Breaking News: Jaw-dropping Prequel Anime for Burn The Witch Revealed!

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BURN THE WITCH #0.8, a new anime project set before the events of the BURN THE WITCH film, was announced with a teaser video featuring the main characters.

The returning staff and cast members will reprise their roles in the forthcoming BURN THE WITCH project, with no confirmed release date at present.

BURN THE WITCH is a spin-off series from BLEACH, taking place in an alternate rendition of London known as Reverse London. In this fantastical realm, dragons exist and can solely be perceived by the witches and wizards of Wing Bind.

A new anime project, titled BURN THE WITCH #0.8, has been announced recently. This project will be a prequel to the anime film that was released in October 2020. Along with the announcement, a teaser video was released featuring the voices of the main characters, Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi. Although the exact release date is yet to be confirmed, it has been revealed that some staff members and the cast will be returning to reprise their roles. If you're interested, you can currently stream the original BURN THE WITCH film on Crunchyroll.

Returning staff for the upcoming BURN THE WITCH project at Studio Colorido/team Yamahitsuji include director Tatsurō Kawano. The cast members for the project include Asami Tano as Ninny Spangcole, Yuina Yamada as Noel Niihashi, Shimba Tsuchiya as Balgo Ywain Parks, Hiroaki Hirata as Chief, and Rie Hikisaka as Osushi.

In October 2020, the three-part BURN THE WITCH film was released as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for the BLEACH franchise. This franchise also saw the return of the anime series in the form of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War. The BURN THE WITCH film was streamed by Crunchyroll upon its release. Adapted from a 5-chapter volume of the manga by Tite Kubo, the series was originally published in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from August to September 2020.

The BURN THE WITCH series is a spin-off of Kubo's BLEACH, taking place in an alternate version of London called Reverse London. In this unique setting, dragons roam freely, posing a threat that only the Witches and Wizards of Wing Bind can handle. Wing Bind serves as the "western branch" of the Soul Society.

Before London was separated from its Reverse counterpart, dragons were responsible for 72% of all deaths. However, these dragons remain invisible to the residents of "Front" London. Ninny Spangcole, the lead singer of the musical group "Cecile Die Twice," is determined to rise in the ranks as a Wing Bind agent alongside her partner, Noel Niihashi. Their mission becomes even more challenging when they're assigned to protect a young man named Balgo Ywain Parks and his Pomeranian, Osushi. To complicate matters further, Ninny's former bandmate, Nancy Baljure, resurfaces, claiming ownership of a dragon of her own.

Source: ANN