A Witch's Life in Mongol Anime by Science Saru Announced

Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol manga is getting an anime adaptation by Science SARU. The announcement video lists English as Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia.

TV Asahi will be broadcasting the anime adaptation of A Witch's Life in Mongol in Japan. Author Tomato Soup commented on the adaptation and drew a celebratory illustration:

“Over 10 years ago, long before I began drawing A Witch’s Life in Mongol, I was fascinated by the history of the Mongolian Empire. I often thought, ‘I wish there were an anime like this.’ That thought led me to daydream: If such an anime existed, what kind of characters would appear? What sort of story would unfold?”

A Witch's Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jadougal) has been serialized on Akita Shoten's Souffle manga service. There are currently four volumes out. Yen Press licensed the series in English and the first volume is set to release on May 27, 2025. Yen Press describes the story:

The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima’s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn…

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