Selected for the Official Competition\u2019s TV Films Category at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, the movie is expected to release in late July, 2026.<\/p>\n
Produced by Science SARU and written by Tomato Soup, the main PV offers the first look at the storyline. A hopeless Sitara encounters the power of knowledge after being taken in by a scholar\u2019s family. Here, the moment her fate changes lies in the Mongol Empire\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n
Akira Sekine, who voices Satara, shared her excitement about reading the script.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll never forget the shock I felt when I first read the manga. When I was told that I had been cast as Sitara, I was overjoyed to be able to walk alongside her, but I also felt a great deal of nervousness and pressure\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n
Huoko Kuawashima, who voices Fatima, also shared her anticipation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re animating this?! \u2014 and I immediately knew I wanted to be involved\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n
The character Sitara is seen as a positive and historically grounded representation of Muslims. As a young Persian girl living in the 13th century, Sitara immerses herself in subjects such as mathematics, science, geometry, and astronomy.<\/p>\n
While teaching young kids the importance of education, the manga is acclaimed in Japan for its detailed research into the 13th-century Middle Eastern and Mongol setting, having characters with Persian\/Muslim names.<\/p>\n
The character Fatima tells Sitara, \u201cIf you study and become wise, no matter what trouble befalls you, you\u2019ll know the best way forward\u201d.<\/p>\n
Fans took to X to share their reactions to the trailer, with many surprised to see the representation of Islam.<\/p>\n
\u201cSlave or not, every Muslim has a duty to seek knowledge\u201d, was stated as one of the dialogues of the film.<\/p>\n
Some also questioned the use of witchcraft in relation to Islam, debating whether it is a good representation.<\/p>\n
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia\u00a0appears to be both an admired and debated animation. With its strong commitment to historical detail and Persian knowledge, the blending of themes such as witchcraft with Islamic identity has also opened debate among viewers. As anticipation for the release grows, the film stands firm as a promising work of storytelling, but also as a conversation starter about history and faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Selected for the Official Competition\u2019s TV Films Category at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, the movie is expected to release in late July, 2026. Produced by Science SARU and written by Tomato Soup, the main PV offers the first look at the storyline. A hopeless Sitara encounters the power of knowledge after being …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2759,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2752\/revisions\/2759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}