{"id":66447,"date":"2026-05-11T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66447"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:42:00","slug":"im-so-tired-of-battles-naruto-and-bleach-studio-pierrots-new-magical-girl-anime-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-to-make-thanks-to-no-battles-allowed-ru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/im-so-tired-of-battles-naruto-and-bleach-studio-pierrots-new-magical-girl-anime-was-a-breath-of-fresh-air-to-make-thanks-to-no-battles-allowed-ru\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m so tired of battles.\u201d Naruto and Bleach studio Pierrot\u2019s new magical girl anime was a breath of fresh air to make thanks to \u201cno battles allowed\u201d rule, producer reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Studio Pierrot, the production company behind popular anime like Naruto, Bleach and Tokyo Ghoul, premiered their brand-new animated show <strong>Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly <\/strong>this April. This is the sixth installment in the Pierrot Magical Girl Series, coming 28 years after the studio\u2019s last magical girl anime effort, Fancy Lala. In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oricon.co.jp\/news\/2451146\/full\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oricon News<\/a>, Yohei Fukui, anime producer at Studio Pierrot, talked about where LuluttoLilly fits in the long history of the genre, and how it distinguishes itself as a uniquely Pierrot magical girl show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"441\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470001.jpg\" alt=\"Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly\" class=\"wp-image-66452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470001.jpg 786w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Magical Angel Creamy Mami as its most recognized title, Pierrot\u2019s Magical Series was a big definer of the genre in the 80s. But as the genre has evolved throughout the decades, with intense battles, stories of tragic fates, and even horror twists becoming commonplace, LuluttoLilly deliberately opts for maintaining the studio\u2019s flagship magical girl style, adapting it for a Reiwa-era audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"443\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470002.jpg\" alt=\"Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly\" class=\"wp-image-66453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470002.jpg 793w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470002-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Fukui explains, Studio Pierrot took the time to explore these new possibilities while also not breaking the \u201cno battles allowed\u201d rule which has been laid out for all of their other previous magical girl shows. He also hopes that the new anime will come as a change of pace among the information-packed media of the 2020s. Interestingly enough, the anime also seemed to be a breath of fresh air for Studio Pierrot\u2019s staff, who have for a long time worked on many popular action and battle-heavy anime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"440\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470003.jpg\" alt=\"Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly\" class=\"wp-image-66455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470003.jpg 791w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470003-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260511-664470003-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur company has produced numerous works like Naruto and Bleach that lean heavily into battles, but this time, the producer in charge [of LuluttoLilly] was like, <em>I\u2019m so tired of battles<\/em> (laughs). In the current day and age when it\u2019s easy to get tired from informational overload, we felt that there is a need for an anime with a tender and soothing worldview. Instead of an anime that you have to watch with your eyes glued to the screen, we wanted something you can casually watch while you unwind,\u201d Fukui explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\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\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u9b54\u6cd5\u306e\u59c9\u59b9\u30eb\u30eb\u30c3\u30c8\u30ea\u30ea\u30a3\u300f\u30ce\u30f3\u30af\u30ec\u30b8\u30c3\u30c8OP\uff5c 4\u67085\u65e5(\u65e5)\u3088\u308aTOKYO MX\u307b\u304b\u306b\u3066\u653e\u9001\u4e2d\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/803SES0YVcM?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the studio\u2019s first new title in almost 30 years, Fukui admits that a lot of pressure and expectations are being put on the studio. \u201cHowever, we were also determined to show the world Pierrot\u2019s magical girls once again, among the many magical girl works out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ive-never-made-a-single-magical-girl-anime-sailor-moon-r-and-revolutionary-girl-utena-director-says-many-people-mistake-the-genre-of-his-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve never made a single magical girl anime.\u201d Sailor Moon R and Revolutionary Girl Utena director says many people mistake the genre of his work<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yohei Fukui, producer at Pierrot, talks about Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly, the studio&#8217;s first new magical girl show in almost 30 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":66449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17,66],"class_list":["post-66447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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