{"id":164625,"date":"2026-08-01T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=164625"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:50:46","slug":"jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolias-3rd-trailer-teases-mongol-empire-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolias-3rd-trailer-teases-mongol-empire-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia&#8217;s 3rd Trailer Teases Mongol Empire Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">A third numbered trailer and a special visual for the<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/07\/05\/jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolias-op-and-ed-animations-arrive-on-youtube\/\"><em> Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/em> TV anime<\/a> have been released, highlighting Sitara\/Fatima and the Great Khan&#8217;s wives, whom she now finds herself a little closer to following recent events, as well as new developments in the Mongol Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia | The third main PV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QmCFp2Mfs9M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">One of the wives is Boraqchin, the first wife of the second Great Khan <em>\u00d6<\/em>gedai and the Great Khatun of the Mongol Empire. The character&#8217;s presence and her design were<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/07\/08\/jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia-previews-mongolia-arc-in-new-trailer-adds-3-new-cast-members\/\"> revealed earlier this month<\/a>, but we now know that <strong>Kujira<\/strong> (<em>Gintama<\/em>&#8216;s Otose) is voicing her. &#8220;Always calm, composed, and dignified, she is a woman of unfathomable depth,&#8221; says the press release of Boraqchin. &#8220;Believing that &#8216;in politics, it is crucial to pull strings beneath the surface,&#8217; she secretly devises strategies, deeply concerned about the empire&#8217;s future and the imbalance of power.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"986\" data-attachment-id=\"164629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/01\/jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolias-3rd-trailer-teases-mongol-empire-politics\/jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia-special-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?fit=1085%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1085,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jaadugar A Witch in Mongolia special visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C986&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C986&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jaadugar A Witch in Mongolia special visual\" class=\"wp-image-164629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=723%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=1068%2C1512&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-special-visual.jpg?w=1085&amp;ssl=1 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Tomato Soup(AKITASHOTEN)\/Jaadugar Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/em> debuted on July 4 with two back-to-back episodes. The adaptation of\u00a0<strong>Tomato Soup<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Tenmaku no Jaadugar<\/em>) manga follows the Persian slave Sitara (<strong>Akira Sekine<\/strong>), who finds herself deep within the Mongol Empire and interacting with figures of high standing, while carrying a desire for revenge. The anime is directed by <strong>Abel Gongora<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Scott Pilgrim Takes Off<\/em>,\u00a0<em>DAN DA DAN<\/em> Season 2 co-director) at\u00a0<strong>Science SARU<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Naoko Yamada<\/strong>\u00a0(director of\u00a0<em>A Silent Voice<\/em>,<em>\u00a0K-ON!<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Heike Story<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Colors Within<\/em>) as chief director. Other staff include character designer and animation chief <strong>Kenichi Yoshida<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Eureka Seven<\/em>\u00a0character designer) and series composer\u00a0<strong>Kanichi Kato<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>The Eminence in Shadow<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol<\/em> is published by Akita Shoten and currently serialized in Souffle. It started serialization in 2021 has six volumes as of July 2026. It was the number one title in the female reader category of This Manga is Amazing! 2023 and the top historical fiction manga in Apple Books Store\u2019s 2022 Best Manga list.&nbsp;Yen Press describes the synopsis as such:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading title-36 upper fade-el\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong><em>In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph fs-16 fade-el\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><em>The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima\u2019s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of T\u00f6regene, the sixth wife of \u00d6gedei, the second Great Khan\u2014a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Production credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Chief director: Naoko Yamada&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director: Abel Gongora&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Character designer and animation chief: Kenichi Yoshida&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Series composer: Kanichi Kato<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Music composer:&nbsp;<strong>Koshiro Hino<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Animation production:&nbsp;Science SARU<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Akira Sekine as Sitara<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022&nbsp;<strong>R<\/strong><strong>yota Suzuki<\/strong>&nbsp;as Tolui<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022<strong>&nbsp;M<\/strong><strong>iyu Irino<\/strong>&nbsp;as Shira<br>\u2022 <strong>Misaki Kuno <\/strong>as Sorghaghtani<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 <strong>Mayumi Shintani<\/strong> as Kirgistani<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 <strong>Ayaka Asai<\/strong> as M\u00f6ge<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Press release<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A third trailer and a special visual for the Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia TV anime have been released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":164632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,10],"tags":[14,11171,729],"class_list":["post-164625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-feature","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-jaadugar-a-witch-in-mongolia","tag-science-saru"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Jaadugar-A-Witch-in-Mongolia-main-trailer-3-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-GPf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164625"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166039,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164625\/revisions\/166039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}