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

• Ja Kanji — 30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい • Ja Romaji — Sanjūsai made Dōtei Da to Mahōtsukai ni Nareru Rashii • Genre — Boys' love, comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Yuu Toyota • Publisher — Square Enix • Magazine — Gangan Pixiv • Imprint — Gangan Comics Pixiv • First — September 1, 2018 • Volumes — 16

• Type — drama • Director — * Hiroki Kazama • Hiroaki Yuasa • Masataka Hayashi • Writer — * Erika Yoshida • Satoko Okazaki • Music — Sumika Horiguchi • Network — TV Tokyo • First — 2020 10 9 • Last — 2020 12 24 • Episodes — 12 (+2 specials)

• Type — tv series • Director — Yoshiko Okuda • Writer — Tomoko Konparu • Music — Tomoki Hasegawa • Studio — Satelight • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — TV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi, BS TV Tokyo • First — January 11, 2024 • Last — March 28, 2024 • Episodes — 12

• Portal — yes Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! is a Japanese boys' love (BL) manga series by Yuu Toyota. Toyota first posted the comics on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts in January 2018. After being approached by Gangan Comics, the manga continues to be serialized digitally under their imprint through Pixiv Comics. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from October 9 to December 24, 2020, on TV Tokyo's MokuDra 25 programming block, which enjoyed high ratings during its broadcast. A sequel to the television drama was later released as a live-action film on April 8, 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight aired from January to March 2024.

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.

• Kiyoshi Adachi: • Eiji Akaso (TV drama) • Adachi is a salaryman who, after reaching his 30th birthday as a virgin, develops an ability to read the minds of people he touches. Toyota described Adachi as "serious and straightforward" while also having a rough life because he lacks self-confidence. Toyota also states that he is starting to change because of his relationship with Kurosawa. • Yuichi Kurosawa: • Keita Machida (TV drama) • 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. Toyota described Kurosawa as being "handsome" but being a "mess" on the inside at the same time, while also having pure feelings of love for Adachi. • Masato Tsuge: • Kodai Asaka (TV drama) • 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: • Yutaro (TV drama) • 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: • Takuya Kusakawa (TV drama) • Rokkaku is Adachi's co-worker and an estranged friend of Minato. • Nozomi Fujisaki • Ami Koshimizu (anime) • Ryō Satō (TV drama) • Fujisaki is Adachi's co-worker and secretly a fujoshi. • Kengo Urabe • Suzunosuke (TV drama) • Urabe is Adachi's co-worker.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! originated as a 4-page comic that Yuu Toyota posted on her Twitter and Pixiv accounts in January 2018. Toyota conceptualized the story seven or eight years prior by imagining what kind of power would be best for someone who has little experience in love, as well as the legend where one will gain magical powers if they stay a virgin past 30 years old. Toyota stated that initially, the main couple was supposed to be similar to Tsuge and Minato, but she felt it was more interesting if the person with the magical powers was the one being pursued. Adachi was created from the idea of a person who has little experience in love and lacking self-confidence, while Kurosawa was created as his foil. Toyota also stated that she has not specified who has the role of the top or bottom in Adachi and Kurosawa's relationship. Toyota also intended for the theme of Cherry Magic! was to show how, even if one has magical powers, self-confidence is necessary for progress. An hour after it was posted, Ito, an editor who had been following her work for some time, offered her a publishing deal through Twitter. Ito also arranged for Kawai to be Toyota's editor as well. Toyota, Ito, and Kawai noted that Cherry Magic! had a diverse audience, including men and elementary school students. Because of this, Toyota included a disclaimer in Cherry Magic! stating that there may be "adult" developments later in the story, though there were no plans of drawing anything explicit.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! is written and illustrated by Yuu Toyota. It is serialized digitally on Gangan Pixiv since September 1, 2018. The chapters were later released in sixteen bound volumes by Square Enix. The series is set to end with the release of its seventeenth volume in 2026. 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 Kentaro Tone. An official Chinese radio drama adaptation began airing on April 6, 2022, on the online audio streaming platform MissEvan. It ran for 13 main episodes, with an additional two extra episodes. At Anime Expo 2019, Square Enix announced that they were distributing the series in English in 2020 as their first boys' love series.

A live-action television series adaptation was announced in September 2020. The series stars Eiji Akaso as Adachi and Keita Machida as Kurosawa. Additional cast members include Kodai Asaka, Yutaro, Takuya Kusakawa, Ryo Sato, and Suzunosuke. It is directed by Hiroki Kazama and written by Erika Yoshida. The series aired from October 9 to December 24, 2020, on TV Tokyo's "Thursday Drama 25:00" programming block, and is also distributed through Tsutaya's online streaming service. The opening theme song is "Ubugoe" by Omoinotake and the ending theme is "Good Love Your Love" by Deep Squad. On December 24 of the same year, Tsutaya released two exclusive episodes through their streaming service. Yuu Toyota initially was unsure that Eiji Akaso could portray Adachi's "nerdy" personality well, but she was later impressed when he got into character. For the drama adaptation, she specifically instructed the production not to use derogatory language towards the yaoi genre or virgins. In December 2020, Crunchyroll announced that they had licensed the show in English for distribution outside of Asia.

An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 14, 2023. It is produced by Satelight and directed by Yoshiko Okuda, with scripts written by Tomoko Konparu, character designs handled by Takahiro Kishida, and music composed by Tomoki Hasegawa. The series aired from January 11 to March 28, 2024, on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo. The opening theme song is "Hajimete wa Zenbu-kun ga Ii", performed by Koe ni Naranai yo, while the ending theme song is "Magical Love", performed by Chiaki Kobayashi and Ryōta Suzuki. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel. An English dub was announced by Crunchyroll on July 16, 2024. A theatrical compilation film of the series was announced after the final episode of the anime on March 27, 2024. It will premiere in Japanese theaters on December 13, 2024. The compilation film's ending theme song is "Love Candle", performed by Chiaki Kobayashi and Ryōta Suzuki.

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In November 2022, a Thai television drama adaptation was green-lit. The drama began airing in December 2023. It was directed by Nuttapong Mongkolsawas and starred Tawan Vihokratana and Thitipoom Techaapaikhun. A musical adaptation titled CheriMaho The Musical is set to run at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo from April 11 to April 20, 2025, and at iplaza Toyohashi in Aichi from April 25 to April 27, 2025. It will be written and directed by Keita Kawajiri. The musical will star Ryo Matsuda as Kiyoshi Adachi, Yoshihiko Aramaki as Yuichi Kurosawa, Daichi Saeki as Masato Tsuge, Satsuki Nakayama as Minato Wataya, Kaho Takada as Nozomi Fujisaki, Yui Hasegawa as Mari Kurosawa, and Naoya Gomoto as Asahina.