Witch Watch Anime Reveals Trailer, Key Visual for the Second Cour
The currently ongoing Witch Watch anime revealed a new trailer and a key visual for the second cour, which will start with the Summer 2025 anime season. The anime is listed with a total of 26 episodes, and it premiered in April of this year.
Yuki Wakai and Yohei Azakami are joining the cast as Miharu Kiryu and
Rui Fujiki. The theme songs for the second cour of Witch Watch anime are:
- Opening: "Tokihanate!" by Hashimero
- Ending: "Hide And Seek With The Moon" by yutori
Previous theme songs were "Watch Me!" by YOASOBI and "Maho wa Spaisu" (Magic Is Spice) by Aooo.
Bibury Animation Studios is animating the series with Ikehata Hiroshi as the director. Deko Akao is in charge of the series composition and Haruko Izuka is the character designer. Yukari Hashimoto is composing the music.
Rina Kawaguchi and Ryota Suzuki are leading the cast as Nico Wakatsuki and Morihoto Otogi. GKIDS also did an early screening of the anime in March, under the WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY title.
The anime adapts Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 2021. VIZ Media is publishing the manga in English (digital only), and the series is also available on the platform's Shonen Jump app. MANGA Plus also has the series in select regions.
Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime. Crunchyroll describes the plot as:
Morihito Otogi is a high schooler with the strength of an ogre. Life is peaceful until his childhood friend and witch-in-training, Nico Wakatsuki, moves in. Nico is excited about their reunion and makes Morihito her familiar. Now, he must focus on his mission to protect Nico from prophesied dangers. Their mystical, problem-filled days are about to begin!
Source: Official Website
©KentaShinohara/SHUEISHA, WITCHWATCH Production Committee, MBS
