Series synopsis
Once Upon a Witch's Death, also known as ある魔女が死ぬまで is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on April 1, 2025. It ended on June 17, 2025. It stars Yoshino Aoyama, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Miharu Hanai and Aina Suzuki.
Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life!
Premise
Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust (voice)
- Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle (voice)
- Aina Suzuki as White-Owl (voice)
- Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish (voice)
- Hina Youmiya as Sophie Hayter (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Mysterious Girl (voice)
- Shizuka Itoh as Inori (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yoko Hikasa as Eldora (voice)
Guest cast
- Kaori Maeda as Anna (voice)
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Hendy (voice)
- Yoshikuni Kakita as Resident (voice)
- Megumi Sano as Resident (voice)
- Shinpachi Tsuji as Zepet (voice)
- Tamie Kubota as Flare (voice)
- Hiromichi Tezuka as Ed (voice)
- Manatsu Murakami as Lily (voice)
- Shohei To as Announcer (voice)
- Taisuke Nishimura as Mayor Carter (voice)
- Emi Miyajima as Grandmother (voice)
- Joichiro Ohtsuki as Grandfather (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 1, 2025 | June 17, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Witch with One Year to Live Apprentice witch Meg Raspberry is told she will die in a year unless she collects one thousand tears of joy. |
April 1, 2025 |
| 2 |
The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis Meg's friend Fine requests her help with fixing a watch. |
April 8, 2025 |
| 3 |
Wisdom Visits From the East Meg is visited by Inori, the Witch of Wisdom, while Faust is away on business. |
April 15, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2025 |
| Last aired | June 17, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |