A character trailer for the upcoming Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime’s main protagonist, Meg Raspberry, has been released. The character’s cheerful and positive nature, even with the knowledge that she will die in a year’s time, is shown along with a display of magic.
The anime is set to begin its broadcast in 2025. It’s an adaptation of the Once Upon a Witch’s Death novel written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji. Yen Press describes the book, which it publishes with the title Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy, as:
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.
The novel was published under KADOKAWA’s Dengeki no Shinbungei label in 2021. There is a manga adaptation by Kenu Amearare.
Staff
• Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa (Beast Tamer, Between the Sky and Sea)
• Series composer: Keiichiro Ochi (Go, Go, Loser Ranger!, The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio)
• Character designer: Yukishizuku (Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation)
• Animation production: EMT Squared
Cast
• Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry
• Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust
• Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle
• Aina Suzuki aa White-Owl
• Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish
• Hina Yomiya as Sophie Hayter
Source: KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel
