The original anime is coming to the big screen this year.
The compilation movie of the Maebashi Witches anime, titled “Gekijōban Maebashi Witches: Majo Minarai no Emoemories” (Maebashi Witches Emoemories: Blooming Witches), has released a new trailer. The movie will premiere in Japanese theatres on 23 October, 2026. The original anime series currently streams on Crunchyroll.
Maebashi Witches Emoemories: Blooming Witches
Premiere date: 23 October, 2026
Animation studio: Bandai Namco Filmworks and PROJECT MBW
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll (anime series)
What do we know about the Maebashi Witches Emoemories: Blooming Witches movie so far?
The movie will premiere on 23 October, 2026.
The main cast of the anime and movie includes:
- Sakura Kasuga as Yuina Akagi
- Hinano Sakikawa as Azu Niisato
- Rena Motomura as Kyoka Kitahara
- Haruka Minami as Choco Mitsumata
- Honami Momose as Mai Kamiizumi
- Tomokazu Sugita as Keroppe
- Yū Serizawa as Eiko Zen
- Nao Tōyama as Rinko Mitsuba
- Akari Kitō as Yua Hosaka
Sunrise is credited for the original project. The anime was directed by Junichi Yamamoto at Bandai Namco Filmworks and PROJECT MBW.
Series composition was handled by Erika Yoshida, while character designs were done by Nozomi Tachibana based on original designs by Yū Inami. Music for the series was composed by Yuri Habuka. The five main cast members, collectively performing as the Maebashi Witches unit, also performed the anime’s opening and ending theme songs.
What is Maebashi Witches about?
Set in Maebashi City in Gunma Prefecture, the anime follows five high school girls whose ordinary lives suddenly change after meeting a mysterious frog named Keroppe.
The girls are chosen to become the “Maebashi Witches”, leading them into a magical flower shop connected to another world where they sing, dance, and help grant people’s wishes.