{"id":37590,"date":"2022-06-01T03:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=37590"},"modified":"2022-06-01T03:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T10:07:17","slug":"luminous-witches-to-begin-on-july-3-key-visual-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/06\/01\/luminous-witches-to-begin-on-july-3-key-visual-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Luminous Witches To Begin on July 3, Key Visual Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Luminous Witches<\/em><\/a> anime has revealed a July 3 Japanese premiere date. A key visual depicting the show’s main cast of characters was also released.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, it was announced that the opening song “WONDERFUL WORLD” and the ending song “Watashi to Minna no Uta” will be released on August 24.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luminous Witches<\/em> was first announced in 2018 and was originally meant to release in 2021. It follows a group of Witches who do not fight, but instead use song and music to \u201cprotect everyone\u2019s smiles.\u201d The main character is the mysterious Virginia \u201cGenie\u201d Robertson, who possesses the traits of a Night Witch. The show is in the same universe as\u00a0Strike Witches\u00a0<\/em>and is part of the World Witches multimedia project.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main staff of the show includes\u00a0Shouji Saeki<\/strong>\u00a0(Assault Lily BOUQUET<\/em>) as director and series composer,\u00a0Kana Shundou<\/strong>\u00a0(Princess Connect! Re: Dive<\/em>,\u00a0Assault Lily BOUQUET<\/em>\u00a0imageboarder) as assistant director,\u00a0Fumikane Shimada<\/strong>\u00a0(Strike Witches<\/em>) as original character designer, and\u00a0Kazuya Shiotsuki<\/strong>\u00a0(Assault Lily BOUQUET\u00a0<\/em>sub-character designer and co-animation director) as character designer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other staff include\u00a0Mina Ootaka<\/strong>\u00a0(Sword Art Online<\/em>\u00a0Alicization \u2013\u00a0War of Underworld<\/em>\u00a0animation director) as familiar designer,\u00a0Jin Hibino<\/strong>\u00a0(Assault Lily BOUQUET<\/em>,\u00a0Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 -The Eve of Awakening-<\/em>) as color designer,\u00a0Rei Egami<\/strong>\u00a0(Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 -The Eve of Awakening-<\/em>) as photography director, and\u00a0Gou Wakabayashi<\/strong>\u00a0(So I\u2019m a Spider, So What?<\/em>) as music producer.\u00a0SHAFT<\/strong>\u00a0is the animation production company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the cast includes\u00a0Mai Narumi<\/strong>\u00a0as Virginia Robertson,\u00a0Minako Hosokawa<\/strong>\u00a0as Inori Shibuya,\u00a0Ami Aimoto<\/strong>\u00a0as Lyudmila Andreyevna Ruslanova,\u00a0Ryou Mamiya<\/strong>\u00a0as Aila P\u00e4ivikki Linnamaa,\u00a0Tsuzuki Sayaka<\/strong>\u00a0as \u00c9l\u00e9onore Giovanna Gassion,\u00a0Kana Konaka<\/strong> as Maria Magdalene Dietrich, Misaki Yuuki<\/strong> as Manaia Matawhaura Hato, Rino Yoshikita<\/strong> as Sylvie Cariello, and Rio Mamesaki<\/strong> as Joanna Elizabeth Stafford.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roles of Sylvie and Joanna were originally filled by Miu Kotosaka <\/strong>and Kyou Tachibana<\/strong>. Kotosaka retired in September<\/a> due to health reasons, while Tachibana\u00a0announced in October<\/a>\u00a0that she was retiring from the role to focus on her studies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Luminous Witches<\/em> idol unit, which is composed of the anime\u2019s main cast, was formed in 2019 and currently has four singles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources:<\/strong> @LuminousWitch (1), (2)<\/a>, Luminous Witches<\/em> website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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