A new 30-second PV trailer has been released for The Klutzy Witch (also known as Rakudai Majo) theatrical anime film. The film is scheduled to be released in Japanese theaters sometime in Spring 2023.
Based on a series of children’s novels written by Satoko Narita and illustrated by Senno Enaga, the story follows a young witch apprentice named Fuuka and her everyday fun adventures. The new anime project will commemorate the series’ 15th anniversary and has released 17 total volumes, including a short story anthology.
The animation production staff consists of Takayuki Hamana (The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light, Arte) as director, Kiyoko Yoshimura (Takt op.Destiny series composer and scriptwriter) as scriptwriter, and Marumi Sugita (Selection Project chief animation director) as character designer. Production I.G is handling the animation production for the film.
The first volume of The Klutzy Witch was published in October 2006, while the 17th volume was published in October 2013. The novel series also won the Dream Smash! Taishou award under the Poplar Pocket Bunko label.
POPLAR Publishing releases the original novels in Japan. It describes the story as:
Based on the children’s book series of the same name which delivers exciting stories about adventure, first love, friendship and a family secret.
Fuka is a little witch training to be a better witch like her mother, a queen of Silver Castle. She is a lively girl and cares about her friends, but she gets into trouble sometimes. Karin, a princess of Green Castle, is Fuka’s best friend; and Chitose, a prince of Blue Castle, is her friend from childhood.
