The Dawn of the Witch (manga)

The Dawn of the Witch (魔法使い黎明期Mahōtsukai Reimeiki) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki, with partial character designs by Yoshinori Shizuma, and a spinoff sequel of Kobashiri’s earlier series Grimoire of ZeroKodansha have published five volumes since August 2018 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Tatsuwo has been serialized in Kodansha’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius since July 2019. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions aired from April to July 2022.

Premise

Saybil, a young magic school student, has lost his memory. With nothing to guide him to clues regarding his past life, he meets a silver-haired woman, along with the promise of “special training”. However, all is not as it seems. And what are the intentions of the mysterious witch, with eyes like his own, who had recruited him?

The light novel series is written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki, with partial character designs by Yoshinori Shizuma. Kodansha have published five volumes since August 2018 under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint. In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the novels for English publication.

manga adaptation with art by Tatsuwo began serialization in Kodansha’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius on July 26, 2019. It has been collected in four tankōbon volumes as of April 2021. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA.

In April 2021, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It is produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, who will also handle the series’ scripts. Kakeru Kobashiri, the original writer, and Mayumi Morita are credited for literature, while character designs are provided by Reina Iwasaki. Tatsuhiko Saiki is composing the music. It aired from April 8 to July 1, 2022, on TBS and BS11. The opening theme song is “Dawn of Infinity” by fripSide, while the ending theme song is “Imprinting” by ▽▲TRiNITY▲▽. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which premiered on April 21.

 

The Dawn of the Witch
The Dawn of the Witch light novel volume 1 cover.jpg

First light novel volume cover
魔法使い黎明期
(Mahōtsukai Reimeiki)
Genre Fantasy
Light novel
Written by Kakeru Kobashiri
Illustrated by Takashi Iwasaki
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Imprint Kodansha Ranobe Bunko
Demographic Male
Original run August 31, 2018 – present
Volumes (List of volumes)
Manga
Written by Kakeru Kobashiri
Illustrated by Tatsuwo
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA
Magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Demographic Shōnen
Original run July 26, 2019 – present
Volumes (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Satoshi Kuwabara
Produced by
  • Atsushi Aitani
  • Maya Fujino
  • Makoto Furukawa
  • Shinji Kawaguchi
  • Nobuhiko Kurosu
  • Takaaki Nakaome
  • Tomoyuki Oowada
  • Junichirou Tanaka
Written by Satoshi Kuwabara
Music by Tatsuhiko Saiki
Studio Tezuka Productions
Licensed by Crunchyroll

Original network TBSBS11
Original run April 8, 2022 – July 1, 2022
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

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