Journal with Witch (TV)
Alternative title:
Ikoku Nikki (Japanese)
違国日記 (Japanese)
Themes:
childcare,
coming-of-age,
contemplation,
inspiration,
non-linear narrative,
school,
self-discovery,
social anxiety,
social psychology,
trauma,
writing
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
35-year-old novelist Makio Kōdai and her 15-year-old niece Asa live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on an impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next day, Makio returns to her senses and remembers that she does not do well in the company of other people. So begins their daily life, as Makio attempts to acclimate to a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult who never acts like one.
Running time:
23 minutes
Vintage:
2026-01-04
Opening Theme:
"Sonare" by TOMOO
Ending Theme:
"Kotozute" (Hearsay) by Bialystocks
Official website:
TVアニメ『違国日記』公式サイト (Japanese)
Reviews:
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 6 (Feb 11, 2026)
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 5 (Feb 3, 2026)
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 4 (Jan 26, 2026)
Journal with Witch ‒ Episodes 1-3 (Jan 20, 2026)
Journal with Witch (Jan 15, 2026)
News:
Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Ikoku Nikki Anime (Dec 11, 2025)
Other articles:
The Winter 2026 Anime Preview Guide - Journal with Witch (Jan 4, 2026)
The Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2026 (Dec 24, 2025)
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Director: Miyuki Oshiro Series Composition: Kohei Kiyasu Script: Kohei Kiyasu Storyboard: Katsumi Terahigashi (ep 3) Kotomi Deai (OP; ep 6) Miyuki Oshiro (eps 1, 4) Ryōko Nakano (eps 2, 5) Shinya Kawatsura (ep 7) Episode Director: Hisanori Kobayashi (ep 3) Mitsuki Kitamura (ep 5) Miyuki Oshiro (eps 1, 4) Ryōko Nakano (ep 2) Satomi Nakamura (ep 4) Shinya Kawatsura (ep 7) Tomomi Kawatsuma (ep 6) Unit Director: Kotomi Deai (OP) Music: kensuke ushio Original creator: Tomoko Yamashita Character Design: Kenji Hayama Art Director: Eriko Takahashi Animation Director: Ena Nishikawa (eps 1, 3, 6) Kaede Aizawa (eps 3-5) Kenji Hayama (OP) Miyako Kanō (eps 3-5) Miyuki Nakamura (eps 2-3, 5-6) Naho Ōtsuki (eps 3, 5) Nanako Toyoda (eps 3, 5) Orie Tanaka (eps 1, 4-5, 7) Toshie Kawamura (eps 2-3, 5, 7) Sound Director: Takahiro Ōmori Director of Photography: Tomo Namiki 2nd Key Animation: Akiko Sugizono (eps 1, 6) Akira Matsunaga (Nakamura Production; eps 3-5) Akira Mine (Nakamura Production; ep 5) Akiyoshi Fukunaga (Nakamura Production; eps 3-5) Aoi Ozawa (eps 3-6) Ayaka Abe (ep 6) Ayaka Inaba (ZEXCS; ep 4) Ayano Sahashi (eps 3-6) Daiki Sawada (eps 3-5) Duo Lin Li (ep 1) Eiki Takeuchi (eps 1-4) Ena Nishikawa (ep 2) Eri Yamazaki (eps 3, 6) Erika Ono (ep 2) Fumie Sasaki (eps 2, 4) Ginga Tamura (Studio KAFKA; ep 2) Haruka Itou (Yostar Pictures; ep 6) Hinata Gibo (A-Real; ep 4) Hiromi Fukumoto (eps 1, 3) Hiroshi Echigoya (Fellows; ep 3) Jeong Yun Seo (LINGS; eps 3, 5) Kaede Aizawa (eps 