Burn the Witch, the action fantasy manga series by Tite Kubo, is officially getting a new anime, which will adapt the prequel one-shot manga chapter 0.8 titled Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover, which was published before the first four chapters and later compiled into Volume 1 of the manga series. The shonen series is set in the same universe as Kubo's other work, BLEACH.
Studio Colorido (Team Yamahitsuji) will be in charge of the animation, with Tatsuro Kawano also returning to helm. Watch the new trailer for Burn the Witch #0.8:
The first anime adaptation of Burn the Witch premiered as a movie split into three episodes on October 2, 2020, and they were distributed by HIkari TV and Amazon Prime Video in Japan, and Crunchyroll worldwide (some countries excluded). The anime concluded with the Soul Society West Branch reveal, which confirmed that Noel and Ninny are living in the same universe as Ichigo Kurosaki and other BLEACH characters.
The staff of Burn the Witch Season 1 included:
Tatsuro Kawano director
Chika Suzumura - script writer and supervisor
Natsuki Yamada - character designer and animation director
Keiji Inai - music composer
The voice cast of Burn the Witch Season 1 included:
Yuina Yamada as Noel Niihashi
Asami Tano as Ninny Spangcole
Shinba Tsuchiya as Balgo Parks
Rie Hikisaka as Osushi
Saori Hayami as Macy Baljure
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Bruno Bangnyfe
Hiroaki Hirata as Billy Banx Junior
Haruka Shimizu as Sullivan Squire
What is Burn the Witch about?
Burn the Witch started as a one-shot manga in Weeekly Shonen Jump in July 2018, and began weekly serialization on August 24, and consisted of four chapters. In September 2020, a "Season 2" was announced for the manga, but no details were revealed for the shonen franchise until today. The first season is available to stream on Crunchyroll, which provided the following story description for Burn the Witch:
Historically 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons. Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden “reverse” side of London can see the dragons. The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.
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