The anime studio ‘Witch Hat Workshop’ explains Delay, promises to do justice to the manga art.

Studio Bug Films recently brought the news of deflating that its anime adaptation of Witch’s hats workshop would be delayed at 2026. Following its announcement, the studio gave fans an update on the nature of its delay and reaffirmed its commitment to the best possible job transforming the pages of manga into animation.

In a publication of X / Twitter social media, which links to a video on Kodansha Instagram, Witch’s hats workshop The producers explained that they take the time to really face the adaptation of the artistic talent of the original manga of the creator Kamome Shirahama so that he can appear to a Hollywood blockbuster as Rings in the anime sphere. But to do this, they will have to take a little more time to brew the magic in production so that the spectacle can be up to their high objectives as well as to reach the delicate obstacle to adapt its manga artistic talent to anime without losing its wonder.

“The project to create an anime adaptation of this manga has been underway since 2019. It may seem long, but if you read the manga, you will get the image. Probantful how to transform the extremely complex illustrations of the manga into an anime,” said a Bug film producer.

The news that Witch’s hats workshop Receiving an anime was announced for the first time in 2022. His first official trailer was abandoned at Anime Expo 2024.

Originally published in 2016, the current manga follows Coco, a curious young girl with dreams of becoming a witch – despite a society where magic is masked in secret and strictly reserved for initiates. Her life is irrevocably changed when she discovers that the spells are not innate but drawn – literally – by the symbols inked on paper, echoing the enchanted tales of her childhood.

In a tragic turn, the lukewarm experimentation of Coco triggers a prohibited spell which petrifies his mother and destroys his house. The story takes place while Coco becomes an apprentice under a compassionate witch named Qifrey, who guides her around the magical world, perfecting her job so that she can cancel the damage she has caused.

The fans began to wonder if something was wrong with the anime when bug films showed no sign of progress, because his wave release date in 2025 had no updates or trailers who would beat the show or provide a solid release date. Another producer has also characterized the nature of the aime delay by expressing the intimidating task of adapting the Shirahama manga, emphasizing its unique magic system.

“A single panel showing the character suddenly wrapped in light, in anime, it is necessary to add things like color and movement,” said a producer. “Each time, we consult the author on the beautiful details of the magic, determining how it is activated, which phenomenon is produced and how we can bring out the visual on the screen.”

Since the manga looks like this on each page, it would be an understatement to say that bug films have an almost impossible task adapting the series in anime.

Given the past experiences with long anime such as the adaptation of anime junji ito adult swim UzumakiIt is understandable that fans are formerly bitten and shy twice about another sleek anime delay, which ultimately led a spectacle that was not up to the artistic talent of its source material.

“I want to create an anime that allows children and adults to immerse themselves in the fantastic genre,” said a producer of bug films. “I hope the visuals will attract people from around the world to the world of Witch’s hat workshop.“”

Hopefully the Bogues will take all the time that he must do justice to the Shirahama manga while being up to his own rebuilt standards of artistic loyalty when Witch’s hats workshop Crunchyroll outing next year.

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