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Once Upon a Witch's Death
Once Upon a Witch's Death
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Once Upon a Witch's Death

7.4 / 10
2025
1 season
12 episodes
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life!

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Cast

Yoshino Aoyama

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Miharu Hanai

Aina Suzuki

Rumi Okubo

Hina Youmiya

Atsumi Tanezaki

Shizuka Itoh

Yoko Hikasa

Kaori Maeda

Taisuke Nishimura

Sumire Morohoshi

Seasons

  • The Witch with One Year to Live

    1.The Witch with One Year to Live

    8.7
    01-04-202524m

    Apprentice witch Meg Raspberry is told she will die in a year unless she collects one thousand tears of joy.

  • The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis

    2.The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis

    7.5
    08-04-202524m

    Meg's friend Fine requests her help with fixing a watch.

  • Wisdom Visits From the East

    3.Wisdom Visits From the East

    8.0
    15-04-202524m

    Meg is visited by Inori, the Witch of Wisdom, while Faust is away on business.

  • Blessings With the Opening of the Gate

    4.Blessings With the Opening of the Gate

    7.0
    22-04-202524m

    Meg helps Sophie, the Witch of Blessings and one of the Seven Sages, open the gate at the Otherworld Festival.

  • Flowers Bloom in the Festival Night Sky

    5.Flowers Bloom in the Festival Night Sky

    8.0
    29-04-202524m

    While preparing for the parade, Meg and Sophie meet Marie, a woman looking for the man she met a year ago.

  • An Evening Sky Without Magic

    6.An Evening Sky Without Magic

    8.0
    06-05-202524m

    Meg brags to Faust about how easy it has become to collect tears and is forbidden from using magic.

  • Words and Disasters and Ceremonies

    7.Words and Disasters and Ceremonies

    8.0
    13-05-202524m

    Meg attends a special magic ceremony held once every 20 years.

  • The Family Bewitched by a Devil

    8.The Family Bewitched by a Devil

    8.0
    20-05-202524m

    Meg sees a burn-like scar on a girl's neck that is only visible to her.

  • The Old Giant Tree Sleeps

    9.The Old Giant Tree Sleeps

    8.0
    27-05-202524m

    The sacred tree of Lapis has become polluted by magic and must be removed to prevent further damage.

  • The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part One)

    10.The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part One)

    8.0
    03-06-202524m

    Meg and Inori visit Aquamarine, a resort destination with a cutting-edge medical facility.

  • The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part Two)

    11.The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part Two)

    8.0
    10-06-202524m

    Meg and Jack experience a breakthrough in their research, and a massive disaster threatens the entire island.

  • The People I Love

    12.The People I Love

    8.0
    17-06-202524m

    Meg has mysterious nightmares about a lone witch floating above a destroyed city.

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