Cherry blossoms aren’t the only thing set to bloom in spring next year! An official website and X (formerly Twitter) account opened today revealed a magical trailer and visual for a new original coming-of-age anime titled Maebashi Witches, which is scheduled to begin airing on Japanese television in April 2025.
Five newcomer cast members, who voice aspiring witches and will perform the series’ theme songs, are previewed in the trailer below, along with Tomokazu Sugita as scouting familiar Keroppe:
Yuina Akagi voiced by Sakura Kasuga
Azu Niisato voiced by Hinano Sakikawa
Kyoka Kitahara voiced by Rena Motomura
Choco Mitsumata voiced by Haruka Minami
Mai Kamiizumi voiced by Honami Momose
Maebashi Witches Visual
Junichi Yamamoto (More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers.) directs Maebashi Witches at studio Sunrise, with series composition by Erika Yoshida (BOCCHI THE ROCK!), Yu Inami’s original character designs adapted for animation by Nozomi Tachibana (Kemono Jihen) and music by Yuri Habuka.
Additional staff members were also revealed:
Clothing Designer/Stylist: Miki Aizawa
Item Designer: Norihiro Itagaki
Concept Designers: Ayane Hayashi, Kentaro Sako
Prop Designer: Yasuhiro Kawai
Witchverse Designer: Yoshiki Imazu
Color Coordinator: Oswald Kato
Color Designer: Ami Kutsuna
Art Directors: Naoko Akusawa, Susumu Mamura
Art Designers: Miho Serizaki, Tetsuro Kodama
3DCG Director: Tetsuro Kodama
3DCG Model Director: Shotaro Takahashi
Editor: Tomoki Nagasaka
Director of Photography: Kenji Fujita
Sound Effects: Hiroki Nozaki
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
Recording Adjustment: Yuichi Morita
Bandai Namco Music Live is producing the music, while Bandai Namco Filmworks is producing the anime.
Source: Mantan Web
