Keigo Maki’s Witch on the Holy Night manga will debut in English on K MANGA on November 10, 2026, one day before the series appears in the November 11-due issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in Japan, Final Weapon reported. The simultaneous launch gives international readers the adaptation of the upcoming anime film ten days before the movie opens in Japanese theaters.
TYPE-MOON and Kodansha announced the K MANGA release on November 7, 2026, confirming that the first chapter will stream on the service alongside the Japanese print debut. The manga adapts the story of the Witch on the Holy Night film, which follows Aoko Aozaki, an heir to a line of modern mages who reluctantly trains under the witch Alice Kuonji in the late 1980s.
⭐️A brand-new series is coming to K MANGA! ⭐️ Witch on the Holy Night makes its debut next Tuesday, November 10! Mark your calendars and get ready to read!✨ pic.twitter.com/2bD6HN4vPh
The Film Opens November 20 in Japan, January 29 in North America
The anime film premieres in Japan on November 20, 2026, with IMAX screenings nationwide. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the film in North American theaters on January 29, 2027. supercell performs the theme song “Yoru to Ao.”
The cast includes Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki, Yūsuke Kobayashi as Soujyuro Sizuki, and Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji. ufotable produces the animation, with Hikaru Kondou as chief director and Masaru Takeuchi as director.
Mobile Game Versions Launch With the Film
The Witch on the Holy Night visual novel’s Android and iOS versions release in Japan on November 20, 2026, the same day the film opens. Crunchyroll Game Vault will add the game to its service in 2027. The PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions launched in December 2022 and have sold more than 150,000 copies worldwide, according to Weekly Shōnen Magazine issue 49.
The Story Rooted in the Nasuverse
Originally developed by Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi in the mid-1990s, Witch on the Holy Night shipped as a visual novel in April 2012 and remains one of the few tangible connections in Type-Moon’s loosely linked “Nasuverse.” An older Aoko Aozaki mentors Tsukihime protagonist Shiki Tohno, while Tōko Aozaki employs The Garden of Sinners protagonist Shiki Ryōgi.
Manga and Film Debut Dates Confirmed
When does the Witch on the Holy Night manga start on K MANGA?
The first chapter releases in English on November 10, 2026. The series then appears in Japan’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine on November 11.
When does the anime film open in theaters?
The film opens in Japan on November 20, 2026, with IMAX screenings. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment bring it to North America on January 29, 2027.
The "Witch on the Holy Night" manga adaptation by Keigo Maki will receive a simultaneous English release by K MANGA on November 10. pic.twitter.com/JaLGYWu04t
Who is adapting the manga?
Keigo Maki, known for Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, is handling the manga adaptation of the film.
Where can players get the visual novel?
Android and iOS versions launch in Japan on November 20, 2026. Crunchyroll Game Vault will add the game in 2027, following the December 2022 PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch release and the December 2023 Steam launch.
The November 10 manga debut gives English-language readers the story before the film’s November 20 Japanese theatrical opening and January 29, 2027 North American release.
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