Silent Witch Anime Casts Ryōhei Kimura as Elliott Howard
Anime to reveal new cast member every Saturday
On Saturday, Aniplex announced that the anime adaptation of Silent Witch by Matsuri Isora and Nanna Fujimi will feature Ryōhei Kimura as Elliott Howard, the secretary of the Serendia Academy student council in the light novel series.
The staff are revealing a new cast member for the anime every Saturday.
The series will debut on television in July.
The anime will star:
- Saya Aizawa as protagonist Monica Everett
- Hitomi Nabatame as Nero
- Junichi Suwabe as Louis Miller
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Isabelle Norton
- Shōgo Sakata as Felix Arc Ridill
- Kanna Nakamura as Lana Colette
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Cyril Ashley
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In February 2020, the initial versions of the novels were introduced on the website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Following this, Kadokawa started publishing the light novels in June 2021, with the ninth volume released on February 10th. The tenth volume is expected to come out this summer. Additionally, Isora and Fujimi launched a two-part prequel series titled Silent Witch -another- Kekkai no Majutsushi no Nariagari in December 2023, with the second and final volume shipping in April 2024.
In July 2021, Tobi Tana released a manga version of the original novels from Kadokawa 's B's-LOG COMIC series. On January 31st, the fifth volume of this manga was released in Japan. Additionally, Azu Azuko began publishing a manga adaptation of Silent Witch -another- prequel novels from Kekkai no Majutsushi no Nariagari series on January 9th on Kadokawa 's ComicWalker service.
Yen Press licensed the novels, and releases the series under the title Secrets of the Silent Witch . The publisher describes the story:
Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the world's only practitioner of Voiceless Magic, a veritable heroine who single-handedly fended off the Black Dragon of legend. However, the young prodigy is actually…super-duper shy! Yup, turns out she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a top-secret mission to guard the Second Prince. Can Monica keep it together as she contends with both social interaction and the evils targeting the young royal?
Yen Press also licensed Tana, Isora, and Fujimi's Secrets of the Silent Witch manga.
Source: Press release
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