The anime announcement was made in the Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #38. The anime adaptation was teased and announced earlier but there was no concrete information on the cast or the release timeline.
According to the latest WSJ issue, we now have the confirmation that WITCH WATCH will air in April 2025. Studio has also released a trailer, a key visual, and details on the cast and staff.
Cast
- Morihito: Ryota Suzuki
- Nico: Rina Kawaguchi
- Nemu: Tomori Kusunoki
- Kanshi: Kohei Amasaki
- Keigo: Kaito Ishikawa
Animated by the BIBURY ANIMATION STUDIOS, other staff include:
- Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
- Assistant Director: Masao Kawase
- Series Composition: Deko Akao
- Character Design: Haruko Iizuka
- Sub Character Design: Yoshiaki Sugimura, Yuki Sawa
- Music: Yukari Hashimoto
- Animation Production: Bibury Animation Studios
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Here is a teaser trailer for the WITCH WATCH:
The WITCH WATCH manga by Kenta Shinohara is popular with many manga readers and this is the third successful manga series by Kenta. For those who are not familiar, WITCH WATCH is a comedy slice-of-life with supernatural elements. The official manga describes it as:
Nico Wakatsuki has finished her six years of witch training and is moving back to town by herself. As a new witch, she must choose a familiar to accompany her. However, unlike the other witches, she wishes to pick a non-animal familiar. There’s no better companion than Morihito “Moi” Otogi — her childhood friend who happens to be an ogre. Morihito is vehemently opposed to being her servant, but he reluctantly accepts his fate after learning that a curse would revert him into a strange cow-tiger hybrid were he to disobey a witch’s order.
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WITCH WATCH is a little different from what we usually get in Shonen but it is well-liked by its fans for its comedy and characters. WITCH WATCH anime will start airing in the spring of 2025.