Crunchyroll Acquires Witch on the Holy Night for January Theatrical Run
The January 29 date places the film in the same awards-qualifying window as ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, which grossed $793.6 million worldwide, and gives Crunchyroll a theatrical title with a built-in Type-Moon fanbase.
Key Facts
- Crunchyroll acquired Witch on the Holy Night and set a North American theatrical release for January 29, 2027.
- Witch on the Holy Night adapts the 2012 visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by Type-Moon.
- ufotable animated the film and previously collaborated with Type-Moon on Garden of sinners, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] trilogy.
- The international rollout begins in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on January 21, 2027, and closes in Spain and Kazakhstan on February 5, 2027.
- The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub.
Reporting from 2 sources: Deadline Anime, Anime UK News.
Crunchyroll has acquired the anime feature film Witch on the Holy Night and set a North American theatrical release for January 29, 2027, with distribution handled alongside Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film adapts the 2012 visual novel written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by Type-Moon, the company behind the Fate franchise. It follows Aoko Aozaki, a high school girl who is an apprentice Magician living with her housemate Alice Kuonji, and her encounter with a boy. ufotable animated the film; the studio previously worked with Type-Moon on Garden of sinners, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] theatrical trilogy. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and in an English dub. The international rollout begins in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on January 21, 2027, ahead of the United States and Canada.
The release spans multiple territories across three weeks. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates get the film first on January 21, 2027. Austria, Germany, and German-speaking Switzerland follow on January 26. France, Belgium, and French-speaking Switzerland open on January 27. January 28 brings Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Italian-speaking Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and India open on January 29. Spain and Kazakhstan close the listed run on February 5.
ufotable's previous theatrical work includes Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, which Deadline reports grossed $793.6 million worldwide. The film is an adaptation of the 2012 visual novel by Kinoko Nasu, developed by Type-Moon, and credits Aniplex and Notes alongside ufotable in its copyright line.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.