Series synopsis
Rental Magica, also known as レンタルマギカ is a Japanese animation sci-fi & fantasy comedy mystery television series that premiered on Sun TV on October 8, 2007. It ended on March 23, 2008. It was created by Makoto Sanda. It stars Daisuke Ono, Rie Kugimiya, Mikako Takahashi and Jun Fukuyama.
In a world where magical organizations - staffed by specialists wielding both Eastern and Western disciplines - vie for work, prestige and power. Destroying supernatural monsters... dispelling dark magic... It's all in a day's work for the mages of Astral.
Premise
In a world where magical organizations - staffed by specialists wielding both Eastern and Western disciplines - vie for work, prestige and power. Destroying supernatural monsters... dispelling dark magic... It's all in a day's work for the mages of Astral.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Daisuke Ono as Kagezaki
- Rie Kugimiya as Mikan Katsuragi
- Mikako Takahashi as Adilisia Lenn Mathers
- Jun Fukuyama as Itsuki Iba
- Kana Ueda as Honami Takase Ambler
- Junichi Suwabe as Ren Nekoyashiki
- Shizuka Itoh as Manami Kuroha
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Sekiren
Supporting cast
- Yuhko Kaida as Daphne
- Fuyuka Ono as Itsuki Iba
- Kaori Nazuka as Lapis
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Judaicus Tholoide
- Risa Mizuno as Diana
- Akemi Okamura as Shinogi Minagi
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Moroha Minagi
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 8, 2007 | March 23, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Users for Rental | October 8, 2007 |
| 2 | A Witch's Vow | October 15, 2007 |
| 3 |
Purification of the Gods Itsuki arrives late for an appointment at a shrine due to allowing Mikan to buy souvenirs at a festival. The request is from Shinogi Minagi, who requests a saniwa, or spirit medium to convene with Futsunushinokami, the god of the shrine, in order to revive her comatose brother, Moroha Minagi. Although Adilisia and Honami are against Itsuki taking the job, he agrees after seeing Mikan's enthusiasm for doing it. However, as the ritual is being conducted, Kagezaki, a member of the Association, arrives, and tells Astral member Manami Kuroha of Takeminakatanokami, the other god of the shrine. He tells of the incident where Shinogi and Moroha summoned Takeminakatanokami, but Moroha was forced to invoke Futsunushinokami's power to stop him, leaving him in a coma. Mikan, with emotional support from Itsuki and an arrived Honami, manages to seal Takeminakatanokami, and Moroha awakens. On the train back, Kuroha teases Honami for caring about Itsuki and showing up to save him. |
October 21, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sun TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2007 |
| Last aired | March 23, 2008 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 00:15:00 |