The first key visual for the Witch on the Holy Night anime film has been revealed, depicting the character Aoko Aozaki.
The promotional material drop comes after last month’s new footage and 2026 Japanese release date announcement.
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Witch on the Holy Night (Mahotsukai no Yoru) is based on the visual novel by Type-Moon. Steam’s story description for the game’s HD remaster reads:
In the mansion on the hill, there lived two witches…
It is the late 1980s—the twilight of an era of beauty and vigor.
A boy moves to the city, barely missing two witches living in modern times.
The boy leads a completely ordinary life.
She carries herself with gallant pride.
The girl lives a sleepy, hidden life.
Each walks a starlit path.
One would never expect their paths to cross.
The story of how these three disparate people came together is soon to be told.
The Witch on the Holy Night visual novel was first released for PC in Japan in 2012. The fully voiced, full HD remaster was released for Nintendo Switch and PS4 in December 2022 and came to Steam in December 2023.
Aoko Aozaki first appeared in the 2000 visual novel Tsukihime, the chronological sequel to Witch on the Holy Night that has received a remake of two of its routes. Aoko has also shown up in various other Type-Moon-related titles, like Carnival Phantasm.
Another Witch on the Holy Night character, Aoko’s sister Touko Aozaki, is a major presence in The Garden of Sinners light novel series, which has been adapted into a series of anime films also produced by ufotable.
The movie was announced in 2021.
Source: @mahoyo_movie
