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Magical Nara

KWON Hansl

Korea20237min World Premiere

Synopsis

Sia, a high school girl, was being helplessly assaulted by nefarious teenagers. To save her, classmate Nara appears and transforms into a magical girl. Nara opens the portal of the soul dimension and the demons once dormant in the souls of the offenders awaken.

Program Note

A magic wand, magic circles, and spells that summon power are essential requirements for a magical girl to defeat a group of villains. However, the magical girl, Nara, is not bright and cheerful, but wounded and dark. She seeks to protect victims of school violence by retaliating against the perpetrators with violence. This anime explores a new dimension of storytelling, transforming the traditional teenage magical girl genre into a dark hero narrative. The attention-grabbing aspects include unique creature designs, thrilling action sequences, and distinctive composition. (SONG Eunji)

Diretor

KWON Hansl

Born in 1993 in South Korea, he graduated from Chung-Ang University with a film studies degree. His short films such as Man of Na Manza (2021) and The Bystander (2020) were awarded for the best short film at Chungmuro Short Film Fesitval. Awarded at various film festivals, he is the CEO of a production company 'STUDIO FREEWILLUSION Inc' in AI-generated video content.