Witch on the Holy Night Final Trailer Brings Back supercell and Nagi Yanagi

The anime film Witch on the Holy Night has released its final trailer ahead of its Japanese theatrical opening on November 20, 2026. The roughly 90-second video, published on September 30, is described as the last and most substantial trailer before release, combining a large amount of new footage from the lives of Aoko Aozaki, Alice Kuonji, and Soujuurou Shizuki with the supernatural battles that form another major part of ufotable's adaptation.

The announcement also reveals the film's theme song, “夜と青” (Yoru to Ao) by supercell with vocals by Nagi Yanagi. ryo handles lyrics, composition, and arrangement, bringing back a musical pairing closely tied to the original visual novel. At the same time, the film's main staff was detailed, a new Hirokazu Koyama character visual was unveiled, additional MoviTicket sales were announced, and the scale of both the Japanese and international theatrical releases became clearer.

Quick Summary

• Film: Witch on the Holy Night
• Japanese title: 魔法使いの夜
• Romanization: Mahoutsukai no Yoru
• Format: theatrical anime film
• Original work: Kinoko Nasu / TYPE-MOON
• Animation studio: ufotable
• Japanese distributor: Toho / Aniplex
• Japanese release date: November 20, 2026
• Final trailer: released September 30, 2026
• Final trailer length: approximately 90 seconds
• Trailer position: final trailer before theatrical release
• Trailer content: extensive new footage
• Trailer content: everyday scenes with Aoko, Alice, and Soujuurou
• Trailer content: action and magic-battle sequences
• Theme song: 夜と青 / Yoru to Ao
• Artist: supercell
• Lyrics: ryo
• Composition: ryo
• Arrangement: ryo
• Vocals: Nagi Yanagi / やなぎなぎ
• Trailer usage: the song's first section is used in full
• Connection to the game: ryo and Nagi Yanagi were also associated with the original visual novel's music
• Earlier game song: 星が瞬くこんな夜に / Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni
• Aoko Aozaki: Haruka Tomatsu
• Alice Kuonji: Kana Hanazawa
• Soujuurou Shizuki: Yusuke Kobayashi
• Aoko: high-school student and apprentice Magician
• Alice: mage who lives with Aoko
• Soujuurou: transfer student arriving from the mountains
• Setting: late 1980s
• Premise: three people who should never have crossed paths come together
• Director: Masaru Takeuchi
• Chief Director: Hikaru Kondo
• Character Design: Moe Tsuzuki
• Chief Animation Director: Masato Nagamori
• Original Character Design: Hirokazu Koyama
• Original Character Concept: Takashi Takeuchi
• Script Production: ufotable
• Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa
• Director of Photography / Finishing Direction: Yuichi Terao
• Art Director: Koji Eto
• Color Design: Mika Matsuoka
• 3D Director: Gochu Sato
• Editing: Manabu Kamino
• New visual: character visual drawn by Hirokazu Koyama
• Visual features: Aoko and Alice
• New MoviTicket sales: begin October 2, 2026
• Base MoviTicket price: 1,500 yen
• Japanese theaters: 347 locations
• Global theatrical rollout: begins January 2027
• International reach: more than 45 countries and regions according to the latest announcement
• United States / Canada: January 29, 2027
• Indonesia: no theatrical date appears in the currently announced international schedule
• Current status: not yet released

Final Trailer, Theme Song, and Character Visual

The Final Trailer Connects the Trio's Daily Life With the Battles Ahead

The September 30 video is the last trailer planned before Witch on the Holy Night reaches Japanese theaters. The production describes it as the largest promotional trailer released for the film, and its roughly 90 seconds are used to bring together two sides of the story that earlier material often presented separately.

One side is the everyday life of Aoko Aozaki, Alice Kuonji, and Soujuurou Shizuki. Aoko spends her days as a dependable high-school student and student-council president, while her nights are occupied by magic training alongside Alice in the home they share.

Soujuurou arrives from the mountains and enters their lives as a transfer student. What initially looks like an ordinary meeting gradually disrupts the balance Aoko and Alice had maintained.

The other side of the trailer expands the action. New cuts show magic, character confrontations, drastically transformed nighttime environments, and effects animation that pushes ufotable's approach to supernatural combat into full theatrical scale.

Rather than laying out the entire conflict, the trailer moves quickly between quiet character moments, expressions, and explosive battles. That structure suggests the film is still treating the relationship between its three protagonists as the foundation beneath the supernatural spectacle.

supercell's new theme song then ties the entire montage together.

supercell and Nagi Yanagi Return to the World of Witch on the Holy Night

One of the biggest reveals in the final trailer comes from the music.

