Sunao Katabuchi's Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō Airs on NHK E Tele June 20
Sunao Katabuchi's 2009 theatrical anime "Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō" will air on NHK E Tele on June 20, 2026. The film, based on Nobuko Takagi's autobiographical novel, follows the friendship of two third-grade girls in 1950s Yamaguchi Prefecture. Madhouse handled animation production, with Mayuko Fukuda and Nako Mizusawa voicing the leads.