If there’s one thing the Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime is showing in the leadup to its planned 2025 release, it’s that there’s lots to do with friends in the magical town of Lapis. Protagonist Meg and Sophie Hayter, the “witch of blessings” who performs spectacular magic at festivals across the country and is a sucker for food, enjoy the Otherworld Festival together in the latest situation visual unveiled today.
It was also revealed that Sophie will be voiced by Hina Yomiya (Anna in The Dangers in My Heart), who will star alongside Yoshino Aoyama, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Aina Suzuki, Miharu Hanai and Rumi Okubo.
Once Upon a Witch’s Death Situation Visual #3
Based on the light novels by Saka and Chorefuji, Atsushi Nigorikawa (Beast Tamer) directs Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy at studio EMT Squared, with series composition by Keiichiro Ochi (The Quintessential Quintuplets) and character designs by Yukishizuku (Aterlier Ryza chief animation director).
Yen Press publishes an official English version of the light novel series and describes the story:
On Meg’s seventeenth birthday, she learns that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor—the Eternal Witch, Faust—explains that she is cursed and the only way to save herself is to grow a seed of life using one thousand tears of joy. Of course, such tears aren’t easy to come by. As Meg begins her quest, she finds herself drawn into the lives of her friends and neighbors in ways she never imagined. By sharing their burdens and using her magic to comfort them, she learns how precious those moments of connection can be even in the face of death.
Source: Comic Natalie
