The story and preview images for Episode 1 of the TV anime Journal With Witch (JP: 違国日記, Ikoku Nikki) have been released. This episode will air on Monday, January 5 at 12:00 AM (JST), and will later be available on various international streaming platforms.

Episode 1 Story

Fifteen-year-old Asa Takumi loses her parents in an accident and is taken in at their funeral by her aunt, Makio Kodai, a novelist. Makio is shy, socially awkward, and prefers solitude, while Asa is straightforward and honest by nature.

As two people with completely different personalities and ways of life begin an uneasy shared living arrangement, they gradually come into contact with each other’s loneliness. Little by little, they start to open their hearts to one another.

About Journal With Witch

Makio Kodai, a reclusive novelist who struggles with social interaction, impulsively decides to take in her niece Asa Takumi after Asa loses her parents in an accident. Asa had been living with Makio’s sister and brother-in-law, who suddenly pass away.

The unexpected start of their life together completely disrupts Makio’s once-quiet daily routine. Unaccustomed to living with others, Makio feels anxious about sharing her life with the 15-year-old Asa.

Meanwhile, Asa, having lost her parents and her sense of belonging, experiences deep loneliness for the first time. In the process, she encounters Makio’s “unadult-like” way of living, which is entirely different from that of her mother.

Makio, who dislikes socializing and prefers solitude, and Asa, who is friendly and straightforward, are complete opposites in personality and values. Despite their confusion, the two begin an awkward shared life together.

This is a tentative, age-gap cohabitation story of two people learning how to live with their own loneliness, side by side.

Source : Journal With Witch Official