{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5ad50d830c43fc32981ad61c","clusterId":"c_c780de2da76663fa1f67ad22","slug":"the-world-s-strongest-witch-anime-unveils-main-trailer-more-cast-and-october-7-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"The World's Strongest Witch Anime Unveils Main Trailer, More Cast, and October 7 Premiere","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch has revealed its main promotional video, main visual, and additional cast and staff. The new trailer also previews the opening and ending theme songs. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026. Yuto Uemura joins the cast as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Previously announced cast members include Azusa Tachibana as protagonist Rona Hermit, Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the guild master known as the \"Inferno Witch,\" Honoka Inoue as elf princess Eruna, Kana Hanazawa as guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon, and Maria Naganawa as water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Joji Furuta directs the anime at studios Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura handling series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme \"Eikyoryoku∞Idol,\" and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme \"Hoshi o Muguru.\" The anime adapts Sakaki's original story, which began serializing on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in May 2022, with a manga adaptation by Tamaki Toga.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms the anime's broadcast date and finalizes its production team, including the return of Arisa Okehazama, known for her work on The Apothecary Diaries, signaling a polished production ahead of the fall season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSound direction by Takeshi Takadera and sound production by Bit Grooove Promotion, announced alongside the new trailer.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArt direction by Asuka Komiyama, color design by Megumi Aoi, compositing direction by Toshiyuki Sadamatsu, and editing by Kumiko Sakamoto.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMusic is a shared credit between Arisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries, Jujutsu Kaisen) and Ryoshi Takagi (Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYen Press releases the light novels in English and shipped the second volume on April 14.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFairouz Ai\u0026#39;s Erimina carries the guild master title \u0026#34;Inferno Witch\u0026#34;; Honoka Inoue\u0026#39;s Eruna is an elf princess worried over her sick mother; Kana Hanazawa\u0026#39;s Aries Tear Bluemoon runs a guild in the port town of Aquas; Maria Naganawa\u0026#39;s Ruru Ru Rie is the young water dragon princess of an underwater kingdom.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDirector Joji Furuta previously worked on ēlDLIVE, Double Decker! Doug \u0026amp; Kirill, and Bad Girl; he shares series scripts duty with Shoji Yonemura (Pokémon Journeys, One Piece) and character designer Yuki Morimoto (Cardfight!! Vanguard GZ, Boarding School Juliet) on the last of those titles.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSquare Enix published the first print novel in December 2022 with illustrations by riritto; the fifth volume shipped in May 2025.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTamaki Toga\u0026#39;s manga adaptation began in Kodansha\u0026#39;s Getsu Maga Kichi/Comic Days site in May 2023, and its 12th compiled volume went on sale May 8.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The World's Strongest Witch anime drops its main trailer, adding Yuto Uemura as gatekeeper Reinhardt. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily opens it with 'Eikyoryoku∞Idol'. Premiere: Oct 7.","twitterPost":"Sakaki's light novel about a girl with an SSS-Rank 'Internet' skill gets its full anime trailer. Arisa Okehazama (Apothecary Diaries) is on music. What does 'lmfao' mean?","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The World's Strongest Witch anime reveals its main trailer, additional cast, and theme songs ahead of its October 7 premiere. 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HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme song \"Eikyoryoku∞Idol,\" and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme song \"Hoshi o Muguru.\"","Arisa Okehazama, known for The Apothecary Diaries and Jujutsu Kaisen, is composing music for the anime.","The light novel series by Mochimaru Sakaki began serializing on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2022, and the fifth novel volume shipped in May 2025."]}