A second trailer and a main visual for the Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia TV anime have been revealed, providing a deeper look at its historical setting and characters, as well as a preview of newly announced opening song “Stella” by SEKAI NO OWARI. It was also announced that the show will begin its broadcast on July 4 at 11 PM JST with the first two episodes airing consecutively for the premiere.
Additionally, there are new cast announcements. They are Ami Koshimizu as Töregene, Hiro Shimono as Ögedei, Daisuke Namikawa as Chagatai, and Kenji Nojima as Jochi.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia is based on Tomato Soup’s A Witch’s Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jaadugar) manga, which is published by Akita Shoten and currently serialized in Souffle. Yen Press describes the manga’s synopsis as such:
In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty.
The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima’s desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn…
A Witch’s Life in Mongol started serialization in 2021 and has five volumes as of April 2025. It was the number one title in the female reader category of This Manga is Amazing! 2023 and the top historical fiction manga in Apple Books Store’s 2022 Best Manga list.
A Witch’s Life in Mongol started serialization in 2021 and will get its sixth volume on July 15, 2026. It was the number one title in the female reader category of This Manga is Amazing! 2023 and the top historical fiction manga in Apple Books Store’s 2022 Best Manga list.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia will be featured at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 under the TV Films selection, alongside other anime like Sparks of Tomorrow, Takopi’s Original Sin, and Candy Caries.
Production credits
• Chief director: Naoko Yamada (director of A Silent Voice, K-ON!, The Heike Story, The Colors Within)
• Director: Abel Gongora (Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, DAN DA DAN Season 2 co-director)
• Character designer and animation chief: Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka Seven character designer)
• Series composer: Kanichi Kato (The Eminence in Shadow)
• Music composer: Koshiro Hino
• Animation production: Science SARU
Sources: press release, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia anime website