Witch on the Holy Night Final Trailer and Staff Revealed by ufotable

Crunchyroll News reported that the anime film Witch on the Holy Night, produced by studio ufotable as an adaptation of TYPE-MOON’s visual novel, will open in Japanese theaters on November 20, 2026, followed by a US and Canada release on January 29, 2027. The production rollout pairs a final trailer previewing supercell’s theme song with international distribution plans from Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Staff and Production Details Confirmed by Final Trailer

The final trailer for Witch on the Holy Night debuted alongside a visual drawn by Hirokazu Koyama, confirming the core production team from ufotable. Masashi Takeuchi directs the film, while Hikaru Kondo serves as chief director. Moe Tsuzuki leads character design, supported by chief animation director Masato Nagamori, sub-character designers Nana Ishigo and Masato Nagamori, and prop designer Masato Saito. The artistic and technical departments feature art director Koji Eto, color key artist Mika Matsuoka, 3D director Gochu Sato, director of photography Yuichi Terao, and editor Manabu Kamino. Hideyuki Fukasawa composed the musical score.

Voice Cast Returns from the Original Visual Novel

Three main voice actors reprise their roles from the original Mahoutsukai no Yoru visual novel. Haruka Tomatsu voices Aoko Aozaki, Kana Hanazawa portrays Alice Kuonji, and Yusuke Kobayashi returns as Soujyuro Sizuki. According to the article, the smartphone version of the original visual novel is scheduled for release in Japan on the exact day of the film’s theatrical opening.

International Release Schedule and Formats

Japanese audiences will see the film first on November 20, 2026. Viewers in the United States and Canada receive the release 70 days later on January 29, 2027. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment handle the North American theatrical rollout, which will screen both with Japanese audio and English subtitles and with an English dub. The original visual novel, written by Kinoko Nasu and set in the late 1980s as a prequel to Tsukihime, launched on Windows in April 2012. Aniplex subsequently released an enhanced version for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in December 2022, followed by a Steam version in December 2023. Those console editions have surpassed 150,000 copies sold worldwide ahead of the upcoming anime adaptation’s premiere.