Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Anime Reveals Staff, Trailer, July 2026 Premiere
The Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia anime revealed a new teaser trailer, visual, a July 2026 premiere date, and staff information. As previously announced, Science SARU is animating the adaptation.
The staff includes:
- Chief Director: Naoko Yamada (The Colors Within)
- Director: Abel Gongora (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Kenichi Yoshida (The Orbital Children)
- Series Composition: Kanichi Kato (The Eminence in Shadow, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Black Clover)
- Music: Koshiro Hino
The newly announced main staff members commented on the news:
Naoko Yamada (Chief Director)
I found Tomato Soup’s story to be so fresh, so engaging, so full of surprises. The characters that appear, like Sitara, were thrust into times of great upheaval. But I can say for sure they lived their lives, sometimes dramatically and sometimes more delicately; they thought, and they believed in the power of love.
I’m trying my best to depict this tale respectfully and carefully. To show the characters as both strong and cute. I hope you enjoy it!
Abel Gongora (Director)
The cultures of the Mongol and Persian empires are extraordinary, and offering an interpretation of their histories - whether rooted in truth or legend - is a privilege we approach with deep respect for the peoples who carry those traditions. The manga is truly unique, with heroines that are fierce and resilient; let us follow their luminous trail on this epic journey!
Kenichi Yoshida (Character Designer/Chief Animation Director)
This is my first time doing an adaptation. I’m trying my best!
Kanichi Kato (Series Composition)
I tried my best to capture the charm of the original manga in my series composition. This story takes place far in the past, in the 13th century, amongst the nomads and the beautiful night skies of the Mongolian steppe, following our protagonist, who grows wiser as she survives in this unfamiliar environment. I hope that her struggles, her encounters, and her hopes for the future resonate with all of us in the modern day as well.
Koshiro Hino (Music)
All of the characters are compelling, but among them, portraying the complex emotions of Sitara, who lives tenaciously and resiliently while carrying resentment and sorrow, was both the greatest challenge and the most rewarding experience.
I also feel that depicting a theme like this in the present day is deeply meaningful. I sincerely hope for a peaceful world where no children, regardless of the country or place they are born, have to carry the kind of sorrow that Sitara bears.
This project marked many firsts for me: it was my first time composing music for an animated production, as well as my first time creating Persian and Mongolian music. Despite these new challenges, I feel I was able to see it through thanks to the two directors and the entire production team, who patiently worked alongside me throughout the process. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks once again.
The manga series by Tomato Soup has been licensed as A Witch's Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jadougal) by Yen Press. It has been serialized on Akita Shoten's Souffle manga service. Yen Press released the first volume on May 27, 2025, and describes the story as:
The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima’s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn…
Source: Press Release, Official Twitter/X
©Tomato Soup (Akita Shoten) / Tenmaku no Jadougal Production Committee
