On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tite Kubo, BURN THE WITCHa new promotional video was revealed for “BURN THE WITCH #0.8“, the next animated project that will adapt the prologue of the franchise. The video confirms that The premiere of this special is scheduled for December 29and shows a fragment of the main musical theme titled “PROVE” and performed by NiL.
On the other hand, Kubo began publishing the manga in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from the publisher Shueisha in August 2020 and had originally been announced with only four chapters. Nevertheless, a “second season” of this manga is confirmed (along with the leak that an anime will be produced about that second season), but has not revealed a publication start date as of yet.
Production team
- Tatsurou Kawano (Gatchaman Crowds, Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta) is responsible for project management in Colorful Studio.
- Taku Kishimoto (Boku dake ga Inai Machi, Haikyuu!!, Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Natsuki Yamada (Susume, Karolina., Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Hiroaki Tsutsumi (Jujutsu Kaisen, Dr. STONE, Tokyo Revengers) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Burn The Witch
Historically, 72% of deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to most people. Although unknown to most, some people have faced these dragons. Only residents of Reverse London who live on the hidden “reverse” side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a select few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to come into direct contact with them.
The protagonists of the story are the witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), a dragon conservation and management organization. Their mission is to protect and manage London’s dragons on behalf of the population.
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