{"id":5179,"date":"2026-07-08T02:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/witch-on-the-holy-night-anime-film-november-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T02:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:27:34","slug":"witch-on-the-holy-night-anime-film-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/witch-on-the-holy-night-anime-film-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Witch on the Holy Night Anime Film Premieres 20 November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore&#8217;s TYPE-MOON faithful, take note: <strong>Witch on the Holy Night<\/strong> \u2014 the anime film adaptation of Kinoko Nasu&#8217;s beloved visual novel, animated by ufotable \u2014 now has its premiere date confirmed. The film opens in Japanese theatres on <strong>20 November 2026<\/strong>, with the announcement made today at a special reveal event in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u05gaPDauh4\" title=\"Witch on the Holy Night (Mahoutsukai no Yoru) Latest Footage \u2014 2026 Release Confirmed\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Latest promotional footage for Witch on the Holy Night \u2014 via \u30a2\u30cb\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30b9 \u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb (Aniplex) on YouTube (Japanese)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Witch on the Holy Night?<\/h2>\n<p>For the uninitiated: <em>Witch on the Holy Night<\/em> (\u9b54\u6cd5\u4f7f\u3044\u306e\u591c, <em>Mahoutsukai no Yoru<\/em>, sometimes called <em>Mahoyo<\/em>) is a visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by TYPE-MOON \u2014 the studio behind <em>Fate\/stay night<\/em>, <em>Tsukihime<\/em>, and <em>Kara no Kyoukai<\/em>. Originally released in Japan in April 2012, it became available in English on Steam in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The story is set in late-1980s Japan and centres on <strong>Aoko Aozaki<\/strong>, an apprentice mage who reluctantly inherits her family&#8217;s magical art. She lives in a grand Western-style manor on a hill under the guidance of <strong>Alice Kuonji<\/strong> \u2014 a quiet, eccentric witch from England. Their world is upended when a rural transfer student named <strong>Soujyuro Sizuki<\/strong> stumbles into their lives. Longtime Nasuverse fans will recognise Aoko as the younger sister of Touko Aozaki from <em>Kara no Kyoukai<\/em>, making this film a key piece of prequel lore for the wider franchise.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wothn2.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Witch on the Holy Night anime film key visual \u2014 Aoko Aozaki and Alice Kuonji\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of ufotable \/ Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ufotable Brings the Nasuverse Back to the Big Screen<\/h2>\n<p>If the name ufotable means anything to you, you already know what to expect. The studio behind the <em>Heaven&#8217;s Feel<\/em> trilogy, <em>Demon Slayer<\/em>, and the original <em>Kara no Kyoukai<\/em> film series brings its signature hand-drawn fluidity and meticulous lighting to this production. Their return to the Nasuverse with <em>Mahoyo<\/em> is long overdue \u2014 the visual novel has been a fan favourite for over a decade, and this is its first animated adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Character designs are handled by <strong>Hirokazu Koyama<\/strong>, while the score is composed by <strong>Hideyuki Fukasawa<\/strong>, whose atmospheric, layered compositions have become a hallmark of ufotable&#8217;s supernatural action projects.<\/p>\n<h2>The Voice Cast: A Nasuverse Dream Team<\/h2>\n<p>The cast is stacked. <strong>Tomatsu Haruka<\/strong> voices Aoko Aozaki \u2014 headstrong, brash, and unexpectedly funny as a magic novice who&#8217;d rather do anything else. <strong>Hanazawa Kana<\/strong> plays Alice Kuonji, lending the reserved, bookish witch her signature warmth and depth. Rounding out the trio is <strong>Kobayashi Yusuke<\/strong> as Soujyuro Sizuki, the ordinary boy who ends up in a very extraordinary house. All three voice actors are reprising their roles from the original VN&#8217;s audio production.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wothn1.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Witch on the Holy Night anime film \u2014 scene from official promotional footage\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of ufotable \/ Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>November 20 in Japan \u2014 and When Singapore Might Follow<\/h2>\n<p>The film opens theatrically in Japan on <strong>20 November 2026<\/strong>. No international theatrical or streaming dates have been confirmed as of this writing. That said, ufotable&#8217;s recent track record gives Singapore fans reason to be optimistic: <em>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle I<\/em> opened across Golden Village and Cathay multiplexes locally, and the <em>Heaven&#8217;s Feel<\/em> films received dedicated Singapore screenings. A TYPE-MOON x ufotable production backed by Aniplex is exactly the kind of release that tends to get international theatrical treatment \u2014 we&#8217;ll update when distribution details arrive.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, fans who haven&#8217;t played the original VN can <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1144400\/Mahou_Tsukai_no_Yoru\/\">pick it up on Steam<\/a> \u2014 it&#8217;s considered essential Nasuverse reading. For all the other ufotable and Nasuverse titles streaming now, browse our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wothn3.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Witch on the Holy Night \u2014 scene from Teaser PV 2 by ufotable\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of ufotable \/ Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YGSJUm6Eq2M\" title=\"Witch on the Holy Night \u2014 Teaser PV #2\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Witch on the Holy Night Teaser PV #2 \u2014 via \u30a2\u30cb\u30d7\u30ec\u30c3\u30af\u30b9 \u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb (Aniplex) on YouTube (Japanese)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"International theatrical release to be confirmed; Singapore screening not yet announced\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ufotable&#8217;s Witch on the Holy Night anime film sets its Japanese premiere for 20 November 2026 \u2014 the TYPE-MOON Nasuverse adaptation stars Hanazawa Kana and Tomatsu Haruka, directed by ufotable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25,30],"tags":[68,467,679,678,677,681],"class_list":["post-5179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-anime-film","tag-nasuverse","tag-type-moon","tag-ufotable","tag-witch-on-the-holy-night"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wothn4.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1lx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5050,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-crunchyroll-july-28\/","url_meta":{"origin":5179,"position":0},"title":"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle I Hits Crunchyroll on 28 July","date":"July 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The highest-grossing anime film of all time streams on Crunchyroll globally from 28 July 2026 at 11pm SGT \u2014 with Japanese subs, English dub, and Melayu\/Indonesian subtitles available.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-key-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4851,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-streaming-july-28-netflix-crunchyroll\/","url_meta":{"origin":5179,"position":1},"title":"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Finally Hits Streaming on July 28","date":"July 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After nearly a year, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle finally streams July 28 on Crunchyroll worldwide and on Netflix across Singapore and Asia \u2014 announced today at Anime Expo 2026.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-tanjiro-inosuke.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4069,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/anime-expo-2026-singapore-guide-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":5179,"position":2},"title":"Anime Expo 2026 Is One Week Away \u2014 What Singapore Fans Need to Know","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Anime Expo 2026 runs 2\u20135 July in LA. 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