Magical Girl Raising Project

Magical Girl Raising Project (魔法少女育成計画, Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku) is a Japanese light novel series written by Asari Endō and illustrated by Maruino. Takarajimasha has published 18 volumes since 2012 under their Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko imprint. The series is licensed in English by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Pochi Edoya was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine between September 2014 and October 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Lerche aired in Japan between October and December 2016. The story revolves around a popular social game called "Magical Girl Raising Project," which grants a 1-in-10,000 chance for players to become real magical girls. These magical girls possess unique abilities and earn Magical Candies by protecting people and performing good deeds. However, the administration decides that sixteen magical girls in a city are too many and announces they will halve the number by having the magical girl with the fewest Magical Candies each week lose their powers. As the rules of the game become more twisted, the girls eventually find themselves dragged into a life-or-death battle against each other.