Once Upon a Witch’s Death Casts Hina Youmiya as Sophie Hayter
The upcoming Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime has cast Hina Youmiya as Sophie Hayter, with a new visual also released. It features Sophie and the main character, Meg, who are both participating in the ‘Otherworld Festival,’ an annual event in the town of Lapis.
Additionally, the official website describes Sophie as a witch the same age as Meg. She is always calm and collected, but has a weakness for food. She performs dazzling magic performances at festivals across the land. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
The anime previously revealed a visual for Fine Cavendish. 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
- Always Suzuki as Snow Owl
- Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish
The novel by Saka is published in October 2019 and ends in August 2022. Kadokawa is publishing the print version of the novel. There are also manga adaptations 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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