The World's Strongest Witch is a light novel series by Mochimaru Sakaki whose sixth and final volume ships October 7, 2026, the same day its television anime premieres. The anime, directed by Joji Furuta at Bridge and Aisle, has its main cast and staff announced and will air first on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi.
The World's Strongest Witch closed its run as a light novel series and opened as a television anime on the same day. Amazon Japan lists the sixth volume as the final one, shipping October 7, 2026. Square Enix published the first print volume in December 2022 with illustrations by riritto, and the fifth shipped in May 2025. The anime premieres October 7, 2026 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi, with MBS following on October 10. The adaptation arrives with the source material already finished.
Production details settled over the summer. Joji Furuta directs at Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura on series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. The main promotional video, main visual, and theme songs were revealed in late August. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme "Eikyoryoku∞Idol," and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru." The story began on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in May 2022. Tamaki Toga's manga adaptation runs on Kodansha's Getsu Maga Kichi and Comic Days, with a 12th compiled volume out May 8.
The cast filled in across four announcements. Azusa Tachibana leads as Rona Hermit. Fairouz Ai is Erimina, the guild master known as the "Inferno Witch," and Honoka Inoue is Eruna, an elf princess who worries over her sick mother. Kana Hanazawa plays guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon and Maria Naganawa plays water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Yuto Uemura joined as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Nana Mizuki voices Yggdrasil, the spirit of the World Tree, a character who appears in the first episode on October 7.
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The anime's official website announced on Wednesday that Nana Mizuki will voice Yggdrasil, the spirit of the World Tree, and that the character appears in the first episode on October 7. Azusa Tachibana leads the cast as Rona Hermit, with Fairouz Ai, Honoka Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, Maria Naganawa, and Yuto Uemura also named. Jōji Furuta directs at Bridge and Aisle.
Amazon Japan lists the sixth volume of Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch light novel series as the final one, shipping October 7. Square Enix published the first print volume in December 2022 with illustrations by riritto, and the fifth shipped in May 2025. Tamaki Toga's manga adaptation runs on Kodansha's Getsu Maga Kichi and Comic Days, with a 12th compiled volume out May 8. The television anime premieres the same day as the final novel.
The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch has revealed its main promotional video, main visual, and additional cast and staff. The new trailer also previews the opening and ending theme songs. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026. Yuto Uemura joins the cast as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Previously announced cast members include Azusa Tachibana as protagonist Rona Hermit, Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the guild master known as the "Inferno Witch," Honoka Inoue as elf princess Eruna, Kana Hanazawa as guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon, and Maria Naganawa as water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Joji Furuta directs the anime at studios Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura handling series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme "Eikyoryoku∞Idol," and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru." The anime adapts Sakaki's original story, which began serializing on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in May 2022, with a manga adaptation by Tamaki Toga.
The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide has revealed two new cast members and an October 7 premiere date. Kana Hanazawa and Maria Naganawa join the previously announced cast, and the anime will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, TV Aichi, and MBS.
The official website for the television anime of Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch light novel series began streaming a promotional video on Friday. The video reveals two new cast members: Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the master of the adventurers' guild known as the "Inferno Witch," and Honoka Inoue as Eruna, an elf princess who worries over her sick mother. Azusa Tachibana was previously announced as protagonist Rona Hermit. The anime is directed by Jōji Furuta at studios Bridge and Aisle and will premiere in October.