Anime Adaptation of Once Upon a Witch's Death Announced for 2025 Release

The novel, Once Upon a Witch's Death, was published under the Dengeki no Shinbuei label by Kadokawa in 2021. Written by Saka and illustrated by Korefuji.

Atsushi Nigorikawa (Beast Tamer, Between the Sky and Sea) is directing the production by EMT Squared, with Keiichiro Ochi (Go, Go, Loser Ranger!, The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio) serving as the series composer and Yukishizuku (Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation) as the character designer.

The main voice cast includes Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry and Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust.

The manga adaptation of Korefuji's work is described by Yen Press as:

　　" On Meg's seventeenth birthday, she learns that she has only one year left to live. Her mentor-the Eternal Witch, Faust-explains that she is cursed, and the only way to save herself is to grow a life-giving seed using one thousand tears of joy. Of course, tears like that are not easy to come by. As Meg begins her search, she finds herself drawn into the lives of her friends and neighbors in ways she never imagined. By sharing their burdens and using her magic to comfort them, she learns how precious those moments of connection can be even in the face of death. "