1, 6) Kaichi Baba (ep 6) Kaori Komai (Team Harada; ep 2) Kaori Yamamoto (Team Harada; ep 1) Kazuhiro Takamura (Nakamura Production; eps 3-5) Kazune Suzuki (ep 5) Ken Kobayashi (LINGS; eps 3-4) Kie Kinoshita (Fellows; ep 4) Kiria Takashiro (ep 3) Koga Yamada (ZEXCS; ep 4) Maika Ōnuki (PRA Animation Department; eps 4-5) Makoto Kodama (Nakamura Production; ep 5) Mari Ishimori (eps 3-5) Mayumi Kitamura (Yostar Pictures; ep 6) Megumi Miyagawa (eps 1, 3, 5-6) Mi Young Kim (NUT; ep 3) Mika Iemura (Studio KAFKA; ep 1) Miki Urashima (ep 1) Misaki Kurita (A-Real; eps 3-4) Misaki Sugawara (PRA Animation Department; ep 5) Mito Omote (eps 3-4, 6) Mitsunobu Takeda (ep 3) Miya Yahagi (A-Real; eps 1, 3-4) Miyako Kanō (eps 3, 5) Miyuki Kobayashi (ep 1) Mizuki Kajiya (ep 6) Nanako Naoki (eps 3-5) Nanako Ōno (eps 2, 6) Nanako Toyoda (ep 1) Naoko Tanaka (Nakamura Production; ep 5) Nera Sekura (STUDIO LINGS; ep 4) Noa Kajita (LINGS; ep 5) Orie Tanaka (ep 5) Pakpoom Wichitpan (DRAGONIC; eps 3, 5-6) RazFRT (Fellows; ep 3) Rika Sakuraba (Liber; ep 4) Risa Inaba (eps 3-6) Ryōmu Yamabe (LINGS; ep 5) Ryōtarō Aoba (LINGS; ep 5) Ryūshō Maruyama (HEIYA; ep 6) Saika Nishiyama (STUDIO CL; ep 2) Saki Nishijima (ep 6) Saki Yabata (Yostar Pictures; eps 3-4) Satoshi Iyoki (Electric Circus; eps 3-6) Sayo Kato (ep 6) Setsuya Tanabe (Nakamura Production; eps 4-5) Sheng Feng (Nakamura Production; ep 5) Shiho Nakazawa (PINE JAM; eps 1-3) Supakorn Suputra (DRAGONIC; eps 3-4, 6) Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Production; ep 5) Tamaki Maeda (ZEXCS; ep 5) Tan Kongkaew (DRAGONIC; ep 3) Tanatat Kongkaew (DRAGONIC; credited as Tanatat Kongkae in ep 5; ep 6) Tomoko Nakatsuji (A-Real; eps 3-4) Tomomi Shimazaki (ep 6) Wan Yu Xie (Yostar Pictures; eps 3-4) Warakorn Chaikhomma (DRAGONIC; eps 5-6) Xin Tian (Liber; ep 4) Yui Miyagawa (eps 3, 5-6) Yui Okano (Electric Circus; ep 5) Yuka Fujino (STUDIO LINGS; ep 4) Yukari Manabe (Studio KAFKA; ep 2) Yūta Suzuhana (ep 6) Animation: Eiki Takeuchi (OP) Eri Yamazaki (OP) Haruna Yoshikawa (OP) Kazune Suzuki (OP) Masakazu Kawazoe (OP) Masanao Okubo (OP) Megumi Miyagawa (OP) Miyako Kanō (OP) Miyuki Oshiro (OP) Naho Ōtsuki (OP) Nanako Toyoda (OP) Orie Tanaka (OP) Animation Director Cooperation: Akira Takata (ep 2) Animation producer: Yumi Satō Assistant Director of Photography: Meng Zhou (eps 1-6) Color design: Miho Tanaka Costume Setting: Kaede Aizawa Editing: Kazuhiko Seki Ending Animation: Kanako Sakurai (LIDEN FILMS) In-Between Check: Ami Honda (ep 5) Aoi Ozawa (eps 1, 3) Mari Ishimori (ep 6) Risa Inaba (OP) Yūka Takahashi (ep 2) Key Animation: Aimi Ishibashi (ep 1) Ané (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Ayako Sugi (ep 4) Ayumi Tada (ep 5) Ayumi Tsukamoto (ep 3) Chie Kinoshita (ep 4) Daisuke Rioseco (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Eiki Takeuchi (eps 1, 3, 5-6) Elfhir (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Ena Nishikawa (eps 1, 4) Eri Yamazaki (ep 1) Erika Ono (ep 2) Fumiko Kon (eps 