Mahō Shōjo o Wasurenai

Mahō Shōjo o Wasurenai (魔法少女を忘れない) is a Japanese light novel by Yasuyuki Shinana and illustrated by Hagu Koshijima. A live-action film adaptation was released on April 23, 2011.

Plot
Half a year ago, high school student Yūya was introduced to Mirai, his younger sister. Yūya knows very little about Mirai other than the fact that she used to be a magical girl. He watches over Mirai in place of their busy single mother, and the more Yūya gets to know Mirai, the more his boring life seems to change. However, Mirai eventually reveals that as a result of losing her magical powers, people will soon lose their memories of her.

Characters

 * Yūya Kitaoka (北岡 悠也)
 * Yūya is a high school student who considers his life to be dull.
 * Yūya is a high school student who considers his life to be dull.


 * Mirai Kitaoka (北岡 みらい)
 * Mirai is a former magical girl who can no longer use magic and other people are no longer able to remember who she is.
 * Mirai is a former magical girl who can no longer use magic and other people are no longer able to remember who she is.


 * Chika Sasaki (佐々木千花)
 * Chika is Yūya's childhood friend who secretly is in love with him.
 * Chika is Yūya's childhood friend who secretly is in love with him.


 * Naoki Oda (小田 直樹)
 * Naoki is Yūya's classmate who dreams of becoming a musician and is in love with Mirai.
 * Naoki is Yūya's classmate who dreams of becoming a musician and is in love with Mirai.

Light novel
Mahō Shōjo o Wasurenai is written by Yasuyuki Shinana and illustrated by Hagu Koshijima. It was published by Shueisha under the Super Dash Bunko imprint.

Film
A live-action film adaptation was released on April 23, 2011, starring D-Boys member Ryuki Takahashi, Risa Taniuchi, Idoling!!! member Suzuka Morita, and D-Boys member Masahiro Usui. It was directed by Teiichi Hori. The film's theme song is "Kimi ga Ita Shirushi" by Jurian Beat Crisis. Filming took place in Fukuoka and lasted for two weeks.

Reception
For the live-action adaptation, Real Live reviewed the film favorably, commenting how the director, Teiichi Hori, is able to "replicate" the "sweet and sour youth" from light novels.