by FilmInk Staff
Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will bring the latest project from famed animation studio ufotable to cinemas starting on January 28, 2027
Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today the Australian theatrical date for the all-new anime fantasy film Witch on The Holy Night. The story – animated by ufotable, the famed animation production company behind the award-winning film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I – will come exclusively to cinemas starting January 28, 2027 in Australia. The film, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles as well as dubbed in English.
Witch on the Holy Night is adapted from the 2012 visual novel of the same name, written by Kinoko Nasu and developed by TYPE-MOON. TYPE-MOON is the company behind the award-winning Fate franchise, which began with the best-selling visual novel Fate/stay night and has since expanded across anime, manga, games, and feature films. The studio has also collaborated with ufotable on other fan-favorite titles, such as the Garden of sinners, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] theatrical trilogy.
Official Film Synopsis:
Aoko Aozaki, an ordinary high school girl, is actually a Magician who lives in the modern world…though she is still only an apprentice. As she spends her days living alongside her housemate, Alice Kuonji, striving to become a full-fledged Magician…
The girl meets a boy.
This is the beginning of one young girl’s story — the tale of a Witch.
About TYPE-MOON x ufotable:
TYPE-MOON continues to captivate audiences with its meticulously crafted stories, among which are the Fate series, including Fate/Grand Order, and the novel the Garden of sinners. Animation is provided by ufotable, the studio that continues to mesmerize the world with its breathtaking visuals, from TYPE-MOON works to titles like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
The 2000s and 2010s were defined by the theatrical series the Garden of sinners, the TV anime Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works], and the Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] theatrical trilogy. Now, get ready as TYPE-MOON and ufotable usher in a new era with their latest, highly anticipated theatrical animation.
Additional International Theatrical Dates Include:
- January 21: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
- January 26 – Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)
- January 27 – France, Belgium, Switzerland (French-speaking)
- January 28 – Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Australia, New Zealand.
- January 29 – United States, Canada, United Kingdom & Ireland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, India
- February 5 – Spain, Kazakhstan
