The previously announced anime adaption of The Witch and the Beast will premiere in January 2024, according to the newly opened Twitter account. The production team have unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual for the project, which you can see below:
The adaptation for The Witch the Beast will be handled by director Takayuki Hamana at Yokohama Animation Lab, with character designs by Hiroya Iijima. The first cast members have also been announced, with You Taichi voicing Guido while Toshiyuki Morikawa voices Ashraf.
The dark fantasy manga series is licensed by Kodansha in English, and they describe the series:
Ashaf: a soft-spoken man with delicate features, a coffin strapped to his back, and an entourage of black crows. Guideau: a feral, violent girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. This ominous pair appear one day in a town in thrall to a witch — a ruler with magic coursing through her tattooed body, who has convinced the townsfolk she’s their hero. But Ashaf and Guideau know better. They live by one creed: “Wherever a witch goes, only curses and disasters follow.” They have scores to settle, and they won’t hesitate to remove anyone in their way, be it angry mob or army garrison.
Source: Official Website
© Kousuke Satake, Kodansha / “The Witch and the Beast” Production Committee
