Once Upon a Witch's Death

Synopsis

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!

First Air Date: 2025-04-01

Last Air Date: 2025-06-17

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 12

Networks: AT-X

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Top Cast

Yoshino Aoyama as Meg Raspberry (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Faust (voice)
Miharu Hanai as Carbuncle (voice)
Aina Suzuki as White-Owl (voice)
Rumi Okubo as Fine Cavendish (voice)
Hina Youmiya as Sophie Hayter (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki as Mysterious Girl (voice)
Shizuka Itoh as Inori (voice)
Yoko Hikasa as Eldora (voice)
Kaori Maeda as Anna (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Witch with One Year to Live (2025-04-01)

Apprentice witch Meg Raspberry is told she will die in a year unless she collects one thousand tears of joy.
Ep. 2: The Apprentice Witch and the People of Lapis (2025-04-08)

Meg's friend Fine requests her help with fixing a watch.
Ep. 3: Wisdom Visits From the East (2025-04-15)

Meg is visited by Inori, the Witch of Wisdom, while Faust is away on business.
Ep. 4: Blessings With the Opening of the Gate (2025-04-22)

Meg helps Sophie, the Witch of Blessings and one of the Seven Sages, open the gate at the Otherworld Festival.
Ep. 5: Flowers Bloom in the Festival Night Sky (2025-04-29)

While preparing for the parade, Meg and Sophie meet Marie, a woman looking for the man she met a year ago.
Ep. 6: An Evening Sky Without Magic (2025-05-06)

Meg brags to Faust about how easy it has become to collect tears and is forbidden from using magic.
Ep. 7: Words and Disasters and Ceremonies (2025-05-13)

Meg attends a special magic ceremony held once every 20 years.
Ep. 8: The Family Bewitched by a Devil (2025-05-20)

Meg sees a burn-like scar on a girl's neck that is only visible to her.
Ep. 9: The Old Giant Tree Sleeps (2025-05-27)

The sacred tree of Lapis has become polluted by magic and must be removed to prevent further damage.
Ep. 10: The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part One) (2025-06-03)

Meg and Inori visit Aquamarine, a resort destination with a cutting-edge medical facility.
Ep. 11: The Bell of Blessings Rings With the Sound of the Waves (Part Two) (2025-06-10)

Meg and Jack experience a breakthrough in their research, and a massive disaster threatens the entire island.
Ep. 12: The People I Love (2025-06-17)

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