{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9dbc25600fa1c6f84039ce93","clusterId":"c_a17f1b6bc7ee6ab5a14f2395","slug":"silent-witch-author-matsuri-isora-announces-new-fantasy-novel-bokyaku-no-curse-knight","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Silent Witch Author Matsuri Isora Announces New Fantasy Novel Bōkyaku no Curse Knight","summary":"Matsuri Isora announced on Thursday that a new novel, Bōkyaku no Curse Knight (Curse Knight of Oblivion), will ship on November 13 with illustrations by Shirotaka, the illustrator of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. The bookstore e-hon teases the premise of a hidden power described as the most powerful curse, and frames the book as a refreshing knight fantasy about a tenacious boy.","whyItMatters":"Isora built Silent Witch into a multi-volume light novel series with a prequel run, two manga adaptations and an anime, and the next book under the same name arrives with an illustrator already known to Mushoku Tensei readers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new book carries the title Bōkyaku no Curse Knight, or Curse Knight of Oblivion, and is set for a November 13 release. Shirotaka, who illustrated Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, handles the illustrations. The bookseller e-hon describes the premise around a hidden power that is the most powerful curse, and calls the story a knight fantasy about a tenacious boy striving despite the odds to become a hero.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsora\u0026#39;s Silent Witch story began on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2020. Kadokawa started publishing the light novel series in June 2021, and the 12th volume shipped on June 10. The author also wrote a two-volume prequel series, Silent Witch -another-, with Fujimi.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bōkyaku no Curse Knight pairs Matsuri Isora with Shirotaka, the illustrator of Mushoku Tensei. A Silent Witch author writing a knight fantasy is a deliberate genre switch for both the writer and the artist's audience.","twitterPost":"Matsuri Isora writing Bōkyaku no Curse Knight with Shirotaka on art is a genre pivot for both: Silent Witch author, Mushoku Tensei illustrator.","threadsPost":"Bōkyaku no Curse Knight puts Matsuri Isora with Shirotaka, the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation illustrator. The pairing is the draw: a Silent Witch author moving into a knight story, with an artist whose fans are a different readership entirely.","newsletterBlurb":"Matsuri Isora has a new novel coming: Bōkyaku no Curse Knight ships November 13 with illustrations by Shirotaka, known for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. The bookseller e-hon describes it as a knight fantasy about a tenacious boy and a hidden power that is the most powerful curse. Isora's Silent Witch light novels, which began on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2020, are at 12 volumes under Kadokawa.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-22/silent-witch-author-matsuri-isora-announces-new-fantasy-novel/.242065\",\"title\":\"Silent Witch Author Matsuri Isora Announces New Fantasy Novel\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4520,"outputTokens":687,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791077370,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T01:25:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T01:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a17f1b6bc7ee6ab5a14f2395","canonicalTitle":"News\nSilent Witch Author Matsuri Isora Announces New Fantasy Novel","representativeArticleId":"a_f513a660b95c5879bd7f00f8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Silent Witch\",\"Bōkyaku no Curse Knight\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Matsuri Isora\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T13:31:30.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T13:31:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T01:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-22/silent-witch-author-matsuri-isora-announces-new-fantasy-novel/.242065","title":"News\nSilent Witch Author Matsuri Isora Announces New Fantasy Novel"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Silent Witch","Bōkyaku no Curse Knight"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Matsuri Isora"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}