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The opening and ending animations for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongoli<\/em>a, which began airing on July 4 with two back-to-back episodes, have been released on the tv asahi animation YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The opening animation, set to SEKAI NO OWARI<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cStella,\u201d was storyboarded and unit directed by Yoko Kuno<\/strong>. Meanwhile, the ending animation, which features Queen Bee\u2019s \u201cSTAR,\u201d had watercolor artist and animator Kiiro Aose<\/strong> as its storyboard artist, unit director, animation director, compositor, and editor. Aose was also one of the key animators.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia<\/em>\u00a0is based on Tomato Soup<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol<\/em>\u00a0(Tenmaku no Jaadugar<\/em>) manga, which is published by Akita Shoten and currently serialized in Souffle. Yen Press describes the manga\u2019s synopsis as such:<\/span><\/p>\n In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 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\u2019s 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 T\u00f6regene, the sixth wife of \u00d6gedei, the second Great Khan\u2014a 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\u2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Abel Gongora<\/strong>\u00a0(Scott Pilgrim Takes Off<\/em>,\u00a0DAN DA DAN<\/em>\u00a0Season 2 co-director) is directing the anime at\u00a0Science SARU<\/strong>, with\u00a0Naoko Yamada<\/strong>\u00a0(director of\u00a0A Silent Voice<\/em>,\u00a0K-ON!<\/em>,\u00a0The Heike Story<\/em>,\u00a0The Colors Within<\/em>) as chief director:\u00a0Naoko Yamada<\/strong>\u00a0(director of\u00a0A Silent Voice<\/em>,\u00a0K-ON!<\/em>,\u00a0The Heike Story<\/em>,\u00a0The Colors Within<\/em>). Other staff include character designer and animation chief:\u00a0Kenichi Yoshida<\/strong>\u00a0(Eureka Seven<\/em>\u00a0character designer) and series composer\u00a0Kanichi Kato<\/strong>\u00a0(The Eminence in Shadow<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n A Witch\u2019s Life in Mongol<\/em>\u00a0started 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\u2019s 2022 Best Manga list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia\u00a0<\/em>was featured at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 under the TV Films selection, alongside other anime like\u00a0Sparks of Tomorrow<\/em>,\u00a0Takopi\u2019s Original Sin<\/em>, and\u00a0Candy Caries<\/em>. It\u2019ll had its US premiere at Anime Expo 2026\u00a0on July 3.<\/span><\/p>\n Production credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 Chief director: Naoko Yamada\u00a0<\/span> Cast<\/span><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Akira Sekine<\/strong>\u00a0as Sitara<\/span> Source:<\/strong> tv asahi animation YouTube channel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The opening and ending animations for Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, which began airing on July 4 with two back-to-back episodes, have been released on the tv asahi animation YouTube channel. The opening animation, set to SEKAI NO OWARI\u2018s \u201cStella,\u201d was storyboarded and unit directed by Yoko Kuno. 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\u2022 Director: Abel Gongora\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Character designer and animation chief: Kenichi Yoshida\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Series composer: Kanichi Kato<\/span>
\u2022 Music composer:\u00a0Koshiro Hino<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Animation production:\u00a0Science SARU<\/span><\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Hoko Kuwashima<\/strong>\u00a0as Fatima<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0J<\/strong>un Saito<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0Muhammad<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0R<\/strong>yota Suzuki<\/strong>\u00a0as Tolui<\/span>
\u2022\u00a0M<\/strong>iyu Irino<\/strong>\u00a0as Shira<\/span><\/p>\n