Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Unveils New Trailer
The upcoming Once Upon a Witch's Death anime revealed a new trailer and key visual ahead of the April 1 premiere date. Studio EMT Squared is animating the adaptation. The trailer features the ending theme song, "Hana-saku Michi de," sung by Aoi Teshima and composed by Yuki Kajiura:
As previously revealed, “Drops” by Maaya Sakamoto will be the opening theme song. The main cast includes:
- Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust
- Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle
- Aina Suzuki as White-Owl
- Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish
- Hina Yomiya as Sophie Hayter
- Shizuka Ito as Inori
- Yoko Hikasa as Eldora
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Mysterious Girl
Atsushi Nigorikawa is directing the Once Upon a Witch's Death anime, with Keichiro Ochi on the series composition. Shizuku Yuki is in charge of the character designs. Akiyuki Tateyama is composing the music.
The anime is based on a light novel series written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji. Initially published as a web novel on Kakuyomu website, the series was picked up by ASCII Media Works and published under the Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint in 2021. The second volume was released last year and the third is coming on March 17. Yen Press licensed the series in English and describes the plot of the first volume, titled The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy:
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.
A manga adaptation by Kenu Amearare is currently ongoing in Kadokawa's Dengeki Comic Regulus online magazine.
Source: Official Website
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