{"id":66247,"date":"2026-05-06T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66247"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:24:26","slug":"witch-hat-atelier-anime-producer-clears-up-misinformation-about-the-shows-production-period-it-took-3-years-not-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/witch-hat-atelier-anime-producer-clears-up-misinformation-about-the-shows-production-period-it-took-3-years-not-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Witch Hat Atelier anime producer clears up misinformation about the show\u2019s production period. It took 3 and a half years, not 7\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Witch Hat Atelier<\/strong>\u00a0anime adaptation has certainly been worth the wait,\u00a0faithfully\u00a0recreating scenes from the manga using a\u00a0stunning\u00a0mix of 3D CGI and hand-drawn 2D animation.\u00a0Though\u00a0the project was launched internally\u00a0as early as 2019, anime producer Hiroaki Kojima reveals that the actual production period was much shorter, contrary to rumors that have been circulating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5236\u4f5c\u671f\u9593\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u826f\u304f\u805e\u304b\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3001<br>\u306a\u304b\u306a\u304b\u8a73\u7d30\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u8a00\u3048\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u307e\u305f\u88cf\u8a71\u3092\u5c11\u3057\u3002<br><br>\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u5316\u767a\u8868\u306f2022\u5e74\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001BUGFILMS\u306f\u6700\u521d\u304b\u3089\u95a2\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u8a33\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<br><br>\u7e01\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u6b63\u5f0f\u306b\u5236\u4f5c\u306b\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f2023\u5e74\u301c\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u306a\u306e\u3067\u5b9f\u8cea\u306e\u5236\u4f5c\u671f\u9593\u306f\u7d04\u30103\u5e74\u534a\u3011\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u5150\u5cf6\u5b8f\u660e@BUG FILMS (@kojima2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kojima2019\/status\/2051721766285045814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eaeaea\"><em>I&#8217;m\u00a0often asked about the production period, so I\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0really go into details, but\u00a0here&#8217;s\u00a0a little behind-the-scenes information:\u00a0<\/em><br><br><em>The anime adaptation was announced in 2022, but\u00a0Bug Films\u00a0wasn&#8217;t\u00a0involved from the beginning. I officially joined\u00a0the production\u00a0in 2023, thanks to a fortunate connection. So, the actual production period was approximately 3 and a half years.\u00a0<\/em><br><br><em>Even so, it was the most time-consuming project\u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0ever worked on, and\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0grateful to everyone on the production committee. What\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0trying to say\u00a0is,\u00a0I want all the fans to simply enjoy the work.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before\u00a02022,\u00a0the Witch Hat Atelier anime\u00a0project\u00a0was handled by Avex Pictures and Kodansha. Production\u00a0began\u00a0in\u00a0earnest\u00a0once\u00a0animation studio\u00a0Bug Films\u00a0signed onto the project.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"[ENG SUB] Witch Hat Atelier \u2013 Official Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rc26AwBXlUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who worked on the show\u00a0went to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DOXatTBkYOm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great lengths to\u00a0translate\u00a0the\u00a0manga\u2019s intricate illustrations and themes\u00a0into the anime medium<\/a>, even consulting\u00a0creator\u00a0Kamome\u00a0Shirahama\u00a0to\u00a0ensure that each part was faithfully adapted.\u00a0This\u00a0dedication to\u00a0deliver the highest quality anime possible\u00a0was one of the reasons why the anime was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tongari_anime\/status\/1964252482399588813?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delayed from 2025 to 2026.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three and a half years\u00a0may be\u00a0shorter than the rumored\u00a0seven-year production period,\u00a0but it\u00a0is still a long time.\u00a0While\u00a0factors such as\u00a0the\u00a0type of\u00a0show and\u00a0the\u00a0studio\u00a0(s)\u00a0involved affect a production period\u2019s length, a typical\u00a012-episode\u00a0anime season usually takes about a year to make.\u00a0Considering the first season of\u00a0Witch\u00a0Hat Atelier consists of 13 episodes,\u00a0it took Bug Films more than thrice as long to create their latest anime.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/netflix-is-placing-less-emphasis-on-full-exclusivity-in-japan-as-it-shifts-towards-flexible-partnership-approach-to-anime-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix is placing less emphasis on full exclusivity when it comes to anime as it shifts towards flexible, partnership-driven approach in Japan<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/pony-canyon-records-impairment-loss-of-39-5-million-related-to-anime-production-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pony Canyon records impairment loss of $39.5 million related to anime production costs<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Witch Hat Atelier\u00a0anime adaptation producer Hiroaki Kojima recently addressed inquiries about the show&#8217;s actual production period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":66250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-66247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Witch Hat Atelier anime producer clears up misinformation about the show\u2019s production period. 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