Highlights
- Witch on the Holy Night will premiere in Japanese theaters in late November 2026.
- The movie is based on Kinoko Nasu’s 2012 visual novel, featuring a supernatural coming-of-age story.
- Witch on the Holy Night film release continues the studio’s long-running collaboration with TYPE-MOON.
Ufotable will release its long-in-development film adaptation of Type-Moon’s visual novel Mahōtsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) on Nov 20, 2026, in Japan. The studio confirmed the release date, along with a new trailer, at a dedicated event hosted on YouTube.
The date arrives roughly five years after the adaptation was first announced in December 2021. Earlier, in May 2026, the production committee unveiled the updated character visuals for all three key characters: Alice Kuonji, Aoko Aozaki, and Soujyuro Sizuki.
The film adapts Kinoko Nasu’s 2012 visual novel of the same name, which serves as an entry point in TYPE-MOON’s broader fantasy universe (Nasuverse). The title introduced readers to the early story of Aoko Aozaki, a character connected to other Nasuverse works.
Witch on the Holy Night was originally released for PC before receiving an enhanced console (Nintendo Switch and PS4) edition in 2022 and a Steam launch in 2023.
Witch on the Holy Night Trailer Highlights the Film's Supernatural Setting
Set in the late 1980s, Witch on the Holy Night follows Aoko Aozaki, heir to a family of modern mages, high school student Soujyuro Sizuki, and Aoko’s trainer Alice Kuonji. The narrative blends coming-of-age storytelling with modern fantasy tropes as the trio becomes entangled in supernatural conflicts tied to Misaki Town.
The new trailer leans more on the mood rather than the plot, featuring a glimpse of the story’s central mansion and Alice Kuonji summoning magic. However, it highlighted ufotable’s signature cinematic visuals, large-scale battle sequences, and atmospheric shots of Misaki Town.
The Witch on the Holy Night is a joint production among Aniplex, ufotable, and TYPE-MOON, with ufotable handling the animation. The production committee has not yet revealed the film’s full creative staff lineup, but original creator Kinoko remains involved in the project’s production.
Previously, ufotable confirmed that the returning voice cast from the 2012 game will be reprising their roles. Haruka Tomatsu joins the production as Aoko Aozaki, with Kana Hanazawa and Yūsuke Kobayashi voicing Alice Kuonji and Soujyuro Sizuki, respectively.
With Witch on the Holy Night now dated for November 2026, ufotable’s theatrical lineup continues to diversify beyond its commercially dominant Demon Slayer franchise. Notably, it is not the first collaboration between the animation studio and TYPE-MOON; the two have previously worked on several projects, including those from the Fate and The Garden of Sinners franchises.
Nonetheless, Witch on the Holy Night film lands as ufotable juggles one of its busiest release calendars, which includes the highly anticipated second installment of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and an unreleased Genshin Impact collaboration first teased in September 2022. Its performance will also test whether ufotable’s brand and work alone can carry a lesser-known TYPE-MOON property into the mainstream theatrical landscape that Demon Slayer films outperformed.
