Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (Japanese: 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい, Hepburn: Sanjūsai made Dōtei Da to Mahōtsukai ni Nareru rashii) is a Japanese boys' love (BL) manga series by Yuu Toyota. A live-action television drama adaptation began airing on October 9, 2020, as part of TV Tokyo's MokuDra 25 programming block.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first published on September 7, 2018
30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい
(Sanjūsai made Dōtei Da to Mahōtsukai ni Nareru rashii)
GenreBoys' love[1]
Manga
Written byYuu Toyota
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
Square Enix
ImprintGangan Comics Pixiv
MagazineGangan Pixiv
DemographicJosei
Original run2018 – present
Volumes5
Television drama
Directed byHiroki Kazama
Written byErika Yoshida
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) – present
Episodes12

Plot

Having never had sex in his life, after Kiyoshi Adachi reaches his 30th birthday he becomes a "wizard": he develops an ability to hear the thoughts of other people by touching them. One day, he discovers that his popular co-worker, Yuichi Kurosawa, is in love with him. While dealing with the awkwardness of being able to hear Kurosawa's rather forthright feelings towards him, Adachi comes to terms with how much Kurosawa values him and starts to develop reciprocal feelings of his own.[2]

Characters
Kiyoshi Adachi (安達 清, Adachi Kiyoshi)
Voiced by: Atsushi Abe (drama CD);[3] portrayed by: Eiji Akaso (TV drama)[4]
Adachi is a salaryman who, after reaching his 30th birthday as a virgin, develops an ability to read the minds of people he touches.
Yuichi Kurosawa (黒沢 優一, Kurosawa Yūichi)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō (drama CD);[3] portrayed by: Keita Machida (TV drama)[4]
Kurosawa is a salaryman working at the same company as Adachi. He is friendly and his good looks makes him popular in the office, but he is also secretly in love with Adachi and often fantasizes about him.
Masato Tsuge (柘植 将人, Tsuge Masato)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (drama CD);[3] portrayed by: Kodai Asaka (TV drama)[4]
Tsuge is Adachi's friend from college who is a romance novelist. Like Adachi, he reaches his 30s as a virgin and is able to read the minds of people he touches. He owns a cat named Udon which he rescued from abandonment. He develops feelings for Minato.
Minato Wataya (綿谷 湊, Wataya Minato)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (drama CD);[3] portrayed by: Yutaro (TV drama)[4]
Minato is a deliveryman assigned to Tsuge's neighborhood. Though wary of Tsuge, he is attached to his cat, Udon, which he had wanted to adopt but couldn't.
Yuta Rokkaku (六角 祐太, Rokkaku Yuta)
Portrayed by: Takuya Kusakawa (TV drama)[4]
Rokkaku is Adachi's co-worker.
Nozomi Fujisaki (藤崎 希, Fujisaki Nozomi)
Portrayed by: Ryo Sato (TV drama)[4]
Fujisaki is Adachi's co-worker.
Kengo Urabe (浦部 健吾, Urabe Kengo)
Portrayed by: Suzunosuke (TV drama)[4]
Urabe is Adachi's co-worker.

Media

Manga

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! is written and illustrated by Yuu Toyota, who originally posted it on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts.[5] It is serialized digitally on Gangan Pixiv since September 1, 2018.[1][6] The chapters were later released in five bound volumes by Square Enix.

