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Once Upon a Witch's Death

7.2/10 20 votes
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!

Cast:
Yoshino Aoyama, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Miharu Hanai, Aina Suzuki
Language:
Japanese
Country:
Japan
Network:
AT-X

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Season 1

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Still from The Witch with One Year to Live E01

Episode 1

★ 8.7

The Witch with One Year to Live

2025-04-01 · 24m

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

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Still from The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis E02

Episode 2

★ 7.5

The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis

2025-04-08 · 24m

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

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Still from Wisdom Visits From the East E03

Episode 3

★ 8.0

Wisdom Visits From the East

2025-04-15 · 24m

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

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Still from Blessings With the Opening of the Gate E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

Blessings With the Opening of the Gate

2025-04-22 · 24m

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

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Still from Flowers Bloom in the Festival Night Sky E05

Episode 5

★ 8.0

Flowers Bloom in the Festival Night Sky

2025-04-29 · 24m

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

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Still from An Evening Sky Without Magic E06

Episode 6

★ 8.0

An Evening Sky Without Magic

2025-05-06 · 24m

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

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Still from Words and Disasters and Ceremonies E07

Episode 7

★ 8.0

Words and Disasters and Ceremonies

2025-05-13 · 24m

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

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Still from The Family Bewitched by a Devil E08

Episode 8

★ 8.0

The Family Bewitched by a Devil

2025-05-20 · 24m

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

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Still from The Old Giant Tree Sleeps E09

Episode 9

★ 8.0

The Old Giant Tree Sleeps

2025-05-27 · 24m

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

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Still from The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part One) E10

Episode 10

★ 8.0

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

2025-06-03 · 24m

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

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Episode 11

★ 8.0

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

2025-06-10 · 24m

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

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Still from The People I Love E12

Episode 12

★ 8.0

The People I Love

2025-06-17 · 24m

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

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Cast

Yoshino Aoyama

Yoshino Aoyama

Meg Raspberry (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Faust (voice)

Miharu Hanai

Miharu Hanai

Carbuncle (voice)

Aina Suzuki

Aina Suzuki

White-Owl (voice)

Rumi Okubo

Rumi Okubo

Fine Cavendish (voice)

Hina Youmiya

Hina Youmiya

Sophie Hayter (voice)

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Mysterious Girl (voice)

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Inori (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Eldora (voice)

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