{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fd2b7d1c8fa4ed96d8bc30d8","clusterId":"c_f9a7e86910c16613e359288b","slug":"crunchyroll-acquires-witch-on-the-holy-night-for-january-theatrical-run","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Crunchyroll Acquires Witch on the Holy Night for January Theatrical Run","summary":"Crunchyroll has acquired the anime feature film Witch on the Holy Night and set a North American theatrical release for January 29, 2027, with distribution handled alongside Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film adapts the 2012 visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by Type-Moon, the company behind the Fate franchise. It follows Aoko Aozaki, a high school girl who is an apprentice Magician living with her housemate Alice Kuonji, and her encounter with a boy. ufotable animated the film; the studio previously worked with Type-Moon on Garden of sinners, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] theatrical trilogy. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub. The international rollout begins in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on January 21, 2027, ahead of the United States and Canada.","whyItMatters":"The January 29 date places the film in the same awards-qualifying window as ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, which grossed $793.6 million worldwide, and gives Crunchyroll a theatrical title with a built-in Type-Moon fanbase.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe release spans multiple territories across three weeks. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates get the film first on January 21, 2027. Austria, Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland follow on January 26. France, Belgium, and French-speaking Switzerland open on January 27. January 28 brings Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Italian-speaking Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and India open on January 29. Spain and Kazakhstan close the listed run on February 5.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eufotable\u0026#39;s previous theatrical work includes Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, which Deadline reports grossed $793.6 million worldwide. The film is an adaptation of the 2012 visual novel by Kinoko Nasu, developed by Type-Moon, and credits Aniplex and Notes alongside ufotable in its copyright line.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Witch on the Holy Night opens in US and Canadian theaters January 29, 2027, after a rollout that starts in Saudi Arabia and the UAE on January 21. ufotable animated the adaptation of Kinoko Nasu's 2012 visual novel.","twitterPost":"Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment are distributing Witch on the Holy Night, with ufotable handling animation and a January 21, 2027 start in Saudi Arabia and the UAE before the January 29 US and Canada date.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll has picked up Witch on the Holy Night for theaters, with a North American date of January 29, 2027. The ufotable-animated film adapts Kinoko Nasu's 2012 visual novel and rolls out internationally starting January 21 in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Deadline Anime\",\"url\":\"https://deadline.com/2026/09/witch-on-the-holy-night-anime-trailer-release-date-1237073963/\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll Acquires Anime Pic 'Witch On The Holy Night' \\u0026 Sets Release Date - Watch The Trailer\"},{\"source\":\"Anime UK News\",\"url\":\"https://animeuknews.net/2026/09/crunchyroll-announces-acquisition-and-theatrical-dates-for-new-anime-feature-film-witch-on-the-holy-night/\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll Announces Acquisition and Theatrical Dates for New Anime Feature Film WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6060,"outputTokens":1068,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789076664,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T21:38:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f9a7e86910c16613e359288b","canonicalTitle":"Crunchyroll Announces Acquisition and Theatrical Dates for New Anime Feature Film WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT","representativeArticleId":"a_038094dde2d7e87623c15af1","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Witch on the Holy Night\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"ufotable\",\"Crunchyroll\",\"Sony Pictures Entertainment\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"license\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T16:30:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T21:01:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Deadline Anime","url":"https://deadline.com/2026/09/witch-on-the-holy-night-anime-trailer-release-date-1237073963/","title":"Crunchyroll Acquires Anime Pic ‘Witch On The Holy Night’ \u0026 Sets Release Date – Watch The Trailer"},{"source":"Anime UK News","url":"https://animeuknews.net/2026/09/crunchyroll-announces-acquisition-and-theatrical-dates-for-new-anime-feature-film-witch-on-the-holy-night/","title":"Crunchyroll Announces Acquisition and Theatrical Dates for New Anime Feature Film WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Witch on the Holy Night"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["ufotable","Crunchyroll","Sony Pictures Entertainment"],"people":[],"type":"license","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Crunchyroll acquired Witch on the Holy Night and set a North American theatrical release for January 29, 2027.","Witch on the Holy Night adapts the 2012 visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by Type-Moon.","ufotable animated the film and previously collaborated with Type-Moon on Garden of sinners, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] trilogy.","The international rollout begins in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on January 21, 2027, and closes in Spain and Kazakhstan on February 5, 2027.","The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub."]}