A drama CD adaptation was released on October 23, 2019, starring Atsushi Abe as Adachi, Takuya Satō as Kurosawa, Kazuyuki Okitsu as Tsuge, and Kōhei Amasaki as Minato. The drama CD is narrated by Kentarō Tone.[3][7]

At Anime Expo 2019, Square Enix announced that they were distributing the series in English in 2020 as their first boys' love series.[1]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)[8]978-4757558359March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)[9][10]978-1646090297
2 May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)[11][12]978-4757561274September 8, 2020 (2020-09-08)[9][13]978-1646090303
3 November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[14][15]978-4757563902TBA—
4 May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)[9][16]978-4757566491 (regular edition)
ISBN 978-4757566507 (special edition)		TBA—
5 October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)978-4757569065TBA—

Television drama

A live-action television series adaptation was announced in September 2020 and began airing on October 9, 2020.[lower-alpha 1] The series stars Eiji Akaso as Adachi and Keita Machida as Kurosawa.[9] Additional cast members include Kodai Asaka, Yutaro, Takuya Kusakawa, Ryo Sato, and Suzunosuke.[4] It is directed by Hiroki Kazama and written by Erika Yoshida.[9] The television series aired weekly on TV Tokyo at 1 AM as part of their Moku Dra 25 (木ドラ25, lit. "Thursday Drama 25:00") programming block and is also distributed through Tsutaya's online streaming service.[9] The opening theme song is "Ubugoe" by Omoinotake and the ending theme is "Good Love Your Love" by Deep Squad.[17] On December 24, Tsutaya is releasing two exclusive episodes through their streaming service.[18]

In December 2020, Crunchyroll announced that they had licensed the show in English for distribution outside of Asia.[19]

Episodes
No. Title Director Writer Original air date[lower-alpha 1]
1"Episode 1"
Transcription: "Dai-ichi-wa" (Japanese: 第1話)		Hiroki KazamaErika YoshidaOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
2"Episode 2"
Transcription: "Dai-ni-wa" (Japanese: 第2話)		Hiroki KazamaErika YoshidaOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
3"Episode 3"
Transcription: "Dai-san-wa" (Japanese: 第3話)		Hiroaki YuasaErika YoshidaOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
4"Episode 4"
Transcription: "Dai-yon-wa" (Japanese: 第4話)		Hiroaki YuasaErika YoshidaOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
5"Episode 5"
Transcription: "Dai-go-wa" (Japanese: 第5話)		Masataka HayashiSatoko OkazakiNovember 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
6"Episode 6"
Masataka HayashiSatoko OkazakiNovember 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
7"Episode 7"
Hiroki KazamaErika YoshidaNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
8"Episode 8"
Hiroki KazamaErika YoshidaNovember 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
9"Episode 9"
Hiroaki YuasaSatoko OkazakiDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)
10"Episode 10"
Hiroaki YuasaSatoko OkazakiDecember 10, 2020 (2020-12-10)
11"Episode 11"
Taiki KazamaErika YoshidaDecember 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)
12"Episode 12"
TBATBADecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)
SP–1Transcription: "Barentain-hen & Rokkaku-hen" (Japanese: バレンタイン編＆六角編)TBATBADecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)[18]
SP–2Transcription: "Tsuge, Minato-hen" (Japanese: 柘植・湊編)TBATBADecember 24, 2020 (2020-12-24)[18]

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network complimented the story, humor, and romance, but mentioned that the plot could get too "convoluted" and was too tame for its mature rating.[5] Faye Hopper from Anime News Network stated that while the romance was "cute", there were some concerns over humor regarding Kurosawa's explicit fantasies about Adachi.[20] Volume 2 was the 7th best-selling manga on its week of release at Tsutaya.[21]

In a weekly survey for the Drama Satisfaction Ranking, the live-action television drama adaptation received 27/100 points for its first episode, 63/100 points for the second episode, and 79/100 points for the third episode. By the fourth episode, it received 86/100 points, making it the second highest ranked television series for the week.[22] The seventh and eighth episodes both scored 87/100 points while the ninth episode scored 89/100, with all three being the highest ranked in their respective weeks.[23][24][25] The tenth episode scored 90/100 points and was the highest ranked in its week.[26] In Taiwan, the television drama was the highest viewed show on KKTV for six consecutive weeks.[27]

Notes
  1. TV Tokyo lists the broadcast date for episode 1 as October 8, 2020 at 25:00, which is October 9, 2020 at 1:00 AM.[9]

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