Release that Witch
放开那个女巫 (Fangkai Nage Nuwu)
- Fantasy
- Isekai
- Episodes
- 8
- Duration
- 22 min per ep
- Aired
- Mar 2, 2026 to Apr 20, 2026
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
Cheng Yan, a modern man, finds himself unexpectedly transported to a medieval continent, where he becomes Roland, the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Graycastle. In this new world, he witnesses the execution of a witch named Anna and, moved by her plight, intervenes to save her. This moment marks the beginning of Roland’s journey into a realm where magic is not just a myth but a powerful reality that can rival modern technology.
As he embraces his new identity, Roland devises an ambitious plan to harness the potential of magic for industrial advancement, aiming to transform Border Town. Despite the widespread disdain for witches, he recruits them to innovate and uplift the community, introducing concepts of modern business alongside magical practices. As he navigates political intrigue and battles with rival factions, Roland strives to unite the witches and common folk, forging a path toward coexistence and gradually uncovering the mysteries surrounding the devil race and the Witch Empire, all while expanding his influence across the kingdom.
Otaku Consensus
Release that Witch earns its strong early database reputation by treating isekai less as escapism and more as a systems story: Meng Sun’s direction and the Border Town kingdom-management material keep the focus on policy, labor, magic, and military leverage rather than routine power fantasy. Its compact eight-episode run gives the adaptation unusually brisk momentum, but the same compression is its clearest weakness, leaving the larger political factions and long-game mythology feeling more sketched than fully inhabited.
Why You Should Watch
Watch Release that Witch if you want isekai with spreadsheets, workshops, and statecraft instead of dungeon grinding. Its appeal sits closer to the practical problem-solving of Ascendance of a Bookworm and the civic-engineering side of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, but with a colder medieval-political edge and a heavier emphasis on how magic can function as infrastructure. The AniList tag profile tells the story: Kingdom Management at 100%, Economics at 84%, and Politics and Military both at 80%. That makes it a strong pick for viewers who enjoy watching a ruler build institutions, manage social prejudice, and convert rare abilities into public power. If you want fantasy where decisions have administrative consequences, this is the itch it scratches.
Key Characters
- VVeronica Gilen
Listed as a main character, Veronica Gilen stands out in the cast data as one of the adaptation’s core figures despite the series’ stronger public identification with Roland and Anna.
- AAnna Wimbledon
Anna is central to the anime’s witch-focused identity, representing the series’ interest in magic as a social, technical, and political force rather than a decorative fantasy trait.
- RRoland Wimbledon
Roland is the kind of isekai lead fans track for decisions more than battles, with his appeal tied to governance, modernization, and the practical use of knowledge.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The adaptation is built around kingdom management rather than adventure-of-the-week plotting, a distinction reflected by AniList assigning Kingdom Management a 100% tag weight and Economics an 84% tag weight.
- 2
Thundray produced the series as a short eight-episode run airing from March 2 to April 20, 2026, giving it a tighter seasonal footprint than the typical 12- or 13-episode fantasy cour.
- 3
Meng Sun served as both director and co-series composer, with Youling Chunri also credited on series composition; that dual role gives the adaptation a clear top-level creative throughline from staging to episode structure.
- 4
The production’s design pipeline is unusually concentrated around Yunting Wang, who is credited for character design, art design, and concept art, alongside Zhihao Ge on character design and Hong Shen on concept art.
- 5
Its tag mix is unusually adult and institutional for an isekai: Primarily Adult Cast sits at 73%, while Politics and Military both register at 80%, signaling a series more invested in governance and conflict logistics than school-life wish fulfillment.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The original story credit goes to Er Mu, whose name is prominently retained in the anime’s key staff listing rather than buried as a minor source attribution.
- Fun fact 2
- Release that Witch finished with an 8.24/10 score on MyAnimeList from 6,743 votes, placing it at rank #388 despite a much lower popularity position of #5504.
- Fun fact 3
- AniList’s reception data is closely aligned with MAL’s positive response: the series holds an 80/100 score and 469 favourites there.
- Fun fact 4
- Yunquan Zhou is credited as art director, while the concept-art credits are split between Hong Shen and Yunting Wang, showing a separate layer of world-visualization work beyond character design.
- Fun fact 5
- The anime’s broadcast window was exactly eight Mondays long, running from March 2, 2026 to April 20, 2026.
Studios
- Thundray
