The Witch on the Holy Night (Mahoutsukai no Yoru) anime film has confirmed its first theater bonuses ahead of its November 20 release in Japan. Moviegoers during opening week will receive a TYPE-MOON mini shikishi board drawn specially for the film, and IMAX audiences will get an exclusive illustration board. Check out the official post down below:
Opening Week Theater Bonuses
The first-wave bonus is a TYPE-MOON newly drawn mini shikishi, with 3 designs handed out at random. It will be given out from November 20 to November 26, 1 per person who watches the standard version of the film, while supplies last at each theater.
IMAX screenings have their own bonus. Viewers who see the film in IMAX during the same November 20 to November 26 window will receive an A5-size "IMAX Visual" illustration board. The official site notes that IMAX audiences will receive only the illustration board and not the mini shikishi. Both bonuses are not for sale, and resale is prohibited.
Early Screenings And Stage Greetings
Early screenings will be held at 11 theaters across Japan starting at midnight local time on opening day, which is 8 AM MST on November 19.
Opening weekend will also include stage greetings with Haruka Tomatsu, who voices Aoko Aozaki, and Yusuke Kobayashi, who voices Soujyuro Shizuki. The Tokyo event takes place on November 21 at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya at the afternoon and evening screenings, followed by Osaka on November 22 at TOHO Cinemas Umeda. Lottery applications for tickets close today at 7:59 AM MST. The official account posted the event details again this morning:
The Countdown To November 20
The film's official account has been posting a new visual each day as part of its countdown. With 10 days to go, it shared a battle version character visual of Aoko Aozaki. Earlier posts included special crossover visuals with Fate/Zero and with Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht Rising, along with a character visual for Alice Kuonji.
The film will open on the largest number of screens in the TYPE-MOON and ufotable project's history, with IMAX screenings at the same time. Barrier-free screenings using the HELLO! MOVIE app, with audio description and Japanese subtitles, have also been confirmed, and some theaters will hold limited screenings with Japanese subtitles shown on screen.
To celebrate the release, all 3 chapters of the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] trilogy were screened at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku with a talk event featuring Noriaki Sugiyama, Ayako Kawasumi, Noriko Shitaya, Tomatsu and Kobayashi. An archive stream of the talk is available until November 15. ABEMA is also streaming all 5 TYPE-MOON and ufotable works for free for a limited time.
Mubichike advance tickets are on sale at theaters across Japan until November 19, and theater merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations goes on sale at each theater from November 20. Large displays for the film are also up in Ikebukuro, on the main staircase in front of TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro and on a main board at Animate Ikebukuro, and a pop-up shop has been confirmed at Shinjuku Marui Annex. An original soundtrack release has been announced as well.
About Witch On The Holy Night
The film adapts Kinoko Nasu and TYPE-MOON's visual novel, with original character designs by Hirokazu Koyama and original character concepts by Takashi Takeuchi. Sho Takeuchi directs, Hikaru Kondo is the supervising director, Moe Tsuzuki handles character design and Hideyuki Fukasawa composed the music. ufotable is animating, and Toho and Aniplex are distributing. The cast is led by Tomatsu as Aoko, Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji and Kobayashi as Soujyuro Shizuki, and the theme song is "Yoru to Ao" by supercell.
The first key visual was covered in WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT Anime Film Drops First Key Visual Ahead Of 2026 Release.
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