The girls of Witchy Precure! return next month, but they aren’t alone! Today, a mysterious new character joins the cast.Voice actor Toshiyuki Toyonaga will be playing the role of Airu (spelling not yet confirmed), a mysterious new character who appears in the first episode. Anime fans may recognize Toyonaga for his many famous roles, including Yuri Katsuki in Yuri!!! on ICE and Popp in DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai.
Maho Tsukai Precure!! ~ MIRAI DAYS~ is set to premiere on ABC TV/TV Asahi networks’ midnight programming block “ANiMAZiNG!!!” on January 11, 2025, at 26:00 (JST).All of the four main voice cast members from the original series will reprise their roles. Saori Hayami will also play the role of Hisui, the mysterious girl who appears in the trailer.The returning voice cast members include:
Mirai Asahina / Cure Miracle voiced by Rie Takahashi (Megumin in KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!)
Riko Izayoi / Cure Magical voiced by Yui Horie ( Ayu Tsukimiya in Kanon)
Ha-chan / Kotoha Hanami / Cure Felice voiced by Saori Hayami (Miyuki Shiba in The Irregular at Magic High School)
Mofurun voiced by Ayaka Saito (Mitsukuni Haninozuka in Ouran High School Host Club)
The main staff members include:
Original Story: Izumi Todo
Original Character Character Design: Emiko Miyamoto
Series Director: Takayuki Hamana (Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~)
Series Composition: Isao Murayama (Witchy Precure! original TV series)
Character Design: Asami Sodeyama (Hanabichan ~The girl who popped out of the game world~)
Music: Hiroshi Takagi (Witchy Precure! original TV series)
Animation Production: Toei Animation/Studio Deen
The original Witchy PreCure! TV anime aired for 50 episodes from February 2016 to January 2017 as the 13th installment in the long-running Precure anime franchise. The series is also now available on Crunchyroll.Toei Animation’s official USA website describes the series:
Mirai Asahina, a thirteen-year-old girl who is excited by various things, goes with her stuffed doll Mofurun to investigate a mysterious object that fell from the sky. There, she meets a young magician named Riko who is searching for something known as the Linkle Stone Emerald.
Source: Official Website