Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 5, 2026, the official Bookworm anime news page announced a collaboration PV with Witch Hat Atelier . The crossover was unveiled during panel events for both works at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, which ran from July 2 through July 5. What Was Announced The new PV brings together Rozemyne from Bookworm and Coco from Witch Hat Atelier . According to the announcement, the video focuses on two girls who have been separated from their families, placed in unfamiliar surroundings, and forced to keep moving forward while holding on to a strong attachment to books and magic. The page frames the collaboration as a story about what drives them, not just as a promotional mash-up. The announcement also points readers to a separate author interview and to a Blu-ray collaboration fair, which suggests that this campaign is being built as a small cluster of connected materials rather than a one-off clip. Why It Matters Crossovers work best when they reveal a real connec...

Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 Confirmed At 11:30 p.m. JST on June 29, 2026, avex pictures announced that production of Witch Hat Atelier season 2 has been decided. The news was posted on the official anime site and echoed in a PR Times release. To mark the announcement, the project also published a new end card drawn by the original manga creator, Kamome Shirahama, along with comments from Shirahama and director Ayumu Watanabe. What Was Announced The official news page says season 2 is now in production. It presents the announcement as a direct follow-up to the ongoing TV anime and pairs it with new material from the creative team. The same release adds that Shirahama provided a newly drawn end card and that both Shirahama and Watanabe shared comments to celebrate the decision. The PR Times release gives the same core message and adds a concrete timeline for the home-video rollout. Blu-ray volume 1 is scheduled for July 29, 2026, and volume 2 is scheduled for September 3...