The TV anime "Witch Watch," based on the popular manga by Kenta Shinohara, which is currently being serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha), will begin airing on MBS and TBS's Sunday 5pm anime slot from April 6th. It will be broadcast for two consecutive seasons. This fantastical "magical" comedy depicts the cohabitation life of Wakatsuki Nico, who is training to become a witch, and her childhood friend, Morihito Otogi, a high school student with the powers of a demon. Morihito is given the mission of being a familiar to protect Nico from a prophesied disaster, and so begins a mysterious and difficult life.
"Witch Watch" is a comedy manga by Shinohara, known for "SKET DANCE" and "Astra Lost in Space", which began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in February 2021. The anime will be directed by Ikehata Hiroshi, known for "Kiratto Pri☆Chan", and produced by Vibrant Animation Studio, known for "The Quintessential Quintuplets ∫∫". The music unit "YOASOBI" will perform the opening theme "Watch me!", and the four-member rock band "Aooo" will perform the ending theme "Magic is Spice".
Episode 1, "The Witch's Return," begins with the return of childhood friend Nico from her witch training to Morihito, a boy with the powers of a demon. Morihito moves in with Nico in accordance with an old covenant. Meanwhile, Nico is excited and thrilled to be reunited with Morihito. Despite the unavoidable and bizarre troubles caused by the "clumsy" Nico, Morihito tries to protect Nico from the predicted disaster.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Ikehata Hiroshi▽Assistant Director: Kawase Masao▽Series Composition: Akao Deko▽Character Design: Haruko Iizuka ▽Sub-Character Design: Sugimura Yoshiaki, Sawa Yuki▽Art Director: Sekkei Ping (Kusanagi)▽Art Setting: Takeuchi Yuki (Kusanagi), Nizuma Masayuki (Senju Kobo)▽Color Design: Ota Yuiha▽Director of Photography: Yonezawa Hisashi▽Editing: Takemiya Mutsumi▽Music: Hashimoto Yukari▽Sound Director: Gobumi Hiroki▽Sound Production: Bit Groove Promotion▽Animation Production: Vibury Animation Studio
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Wakatsuki Nico: Kawaguchi Rina▽Otogi Morihito: Ryota Suzuki ▽Kazumare Kanji: Kohei Amasaki Kaito Ishikawa ▽Magami Keigo: Ishikawa Kaito▽Miyao Nemu: Kusunoki Tomori▽Masuku Yuri: Mikako Komatsu ▽Minami Kara: Rie Takahashi ▽Ureshino Kukumi: Konomi Kohara ▽Kiyomiya Tenryu: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka ▽Ibu Ibara: Miyuki Sawashiro ▽Kenmochi Yuzuru: Jun Fukuyama ▽Syrup: Kugimiya Rie▽Kuromitsu: Misaki Kuno Misaki▽Koriji: Noriko Hidaka ▽Burst: Kenta Miyake ▽Nishigo Kyouki: Fukushima Jun▽Sakai Daiki Mark II: Midorikawa Hikaru▽Wakatsuki Ibuki: Nana Mizuki ▽Otogi Reihito: Katsuyuki Konishi
