TV anime "The Magician's Wife," starting in October 2017, arrives at "ANIME EXPO 2017" world premiere report!

At the anime event "Anime Expo 2017" held in Los Angeles, U.S.A., WIT STUDIO president Takeshi Wada and director Norihiro Naganuma appeared on stage for an advance screening of episodes 1-3 of the TV anime "The Wizard's Wife," which will start in October 2017.




The "Mahoutsukai no Yome" is a manga serialized in "Monthly Comic Garden" (Mag Garden) by Yamazaki Kore. Set in modern-day England, the fantasy work follows Chise Hatori, a girl who can see things that are not human, and Elias, a non-human wizard who bought her for 5 million pounds.

In March 2016, the production of the original anime "Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi wo Yoru Hito", a prequel to the manga, was announced. It consists of three parts: prequel, middle, and postquel, and is being sold as a bundle with volumes 6, 7, and 8 of the original comic (volume 8 is scheduled for release on September 8, 2017). In addition, the "first part" and "middle part" were screened for a limited two-week event in August 2016 and February 2017, respectively, and were well received.

Then, in March 2017, it was announced that a TV anime adaptation would be made and broadcast over a two-cour period starting in October. The film adaptation will be directed by Norihiro Naganuma, director of "YAMIMUSU PEDAL THE MOVIE," with a script by Aya Takaha and character designs by Kanpoku Kato.

Manga "Mahoutsukai no Yome" will be adapted into a TV anime!   Broadcasting in 2 cool seasons from October 2017.
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An advance screening of episodes 1-3 of the TV anime "Mahoutsukai no Yome" was held at ANIME EXPO 2017, with WIT STUDIO president Takeshi Wada and director Norihiro Naganuma on stage. The world premiere of WIT STUDIO's latest work, which continues to produce high quality and emotional images, filled the 1,000 capacity venue with anime fans. In addition to the screening of episodes 1-3, a teach-in was held in the latter half of the event, where many passionate questions were asked about the production and future business development. Cosplayers of Chise, Elias, and Silkie also attended the event, showing the high expectations for this work.

WIT STUDIO President: Taketsugu Wada comments (* titles omitted)
I was relieved by the great response from American fans. I wanted people not only in Japan but also around the world to see this work, which is why we held this world premiere. I was very happy to hear American people say that they were "beautiful" and "moved" by the attention to detail that went into creating the film to express the world view of the work. I am also glad that Yamazaki Kole sensei (who was in the audience) was pleased as well. I can't wait for Japanese fans and people around the world to see it.

Director: Norihiro Naganuma] (*Honorific titles omitted)
I produced "The WITCH ON THE HOLY WIFE" with an awareness of enjoying the story, the play, the characters, and the background, and harmonizing the voices, sound effects, and music. I hope you all enjoyed it. (Applause) Thank you very much. Your smiles and cheers are the strength of our staff. Please enjoy "WITCH ON THE HOLY WIFE".


Story
Chise Hatori is a 15-year-old girl.
She has no place to return to, no reason to live, and no skills to do so.
Except for one special power she was born with.
Elias, a wizard of unusual shape, has taken Chise in as his apprentice and future bride.
In the life of a wizard who lives in harmony with nature and in the midst of eternity,
Chise gradually regains something important.
This is a story about discovering the beauty of the world.

Cast Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
Chise Hatori:Atsumi Tanezaki
Elias: Ryota Takeuchi
Lutz: Koki Uchiyama
Silky: Aya Endo
Angelica: Yuko Kaita
Simon: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Seth: Junichi Suwabe

Staff Information】 (*Titles omitted)
Original Story: Yamazaki Kore (published by MagGarden)
Series Composition/Director:Norihiro Naganuma
Screenplay: Aya Takaha
Character design:Hirotaka Kato
Color Designer: Hiroko Kohari
Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
Director of Photography: Mayo Suzuki
CGI Director: Shinya Sugai
2D Works: Chie Nishitani
Special Effects Supervisor: Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects: Ayumi Arahata
Editing: Daisuke Imai
Music: Junichi Matsumoto
Music Production: Flying Dog
Music Production Cooperation: BASiLiCA
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Sound Effects : Noriko Izumo
Sound Production: Sound Team Don Juan
Animation Production: WIT STUDIO
Production: Mahoutsukai no Yome Production Committee

(C)2017 Yamazaki Kore/Mag Garden/WITCH ON THE HOLY BOY'S Daughter-in-law Production Committee

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