Witch on the Holy Night manga arrives with art by Keigo Maki

Type-Moon announced the manga adaptation of Witch on the Holy Night with Keigo Maki handling the art. Serialization begins in issue 50 of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine, which goes on sale in Japan on November 11, 2026.

The announcement came with a promotional video featuring Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki and Yusuke Kobayashi as Soujuurou Shizuki. Maki is the creator of Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, a school romantic comedy manga. Now he's stepping into very different territory: Type-Moon's urban fantasy.

The story behind the mansion

Witch on the Holy Night follows three characters living together in an old Western-style mansion on the outskirts of a Japanese town. The rumor says a witch lives there, and it's not far off. Aoko Aozaki studies sorcery in the area under the tutelage of Alice Kuonji.

In the middle of the Showa era, Soujuurou Shizuki appears, a young man from the countryside who slowly adapts to high school life in the city. He ends up crossing paths with the two mages under unconventional circumstances, and from there a peculiar relationship forms among the three.

The work is available on PlayStation 4, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch. The mobile version launches on November 20, 2026, just days after the manga's debut.

The movie premieres this month

It's not the only front open for the franchise. The Witch on the Holy Night movie hits Japanese theaters on November 20, 2026, and the global release is set for January 29, 2027. Manga, mobile game, and movie within two months: Type-Moon is betting hard on this story.

The choice of Maki is interesting. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie operated in school comedy with an occasional touch of action, but here the challenge is different: maintaining the dense atmosphere and slow pacing that define the original work. We'll see how he translates the long conversation scenes and introspection that define the story into the language of manga.

With the movie around the corner, the manga can serve as an entry point for those who haven't experienced the work. On November 11 we start getting answers.

Do you have faith in Keigo Maki with this adaptation? I'll read you in the comments.