Lily Ki 'Lilypichu' and Stephen Fu lead the voice cast as Nico Wakatsuki and Morhito Otogi in Mainichi Broadcasting System’s upcoming magical rom-com, which begins streaming April 6.
Mainichi Broadcasting System has released the English Language teaser trailer and voice cast for Witch Watch, the upcoming anime adaptation of the Weekly Shonen Jump series. Leading the magical cast of characters is Lily Ki “Lilypichu” as Nico Wakatsuki, and Stephen Fu (My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999, Mashle: Magic and Muscles) as Morihito Otogi. They are joined by Caleb Yen (Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway) as Kanshi Kazamatsuri; Kevin K Gomez (The Prince of Tennis) as Keigo Magami; Cristina Vee (Sailor Moon) as Nemu Miyao; and Kyle Hebert joins the cast as Reiji Otigi.
Based on the manga by Kenta Shinohara (SKET Dance), Witch Watch follows teenage witch Nico and her Ogre familiar Morihito, who is tasked with her protection after a dire prophecy is cast over her. With a witch-in-training and an Ogre now living under one roof, what could possibly go wrong?
The series is brought to life by Bibury Animation Studios (The Quintessential Quintuplets), directed by Hiroshi Ikehata (FLCL Progressive), and features character designs from Haruko Iizuka (Horimiya) with music from Yukari Hashimoto (A Sign of Affection). The opening theme song “Watch me!” was written by the J-POP unit YOASOBI.
A global theatrical premiere, released under the moniker Witch Watch: Watch Party, will be held in partnership with ADN, Aniplus, GKIDS, and Tropics. The premiere kicks off with screenings in North America on March 16 from GKIDS, and will debut in Asia March 18 from Tropics, in selected European countries in March from ADN, and in Korea on March 21 from Aniplus. Further release details will be announced in collaboration with the theatrical premiere partners in each region.
Witch Watch begins streaming globally April 6.
Check out the teaser trailer now:
Source: GKIDS
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