Witch Hat Atelier Anime Delayed To 2026
Witch Hat Atelier’s anime adaptation will be postponed for a 2026 release, joining Akane Banashi, which is handled by the same director
On September 6, 2025, it was announced that Witch Hat Atelier has been delayed until 2026 instead of its intended release this year.
The first trailer was released on July 5, 2024 and more than a year has passed since its release.
The key visual features the protagonist Coco with her mentor Qifrey.
Ever since the announcement of the Akane Banashi anime on August 4, 2025, many fans have been concerned about any compromises to the quality due to both works coming out close to each other and sharing the same director, Ayumu Watanabe.
With this announcement, both of Watanabe’s works will be slated for 2026.
There is no reveal of any voice actors.
The Witch Hat Atelier anime will be produced by Bug Films (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead) and will be streamed on Crunchyroll.
Staff:
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Music: Yuka Kitamura
Character Design: Kairi Unabara
Producer: Hiroaki Kojima
Animation Production: BUG FILMS
Yuka Kitamura is noted to be one of composers for Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, and Shadows Die Twice (2019), giving her quite an extensive experience with the fantasy genre.
Kairi Unabara will also handle the character designs for the upcoming anime, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife, due to be released on January 8, 2026.
About Witch Hat Atelier
Witch Hat Atelier is a manga written and illustrated by Shirahama Kamome, who has done the character designs for The Elder, an episode of the Star Wars: Visions short film series released in 2021, and has also written the 2022 manga adaptation for it.
Published on Kodansha’s monthly magazine, Morning KC, the manga has over 7 million copies in circulation across its 14 volumes as of November 13, 2025.
Witch Hat Atelier follows Coco, who becomes a witch apprentice to fulfill her dream of becoming a witch and restore her mother whom she accidentally turned into stone.
Source: Twitter
„Witch Hat Atelier“ TV ANIME OFFICIAL TRAILER REVEAL
Air Date: 2025
Animation Studio: Bug Films (Zom 100)Director: Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea)
Music: Yukia Kitamura (Elden Ring)Based on the Fantasy Manga by Shirahama Kamomepic.twitter.com/iu1c87bGhK
— Manga Mogura RE (Anime & Manga News) (@MangaMoguraRE) July 5, 2024
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