Witch Watch (ウィッチウォッチ, Witchi Wotchi) is a 2025 anime series based on the Japanese fantasy and romantic comedy manga series with the same name written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It was serialized and published in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 8, 2021, with its chapters collected into twenty tankōbon volumes as of January 2025. By November 2022, the manga had over 1.1 million copies in circulation.
The anime series was announced on August 19, 2024.[1] It was animated/produced by Bibury Animation Studios, directed by Hiroshi Ikehata, series composition by Deko Akao, music composed by Yukari Hashimoto, and premiered in Japan on April 6, 2025.
GKIDS licensed the series, while Bang Zoom! Studios and Mainichi Broadcasting System produced an English Dub, which had a North American Theatrical Premiere from March 16, 2025 to March 18, 2025.[2][3][4] The English Dub premiered on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu on April 27, 2025.[5]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
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Nico Wakatsuki | Rina Kawaguchi | Lily Ki |
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Morihito Otogi | Ryōta Suzuki | Stephen Fu |
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Natsumi Fujiwara (young) |
Heather Gonzalez | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Kanshi Kazamatsuri | Kōhei Amasaki | Caleb Yen | |
| Yui Tsukada (young) |
? | ||
| Keigo Magami | Kaito Ishikawa | Kevin K. Gomez | |
| Nemu Miyao | Tomori Kusunoki | Cristina Vee | |
| Yūri Makuwa | Mikako Komatsu | Rosie Okumura | |
| Kukumi Ureshino | Konomi Kohara | Xanthe Huynh | |
| Kara Minami | Rie Takahashi | Erica Mendez | |
| Tenryū Kiyomiya | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Howard Wang | |
| Miharu Kiryū | Yūki Wakai | TBA | |
| Rui Fujiki / Jekyll | Yōhei Azakami | TBA | |
| Ibara Ibu | Miyuki Sawashiro | Laura Post | |
| Yuzuru Kenmochi | Jun Fukuyama | Khoi Dao | |
| Syrup Amai | Rie Kugimiya | Kimoy Lee | |
| Kuromitsu Amai | Misaki Kuno | Kimberley Anne Campbell | |
| Riro Takumi | Noriko Hidaka | Sarah Natochenny | |
| Burst | Kenta Miyake | Mick Lauer | |
| Kyōki Saiko | Jun Fukushima | Andrew Russell | |
| Daiki Sakai Mk. II | Hikaru Midorikawa | Jonathon Ha | |
| Reiji Otogi (Morihito's Father) |
Katsuyuki Konishi | Kyle Hebert | |
| Ibuki Wakatsuki (Nico's Mother) |
Nana Mizuki | Michelle Ruff | |
| Ayako Makinose | Kujira | Jessica Gee | |
| Aino Shimeda (young) |
TBA | ||
| Narrator | Wataru Komada | Mick Lauer | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Momota | Kishō Taniyama | Zeno Robinson | 1 | |
| ? (young) |
Cristina Vee | |||
| Inuzuka | Genki Muro | Lucien Dodge | ||
| ? (young) |
Rosie Okumura | |||
| Saruwatari | Mitsuo Iwata | Brent Mukai | ||
| ? (young) |
Erica Mendez | |||
| Yamamoto | Tōru Sakurai | ? | ||
| ? (young) |
Michelle Ruff | |||
| Tsuyoshi Ishi | Hiroaki Okuda | Brent Mukai | 2 | |
| Takashi Isshiki | Aoi Ichikawa | Zeno Robinson | ||
| Arashi Komeran | Genki Muro | Lucien Dodge | ||
| Ryuta Shippou | Shuichi Maki | Mick Lauer | ||
| Suberu Koboke | Yukihiro Nozuyama | ? | ||
| Ena Uruse | Hinata Satō | Erica Mendez | ||
| Kanade Gobara | RIko Akechi | ? | ||
| Yuka Jinbo | Hisako Tojo | Heather Gonzalez | ||
| Kowashi Hara | Haruki Ishiya | Lucien Dodge | 2, 5 | |
