Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto (Secrets of the Silent Witch) author Matsuri Isora and Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) illustrator Sirotaka will begin a new light novel titled Boukyaku no Curse Knight (The Curse Knight of Oblivion), the official X account of the series announced on Thursday. Earth Star Entertainment will publish the first volume under its Earth Star Novel imprint on November 13.

Isora began penning the Silent Witch light novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in February 2020. Fujimi Shobo published the first volume under its Kadokawa Books imprint in June 2021, featuring illustrations by Nanna Fujimi. The 12th volume went on sale on June 10, with the 13th volume scheduled for November 10.

Studio Gokumi adapted the light novel into a 13-episode television anime in Summer 2025. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime with multiple subtitles and an English dub.

Rifujin na Magonote penned Mushoku Tensei novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website between November 2012 and April 2015. Kadokawa began printing the novel with illustrations by Sirotaka under its MF Books label in January 2014 and released the 26th and final volume in November 2022.

Produced by Studio Bind, the 23-episode first season aired in split cours in Winter 2021 and Fall 2021. The 24-episode second season aired in two parts in Summer 2023 Spring 2024. The third season began airing on July 6. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with multiple subtitles and dubs.

Source: Official X

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Midori Satou‘s Kyoufu Collector (Horror Collector) novel revealed the main cast, staff, a key visual (pictured), and teaser promotional video on Friday. The anime series is scheduled to premiere on October 10 at 11:45 p.m. on NHK-G.

Cast

Fushigi Senno: Hiiro Ishibashi (Tenmaku no Jaadugar)

Jimmy: Jun Fukuyama (Nippon Sangoku)

Himitsu: Saori Hayami (Bad Girl)

Blue Umbrella Man: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Dead Account)

Staff

Director, Series Composition: Yuki Inaba (Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou)

Character Design: Kaori Yoshikawa (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen Season II)

Sound Director: Tetsuya Gunji (Tsuihou sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Chishiki de Musou suru)

Music: Masato Kouda (Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso!)

Production: NHK Enterprises

Studio: Studio Palette

Singer-songwriter Shikao Suga (xxxHOLiC) is performing the opening theme “Kageboushi,” previewed in the teaser promotional video below. Suga is also performing the ending theme.

Japanese director Norio Tsuruta and screenwriter Midori Satou began publishing the horror novels for kids under Kadokawa’s Tsubasa Bunko label in June 2015. The 28th volume was released on May 13. Kyoufu Collector has a cumulative 1 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

Niko Yuuki drew a manga adaptation in Comic Gene from September 2021 to February 2022. Kadokawa published the manga in a single volume in March 2022.

Yen Press licensed the novel and manga adaptation in English and released the manga volume and the sixth novel volume in May 2025.

Teaser PV



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Official site: https://www.nhk-character.com/chara/kyoufucollector/

Official X: [url=https://x.com/nep_horcol]@nep_horcol

Source: Comic Natalie

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