The theatrical anime Mahou Tsukai no Yoru (魔法使いの夜) — based on TYPE-MOON’s visual novel and produced by Kimetsu no Yaiba studio ufotable — is set to open in Japanese cinemas on 20 November 2026. Ahead of its release, the production has announced its first-wave entry gift, an IMAX-exclusive bonus, midnight premiere screenings at eleven venues, and the launch of an official manga adaptation.

First-Wave Entry Gift: TYPE-MOON Mini Shikishi

Audiences who attend between 20 and 26 November 2026 (while supplies last) will receive a TYPE-MOON original-illustration mini shikishi. The set consists of three designs drawn by key TYPE-MOON creators — scenario writer Kinoko Nasu, original character designer Hirokazu Koyama, and original character concept artist Takashi Takeuchi — distributed at random.

IMAX-Exclusive Entry Gift: Illustration Board

Ticket-holders for IMAX screenings will also receive a separate exclusive bonus: an A5-size “IMAX Visual Illustration Board”, available only at IMAX showings during the same 20–26 November window (while supplies last).

Midnight Premiere Screenings at 11 Theatres

Eleven theatres across Japan will hold special midnight screenings beginning at 0:00 on 20 November (i.e., 24:00 on 19 November). Tickets go on sale from 0:00 on 14 November (24:00 on 13 November), with some venues offering early access to paid members — check individual theatre websites for details.

Participating venues are:

• Hokkaido: TOHO Cinemas Susukino
• Tokyo: TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, Shinjuku Wald 9, TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro, Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro
• Aichi: TOHO Cinemas Nagoya Sakae
• Osaka: TOHO Cinemas Umeda, TOHO Cinemas Namba
• Tokushima: ufotable Cinema
• Fukuoka: T·Joy Hakata

Manga Adaptation Launches in Weekly Shonen Magazine

A manga adaptation of Mahou Tsukai no Yoru began serialisation in Weekly Shonen Magazine No. 50, on sale 11 November. The series is drawn by Keigo Maki, known for Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, with the original story credited to Kinoko Nasu / TYPE-MOON and character designs by Hirokazu Koyama. The issue’s cover features cosplayer Enako.

About Mahou Tsukai no Yoru

The original Mahou Tsukai no Yoru is a PC visual novel developed by TYPE-MOON, released on 12 April 2012. Written by Kinoko Nasu with graphics by Hirokazu Koyama, it was praised for pushing every element of the visual-novel format — story, visuals, music, and direction — to the highest level. The story’s roots trace back to an unpublished novel Nasu wrote before Tsukihime, and it is set in the late 1980s, the earliest point in the TYPE-MOON timeline.

The narrative follows three people who should never have crossed paths: a witch’s apprentice, a witch, and an ordinary young man from the countryside who knows nothing of magic. Their chance meeting gradually transforms what each of them considers an ordinary day.

Staff & Cast

Staff

• Original Work: Kinoko Nasu / TYPE-MOON
• Original Character Design: Hirokazu Koyama
• Original Character Concept: Takashi Takeuchi
• Director: Sho Takeuchi
• General Director: Hikaru Kondo
• Character Design: Moe Tsuzuki
• Chief Animation Director: Masato Nagamori
• Screenplay: ufotable
• Sub-Character Design: Kana Ishigo
• Prop Design: Masato Saito
• 3D Director: Goshu Sato
• Art Director: Koji Eto
• Color Design: Mika Matsuoka
• Editor: Manabu Kanno
• Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa
• Photography Director / Finishing Director: Yuichi Terao
• Animation Production: ufotable
• Distribution: Toho / Aniplex
• Theme Song: supercell — “Yoru to Ao (夜と青)”

Cast

• Aoko Aozaki: Haruka Tomatsu
• Arisu Kuonji: Kana Hanazawa
• Sojuro Shizuki: Yusuke Kobayashi