Once Upon a Witch’s Death novels are getting an anime adaptation, which is set to premiere in 2025. The main staff and cast were revealed, along with a teaser visual and trailer. Studio EMT Squared is animating, with Atsushi Nigorikawa as the director.
The main cast includes Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry and Yoshiko Sakakibara as her master Faust.
Besides the director Atsushi Nigorikawa, the main staff for the anime includes Yukishizuku in charge of adapting Chorefuji’s character designs, and Keiichiro Ochi as the scriptwriter.
The novel by Saka began on the Kakuyomu website in October 2019 and ended in August 2022. Kadokawa is publishing the print version, which has illustrations by Chorefuji. There is also a manga adaptation by Kenu Amearare.
Yen Press licensed the Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy novel in English, describing the story:
On Meg’s seventeenth birthday, she learns that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor—the Eternal Witch, Faust—explains that she is cursed and the only way to save herself is to grow a seed of life using one thousand tears of joy. Of course, such tears aren’t easy to come by. As Meg begins her quest, she finds herself drawn into the lives of her friends and neighbors in ways she never imagined. By sharing their burdens and using her magic to comfort them, she learns how precious those moments of connection can be even in the face of death.
Source: Official X
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