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Rokudenashi is an active music act with two announced ending theme songs for anime premiering in 2026, including 'Hoshi o Muguru' for The World's Strongest Witch and 'Shooting Star' for Though I Am an Inept Villainess.

Synthesized from 4 Yomimono stories · updated Aug 30

Rokudenashi has two anime ending theme credits announced in 2026. For The World's Strongest Witch, the act performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru," while HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily handles the opening. That anime is set to premiere on October 7, 2026. Earlier in the year, Rokudenashi was announced as the performer of "Shooting Star," the ending theme for Though I Am an Inept Villainess, with lyrics and music by Eve. That series premieres July 12.

The two credits show Rokudenashi working across different production teams and with different songwriters. The World's Strongest Witch credit is part of a full music lineup announced alongside the main trailer. The Though I Am an Inept Villainess credit came with a promotional video and marks Eve's involvement as songwriter. Both songs are tied to concrete premiere dates and broadcast details.

Key facts

Ending theme for The World's Strongest Witch
Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru" for the anime The World's Strongest Witch.
Ending theme for Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Shooting Star" for the anime Though I Am an Inept Villainess, with lyrics and music by Eve.
Premiere date for The World's Strongest Witch
The World's Strongest Witch anime premieres on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026.
Premiere date for Though I Am an Inept Villainess
Though I Am an Inept Villainess premieres July 12 on TV Tokyo, Netflix in Asia, Crunchyroll globally, and Hulu.

Timeline

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All coverage

Aug 28

New Rokudenashi Blues Manga Delayed to Winter, Gets New Artist

Shueisha's Grand Jump announced on August 19 that the launch of Rokudenashi Blues Gaiden: Onikazura is delayed from summer to winter and will now feature art by Yuki Yoshimoto. Boichi was originally announced as the artist. The manga is set in the early 1990s and centers on Onizuka and Kasai, two of the story's "four heavenly kings."

Aug 27

The World's Strongest Witch Anime Unveils Main Trailer, More Cast, and October 7 Premiere

The television anime adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's light novel series The World's Strongest Witch has revealed its main promotional video, main visual, and additional cast and staff. The new trailer also previews the opening and ending theme songs. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and TV Aichi on October 7, 2026, and on MBS on October 10, 2026. Yuto Uemura joins the cast as Reinhardt Highwind, the town's gatekeeper. Previously announced cast members include Azusa Tachibana as protagonist Rona Hermit, Fairouz Ai as Erimina, the guild master known as the "Inferno Witch," Honoka Inoue as elf princess Eruna, Kana Hanazawa as guildmaster Aries Tear Bluemoon, and Maria Naganawa as water dragon princess Ruru Ru Rie. Joji Furuta directs the anime at studios Bridge and Aisle, with Shoji Yonemura handling series scripts, Yuki Morimoto designing characters, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily performs the opening theme "Eikyoryoku∞Idol," and Rokudenashi performs the ending theme "Hoshi o Muguru." The anime adapts Sakaki's original story, which began serializing on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in May 2022, with a manga adaptation by Tamaki Toga.

Jun 28

Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime Reveals Rokudenashi Ending Song

The staff for the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime released a subtitled promotional video on Sunday that announces and previews the ending theme song "Shooting Star" by Rokudenashi. Eve wrote the lyrics and music. The anime premieres July 12 on TV Tokyo, Netflix in Asia, Crunchyroll globally, and Hulu.

Jun 28

Futsutsuka Na Akujo Pre-Broadcast PV Reveals Eve-Written Ending Theme

The TV anime "Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga ~Hinagiku Chōso Torikae Den~" released its pre-broadcast PV, showing the schemes and negotiations in the harem and deepening the relationship between Huang Linglin and Zhu Huiyue. The ending theme is "Hōkiboshi" by Rokudenashi, with lyrics and composition by Eve. Streaming begins July 13, and the anime airs on TV Tokyo from July 12.