A new anime adaptation is in the works for Tite Kubo's Burn the Witch manga.
According to Anime News Network, the 23rd episode of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War concluded with a special teaser for Burn the Witch 0.8, a follow-up to Studio Colorido/Team Yamahitsuji's 2020 film Burn the Witch. This OVA, titled Burn the Witch #0.8, is based on the titular manga's prologue chapter, which gives important context for the events of the main series. The official website for Burn the Witch confirmed additional staff and cast details about the upcoming production, but there is currently no official release window.
Burn the Witch #0.8 features the same main cast as its predecessor. Asami Tano (Zombie Land Saga) and Yuina Yamada (Anima Yell!) are reprising the roles of Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi, respectively. Shimba Tsuchiya, Rie Hikisaka and Hiroaki Hirata will also reprise their respective roles as Balgo Parks, Osushi-san, and Chief. Tatsuro Kawano, who is also known for his work on the 2018 fantasy film Penguin Highway, is resuming his role as director. It has not yet been confirmed if screenwriter Chika Suzumura is returning to write the script.
The first part of Tite Kubo's Burn the Witch manga launched in Shonen Jump in July 2018. While originally published as a one-shot, four additional chapters followed in subsequent issues of the magazine. The story is set in a fantasy world where invisible yet powerful creatures called dragons have wiped out over 70% of the human population. In an alternate dimension called "Reverse London," two young witches named Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi work to counter the dragon threat as members of Wing Bind, an organization dedicated to dragon control and management.
In addition to Burn the Witch, Tite Kubo is also known for his best-selling supernatural manga Bleach, which launched in 2001 and currently has over 130 million copies in circulation worldwide (as of November 2022). The story revolves around Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who obtains the power to fight evil spirits and demons from a death god named Rukia Kuchiki. While Kubo concluded the manga series in August 2016, the most recent anime adaptation, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, premiered in October 2022. Serving as a long-awaited conclusion to Pierrot's original 2004 anime, this series chronicles Ichigo's efforts to restore balance between the human and spirit realms. Thousand-Year Blood War's Season 2 finale is slated to premiere on Sept. 30.
Burn the Witch is available to stream on Crunchyroll. The original manga is available in English from VIZ Media.
Sources: Burn the Witch's official website via Anime News Network