Witch and Mercenary Anime’s New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, April 2027 Debut

Bandai Namco Filmworks unveiled the first full promotional video and new visuals for the television anime of Kaeru Chōhōkiteki‘s Witch and Mercenary (Majo to Yōhei) light novel series on Wednesday. The video announces more cast and staff members, as well as the anime’s April 2027 premiere date.

The anime will premiere on NTV and 29 other affiliated channels as well as on the satellite channel BS NTV in April 2027.

The newly announced cast members are:

Yuri Noguchi as Isana Gihon, a swordmaster (adventurer rank 2) nicknamed “Snow White”

Hiromu Mineta as Alan Clows, a swordmaster (adventurer rank 4) and party leader

Haruka Shiraishi as Elicia Armel, a mysterious staff-wielding adventurer (rank 3) 

The new staff members include:

• Assistant Series Script Supervisor: Shingo Irie
• Sub-Character Design: Hideki Sakai
• Monster Design: Wataru Inada, Ryō Hirada
• Chief Animation Directors: Keita Matsumoto, Hideki Sakai, Sorato Shimizu
• Art: Sorato Shimizu
• Art Director: Kazuhiro Inoue
• Prop Design: Mikio
• Image Boards: pomodorosa
• Color Key Artist: Kunio Tsujita
• Compositing Director of Photography: Shūhei Inabe
• CG Director: Fūma Aizawa
• Editing: Gō Sadamatsu

The previously announced cast members include:

Saori Hayami as Siasha

Taito Ban as Zig Crane

Seven Seas Entertainment releases the novels in English and describes the story: 

Nothing in this world is more dangerous than a witch. The epitome of fear and terror, they can summon floods on a whim, conjure balls of fire out of the air, or even destroy entire countries overnight. Incur their wrath, and no one is safe. At least, that’s what everyone thinks, and it’s the very reason they all want Siasha dead. After yet another violent battle for her life, she teams up with Zig, a mercenary, and they depart for unknown lands to find somewhere she can live in peace. But is the pair any match for the lost magic and vicious monstrosities that lie ahead?

Shinpei Ezaki (Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-, Hanebad!, Monster Strike The Movie) is directing the anime at 8-Bit. Taishirou Tanimura (Ace of Diamond, Sakura Trick episode scripts) is in charge of series scripts, Keita Matsumoto (Bungaku Shōjo film, Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers-, Shining Hearts) is designing the characters, Akiko Fujita (Dorohedoro, The Elusive Samurai, Jujutsu Kaisen) is the sound director, and Rei Ishizuka (A Couple of Cuckoos, With You and the Rain, PriPara) is composing the music at Lantis.

Chōhōkiteki began serializing the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in June 2021, and ended it in December 2022. Micro Magazine published the first print volume with illustrations by Bench Kanase in May 2023. Micro Magazine published the seventh volume on January 20, and will publish the eighth volume on September 24.

Makoto Miyagi launched a manga adaptation of the story on Kodansha‘s Magazine Pocket manga app in January 2024. Kodansha‘s K MANGA service is publishing the manga in English.

Source: Press release

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