The Once Upon a Witch’s Death anime series has released a climax visual featuring Meg, Inori, and Sophie in a brand-new city. It commemorates the start of the Aquamarine arc.
Furthermore, it also announced that the original soundtrack for the series will be released digitally in Japan on June 18. It will include the TV-size version of the opening theme song, “Drops,” sung by Maaya Sakamoto, and the TV-size version of the ending theme song, “Hanasaku Michi de,” sung by Aoi Teshima. Two new character songs for Meg and Sophie will also be included. Meg’s character song is titled “Kiseki no tsuzuki he,” and Sophie’s character song, titled “Te no hira no hikari,” can only be heard exclusively in the soundtrack.
The soundtrack will be available on major music sites such as the iTunes Store, mora, and other digital music platforms. It will also be available on streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, LINE Music, and Amazon Music.
Once Upon a Witch’s Death is a light novel series written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuhi. It was first published on ASCII Media Work’s Dengeki no Shinbungei in December 2021. As of May 2025, three volumes have been released, alongside a manga adaptation by Kenu Amearare, which consists of four manga volumes.
Yen Press has been licensed and is publishing the light novels digitally in English. Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime series.
Yen Press describes the series as:
On Meg’s seventeenth birthday, she learns that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor—the Eternal Witch, Faust—explains that she is cursed and the only way to save herself is to grow a seed of life using one thousand tears of joy. Of course, such tears aren’t easy to come by. As Meg begins her quest, she finds herself drawn into the lives of her friends and neighbors in ways she never imagined. By sharing their burdens and using her magic to comfort them, she learns how precious those moments of connection can be even in the face of death.
Staff:
- • Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa (Beast Tamer)
- • Series composer: Keiichiro Ochi (Go, Go, Loser Ranger!)
- • Character designer: Yukishizuku (Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation)
- • Animation production: EMT Squared
Cast:
- • Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry
- • Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust
- • Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle
- • Aina Suzuki as White-Owl
- • Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish
- • Hina Yomiya as Sophie Hayter
