TYPE-MOON and Kodansha have announced that the Witch on the Holy Night anime film is getting a new manga adaptation by Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie author Keigo Maki. The Witch on the Holy Night manga will make its debut in the November 11-due issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine. A new commercial was also released featuring the cast members for Aoko Aozaki and Soujyuro Sizuki.
Witch on the Holy Night opens in theaters on November 20 in Japan nationwide with IMAX screenings. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will screen the film in theaters in North America on January 29, 2027.
supercell performs the film’s theme song “Yoru to Ao.”
The cast of Witch on the Holy Night includes:
- Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Soujyuro Sizuki
- Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji
The staff of the anime film includes:
- Chief Director: Hikaru Kondou
- Director: Masaru Takeuchi
- Character Design: Moe Tsuzuki
- Chief Animation Director: Masato Nagamori
- Script Production: ufotable
- Sub Character Design: Kana Ishigo
- Prop Design: Masato Saitou
- 3D Director: Gouchuu Satou
- Art Director: Kouji Etou
- Colour Design: Mika Matsuoka
- Editing: Manabu Kamino
- Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa
- Director of Photography / Finishing Direction Director: Yuuichi Terao
- Animation Production: ufotable
The Witch on the Holy Night visual novel released on December 8, 2022 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, followed by the Steam version on December 14, 2023. The Android and iOS versions will release on November 20 in Japan, and Crunchyroll Game Vault will add the game to its service in 2027.
Here’s a story synopsis, via Steam:
In the mansion on the hill, there lived two witches…
It is the late 1980s—the twilight of an era of beauty and vigor.
A boy moves to the city, barely missing two witches living in modern times.
The boy leads a completely ordinary life.
She carries herself with gallant pride.
The girl lives a sleepy, hidden life.
Each walks a starlit path.
One would never expect their paths to cross.
The story of how these three disparate people came together is soon to be told.
