The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies poster

The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (2024)

Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

An evil organization invades and destroys everything in its path. The brains of the brutal operation is the king’s right-hand man, an evil lieutenant named Mira. Everything changes when a magical girl named Byakuya Mimori tries to stop the evil group in their tracks. When Mira confronts her, he knows it’s love at first sight. What will become of Mira and Byakuya, stuck between orders and love?

IMDb rating: 6.7 (586 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

7.90 avg 12 episodes 7.4 → 8.9 12 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Won't Kill For Love	7.4	44
2	The (Taking Down of the) Magical Girl Belongs to (No One but) Me	7.5	31
3	Now Back to the Drawing Board	7.6	29
4	A Habit of Chasing What Moves	7.4	28
5	We're Enemies	7.8	26
6	What Magical Girls Are	7.6	24
7	They're Friends...?	8.2	23
8	Before Christmas	7.8	23
9	On Christmas Night	8.6	26
10	A Day with Mr. Familiar	7.8	21
11	53-Year Old Building	8.2	22
12	SideB / SideM	8.9	31