The Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina anime is officially getting a new anime film project, with the announcement coming almost 6 years after the first TV season. The announcement was made during GA FES 2026 with a teaser trailer and the following announcement:
魔女の旅々
The Journey of Elaina
新作劇場版アニメーション 制作決定
A new theatrical animated film has been greenlit for production.
You can also see a visual from the first TV anime season below:
It was one of the best shows of the Fall 2020 season, both for its adorable moments and its very dark ones. The show ranked first multiple times on our weekly polls, even ranking first in weeks 1, 3, 8 and 9. The 9th one received a lot of attention due to the content warning and gore it showed.
C2C animated the first season, which ran for 12 episodes. You can watch the anime on Crunchyroll, and they describe the story:
Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she’s read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. She’s confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next, Elaina?
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (Majo no Tabitabi) is a Japanese light novel series written by Jogi Shiraishi and illustrated by Azure. SB Creative are publishing the novel in their GA Novel label. There is also a manga adaptation with art by Itsuki Nanao, which has been serialized online since November 2018 via Square Enix’s online manga magazine Manga Up!. The light novel is licensed in English by Yen Press, while the manga is licensed by Square Enix.
The author Jogi Shiraishi notably asked the staff to avoid fanservice in the original anime to keep it more natural, and he also said that Elaina likely won’t have a romantic interest.
Source: Official X, GA FES 2026
© JougiShiraishi-SB Creative Corp./The Journey of Elaina Partners
© Jougi Shiraishi / SB Creative Illustration Azure
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