Witches' Journey" to start airing on October 2 (Fri.): Episode 1 preview video & advance cut! Broadcast countdown & color paper present campaign!

The TV anime "Witches' Journey," which will begin airing in October 2020, has released a preview video and advance cuts of the first episode. In addition, an on-air countdown present campaign has started.

Witches' Journeys" is a series of short novels that were published as a book by GA Novel (illustrated by Azur) in 2016 after making additions and revisions to a self-published novel of the same title (Amazon Kindle No. 1 ranking) by Sadaki Shiraishi in 2014, set in a world similar to medieval times where magic exists. The series of short stories is about a traveling witch, Irena, who visits various places and people in the world.
Since 2017, it has been included in "This Light Novel is Amazing! (published by Takarajima-sha) for three consecutive years, and a comic book adaptation has been serialized in "Manga UP!" (Square Enix) with drawings by Nanao Kazuki.

The anime will be directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka, series composition and script by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, character design by Takeshi Oda, concept design by Kazumasa Uchio, and animation production by C2C.

⇒Anime adaptations of popular GA paperback and GA novel titles such as "Danmachi II OVA" and "Witch's Journey" have been announced one after another!

This time, from the TV anime "Witches' Journey," which will start airing in October 2020, a preview video and advance cut of the first episode have been released.

In addition, the on-air countdown present campaign has started.
The first on-air countdown colorful paper will be revealed on a daily basis. In addition, this colorful paper will be given away to one lucky winner by following "Witches' Journey" official twitter (@ majotabi_PR) and RTing the corresponding tweet. For details of the campaign, please check the official website.

Synopsis & advance cut
Episode 1 "Witch Apprentice Irena
＜Staff: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu / Storyboard: Toshiyuki Kuboka / Director: Ayumi Uwano / Chief Animation Director: Takeshi Oda / Animation Director: Junnosuke Nishio

＜Synopsis

Irena reads "The Adventures of Nike" and dreams of becoming a witch and traveling.
All she has to do is pass an examination and become an apprentice to other witches to become one, but she is rejected by all of them. Finally, she decides to ask the mysterious "Stardust Witch" to become her apprentice.

Countdown & Colored Paper Present!

Broadcast countdown & color paper present campaign!
Starting today, the TV anime "Witches' Journey" first broadcast countdown colorful papers will be released on a daily basis!
In addition, this colorful paper will be presented to one lucky winner who follows "Witches' Travels" official Twitter (@ majotabi_PR) and RTs the corresponding tweet!
For details of the campaign, please visit the official website of the work.
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On the first day, Ms. Yoko Hikasa, who plays Sheila!

[Work information].
TV animation "Witches' Journey
<Broadcast Information
Broadcasting and distribution will begin on October 2 (Fri.)!

Broadcasting
AT-X From October 2, every Friday from 21:00
[Repeat Broadcast]
Every Monday 13:00～ / Every Wednesday 29:00～ TOKYO MX
TOKYO MX From October 2, every Friday at 22:30
TV Aichi From October 3, every Saturday 25:50～
KBS Kyoto From October 2, every Friday at 24:00
Sun TV From October 2, every Friday at 24:00
BS11 From October 2, every Friday at 23:00

Distribution
ABEMA From October 2 (Fri.) every Friday at 22:00
Sequential distribution from October 4 (Sun.)
dAnime Store, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, U-NEXT, Anime Unlimited, Gyao!
Bandai Channel, niconico, VideoMarket, Anitere, etc.
Broadcast and distribution times are subject to change without notice.

<Staff>
Original Story: Sadaki Shiraishi (GA Novel/SB Creative)
Character Design: Azuru
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Series Composition/Screenplay: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Takeshi Oda
Concept Design: Kazumasa Uchio
Chief Animation Directors: Hiroshi Yamukai, Yoshinaga Nagamori, Emi Kawano, Takumi Yoshida
Magic Effects Supervisor: Shunsuke Takarai
Color Design: Masato Takagi
Assistant Color Design: Sakiko Teguramori
Art Setup: Katsuhisa Takiguchi (Studio Churippu)
Art Director: Rokuhiro Go (Makaria)
Prop Design: Yoshio Mizumura
3D Director: Junpei Mukai
Director of Photography: Yoshito Kuwa, Ayumi Itakura
Special Effects: Inoyesin
Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Music: AstroNotes
Music Production: Lantis
Animation Production: C2C
Production: Witches' Journey Production Committee

＜Cast
Irena: Hondo Kaede
Fran: Kana Hanazawa
Saya: Tomoyo Kurosawa

<Synopsis>
Once upon a time, there was a traveler. Her name was Irena. She is a talented young woman who has become a "witch," the highest rank of wizard.
She has been on a long journey, following a travel story she read as a child, and is now free to roam the vast world.
She travels freely through this vast world, encountering strange and funny people, and the beautiful daily lives of others. And the same number of -

"Please don't mind me. I am a traveler. I have to hurry ahead."
This is a story of encounters and partings spun by the witch Irena....

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