Secrets of the Silent Witch
Secrets of the Silent Witch is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Isora and illustrated by Nanna Fujimi. It was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from February to October 2020. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began to publish it under their Kadokawa Books imprint in June 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tobi Tana began serialization on Enterbrain's josei manga magazine B's Log Comic manga website in July 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi aired from July to October 2025.
Plot
Monica Everett is a young mage who suffers from intense social anxiety. A child prodigy, she became the youngest person to be appointed to the Seven Sages, the most powerful mages in the Kingdom of Ridill, at the age of 15. This was due to her development of unchanted spellcasting, an unprecedented skill among mages and a coping mechanism she devised for her anxious personality.Everett is eventually forced to abandon her reclusive lifestyle when she is entrusted a mission to infiltrate Serendia Academy, a preparatory school for nobles, and guard Felix Arc Ridill, the second prince of the kingdom. The series follows Everett's life as she carries out her mission and confronts her social anxiety to do so.
Characters
Main characters
; Monica Everett; Nero
; Louis Miller
; Rynzbelfeid
; Isabelle Norton
Serendia Academy Student Council
; Felix Arc Ridill; Cyril Ashley
; Elliott Howard
; Neil Clay Maywood
; Bridget Greyham
Other students
; Lana Colette; Casey Grove
; Claudia Ashley
Minerva Academy
;Bernie JonesThe Seven Sages
;Mary HarveyMedia
Light novel
Written by Matsuri Isora, Secrets of the Silent Witch was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from February 20, to October 3, 2020. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began releasing the series with illustrations by Nanna Fujimi under their Kadokawa Books imprint on June 10, 2021. Eleven volumes and two short story volumes have been released as of January 2026. On January 28, 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.A two-volume prequel light novel series, titled Silent Witch -another- Rising of the Barrier Mage, was published under the same imprint from December 8, 2023, to April 10, 2024. On December 16, 2024, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the prequel for English publication.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Tobi Tana began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on July 5, 2021. The manga's chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of September 2025. On January 13, 2023, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.A manga adaptation of the prequel novels, illustrated by Azu Azuko, began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi website on January 9, 2025. The prequel manga's chapters have been compiled into a single tankōbon volume as of September 2025.