Rakudai Majo Anime Film Reveals Staff, Spring 2023 Opening

The official website for the theatrical anime of Satoko Narita's Rakudai Majo (Failure Witch) children's book series unveiled a visual, staff, and the spring 2023 opening date for the film on Friday.

Takayuki Hamana (The Beast Player Erin, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection, The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light) is directing the film at Production I.G Kiyoko Yoshimura (Riddle Story of Devil, Cardfight!! Vanguard G, takt op. Destiny) is penning the script. Marumi Sugita (Selection Project chief animation director) is designing the characters.

The book series follows apprentice witch Fūka on her adventures in magic and love. The first volume, Rakudai Majo wa Princess (Failure Witch is a Princess), shipped in October 2006. The franchise has 17 novels and one book of short stories. The most recent novel, Rakudai Majo to Yami no Kyūden (Failure Witch and the Palace of Darkness), shipped in October 2013.

Sources: Rakudai Majo anime's website, Comic Natalie