Sunrise has announced the premiere date for its original television anime Maebashi Witches, revealing the key visual, main promotional video, and confirming its debut on April 6, 2025. The anime will air on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m. JST, followed by a broadcast on BS11 at 12:30 a.m. JST (effectively April 7). Additionally, it will air on Gunma TV on April 11 at 11:30 p.m. JST.
A stage presentation for the anime is scheduled for AnimeJapan 2025 on March 22.
The anime stars:
- Sakura Kasuga as Yuina Akagi, a cheerful high school freshman with a passion for photography
- Hinano Sakikawa as Azu Niisato, a girl who loves fashion and cosmetics
- Rena Motomura as Kyoka Kitahara, a girl from a wealthy family attending the top high school in the prefecture
- Haruka Minami as Choco Mitsumata, a cheerful mood-maker
- Honami Momose as Mai Kamiizumi, a realist girl concerned with how others perceive her
- Tomokazu Sugita as Keroppe, a mysterious frog-like familiar spirit who recruits the girls to become apprentice witches
Set in Maebashi City in Gunma Prefecture, Maebashi Witches follows five high school girls as they come of age. Yuina Akagi, an ordinary first-year student, feels unfulfilled with her life. Her routine changes when she is approached by Keroppe, who recruits her and four other girls to become “Maebashi Witches.” A magical flower shop opens to them through a closet, where they sing, dance, and grant wishes.
Sunrise is credited with the anime’s original work. Directed by Junichi Yamamoto (known for Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion), the anime is produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and PROJECT MBW. Erika Yoshida (Bocchi the Rock!, Tower of God) is handling the series scripts, while Nozomi Tachibana (Kemono Jihen) is designing the characters based on Yū Inami’s original designs.
The Maebashi Witches group will perform the opening theme song, “Sugosugi Maebashi Witches!” (Super Amazing Maebashi Witches!), with lyrics by Tsunku and music composed by TORIENA. The ending theme song, “Sorezore no Door” (Each Door), will be performed by the same group, with lyrics and composition by Haruka Kumoi and arrangement by Yūki Kishida.
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