The film's theme song is “夜と青” (Yoru to Ao) by supercell. ryo wrote the lyrics, composed the song, and arranged it, while Nagi Yanagi performs the vocals.

The collaboration has a particularly close relationship with the history of Witch on the Holy Night.

The original visual novel also featured supercell's “星が瞬くこんな夜に” (Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni) with Nagi on vocals. Bringing supercell and Nagi back for the film therefore does more than attach a prominent music act to a new adaptation—it connects the 2026 movie with an established part of the source work's musical identity.

For new supercell material, Nagi's participation also marks a return after roughly 15 years from the period in which she regularly served as a vocalist for the group's songs.

ryo has also publicly framed “Yoru to Ao” as part of supercell moving forward again. Witch on the Holy Night therefore becomes an unusual reunion point: a TYPE-MOON work once accompanied by ryo and Nagi now brings the same pairing back for its theatrical adaptation.

The final trailer uses the first part of “Yoru to Ao” in full, effectively serving as the song's first major showcase before the film opens.

Aoko, Alice, and Soujuurou Remain at the Center of the Story

The newly published official synopsis gives a clearer picture of the three central characters.

Aoko Aozaki is a high-school student who is secretly a Magician living in the modern world—although she is still an apprentice. By day she lives her school life; by night she trains in magic with Alice Kuonji, the mage who shares her home.

That routine begins to change when Aoko meets Soujuurou Shizuki on an unusually cold and rainy morning.

Soujuurou has just moved from the mountains to the city and arrives as a transfer student. His unfamiliarity with the supernatural world gives him a very different position from Aoko and Alice.

The official synopsis frames the trio as an apprentice Magician, a witch, and a country boy who knows nothing about their hidden world.

The final trailer emphasizes that contrast. School scenes and quiet interactions sit directly beside large-scale magical confrontations.

That balance matters to the adaptation because Witch on the Holy Night has never been only about supernatural battles. The changing distance and relationships between these three people are central to how its late-1980s world develops.

Masaru Takeuchi Leads the New TYPE-MOON and ufotable Film

The September 30 announcement also brings a much more complete staff list.

Masaru Takeuchi directs the film, with Hikaru Kondo serving as chief director. Moe Tsuzuki handles character design, while Masato Nagamori is chief animation director.

Hirokazu Koyama, who designed the characters for the original work, remains directly connected as Original Character Designer, while Takashi Takeuchi receives the Original Character Concept credit.

ufotable itself handles both script production and animation production.

Several familiar studio-side names also fill the technical roles. Yuichi Terao handles photography and finishing direction, Gochu Sato serves as 3D director, Koji Eto leads art direction, Mika Matsuoka is responsible for color design, and Manabu Kamino handles editing.

The film's music is once again entrusted to Hideyuki Fukasawa, whose sound is closely associated with the original Witch on the Holy Night.

That combination makes the film a new adaptation while maintaining several creative lines connecting TYPE-MOON, ufotable, and the visual novel on which it is based.

A New Character Visual Leads Into Fresh MoviTicket Sales

The trailer announcement was accompanied by a new character visual drawn directly by Hirokazu Koyama.

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The illustration brings Aoko and Alice together, placing the two characters most strongly associated with the identity of Witch on the Holy Night in one image.

The artwork is also being used beyond digital promotion. Beginning October 2, 2026, it becomes part of a new round of MoviTicket advance tickets alongside a special key visual.

The standard advance-ticket price is 1,500 yen.

The special-key-visual version is offered through participating theaters and mail order, while three character-visual designs are available through mail order. ufotable-related stores will also carry multiple MoviTicket designs from October 2 through the period immediately before release.

Domestically, the film has now expanded to 347 Japanese theaters, described as the project's largest theatrical footprint.

That makes the final trailer more than the closing video in a promotional campaign—it arrives as part of the final marketing phase for a comparatively wide Japanese theatrical launch.

The Film Expands to More Than 45 Countries and Regions

Witch on the Holy Night is also moving well beyond its Japanese release.

The announced international schedule begins in January 2027. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are scheduled for January 21, followed by several European markets on January 26 and 27.

Mexico, Brazil, Chile, parts of Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and other territories follow on January 28.

The United States and Canada open on January 29, 2027, alongside the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and India. Spain and Kazakhstan follow on February 5.

The September 30 information describes the rollout as reaching more than 45 countries and regions.

