is a Japanese

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

series written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji. It was serialized as a web novel published on Kakuyomu from October 2019 to August 2022. It was later acquired by

ASCII Media Works , formerly , is a Japanese Publishing, publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It originally formed on April 1, 2008, as a result of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger bet ...

who began publishing it under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint in December 2021. A

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

adaptation illustrated by Kenu Amearare began serialization on ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Comic Regulus'' manga website in March 2023. An

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

television series adaptation produced by

EMT Squared , also referred to and stylized as EMT², is a Japanese animation studio established on July 25, 2013 by Hideaki Miyamoto, a former TMS Entertainment producer. List of works Anime television series Notes References External links

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aired from April to June 2025.

Characters

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Media

Light novel

Written by Saka, ''Once Upon a Witch's Death'' was serialized as a web novel published on the Kakuyomu website from October 3, 2019, to August 26, 2022. It was later acquired by

who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Chorefuji under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint on December 17, 2021. Three volumes have been released as of March 2025. The light novel is licensed in English by

Yen Press Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, ...

Manga

adaptation illustrated by Kenu Amearare began serialization on ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Comic Regulus'' manga website on March 10, 2023. The manga's chapters have been compiled into four volumes as of April 2025. The manga adaptation is published digitally in English on

Kadokawa Kadokawa may refer to: *Kadokawa Corporation, the holding company of the Kadokawa Group **Kadokawa Content Gate and Kadokawa Mobile, both former names for BookWalker **Kadokawa Future Publishing, a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation and the publis ...

BookWalker , stylized as Book☆Walker and BOOK☆WALKER, is a Japanese e-book store that sells manga, light novels, and magazines from various publishers, as well as a few published by themselves. It is based in Chiyoda, Tokyo and was created by Kadokawa ...

website.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on June 28, 2024. It is produced by

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and directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa, with Keiichirō Ōchi overseeing series scripts, Yuki Shizuku designing the characters, and Akiyuki Tateyama and composing the music. The series aired from April 1 to June 17, 2025, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Drops", performed by

Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She made her debut as a Voice acting in Japan, voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime ''Little Twins'', and became known as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in ''The Vision of Escaflowne''. Other ...

, while the ending theme song is , performed by

Aoi Teshima is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kasuga, Fukuoka. She is known for singing and acting in several Goro Miyazaki movies including ''Tales from Earthsea'' and ''From Up on Poppy Hill''. Early life Aoi Teshima was born on June 21, 19 ...

and composed by

Yuki Kajiura is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as ''Sword Art Online'', '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', '' Fate/Zero'', ''The Garden of Sinners'', '' Pandora Hearts'', and ...

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streams the series.

Episodes

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