Elaina’s journey continues on the silver screen!
First airing in 2020 with Season 1, the anime adaptation of the popular light novel series “Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina” by Jogi Shiraishi is continuing Elaina’s story with an anime film adaptation sequel!
The movie, which was announced during the GA Fes 2026 event, featured a brand new announcement trailer highlighting the various adventures Elaina went through alongside her friends, with a hint for what Elaina will go through, and who she will meet next.
The film adaptation is set for a theatrical release. However, further details are yet to be revealed.
The announcement trailer:
Judging from the description of the video on YouTube, it’s likely that the film is gearing for an October 2026 release, as the month marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of the original manga series, as well as the 5th anniversary of its anime adaptation.
The author, Jogi Shiraishi, released a comment celebrating the movie announcement on their official X (formerly Twitter) account, stating in part (through a machine translation):
"I heard the first whispers of a movie adaptation for Witch's Journey like this:"
It was right in the middle of chowing down on some meat.
"Oh, uh-huh, movie... movie?"
While gnawing on some pretty pricey meat, this totally out-of-left-field bombshell got dropped on me, and since I can't multitask even a millimeter, I kept eating while racking my brain like, wait, movie—which cut of meat was that again? Movie's delicious, huh. Movie? "...Movie?"
"Yep."
"Movie."
Ohhh... Savoring the flavor of the meat while chewing over this way-too-sudden news—did she just say movie!? Right now!?!?!?!?
And after a conversation that went something like that, lo and behold, five years after the anime's release, the movie adaptation has now been officially announced.
What is “Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina” all about?
The anime, which premiered from 2 October, 2020 to 18 December, 2020, adapts the light novel series written by Jogi Shiraishi and illustrated by Azure. The series is published by SB Creative, and is still ongoing with a current total of 24 volumes. Yen Press distributes the story in English.
A first manga adaptation would later be published by Square Enix in both Japanese and English through the Manga Up! magazine , and is illustrated by Itsuki Nanao. The manga ran from November 2018 to March 2024 with six tankobon volumes.
A second manga adaptation, titled “Riviere and the Land of Prayer”, began serialisation in the magazine Piccoma by SB Creative, and is illustrated by Neriume. It ran from December 2021 to January 2024 with four tankobon volumes. Yen Press distributes the manga in English.
The first season of the anime was animated by C2C and directed by Toshiyuki Kunooka, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handling series composition, and Takeshi Oda adapting character designs. The series has twelve total episodes and can be streamed through Crunchyroll, which officially describes the story as:
Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world, traveling from one country to another. Looking for new experiences, she's confronted by humanity in all its forms. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next, Elaina?