Witch and Hound Light Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation
The original author's direct involvement in the series composition signals a close collaboration to ensure the adaptation stays faithful to the source material.
Key Facts
- Pony Canyon announced on Thursday that Kamitsuki Rainy's light novel series 'Witch and Hound' is being adapted into a television anime.
- Takanori Tsujimoto is directing the anime at TriF Studio, with Okamoto serving as assistant director.
- The light novel series, illustrated by LAM, launched in October 2020 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko label and has six volumes as of December 2024.
- A manga adaptation by Minori Tsukahara ran from May 2023 to August 2025 and concluded with four volumes.
- Yen Press will release the manga's first English volume in November.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Anime Anime.
Pony Canyon announced on Thursday that Kamitsuki Rainy's light novel series 'Witch and Hound' is being adapted into a television anime. The announcement came with a teaser promotional video, a teaser visual, and the reveal of the main staff. Takanori Tsujimoto is directing the anime at TriF Studio, with Okamoto serving as assistant director. Original creator Kamitsuki Rainy is handling series composition alongside Jun Tsukida, who is also writing scripts. Kengo Saito is designing the characters, and Yuki Hayashi is composing the music. The story follows Rollo, an assassin known as the 'Black Dog,' who is sent by his lord to recruit seven feared witches to defend the small nation of Campus Fellow from the invading Kingdom of Amelia. The light novel series, illustrated by LAM, launched in October 2020 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko label and has six volumes as of December 2024. A manga adaptation by Minori Tsukahara ran from May 2023 to August 2025 and concluded with four volumes. Yen Press will release the manga's first English volume in November.
The teaser video released alongside the announcement shows an action scene between the protagonist Rollo and the 'Mirror Witch' Theresalisa, the witch who appears on the first novel volume's cover. The video depicts acrobatic combat with sparks flying, offering a first look at the animation style from TriF Studio, which previously produced 'Mecha-Ude.' Director Takanori Tsujimoto has worked on projects including the 'Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-' interactive movie and 'Resident Evil: Vendetta.' Character designer Kengo Saito has worked at Yostar Pictures on titles such as 'Sorairo Utility.' Composer Yuki Hayashi is known for his work on 'My Hero Academia' and 'Haikyu!!.' The official website and social media accounts launched alongside the announcement feature congratulatory messages from Kamitsuki Rainy and illustrator LAM. The light novel series is published under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko label, which has also produced other fantasy series adapted into anime.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.