The
manga Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu (English title: The
Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch), by Yōsuke Kaneda, will
have an anime adaptation that will premiere sometime in 2026.
The announcement was accompanied by the opening of the official website, where
important details such as the first voice actors, members
of the production team, and a promotional teaser were
revealed.
A
magical cast for an enchanting story
The series
will feature Kaede Hondo as Spica Virgo, a witch's
apprentice who dreams of becoming a top-notch sorceress, although she suffers
from not being able to use magic. By his side will be Nobunaga
Shimazaki playing Claude Sirius, a powerful wizard who has
been transformed into a cat by a curse.
Both
characters form a peculiar duo when Claude unexpectedly appears before Spica.
She wishes to learn magic; he, to break the curse that turned him into a cat.
Their goals align, and thus begins a secret pact between master and
apprentice... the key point of which could depend on an unexpected kiss!
Creative
team with experience in romances
The
direction will be in charge of Naoyuki Tatsuwa, known for his work
in series such as Nisekoi and Promise of Wizard.
The script is written by Midori Gotō (Mr. Villain's Day Off),
while Takayuki Onoda (Hortensia Saga) will be in charge
of character design. The animation will be in the hands of the LIDEN
FILMS studio.
A new
bet by Yōsuke Kaneda
The manga
was released in March 2022 through Kodansha's Magazine
Pocket app, and to date it has published eleven volumes, with volume
12 scheduled to come out on Thursday, August 8. It is also available in
English thanks to the K MANGA service of the same publisher.
Yōsuke
Kaneda is also the author of the hit manga Boarding School Juliet,
which was serialized between 2015 and 2019, and which featured a 12-episode
animated adaptation in 2018. The series was distributed exclusively by
Amazon Prime inside and outside Japan.
With this
new project, Kaneda returns with a proposal full of magic, humor and
tenderness that promises to enchant both fans of the isekai genre and
lovers of supernatural stories with heart.
