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Märchen Mädchen is a Japanese light novel series written by Tomohiro Matsu and StoryWorks, with illustrations by Kantoku. The series was being worked on by Matsu before his death in May 2016, and he was still credited as the writer. Shueisha published four volumes between February 24, 2017 and April 25, 2018, under their Dash X Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Takatoshi Nakamura and Kiyotsugu Yamagata was serialized in Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine between October 4, 2017, and May 2, 2018. An anime television series adaptation by Hoods Entertainment aired from January 11, 2018, to April 25, 2019.
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