{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c20cfe7ca81e760cc1ef6af1","clusterId":"c_1cb9446b2237875725a57a3a","slug":"witch-on-the-holy-night-film-reveals-double-visual-game-smartphone-version","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Witch on the Holy Night Film Reveals Double Visual, Game Smartphone Version","summary":"At FGO Fes. 2026, the Witch on the Holy Night anime film revealed a double visual drawn by Type-Moon and ufotable. The original visual novel's smartphone version will release on November 20, the same day as the film's opening in Japan. The film features returning cast members.","whyItMatters":"The same-day release of the smartphone version and the film ties the game's availability directly to the film's opening, giving new audiences a direct path to the source material.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Witch on the Holy Night film\u0026#39;s stage presentation at FGO Fes. 2026 on Saturday unveiled a double visual, with one illustration by Type-Moon\u0026#39;s Hirokazu Koyama, who handled the visual novel\u0026#39;s graphics, and the other by ufotable, the film\u0026#39;s animation producer. Aniplex streamed a video reveal of both visuals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smartphone version of the original visual novel will launch on November 20, the same day the film opens in Japan. The film brings back Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki, Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji, and Yusuke Kobayashi as Soujyuro Sizuki.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe visual novel, set in the late 1980s, follows Aoko, a reluctant heir to a family of mages, as she apprentices under Alice and contends with her sister Toko. Type-Moon released the game on Steam in December 2023, and Aniplex released the PS4 and Switch versions in the West in December 2022, with those versions selling over 150,000 copies worldwide.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Witch on the Holy Night film gets a double visual from Type-Moon and ufotable, and the original visual novel hits smartphones on Nov. 20, the same day the film opens in Japan.","twitterPost":"Witch on the Holy Night film reveals double visual by Type-Moon and ufotable. Smartphone version of the original VN releases Nov. 20, same day as the film's Japan opening.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Witch on the Holy Night film revealed a double visual at FGO Fes. 2026, with art from Type-Moon and ufotable. The original visual novel's smartphone version will launch on November 20, the same day as the film's opening in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-02/witch-on-the-holy-night-film-reveals-double-visual-game-smartphone-version-with-same-day-release-as-/.240188\",\"title\":\"Witch on the Holy Night Film Reveals 'Double Visual,' Game's Smartphone Version with Same-Day Release as Film\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4738,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785968823,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T22:11:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T22:12:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T22:11:39.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1cb9446b2237875725a57a3a","canonicalTitle":"News\nWitch on the Holy Night Film Reveals 'Double Visual,' Game's Smartphone Version with Same-Day Release as Film","representativeArticleId":"a_7e26633e6f8427743d7f4fe2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Witch on the Holy Night\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Witch on the Holy Night (smartphone game)\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-02T08:34:43.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-02T08:34:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T22:12:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-02/witch-on-the-holy-night-film-reveals-double-visual-game-smartphone-version-with-same-day-release-as-/.240188","title":"News\nWitch on the Holy Night Film Reveals 'Double Visual,' Game's Smartphone Version with Same-Day Release as Film"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Witch on the Holy Night"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Witch on the Holy Night (smartphone game)"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}