| Koiteru Choshi | Yuuki Inoue | Howard Wang | 2, 5 | |
| Yuuki Arisugi | Genki Muro | David Vincent | 2, 5 | |
| Brelly | Shigeru Chiba | Frank Todaro | 4 | |
| Enchanted Clothes | Ryōtarō Okiayu | David Vincent | 4 | |
| Mr. Seki | ? | Kevin K. Gomez | 5 | |
| Confessing Girl | Ikumi Hasegawa | ? | 6 | |
| Ishii | Atsushi Tamaru | Landon McDonald | 6 | |
| George | Tetsu Inada | Mick Lauer | 6 | |
| George's Girlfriend | Saeko Akiho | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 6 | |
| Suzuka Kiyomiya | Yu Serizawa | Brianna Knickerbocker | 7 | |
| Setsuko Kiyomiya | Satomi Arai | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | 7 | |
| Superhero Show Director | Takashi Matsuyama | Jason Marnocha | 8 | |
| Ottoman / Yuichiro Sugata | Tarusuke Shingaki | Lucien Dodge | 8 | |
| Yuichiro's Wife | Chiaki Takahashi | Alicyn Packard | 8 | |
| Hanaoka | Aoi Koga | Kayli Mills | 8 | |
| Hironaka | Masaya Fukunishi | Patrick Seitz | 8 | |
| Hironaka's Son | RIko Akechi | Erica Mendez | 8 | |
| Ann Nikura | Yume Miyamoto | Kayli Mills | 9 | |
| Jun Horai | Daiki Yamashita | Landon McDonald | 9 | |
| Kara's Dad | Kenichirō Matsuda | Patrick Seitz | 9 | |
| Kara's Mom | Yumi Kakazu | Alicyn Packard | 9 | |
| Keigo's Mother | Akiko Hiramatsu | TBA | 12 |
Additional Voices[]
- Lucien Dodge
- Kevin K. Gomez
- Heather Gonzalez
- Kyle Hebert
- Brianna Knickerbocker
- Jason Marnocha
- Landon McDonald
- Erica Mendez
- Brent Mukai
- Rosie Okumura
- Zeno Robinson
- Michelle Ruff
- Cristina Vee
- David Vincent
- Howard Wang
- Cristina Vee
- Caleb Yen
Multimedia[]
Trailers[]
Cast Reveal[]
Official Cast Reveal[]
Individual Cast Reveal[]
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_(Witch_Watch_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Kevin K. Gomez (Keigo Magami) (Witch Watch Cast Reveal).jpg (1.29 MB)")
Notes[]
- Alex von David voice directed and adapted the first three episodes, before dropping out to focus on directing season 2 of Dandadan. Laura Stahl and Khoi Dao would eventually take over directing and adapting the series, respectively, beginning with episode 4.
- This is also Sarah Natochenny's first non-Pokémon role at Bang Zoom Studios and her first anime dubbing role at Bang Zoom! Studios.
- This is Kimoy Lee's first anime role.
- This is Alicyn Packard's second anime dubbing role in Los Angeles after Yo-kai Watch but her first anime dubbing role at Bang Zoom! Studios.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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April 27, 2025-present | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 14 episodes | United States | 
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Season 1 | 14 Episodes | ||||||
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Season 1 | 14 Episodes | ||||||
References[]
- ↑ Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch Manga Gets TV Anime
- ↑ GKIDS Announces Witch Watch English Dub Cast and New Trailer
- ↑ “WITCH WATCH” REVEALS ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAST AND TRAILER
- ↑ Witch Watch Anime's Trailer Reveals English Dub Cast
- ↑ Witch Watch Anime's English Trailer Reveals More Dub Cast Members, April 27 Debut
External Links[]
- Witch Watch on the Internet Movie Database.
- Witch Watch (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.