Once Upon a Witch's Death
Once Upon a Witch's Death is a Japanese light novel series written by Saka and illustrated by Chorefuji. It was serialized as a web novel published on Kakuyomu from October 2019 to August 2022. It was later acquired by ASCII Media Works who began publishing it under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint in December 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kenu Amearare began serialization on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus manga website in March 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by EMT Squared aired from April to June 2025.
Characters
;Meg Raspberry
;Faust
;Carbuncle
;Snowy Owl
;Fine Cavendish
;Sophie Hayter
;Mysterious Girl
;Inori
;Eldora
Media
Light novel
Written by Saka, Once Upon a Witch's Death was serialized as a web novel published on the Kakuyomu website from October 3, 2019, to August 26, 2022. It was later acquired by ASCII Media Works who began publishing it as a light novel with illustrations by Chorefuji under their Dengeki no Shin Bungei light novel imprint from December 17, 2021, to September 17, 2025. Four volumes have been released as of September 2025. The light novel is licensed in English by Yen Press.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kenu Amearare began serialization on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus manga website on March 10, 2023. The manga's chapters have been compiled into five volumes as of December 2025. The manga adaptation is published digitally in English on Kadokawa's BookWalker website. In August 2025, Yen Press announced that they had also licensed the manga for English publication beginning in February 2026.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 28, 2024. It is produced by EMT Squared and directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa, with Keiichirō Ōchi overseeing series scripts, Yuki Shizuku designing the characters, and Akiyuki Tateyama and composing the music. The series aired from April 1 to June 17, 2025, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Drops", performed by Maaya Sakamoto, while the ending theme song is "Hana-saku Michi de", performed by Aoi Teshima and composed by Yuki Kajiura. Crunchyroll streams the series.