During its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday, the team behind the upcoming anime adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s manga Witch Hat Atelier revealed exciting updates, including a promotional video, the main staff, and a 2025 premiere date.
- Director: Ayumu Watanabe, known for his work on Ace Attorney and the Doraemon films, is directing the anime at BUG FILMS.
- Producer: Hiroaki Kojima, who was an animation producer for Komi Can’t Communicate, is producing the series.
- Character Designer: Kairi Unabara, recognized for their work on Pokémon Evolutions, is responsible for designing the characters.
- Music Composer: Yuka Kitamura, who composed music for the popular game Elden Ring, is in charge of the anime’s music.
- Promotional Video Director: Kazuki Kawagoe, who directed Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, directed the promotional video.
Apart from Yuka Kitamura and Kairi Unabara, the three main staff members and Kamome Shirahama, the manga’s creator, attended the panel to share these updates.
The anime adaptation was first announced by Kodansha’s Morning Two magazine in April 2022. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs, allowing fans outside Japan to enjoy it simultaneously.
Kamome Shirahama launched the Witch Hat Atelier manga in Morning Two magazine in July 2016. Kodansha published the manga’s 13th compiled book volume on February 22, 2023. Kodansha USA Publishing began releasing the series in English in April 2019, and the 12th English volume was published on May 21, 2023.
The Story
The story of Witch Hat Atelier centers around a girl named Koko who lives in a small village. She has always dreamed of becoming a wizard, but because she was not born with magical abilities, she believed her dream was impossible. She gave up on her aspirations until one day, a traveling wizard named Kiefley visited her village. Koko accidentally saw him performing magic, which reignited her hopes and dreams.
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