired in 2024
• Season 1: 13 episodes
• TV anime Season 2: production confirmed
• Season 2 announcement: October 2024
• Season 2 status in September 2026: still in production
• Season 2 premiere date: unannounced
• Season 1 studio: Asahi Production
• Main character: Utena Hiiragi / Magia Baiser
• Magia Magenta: Haruka Hanabishi
• Current status: Volume 13 awaits its September 16 release

Volume 13 and Its New Cover

Volume 13 Officially Arrives September 16

The thirteenth volume now has complete product information across major Japanese retailers.

Amazon.co.jp and Rakuten Books both list September 16, 2026 as the publication date, with 144 pages and ISBN 9784801990807. The currently verified price is ¥924 for the physical manga edition.

This also clears up a detail that can be easy to misread in Takeshobo's latest post. The Japanese phrase “発売1週間前” means the release was one week away when the announcement was posted on September 9, not that the book had already been available for a week.

Akihiro Ononaka had also previously confirmed through his own X account that Volume 13 would launch on September 16.

A separate release date for the Volume 13 digital edition is not treated as confirmed here because the verified product listings used for this article primarily identify the physical edition.

The Series Has Now Passed 3 Million Copies Worldwide

One of the biggest updates attached to Volume 13 is the new 3 million copies worldwide milestone, including digital editions.

This is a cumulative figure for the entire series rather than a sales number for Volume 13 itself.

For comparison, when Volume 12 launched on February 17, 2026, Takeshobo was still promoting the manga at more than 2.4 million copies.

The updated product description for Volume 13 on Amazon Japan and Rakuten Books now explicitly uses the 3 million worldwide, including digital figure.

Because the publisher describes the figure as cumulative and explicitly includes electronic editions, it should not be rewritten as “3 million physical books sold.”

The milestone arrives after the manga returned from its long hiatus and while the anime adaptation continues toward a second season.

Baiser Forces a Path Toward Magenta's True Transformation

The official Volume 13 synopsis directly continues the major conflict involving Magia Magenta.

Baiser adopts an aggressive strategy by confronting all three members of the Tres Magia alone. Her goal is not simply to defeat them, but to push Magenta toward the transformation she was originally supposed to achieve.

The confrontation drains Baiser's power until her magical reserves are nearly exhausted.

At the same time, Magenta attempts to endure the impulse that had been interfering with her transformation. Once she resists it, she is enveloped in the light of transformation.

The publisher's description then places a badly wounded Baiser in front of Magenta after that development.

Volume 13 therefore appears to directly continue the transformation problem that became a central part of Volume 12 rather than shifting into an unrelated side story.

The Manga Is Moving Again After Its Long Hiatus

Volume 13 also carries additional weight when viewed through the manga's recent publication history.

In 2024, serialization was temporarily suspended while Akihiro Ononaka recovered from health issues. Takeshobo explained at the time that more time was needed before the series could safely resume.

After more than a year, Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete officially returned on October 17, 2025.

Its return coincided with the opening of Takeshobo's new manga platform Takecomi!, which became the series' new serialization home.

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Volume 12 followed in February 2026, and Volume 13 is now arriving roughly seven months later.

That makes the new book more than a simple continuation: it is one of the major collected releases produced after the manga returned to regular activity.

TV Anime Season 2 Remains in Production

The anime adaptation of Gushing over Magical Girls aired its 13-episode first season from January through March 2024.

Several months after the finale, Season 2 was officially announced in October 2024 alongside a dedicated production announcement video.

That reveal once again featured the major cast around Utena / Magia Baiser, Kiwi / Leopard, Korisu / Neroalice and the Tres Magia.

As of September 2026, however, the official site still presents Season 2 as confirmed and in production without a new premiere date.

No broadcast schedule, Season 2 streaming platform, episode count or specific launch window has been formally announced.

The Volume 13 promotional wording that Season 2 is “in production” therefore accurately reflects the anime's current official status, but it should not be interpreted as confirmation of an imminent broadcast season.

Why This Matters

1) The manga has reached another major circulation milestone

The official figure that stood at 2.4 million in February has now been updated to more than 3 million copies worldwide including digital editions.

2) Volume 13 pushes Magenta's conflict into a major turning point

The official synopsis is not simply setting up another fight—it directly continues the transformation problem surrounding Magenta.

3) The series is moving again after its hiatus

Following the creator's health recovery and the manga's October 2025 return, two new collected volumes have now followed within less than a year.

4) The manga and anime are progressing in parallel

The manga is receiving Volume 13 and a new milestone while Season 2 remains officially in the production pipeline, even though its premiere date is still unknown.

Manga and Anime Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the Japanese title is 魔法少女にあこがれて
• the official English title is Gushing over Magical Girls
• the romanization is Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
• the manga is written and illustrated by Akihiro Ononaka
• the creator's Japanese name is 小野中彰大
• Takeshobo publishes the Japanese edition
• the series uses the Bamboo Comics label
• Volume 13 is scheduled for September 16, 2026
• Volume 13 remains unreleased at the time of this article
• Amazon Japan is accepting preorders
• Rakuten Books also lists the volume for preorder
• the physical edition contains 144 pages
• the verified price is ¥924
• ISBN-10 is 4801990800
• ISBN-13 is 9784801990807
• the Amazon Japan ASIN is B0GP62RRBY
• the latest milestone is more than 3 million copies worldwide
• that number explicitly includes digital editions
• Volume 12 was previously announced at more than 2.4 million copies
• Volume 12 was released on February 17, 2026
• the Volume 13 synopsis focuses on Baiser and Magenta
• Baiser confronts all three Tres Magia members alone
• her objective is to push Magenta toward her proper transformation
• Magenta subsequently reaches a major transformation development
• Baiser is described as badly injured at that point
• this article does not discuss events beyond the publisher's official synopsis
• the manga went on hiatus because of Akihiro Ononaka's health
• serialization resumed on October 17, 2025
• the series moved to the Takecomi! platform
• the anime's first season contains 13 episodes
• Season 1 aired in 2024
• Season 2 was announced in October 2024
• Season 2 remains listed as being in production
• the Season 2 premiere date remains unannounced
• the Season 2 episode count remains unannounced
• Season 2 streaming details remain unannounced
• the exact status ID for the September 9 Takecomi! Editorial post could not be verified, so no status URL has been fabricated
• official manga information is available through the Takecomi! Official Series Page
• editorial updates are available through Takecomi! Editorial Official X
• the Volume 13 date announcement is available through the Akihiro Ononaka Official X Post
• Volume 13 details are available through Amazon Japan
• product information is also available through Rakuten Books
• anime information is available through the Gushing over Magical Girls Official Anime Website
• the Season 2 announcement is available through the Official Season 2 Announcement Video

Closing

Gushing over Magical Girls Volume 13 will officially release on September 16, 2026, continuing the confrontation surrounding Baiser and Magenta as the overall manga passes more than 3 million copies worldwide including digital editions.

On the anime side, Season 2 remains officially in production but still has no premiere date. For the manga, Volume 13 represents another significant release after serialization resumed in 2025 and Volume 12 followed in early 2026.