TV Asahi has revealed the first promotional video and new cast members for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, the anime adaptation of Tomato Soup’s A Witch’s Life in Mongol manga series. In addition to the PV and cast reveal, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia was also selected to screen in competition at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the TV Films category.
Akira Sekine voices Sitara, a lonely girl who lost her mother and was torn far from her homeland.
Houko Kuwashima voices Fatima, Muhammad’s mother and kind-hearted lady of the house.
Jun Saito, an actor active in film and dramas, makes his TV anime debut voicing Muhammad, Fatima’s son and a brilliant young boy.
Ryota Suzuki voices Tolui, son of Emperor Genghis Khan and the fourth prince of the Mongol Empire.
Miyu Irino voices Shira, a boy living as a captive of the Mongol Empire.
The Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia anime premieres July 2026 on the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi, BS Asahi, and affiliate channels.
The anime’s staff includes:
- Executive Director: Naoko Yamada (The Heike Story, The Colors Within, A Silent Voice)
- Director: Abel Gongora (DAN DA DAN Season 2, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Star Wars: Visions – T0-B1)
- Character Design and Sakuga Chief: Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka Seven, Overman King Gainer, The Orbital Children)
- Series Composition: Kanichi Kato (The Eminence in Shadow, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Black Clover)
- Music: Koshiro Hino
- Animation Production: Science SARU
A Witch’s Life in Mongol is in serialization on the Souffle website, and AKITASHOTEN publishes the series in Japan. Moreover, Yen Press publishes the series in English.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via TV Asahi:
There was once a young girl in the 13th century slave markets of Iran. This is the tale of a witch who toyed with a vast continent. After losing her mother and being torn far from her homeland, Sitara found herself utterly alone, with no ability to survive on her own, and no hope for the future. Taken in by a family of scholars, the power of “knowledge” is imparted on her within the calm of her new life.
Meanwhile, under the reign of Emperor Genghis Khan, the mighty Mongol Empire continues its unstoppable march, conquering nation after nation and expanding its influence across the world. When that boundless ambition finally reaches Sitaraʼs city, her quiet days come to an end, and the wheels of fate begin to turn.
