The upcoming Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime is adding a little intrigue with its latest casting and situation visual, today announcing Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya in SPY x FAMILY) as Mysterious Girl and depicting her character alongside protagonist Meg at the “Magic Ceremony” that’s held only once every twenty years.
Once Upon a Witch’s Death is scheduled to begin airing sometime in 2025.
Once Upon a Witch’s Death Situation Visual #4
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: Press Release