3-4) GAMJA (ep 5) Haruna Yoshikawa (eps 1-2, 4, 6) Inugami (ep 3) Jhon Lozano (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Kathan (ep 5) Kazuki Hisatsune (ep 3) Kazune Suzuki (ep 4) Kie Kinoshita (ep 5) Kiyoka Makino (ep 6) Kurumi Kishida (PINE JAM; ep 4) Loska (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Mafuyu Ozaki (ep 6) Mai Watanabe (ep 3) Mamie Ashikaga (ep 3) Masakazu Kawazoe (eps 1-2, 5-6) Masanao Okubo (eps 1-2, 4-5) Mayumi Nakamura (ep 6) Megumi Miyagawa (eps 2, 4-6) Mikken (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Mina Masuda (eps 3, 5) Miyako Kanō (ep 1) Miyuki Kobayashi (ep 6) Miyuki Nakamura (ep 2) Naho Ōtsuki (eps 3-4) Nanako Ōno (ep 4) Nanako Toyoda (eps 1-2, 4) Naoko Hayashi (ep 2) Naoya Takahashi (ep 5) Orie Tanaka (ep 1) Rexsesu (KOEDA ANIMATION; ep 3) Ryoko Kawamura (ep 5) Saki Yabata (ep 5) Sayo Kato (ep 6) Shingo Fujisaki (ep 5) Shōichi Funaki (eps 2-6) SimonBeed (PINE JAM; ep 4) Takahiro Arai (eps 1, 3, 5) Tatsuya Urano (ep 5) Terumi Mutō (eps 2-4) Tomomi Ishii (eps 1, 5-6) Tomomi Kawatsuma (ep 6) Toshie Kawamura (ep 2) Xin Ye (ep 6) Yasuhito Yamada (ep 1) Yuta Haruna (はるなゆうた; eps 3, 5) Original Work Cooperation: Megumi Kajikawa (ShuCream) Prop Setting: Miyako Kanō Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa (eps 1-4, 6) Sub-Character Design: Toshie Kawamura Theme Song Arrangement: Ryō Konishi (Shominsha, CRCK/LCKS; OP) | Fūko Mori as Miyuki Sawashiro as Eriko Matsui as Junichi Suwabe as Sayaka Ōhara as Sumire Morohoshi as Takashi Kondō as Akinori Egoshi as Akira Kuwabara as Hinako Takahashi as Hisako Kanemoto as Hitoshi Bifu as Iori Saeki as Kaori Nakamura as Kaoru Katakai as Kaya Ueda as Kōichi Sōma as Matsuri Mizuguchi as Mayumi Asano as Michitake Kikuchi as Mie Sonozaki as Miki Natsutani as Moena Ashida as Naoya Miyase as Rikuya Yasuda as Ruriko Aoki as Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Sanae Kobayashi as Satomi Kobashi as Shōko Arai as Takao Mitsutomi as Takeru Kikuchi as Tomohiro Ōmachi as Wataru Takehisa as Yukako Kiuchi as | |||
2nd Key Animation: A-Real (eps 1, 3-4) DRACONIC (eps 3-6) Electric Circus (eps 3-5) FELLOWS (ep 3) GAINAX Kyoto (ep 2) HEIYA (ep 6) J.C. Staff (eps 2, 6) Liber (eps 3-4) Nakamura Production (eps 3-5) NUT (ep 3) PINE JAM (eps 1-3) PRA (eps 4-5) Reboot (ep 3) Studio CL (ep 2) Studio Eight Colors (ep 6) Studio Elle (ep 6) Studio Kafka (eps 1-2) Studio Lings (eps 3-5) Team Harada (eps 1-2) Yostar Pictures (eps 3-4, 6) ZEXCS (eps 4-5) Animation Production: Shuka Ending Animation: LIDEN FILMS Finish Animation: A-Real (ep 4) CJT (eps 3-5) Hanjin Animation (eps 1-2, 4, 6) Orange (eps 1-2, 6) Reboot (eps 3-4) Shuka (eps 1-2, 4, 6) Studio Elle (eps 4-5) HD Editing: qooop (eps 1-6) In-Between Animation: A-Real (ep 4) CJT (eps 3-5) Hanjin Animation (eps 1-2, 4, 6) Orange (eps 1-2, 6) PINE JAM (ep 2) Reboot (eps 3-4) Shuka (eps 1-2, 4-6) Offline Editing: Jay Film Photography: T2 Studio (eps 1-6) | ||||
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