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Kouji Yusa Joins “Magic Girls Precure!” Anime Cast

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Kouji Yusa is about to make things a bit batty!

Earlier today, the official Magic Girls Precure! (Mahou Tsukai Precure!, a.k.a. Maho Girls Precure!) website revealed that actor Kouji Yusa is joining the show’s cast. Yusa will play the role of Batty, one of the henchmen to main villain Dokurokushi.

Magic Girls Precure Character Visual - Batty 001 - 20160128

Magic Girls Precure! is a follow-up to Go! Princess Precure, which kicked off on Japanese TV in February 2015. The series will begin airing on on ABC and TV Asashi on February 7. Masato Mitsuzuka, who has worked on the Precure franchise since 2007’s Yes! Precure 5, will serve as the show’s director. Emiko Miyamoto will provide character designs on the project, while Isao Murayama (Toriko) handles series composition.

Three trailers and a number of visuals were previously released to promote the series, which you can check out below:

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Promo Videos

Source: Twitter (toeianime)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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