Witch and Hound Light Novels Get a TV Anime and First Teaser

A dark fantasy light novel heads to the screen

Witch and Hound, the dark fantasy light novel series by Rainy Kamitsuki, is officially getting a TV anime. Pony Canyon announced the adaptation on July 2 through its anime channel and the project's official series account, sharing a teaser visual alongside a first trailer built around a single line: "The trump card was... a witch."

The reveal is the opening beat of the campaign rather than a full staff-and-schedule unveiling. Pony Canyon presented the teaser visual and pointed fans to the trailer, framing the series as "the beginning of the dark fantasy world as it comes to life in a new anime series" and promising more updates to come.

What was announced

So far the confirmation is the news: the light novels are being adapted into a TV anime, and a teaser visual and trailer are out. According to the official post, the project adapts the novels published under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint. Pony Canyon did not name a studio, director, or cast, and no premiere date or release window has been announced. The official account (@wah_anime) is where the production is expected to share those details next.

About the source material

Witch and Hound (Majo to Ryoken) began as a light novel written by Rainy Kamitsuki and illustrated by LAM, running under the Gagaga Bunko label. Reference listings describe it as a dark fantasy set in a small kingdom on the brink of destruction as a powerful empire moves to monopolize magic; to defend his land, the kingdom's ruler turns to a skilled assassin and a group of feared witches known for their dangerous magic. The novels were later joined by a manga adaptation, expanding the story's readership ahead of this anime greenlight.

That premise, a besieged court gambling on outcast witches, is the hook the teaser leans on with its "the trump card was a witch" tagline, and it slots the project into the wave of grimmer, politically charged fantasy adaptations that have found an audience in recent seasons.

What to watch for

For now the teaser is the whole story. There is no word yet on the studio, the creative staff, the voice cast, or when the series will air, only Pony Canyon's promise that more information is coming. A first teaser like this usually precedes staff and premiere reveals in the following weeks or months, so fans of dark fantasy will want to keep an eye on the official channels for the announcements that typically follow.