The fall 2020 anime adaptation of the Journey of Elaina light novel series was revealed in October 2019 and the series is set with an October 2nd, 2020 premiere. With the show underway, the official site has dropped the ninth episode preview to get fans of the original work excited and to entice new viewers into it as well ahead of its November 27th, 2020 debut. Check that out below as well as prior full promos and the visual gallery.
The series is directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka with C2C handling the animation production. The original light novel series was written by Jougi Shiraishi with artwork by Azure.
The Japanese cast includes Kaede Hondo as Elaina, Kana Hanazawa as Flan, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Saya, and Yoko Hikasa as Sheila.
Reina Ueda performed the opening theme song “Literature” for the show while the ending theme is “Haiiro no Saga” by ChouCho.
Plot Concept: What’s your favorite story? Does it have a hero who slays a dragon and saves a princess? Or a child of prophecy destined for greatness? Well, my favorite story is a little different. It’s the tale of a witch who travels the world, seeking nothing in particular. With no quest of her own, she’s free to wander wherever the wind takes her, adding a few pages to the story of whomever she meets before setting off on her next adventure. At the end of her travels, the witch takes on an apprentice who will one day begin her own journey. And so the cycle continues, or so the story goes. Now, the witch who starts the story anew…who could she be?
Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.
