Series synopsis
The Dawn of the Witch, also known as 魔法使い黎明期 is a Japanese animation comedy action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TBS on April 8, 2022. It ended on July 1, 2022. It stars Shuichiro Umeda, Miho Okasaki, Sayumi Suzushiro and Taku Yashiro.
Saybil can't remember his life before he joined the magic academy. He has the lowest grades, because his amnesia leaves him unmotivated. One day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders him to participate in a dangerous special training. "I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they hold witch hunts." This story is a spin-off of 'Grimoire of Zero.'
Premise
Saybil can't remember his life before he joined the magic academy. He has the lowest grades, because his amnesia leaves him unmotivated. One day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders him to participate in a dangerous special training. "I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they hold witch hunts." This story is a spin-off of 'Grimoire of Zero.'
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shuichiro Umeda as Saybil (voice)
- Miho Okasaki as Loux Krystas (voice)
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Holt (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Kudo (voice)
- Yumiri Hanamori as Zero (voice)
- Masaaki Yano as Mercenary (voice)
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Priest (voice)
- You Taichi as Albus (voice)
Supporting cast
- Masayuki Katou as Holdem (voice)
- Manaka Iwami as Riiri (voice)
Guest cast
- Takuya Sato as Tyrant (voice)
- Anan Furuya as Dragon Conqueror King (voice)
- Kento Shiraishi as Tyrant's Follower (voice)
- Nanako Mori as College of Magic Student (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Laios (voice)
- Ryo Sugisaki as Uls (voice)
- Risa Hayamizu as Laios's Mother (voice)
- Fumiko Uchimura as Young Kady (voice)
- Noriaki Kanze as Kady (voice)
- Misato Murai as Young Saybil (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Saybil's Mother (voice)
- Takuya Nakashima as Tyrant's Follower (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 8, 2022 | July 1, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Remedial Student and the Witch of the Staff Saybil is a remedial student studying magic at the Royal Academy. Strangely, he has no memory of his life before the academy. What's worse, his grades are so bad that the other students think he'll be expelled. But if he flunks out, he'll lose his memories of the academy, too. In order to hold on to the only life he can remember, he sets out on a dangerous journey with the Dawn Witch Loux Krystas as his school-appointed escort. Can he find a way to succeed where he has always failed before? |
April 8, 2022 |
| 2 |
Don't Call Me a Traitor As Kudo struggles to escape a professional witch hunter, Professor Los races to rescue him. Unbeknownst to her, Saybil and Hort are not far behind. Can Kudo hold out long enough for his rescuers to find him? And how did the witch hunter know about the students' journey? |
April 15, 2022 |
| 3 |
Beyond the Steam Having escaped the Tyrant, Saybil and the gang resume their journey to the witch village. Along the way, the bonds between them deepen as they learn more about each other. Their travels take them to a large city, where the gang decides to visit a large, luxurious bathing facility. |
April 22, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2022 |
| Last aired | July 1, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |