Tomoko Yamashita’s intriguing Ikoku Nikki manga series is getting an anime adaptation this winter season—officially titled Journal with Witch. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Journal with Witch anime, including release dates for new episodes and the weekly schedule.
The story of Journal with Witch focuses on reclusive novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa Takumi. Asa moves in with Makio when Makio’s sister and brother-in-law pass away unexpectedly, and their new life together leads to clashes, grieving, and understanding the meaning of family.
Journal with Witch Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Journal with Witch episodes will release on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. A total of 13 episodes for Journal with Witch will be released with English subtitles.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Journal with Witch (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – January 4 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – January 11 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – January 18 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – January 25 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – February 1 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – February 8 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – February 15 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – February 22 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – March 1 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – March 8 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – March 15 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – March 22 – OUT NOW
- Episode 13 – March 29 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Journal with Witch will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 3:30 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Singer-songwriter TOMOO performs the opening theme song “Sonare,” and Bialystocks performs the ending theme song “Kotozute (Hearsay).”
The cast members include:
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Makio Kōdai
- Fuko Mori as Asa Takumi
- Junichi Suwabe as Shingo Kasamachi
- Sumire Morohoshi as Emiri Nara
- Eriko Matsui as Nana Daigo
- Takashi Kondō as Kazunari Tōno
- Sayaka Ōhara as Minori Takumi
Miyuki Oshiro is directing the anime at studio Shuka. Kohei Kiyasu is handling the series composition and writing the scripts, and Kenji Hayama is the character designer. kensuke ushio is the anime’s music composer.
Additional staff members include:
- Sub-Character Designer: Toshie Kawamura
- Prop Setting: Miyako Kanō
- Costume Setting: Kaede Aizawa
- Art: Eriko Takahashi
- Color Design: Miho Tanaka
- Director of Photography: Tomo Namiki
- Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
- Sound Director: Takahiro Ōmori
Where Can I Watch Journal with Witch?
Crunchyroll is streaming the Journal with Witch anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on the ABC TV, Tokyo MX, and BS Asahi channels, and its streaming on Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services.
What is Journal with Witch About?
Yamashita launched the manga in June 2017 in Shodensha’s Feel Young magazine and ended it in June 2023. The manga series is about a 35-year-old novelist named Makio Kōdai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together. Makio took Asa in after Asa’s parents passed away. The following day, Makio remembers that she doesn’t do well in the company of other people. As a result, Makio attempts to acclimate to living with a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult who never acts like one.
