{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7a62212e6d526a58cebf96b7","clusterId":"c_76ab2f96d4bc383672b76de8","slug":"mahoutsukai-no-yoru-film-unveils-double-key-visuals-at-fgo-fes-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Mahoutsukai no Yoru Film Unveils Double Key Visuals at FGO Fes. 2026","summary":"The theatrical anime adaptation of Mahoutsukai no Yoru received a pair of new key visuals during the FGO Fes. 2026 stage event on August 1. Aniplex released the double visual set, with one illustration drawn by original character designer and key animator Hirokazu Koyama for TYPE-MOON, and a second by animation studio ufotable. Koyama's special key visual depicts Aoko Aozaki in her school uniform standing before the mansion gate, while the ufotable visual shows Aoko and Touko Aozaki inside a grand hall lit by soft light from a skylight. The film is scheduled for a November 20 release in Japanese theaters. Aniplex also announced that advance movie ticket cards will go on sale at theaters nationwide starting August 28, priced at 1,500 yen including tax, with a limited theater- booklet titled Mahoutsukai no Yoru Magician Apprentice Reader included as a purchase bonus. The same announcement revealed a smartphone version of the visual novel, optimized from the home console edition with full voice acting, also slated for November 20.","whyItMatters":"The double visual release pairs the original game's character designer with the animation studio, a rare joint promotional approach that signals both the source material's legacy and the film's production identity ahead of its November opening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe two visuals were unveiled during a stage event streamed live on YouTube as part of FGO Fes. 2026. The Koyama illustration is labeled a special key visual and shows Aoko standing in her school uniform in front of the mansion gate. The ufotable piece is the second key visual and places Aoko alongside Touko Aozaki in a grand hall lit by soft light from a skylight.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe film is produced by ufotable, the studio behind the Kara no Kyoukai film series, the Fate/stay night [Heaven\u0026#39;s Feel] trilogy, and Demon Slayer. The original visual novel was developed and published by TYPE-MOON on April 12, 2012, and traces its roots to an unpublished novel written by Kinoko Nasu before Fate/stay night. The story is set in a provincial city in the late 1980s and follows the strange shared life of three characters: Soujuurou Shizuki, a boy who came down from the mountains; Aoko Aozaki, an apprentice magician; and Alice Kuonji, a witch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe voice cast includes Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki, Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji, and Yusuke Kobayashi as Soujuurou Shizuki. The advance ticket cards use the ufotable key visual design, and the theater booklet bonus is limited in quantity depending on the theater. The smartphone version of the visual novel is adapted from the home console edition, which is currently available on Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Koyama's special key visual shows Aoko in her school uniform at the mansion gate, while ufotable's second visual places her with Touko in a hall lit by skylight. Two studios, two readings of the same world.","twitterPost":"Mahoutsukai no Yoru film gets double key visuals: original designer Hirokazu Koyama draws one, ufotable draws the other. Advance tickets with a bonus booklet go on sale August 28. Film opens November 20.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Mahoutsukai no Yoru film dropped two key visuals at FGO Fes. 2026, one from the game's original character designer and one from ufotable. 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