Once Upon a Witch’s Death

The official YouTube channel for voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto began streaming a music video for her 36th CD single song "Drops," set to release in Japan on May 21. The electro tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2025 TV anime Once Upon a Witch’s Death.Yasuyuki Yamaguchi, who previously worked on the music videos for Sakamoto's fourth single "Hasiru" in 1998 and 34th single "Dakishimete" in 2024, again served as director.

Not all tears are bad, and we see this in action in Once Upon a Witch's Death. The sentimental new series is streaming as part of the spring season on Crunchyroll. To kick things off, we have a creditless version of the show's opening sequence.Check it out here, set to Maaya Sakamoto's new single, "Drops":Once Upon a Witch's Death Creditless OpeningCrunchyroll is currently streaming Once Upon a Witch's Death, described thus: Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday.

Once Upon a Witch's Death, an upcoming TV anime based on the fantasy light novel series, has published a new trailer, a new piece of key art (below), and new information about the ending theme song performer for the series. The series will broadcast in Japan on TOKYO MX and other stations beginning on April 1, 2025.Once Upon a Witch's Death – Second Main TrailerAoi Teshima performs the ending theme for Once Upon a Witch's Death, which is entitled “Hanasaku Michio de” (“Along the Blooming Path”) and which is previewed in the trailer above.The original Once Upon a Witch's Death light novels are written by Saka, illustrated by Chorefuji, and published in Japan by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint. Yen Press also publishes an English language version of the series.

The official website for voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto has announced that her next 36th CD single "Drops" is set to release on May 21, 2025. It will have been six months since the release of her previous 35th single "nina" in November 2024.The title tune will be featured as the opening theme for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime Once Upon a Witch's Death. The lyrics are written by Yuho Iwasato, who has worked with Maaya Sakamoto on numerous songs, including her debut song "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (The Vision of Escaflowne opening theme).

Meg’s quest begins this April, the first trailer for the upcoming Once Upon a Witch's Death TV anime, based on the light novels written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji, announced today. Alongside the premiere date of April 1, the trailer also revealed the opening theme song and two more cast members and their characters.Once Upon a Witch's Death - First Main TrailerThe opening theme song for Once Upon a Witch's Death is “Drops,” performed by Maaya Sakamoto.

Ahead of a planned 2025 release, the official accounts for the Once Upon a Witch's Death anime today released a brand-new character trailer for Sophie Hayter, the genius "witch of blessings" who performs spectacular magic at festivals across the country and is a sucker for food.Once Upon a Witch's Death Sophie Character Trailer The Once Upon a Witch's Death anime's confirmed cast is as follows:Meg voiced by Yoshino AoyamaFaust voiced by Yoshiko SakakibaraSophie Hayter voiced by Hina YomiyaFine Cavendish voiced by Rumi OkuboCarbuncle voiced by Miharu HanaiShirofukuro voiced by Aina SuzukiMysterious Girl voiced by Atsumi TanezakiBased 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…

Ahead of a planned 2025 release, the official accounts for the Once Upon a Witch's Death anime today released a brand-new character trailer for Faust, one of the "Seven Sages" who raised protagonist Meg to be a powerful witch like her.Once Upon a Witch's Death Faust Character Trailer The Once Upon a Witch's Death anime's confirmed cast is as follows:Meg voiced by Yoshino AoyamaFaust voiced by Yoshiko SakakibaraSophie Hayter voiced by Hina YomiyaFine Cavendish voiced by Rumi OkuboCarbuncle voiced by Miharu HanaiShirofukuro voiced by Aina SuzukiMysterious Girl voiced by Atsumi TanezakiBased 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…

Ahead of a planned 2025 release, the official accounts for the Once Upon a Witch's Death anime today released a brand-new character trailer for protagonist Meg Raspberry, a bright apprentice witch who learns she only has a year left to live.Once Upon a Witch's Death Meg Character Trailer The Once Upon a Witch's Death anime's confirmed cast is as follows:Meg voiced by Yoshino AoyamaFaust voiced by Yoshiko SakakibaraSophie Hayter voiced by Hina YomiyaFine Cavendish voiced by Rumi OkuboCarbuncle voiced by Miharu HanaiShirofukuro voiced by Aina SuzukiMysterious Girl voiced by Atsumi TanezakiBased 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…

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.

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.

The word on the street is that the upcoming Once Upon a Witch's Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy anime series, which is currently scheduled for a 2025 broadcast, today released a second 'situation visual' featuring Meg and her best friend roami

The first piece of news for the upcoming Once Upon a Witch's Death TV anime has been released today after announcing the adaptation of the light novel series written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji. Kadokawa unveiled the first daily life visual for the se

Once Upon a Witch's Death, a series of fantasy light novels written by Saka and illustrated by Torefuji, is being adapted into a TV anime that will broadcast in 2025. In addition to an official website and social media feed, the series has also revealed the ma