An IMAX visual has been unveiled for the upcoming Witch on the Holy Night anime film, spotlighting its two lead heroines Aoko and Alice. It will premiere in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2026 and will also have IMAX screenings starting on the same day.
Witch on the Holy Night is directed by Masaru Takeuchi, whose past credits include storyboarding and directing the opening sequence for the Arcueid Route of the Tsukihime visual novel’s first remake, Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon. Ufotable is credited with the “script production” and is in charge of the animation production.
Like the 2022 remastered visual novel, the anime film adaptation will star Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko, Yusuke Kobayashi as Sojuro Shizuki, and Kana Hanazawa as Alice.
Witch on the Holy Night was first released as a visual novel by TYPE-MOON for PC in Japan in 2012. A fully voiced HD version was released for Nintendo Switch and PS4 in December 2022. It was then released on Steam in December 2023.
Witch on the Holy Night began as an unfinished novel by Kinoko Nasu, who is also the game’s scenario writer. A three-part novelization penned by Nasu began publication in August 2026. The third part is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on November 10, 2026.
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures will release the anime film in North American theaters, starting on January 29, 2027, and in other countries and territories later on. It will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and in an English-language dub.
Crunchyroll describes the synopsis of Witch on the Holy Night as: :
Aoko Aozaki, an ordinary high school girl, is actually a Magician who lives in the modern world…though she is still only an apprentice. As she spends her days living alongside her housemate, Alice Kuonji, striving to become a full-fledged Magician…
The girl meets a boy.
This is the beginning of one young girl’s story — the tale of a Witch.
Sources: Witch on the Holy Night Official X/Twitter, Crunchyroll News
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