{"id":2106336,"date":"2025-10-21T18:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2106336"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:42:14","slug":"chiikawas-magical-girl-spin-off-releases-new-song-and-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chiikawas-magical-girl-spin-off-releases-new-song-and-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiikawa&#8217;s magical girl spin-off releases new song and music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p>A new, special music video has been released for \u201cMagical Chiikawa,\u201d the popular magical-girl-themed spin-off of the hit Chiikawa series.<\/p>\n<p>The music video is a collaboration with the popular Japanese artist, yama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-screenshot-4.webp\" alt=\"magical chiikawa screenshot 4\" class=\"wp-image-104446\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The song, titled \u201cMagical Syndrome,\u201d was written exclusively for this project.<\/p>\n<p>yama is a famous artist known for creating numerous hit songs, including the ending theme \u201cShikisai\u201d for the TV anime SPY x FAMILY and the opening theme \u201cslash\u201d for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-screenshot-2.webp\" alt=\"magical chiikawa screenshot 2\" class=\"wp-image-104447\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The new track is described as a \u201cmagical\u201d song that is bright and pop-inspired, yet also contains a slight feeling of sadness.<\/p>\n<p>The animation for the music video was produced by the up-and-coming studio, ENISHIYA, which is known for its recent work on the anime adaptation of Tacopy\u2019s Original Sin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-screenshot-3.webp\" alt=\"magical chiikawa screenshot 3\" class=\"wp-image-104448\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The video itself features fast-paced and dynamic animation, with the aim of achieving a new style of animated expression for the Chiikawa franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The music video\u2019s staff includes a team of well-known anime veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The director is Yuta Tanaka, who is famous for his work on the Precure series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"magical chiikawa screenshot 1\" class=\"wp-image-104449\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-screenshot-1.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-screenshot-1.webp\" alt=\"magical chiikawa screenshot 1\" class=\"wp-image-104449\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The character designs were handled by Hiroyuki Saida, known for his work on Revue Starlight and Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the music video\u2019s release, the original Chiikawa creator, Nagano, has also posted a special celebratory illustration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"magical chiikawa message 1\" class=\"wp-image-104444\" style=\"width:500px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-message-1.webp\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.essential-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/magical-chiikawa-message-1.webp\" alt=\"magical chiikawa message 1\" class=\"wp-image-104444\" style=\"width:500px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The song \u201cMagical Syndrome\u201d is scheduled to be released on various digital music services on Wednesday, the 22nd of October, at 12:00 AM JST.<\/p>\n<p>The full music video is now available to watch on YouTube:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300e\u307e\u3058\u304b\u308b\u3061\u3044\u304b\u308f\u300f\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30c3\u30af\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\u300c\u30de\u30b8\u30ab\u30eb\u30b7\u30f3\u30c9\u30ed\u30fc\u30e0\u300d\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NvDkY-yabC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300e\u307e\u3058\u304b\u308b\u3061\u3044\u304b\u308f\u300f\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30c3\u30af\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\u300c\u30de\u30b8\u30ab\u30eb\u30b7\u30f3\u30c9\u30ed\u30fc\u30e0\u300d\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NvDkY-yabC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Open Sans';\">This post may contain affiliate links, and Essential Japan may earn a commission if you purchase through them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Generated by TaxoPress 3.38.0 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-tags\/ --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source essential-japan.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new, special music video has been released for \u201cMagical Chiikawa,\u201d the popular magical-girl-themed spin-off of the hit Chiikawa series. 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