The anime Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia premieres July 4 on TV Asahi and affiliates, with a world premiere of the first three episodes on June 13 and a U.S. premiere at Anime Expo on July 3.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is the television anime adaptation of Tomato Soup's manga A Witch's Life in Mongol. The project is produced by Science SARU, with Naoko Yamada as chief director and Abel Gongora as director. Kenichi Yoshida handles character design and animation chief duties, and Kanichi Kato oversees series scripts. The opening theme song is "Stella" by SEKAI NO OWARI.
The anime will premiere on July 4 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Asahi's IMAnimation W block and 23 affiliated channels, as well as on BS Asahi. The first two episodes will air consecutively as a one-hour special. A world premiere of the first three episodes took place on June 13 at United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba. The anime will screen in competition at the Annecy International Film Festival in the TV Films category. Anime Expo will host a U.S. premiere screening on July 3, with Yamada and Gongora in attendance.
Four new cast members were announced: Kenji Nojima as Jochi, Ami Koshimizu as Töregene, Hiro Shimono as Ögedei, and Daisuke Namikawa as Chagatai. Active sumo wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho were also cast. Tamawashi will voice Genghis Khan, and Tamashoho will play a Mongol soldier. Anime News Network listed the anime in a guide to Summer 2026 source material for pre-reading, linking reviews and purchase options for the manga.
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