Indonesia does not yet appear in the announced theatrical schedule.

In Japan, the lead-up to release is also being expanded through the “Minna de Miyo! TYPE-MOON × ufotable” project. The Garden of Sinners films and the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] trilogy will become available through selected subscription services, while ABEMA will open a temporary channel dedicated to TYPE-MOON × ufotable works.

A Fate/Zero collaboration visual is also scheduled for October 1 at 8:00 p.m. JST, marking both the film's upcoming release and the 15th anniversary of the Fate/Zero anime.

Witch on the Holy Night is therefore being positioned not only as a new film but also as an opportunity to revisit the long history between TYPE-MOON and ufotable.

Why This Matters

1) The final trailer shows both sides of Witch on the Holy Night

The relationships between Aoko, Alice, and Soujuurou remain visible while the magical battles show how far ufotable is pushing the theatrical spectacle.

2) supercell and Nagi Yanagi connect the movie directly to the original visual novel

“Yoru to Ao” is more than a new theme song; the ryo-and-Nagi pairing already occupies an important place in the source work's musical history.

3) The theatrical campaign keeps growing

A 347-theater Japanese release, new visual, multiple MoviTickets, and distribution across more than 45 countries and regions point to a broad theatrical rollout.

4) The adaptation continues a long TYPE-MOON × ufotable relationship

From The Garden of Sinners to Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel], the two companies have a substantial shared history that now continues with Witch on the Holy Night.

Witch on the Holy Night Film Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the film adapts TYPE-MOON's visual novel
• the original title is 魔法使いの夜
• the official global title is Witch on the Holy Night
• Mahoutsukai no Yoru is the commonly used romanization
• the original PC visual novel launched April 12, 2012
• the Full HD and fully voiced PS4 and Nintendo Switch versions launched December 8, 2022
• the Steam version launched December 14, 2023
• the story is set in the late 1980s
• Aoko Aozaki is an apprentice Magician
• by day Aoko lives an ordinary school life
• by night she trains in magic with Alice
• Alice Kuonji is the mage living with Aoko
• Soujuurou Shizuki moves from the mountains to the city
• Soujuurou becomes a transfer student
• Haruka Tomatsu voices Aoko
• Kana Hanazawa voices Alice
• Yusuke Kobayashi voices Soujuurou
• Kinoko Nasu / TYPE-MOON is credited for the original work
• Hirokazu Koyama is original character designer
• Takashi Takeuchi receives original character concept credit
• Masaru Takeuchi directs
• Hikaru Kondo is chief director
• Moe Tsuzuki handles character design
• Masato Nagamori is chief animation director
• ufotable handles script production
• ufotable also handles animation production
• Yuichi Terao handles photography and finishing direction
• Gochu Sato serves as 3D director
• Koji Eto is art director
• Mika Matsuoka handles color design
• Manabu Kamino edits the film
• Hideyuki Fukasawa handles the music
• Toho and Aniplex distribute the film in Japan
• the theme song is “夜と青” / Yoru to Ao
• supercell performs the song
• ryo handles lyrics, composition, and arrangement
• Nagi Yanagi performs the vocals
• the original visual novel previously featured “星が瞬くこんな夜に” by the supercell and Nagi pairing
• the final trailer runs approximately 90 seconds
• the final trailer was released September 30, 2026
• the film opens in Japan November 20, 2026
• the Japanese theatrical count reaches 347 cinemas
• the latest character visual is drawn by Hirokazu Koyama
• new MoviTicket designs go on sale October 2
• the basic advance-ticket price is 1,500 yen
• the global theatrical rollout begins in January 2027
• more than 45 countries and regions are included in the distribution plan
• the United States and Canada open January 29, 2027
• an Indonesian theatrical date has not been announced
• the final runtime has not been detailed in the verified official information
• main information is available through the Official Website
• official updates are available through Official X
• the trailer announcement is available through the Exact Official X Post
• the video is available through the Official Final Trailer
• advance-ticket information is available through the Official Ticket Page

Closing

The Witch on the Holy Night final trailer brings the film's shape into much sharper focus: the relationships between Aoko, Alice, and Soujuurou, ufotable's action, the main staff, and supercell's theme song now all sit together ahead of the November 20 Japanese release.

Outside Japan, the theatrical expansion is already prepared for January and February 2027, although an Indonesian date has not yet been announced. With “Yoru to Ao” reuniting ryo and Nagi Yanagi and a wider TYPE-MOON × ufotable campaign surrounding the release, the film carries unusually direct connections back to the history of its source material.