Recently, the staff for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia TV anime released a new trailer for the upcoming series based on Tomato Soup’s iconic manga series. It also included a cast list, and character visuals.
Cast (Left to Right):
- Shira– A young boy living as a captive of the Mongol Empire.
- Miyu Irino (Digimon Beatbreak, Mob Psycho 100, Haikyu!!)
- Muhammad– Fatima’s son and a brilliant young boy.
- Jun Saitō (Let’s Go Karaoke!, Labyrinth, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger)
- Shitara (Also written as Sitara)- A lonely girl who lost her mother and was torn far from her homeland.
- Akira Sekine (Dr. Stone, Princess Principal, An Adventurer’s Daily Grind at Age 29)
- Fatima– Muhammad’s mother and kind-hearted lady of the house.
- Houko Kuwashima (Beyblade, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, My Happy Marriage)
- Touli– The son of Emperor Genghis Khan and the fourth prince of the Mongol Empire.
- Ryōta Suzuki (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Dr Stone, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister)
The anime will be premiering in July in the “IMAnimation W” programming block on TV Asahi and 23 of its affiliated channels, as well as on BS Asahi. Previously it was announced that the anime will be screened in competition at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France in the TV Films category.
For staff, Naoko Yamada (The Heike Story, A Silent Voice, The Colors Within) is serving as chief director, and Abel Góngora (DAN DA DAN season 2, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Star Wars: Visions’ “TO-B1”) is directing the anime at Science SARU. It will also include Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka Seven, Gundam: Reconguista in G) is designing the characters and serving as animation chief, and Kanichi Katō (Black Clover, The Eminence in Shadow) is overseeing the series scripts. Kōshirō Hino is composing the music.
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A Witch’s Life In Mongol (天幕のジャードゥーガル) was illustrated and written by Tomato Soup. It began serialization on Akita Shoten’s Souffle website in September 2021. As of April 2025, the series’ individual chapters have been collected in five tankōbon volumes. On March 24, 2025, the manga series moved to a bimonthly status until the summer of 2025 and entered into a hiatus due to Soup’s maternity leave. Since its debut, A Witch’s Life in Mongol has received praise from publications such as Da Vinci and Real Sound Magzine were praising the setting and characters, particularly the villains, which Furukawa felt were realistic. The series was also nominated for the 16th Manga Taishō in 2023, and was also nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024. It also includes nominations from the 2023 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook’s list of the top manga for female readers, the series ranked first. The 2024 edition‘s list, the series ranked 11th. And finally, was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC’s second American Manga Awards for Best New Manga in 2025. During New York Comic-Con 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
There was once a young girl in the 13th century slave markets of Iran.
This is the tale of a witch who toyed with a vast continent.
After losing her mother and being torn far from her homeland, Sitara found herself utterly alone, with no ability to survive on her own, and no hope for the future. Taken in by a family of scholars, the power of “knowledge” is imparted on her within the calm of her new life.
Meanwhile, under the reign of Emperor Genghis Khan, the mighty Mongol Empire continues its unstoppable march, conquering nation after nation and expanding its influence across the world.
When that boundless ambition finally reaches Sitara’s city, her quiet days come to an end, and the wheels of fate begin to turn.
Source: Anime News Network
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