Adding to the growing list of upcoming anime series for 2025, ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ is one of the new anime adaptations that will premiere next year. ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death’ was originally a fantasy light novel series written by Saka and illustrated by Torefuji. Atsushi Nigorikawa will direct the TV anime adaptation at the animation studio EMT Squared, and the voice actors and character designs have already been decided. Read on to learn more about the overall plot and storyline.
Once Upon a Witch’s Death
The English translation of the ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ description can be found on Crunchyroll. To summarize, a young witch named Meg learns on her 17th birthday that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor tells her that she is cursed, and to lift it, she has to grow a seed of life. This seed needs to be grown with a thousand tears shed out of joy, which is nowhere near simple for Meg. This is where the real storyline starts to unravel.
She goes out to bond more with her friends, neighbors, and community to fulfill this. With her life possibly being cut short, she now has a new perspective on each of her interactions, realizing how precious they are. ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death’ can essentially be summed up as the lesson of learning to appreciate the time you have and living your life as if each day is your last, although there is a twist to it.
Where To Watch
The ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ anime adaptation has a teaser and poster design and an entire website dedicated to the upcoming series. The website is called arumajo-anime.com and is fully in Japanese, so you must either have your computer translate it or learn how to read Japanese characters. Crunchyroll has a link to this website, and when the page opens, you will see the art of two characters from the series.
After clicking the large ‘X’ above the art, you will be met with the same ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ official poster and the official trailer. The top and bottom bars have organized labels to help the users find whatever section or information they want. Tabs help locate information on the staff and cast, books and specials, and more. Scroll down more, and there is another information section with a schedule for news on the fantasy series and updates from the official ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ Twitter account.
The Tragic Elements
On the surface, this seems like a hopeful fantasy quest about learning to appreciate life. Even the art and illustrations appear bright and cheerful, but the real tragedy is when Meg stops acting keen on gathering the one thousand tears of joy. Halfway through the novel, she only has 11 teardrops of joy, and this is due to the bittersweet lesson learned near the end. Meg spends a good amount of time in the novel doing errands, joking around, and helping where she can, but ultimately not in a hurry to grow the seed of life.
In one of the later chapters, when Meg is initially in a state of sorrow for not being remembered, she passes by people she motivates or brings joy to. Meg becomes familiar with many people in the city while trying to gather tears somehow by helping them and whatnot. She mostly focuses on helping others more than herself. Meg eventually began cherishing them more than wanting to fulfill her ulterior motive of using the people for her quest. This was realized when an elderly woman greeted her and stopped to look at the sky together. It is a strange and bittersweet ending, where she begins her quest with wanting to live, but it is only when she stops caring about it that she enjoys life.
Light Novel
For the new fans waiting for this new series, the novel can be bought on yenpress.com, with both hardback and digital options. Translations are also included, and the site even offers other options on where to buy the book. This will hopefully quell any anime fans eager to see this new fantasy series, even though there is only one volume. The light novel’s full title is ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death: The Tale of The One Thousand Tears of Joy‘, and it was published on April 30th, 2024. For fans who want more content on this series, a manga adaptation with three volumes was made in March 2023.
Conclusion
‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ is a light novel with only one volume, which will soon be adapted into anime in 2025. It focuses on the story of a witch tragically cursed to die young, and she must collect one thousand tears of joy to cure herself. The real tragedy is when she begins to stray further from her goal for bittersweet reasons. The light novel also has a manga adaptation that fans can read during the wait, while the official anime trailer can be easily found on YouTube. More information and updates can be found on the ‘Once Upon a Witch’s Death‘ website and Twitter profile.
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