The official website for the Majo to Yajuu (The Witch and the Beast) television anime series announced additional cast, staff, and a key visual (pictured) on Monday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on TBS and BS11 in January 2024.

Cast
Ione: Youko Hikasa (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou)
Marie: Noriko Shibasaki (Tsugumomo)
Keira Haynes: Junko Minagawa (Black Clover)
Reuben Cole: Hidenobu Kiuchi (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 3: Stardust Crusaders)
Shulk: Atsushi Kousaka (Hetalia Axis Powers)
Loran: Takuma Terashima (Edens Zero)
Phanora Christofle: Saori Hayami (Spy x Family)
Johan: Ryouta Oosaka (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry)
Jeff Enker: Hozumi Gouda (Hunter x Hunter)
Necromancer: Nozomu Sasaki (Monster)

Staff
Series Composition: Yuuichirou Momose (Hoshi no Samidare)
Sub-character Design: Kei Tsushima (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These character design)
Prop Design: Miki Matsuda (Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst)
Art Director: Hirotsugu Kakoi (Kagoshima Ramecahirim) (Hametsu no Oukoku)
Art Design: Daigorou Yamaguchi (Kagoshima Ramecahirim) (Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal), Satoshi Miura (Kagoshima Ramecahirim) (Oruchuban Ebichu art director)
Color Design: Hui-Suk Wang (Maru Animation) (Kimi no Suizou o Tabetai color specification)
3D Director: Takuji Gojima (Tri-Slash) (Mars Red)
2D Works: Hiroyuki Yazaki (Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu)
Director of Photography: Natsumi Uchida (Kagoshima Ramecahirim) (My Home Hero)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (editz) (Tokyo Revengers)
Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu (Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou Deshita?)
Music: Hanae Nakamura (Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita), Natsumi Tabuchi (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...)
Music Production: Nichion
Sound Production: DAX Production

Takayuki Hamana (Majutsushi Orphen Hagure Tabi) is directing the anime at Yokohama Animation Lab. Hiroya Iijima (Jikan no Shihaisha) is designing the characters.

The anime adapts Kousuke Satake's fantasy manga, which started serialization in Young Magazine the 3rd in November 2016. Kodansha published the tenth volume on August 19 last year.

Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in October 2019. The tenth volume went on sale on February 28.

Source: Comic Natalie