ウィッチウォッチ
WITCH WATCH
Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats. (Source: Crunchyroll) Notes: - Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network. - Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.
Names
| Original | ウィッチウォッチ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Witch Watch |
| English | WITCH WATCH |
| Chinese | 魔女与使魔 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 25 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2025-04-06 → 2025-10-05 (Spring 2025) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Bibury Animation Studios |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | ComedyDramaFantasyRomanceSlice of LifeSupernatural |
| Themes | WitchMagicSlapstickHeterosexualEpisodicSurreal ComedyFound FamilyCohabitationPrimarily Teen CastParodyUrban FantasyFemale ProtagonistEnsemble CastMale Protagonist |
| Streaming | Netflix · Hulu · Crunchyroll · YouTube · Bilibili TV · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 7.33 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.35 / 10 |
| Composite | 52.9 |
| On lists | 98,646 |
| Favourited | 1,786 (1.8%) |
| Completion | 41.1% |
| Drop rate | 13.7% |
| In backlog | 34.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.58 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Bibury Animation Studios | — | 7 of 16 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2025 | C | 24 of 66 |
| Year | 2025 | C | 123 of 284 |
| Era | Mid 2020s | C | 205 of 487 |
| Length | Two-cour | C | 337 of 699 |
| Genre | Supernatural | C | 529 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Romance | C | 600 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | C | 627 of 1,868 |
| Demographic | Shounen | D | 634 of 1,219 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | C | 695 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 757 of 2,142 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 958 of 1,917 |
| Genre | Comedy | C | 1,086 of 3,488 |
| Source material | Manga | C | 1,242 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,270 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,275 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroshi Ikehata, Masao Kawase |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hitomi Mieno |
| Character design | Haruko Iizuka, Yuki Sawa, Kaishuu Sugimura |
| Original creator | Kenta Shinohara |
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | 2011 | SKET Dance |
AniList id 180367 · MAL id 59597 · Bangumi 506672 · record updated 2026-08-27

