The anime is set to premiere January 2026.
The upcoming josei drama anime “Journal with Witch” (Ikoku Nikki) has unveiled additional cast members, and its theme song performers ahead of its upcoming January 2026 premiere. An exact broadcast date is yet to be revealed.
“Journal with Witch” additional cast and other details
The new cast members are:
- Junichi Suwabe as Shingo Kasamachi
- Eriko Matsui as Nana Daigo
- Takashi Kondo as Kazunary Touno
- Sumire Morohoshi as Emiri Nara
The anime also previously revealed its main cast members:
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Makio Kodai
- Fuko Mori as Asa Takumi
Miyuki Oshiro directs the anime at Shuka, with Kōhei Kiyasu writing the scripts. Kenji Hayama designs the characters, while Kensuke Uchio composes the music. The rest of the staff are:
- Sub-character Designer: Toshie Kawamura
- Art Director: Eriko Takahashi
- Colour Designer: Miho Tanaka
- Prop Designer: Miyako Kanou
- Costume Designer: Kaede Aizawa
- Director of Photography: Satoshi Namiki
- Editor: Kazuhiko Seki
- Sound Director: Takahiro Oomori
The anime adapts Tomo Yamashita’s original manga, which was serialised from 2017 to 2023 in Shodensha’s Feel Young magazine.
The official website describes the story as:
Makio Kodai, a shy novelist, impulsively takes in his niece, Asa Takumi, who lost both her parents. Makio's previously quiet daily life is turned upside down by the unexpected start of living together. Unaccustomed to living with others, he feels uneasy about living with 15-year-old Asa. Meanwhile, Asa, who has lost both her parents and nowhere to belong, feels alone for the first time and comes into contact with Makio's "unadult" way of life, completely different from her mother's.
Makio is not good at socializing and prefers solitude, while Asa is friendly and straightforward. The two have completely different personalities and values, but they begin an awkward life together. A story of two people living together in solitude, despite their age difference, and how they begin to fumble their way through the process.