Once Upon a Witch’s Death Adds Rumi Okubo to Voice Cast, Reveals New Visual
Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime revealed on Monday that Rumi Okubo is joining the cast as Fine Cavendish, a high school student living in Lapis, and Meg’s best friend. The new visual features both Fine and Meg in the town of Lapis. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
The anime previously revealed a visual highlighting the additional cast members and Meg last month. Studio EMT Squared is animating with Atsushi Nigorikawa as the director. Keiichiro Ochi is writing the script while Yukishizuku is in charge of adapting Chorefuji’s character designs. The main cast includes:
- Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust
- Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle
- Aina Suzuki as Snow Owl
The novel by Saka began on the Kakuyomu website in October 2019 and ended in August 2022. Kadokawa is publishing the print version, which has illustrations by Chorefuji. There is also a manga adaptation by Kenu Amearare.
Yen Press licensed the Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of the One Thousand Tears of Joy novel in English and they describe the story as follows:
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.
Source: Official Website
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