The official website for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, the anime adaptation of Tomato Soup’s A Witch’s Life in Mongol manga series, revealed that sumo wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho will be making their voice acting debuts in the anime’s cast. Tamawashi plays the role of Genghis Khan, while Tamashoho plays a resilient Mongol soldier.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia will perform on July 4 with a 1-hour special premiere featuring two back-to-back episodes on the “IMAnimation” block on TV Asahi, BS Asahi, and more channels.
A special panel and screening for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia episodes 1 and 2 will be held at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3 from 2:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. PDT at the JW Diamond. Special guests include Naoko Yamada (Executive Director), Abel Gongora (Director), Rie Misumi (Producer, Science SARU), and Kazuki Endo (Producer, TV Asahi).
SEKAI NO OWARI performs the opening theme song “Stella.”
The anime’s cast includes:
- Miyu Irino as Shira
- Jun Saitō as Muhammad
- Akira Sekine as Shitara
- Houko Kuwashima as Fatima
- Ryōta Suzuki as Tolui
- Kenji Nojima as Jochi
- Ami Koshimizu as Töregen
- Hiro Shimono as Ögedei
- Daisuke Namikawa as Chagatai
Naoko Yamada is serving as chief director, and Abel Góngora is directing the anime at Science SARU. Kenichi Yoshida is designing the characters and serving as animation chief, and Kanichi Katō is overseeing the series scripts. Kōshirō Hino is composing the music.
Additional staff members include:
- Technical Director Chief: Takuya Fujikura
- Art Director: Yuri Kabasawa
- Color Key Artist: Narumi Konno
- Compositing Director of Photography: Naoki Takahashi
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma
Tomato Soup first released the manga on Akita Shoten’s Souffle website in September 2021. Akita Shoten will publish the manga’s sixth compiled book volume on July 15. 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.
