is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Yone Sawata. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' from February 2017 to December 2022, with its chapters collected in five volumes. An

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television series adaptation produced by Voil aired from October to December 2024.

Plot

Chizuko Date has always admired her hero, Berry Blossom, a magical girl who protects

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from the Evil Organization Fossa Magna, led by Chrome. However, Chrome is quite weak and is always defeated by Berry Blossom. As a result, the public found the battles boring and began to lose interest. This led Chizuko to try and bring back attention to Berry Blossom, but she was also approached by Chrome to join his organization, much to her concern.

Characters

; : :A dull girl without any interests in life who discovers a passion for magical girls after witnessing a fight between Chroma and Berry Blossom. She is later approached by Chroma, who invites her onto the path of evil, believing she would be a good ally. After an initial refusal, she eventually accepts, aiming to revive the disgraced image of his heroine. She lives alone with her grandfather. ; : ; / : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; / : ; :

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yone Sawata, ''Acro Trip'' was serialized in

's manga magazine ''

'' from February 3, 2017, to December 1, 2022; it was Sawata's first serialized work. Shueisha collected its chapters in five volumes, released from April 25, 2018, to January 25, 2023. A three-chapter "revival" serialization, to commemorate the release of the anime adaptation, ran in ''Ribon'' from October 3 to December 3, 2024.

Volumes

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on December 1, 2022. It is produced by Voil and directed by Ayumu Kotake, with scripts supervised by Shinichi Inotsume, character designs by Toshie Kawamura, and music composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. The series aired from October 2 to December 18, 2024, on

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and

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. The opening theme song is , performed by

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, while the ending theme song is , performed by .

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streamed the series.

Episodes

Reception

The manga was recommended by manga artist

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