Witch Watch Might Be 2025’s Comfy Rom-Com Anime

If 2024’s crop of anime was any indication, shonen fans have a growing desire to watch more romantic comedies with a supernatural spin. As if predicting the forecast, Gkids has released a theatrical cut of the first three episodes of Witch Watch, a new Shonen Jump anime, weeks before it premieres on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu. Although its comedic chops may take a bit of getting used to for Western audiences, Witch Watch left a good impression for what could be the forerunner to 2025’s goofiest rom-com. Witch Watch, animated by Bibury Animation Studios, follows the story of two childhood friends: an extremely extroverted fledgling witch named Nico, and an introverted ogre boy named Morihito. When Morihito’s father reveals that he and Nico must live alone together under the same roof to protect her from an impending calamity, Morihito jumps at the opportunity to become familiar and thwart any threats. While Morihito is on guard dog duty, treating every day as a shonen anime battle ... Read full article.