Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto

In the Kingdom of Ridill lives a genius magician known to be the first person to ever use chantless magic. With this amazing skill, Monica Everett joins the Seven Sages as a hero who can defeat powerful dragons, such as the legendary black dragon, all on her own. However, the truth is that the Silent Witch developed chantless magic due to being too shy—preferring to live on a mountain top, far from society.

Her secluded lifestyle changes, though, when a fellow sage tasks her to covertly defend the second prince, Felix Arc Ridill, from attempts on his life. Unfortunately, that means she will have to go undercover as a student at Serendia Academy. Between guard duty and her social anxiety, Monica is facing her most difficult mission to date.

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Everett, Monica Main

Aizawa, Saya Japanese

Ridill, Felix Arc Main

Sakata, Shougo Japanese

Nero Supporting

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

Norton, Isabelle Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Colette, Lana Supporting

Nakamura, Kanna Japanese

Rynzbelfeid Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Miller, Louis Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Ashley, Claudia Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Ashley, Cyril Supporting

Nakajima, Yoshiki Japanese

Grove, Casey Supporting

Suguta, Hina Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Miura, Fumi Producer

Nagamine, Rieko Producer

Nara, Shunsuke Producer

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Oct 4, 2025

Marinate1016

Recommended

There’s some shows that immediately grab you not because they’re loud or flashy, but because they feel like coming home. Secrets of the Silent Witch was exactly that for me. As someone who’s been a longtime fan of the light novels, this was one of my most anticipated adaptations of the season — and I couldn’t be happier with how the studio brought Monica’s story to life and showed her development. From the very first episode, it captured everything that makes this series special: the warmth, the character growth, and the quiet magic that lives between people.

This isn’t a show that tries to blow you ... away with big action set pieces or political intrigue. Instead, it understands that the heart of Monica’s journey isn’t about the prince she’s assigned to guard, or the secret mission she’s on. It’s about her. It’s about a shy, anxious, socially awkward genius slowly, haltingly, learning how to live among others. Monica is one of the most powerful mages in the world, capable of silently casting immensely complex spells, mastering multiple forms of magic and yet, when it comes to talking to people, she freezes. She stutters. She retreats inward. And that vulnerability is exactly what makes her so relatable and loveable. As an introvert myself, I find Monica’s preference for solitude, but desire for connection to be extremely relatable. Deep down humans are social creatures and we all want to have friends/loved ones who truly care about us. What I loved most about this adaptation, though is how it depicted her development. Monica starts the series living in a secluded cabin, studying magical formulae and staying away from people. But throughout the season, every interaction she has with Lana, Claudia, and the other students chips away at her walls. She starts having more casual conversations. She takes risks. She gets embarrassed. She laughs. She struggles. And she grows. By the end of the season, she isn’t a completely changed person — she still has a long way to go — but she’s undeniably more confident and socially connected than she was at the start. The part of the story this season adapts isn’t anything revolutionary, it’s mainly slice of life stuff following Monica’s day to day activities as she keeps the prince safe from harm, but the progress we see her making as a person makes this show special. Every episode, Monica comes out of her shell just a little bit more. She gets more comfortable speaking to people, making eye contact, playing games and even comes to take pride in her role on the student council. She basically gets the school life she never got to have as a kid and seeing her hit these various milestones was amazing.

One of my favorite parts of the show was Monica’s relationship with the student council, especially Cyril. Watching their bond develop was genuinely heartwarming. Cyril starts off as this composed, intelligent figure, but Monica’s presence ends up having such a quiet yet profound impact on him. The way she surprises him, inspires him, and slowly draws out a softer, more emotionally open side of him was just beautiful to watch. Seeing her become such an important person in his world, often without realizing it herself, honestly got me emotional more than once. It’s not just Cyril, though. She does this with several characters throughout the show, even though she struggles to express herself, she’s such a naturally earnest and beautiful person that people can’t help but be drawn to and inspired by her. The best leaders are those that just lead with their actions as they say.

Sadly there’s no overt romance in this story yet, but the ship teasing is delightful. The subtle moments between Monica and Prince Felix, and also Monica and Cyril, are some of the sweetest parts of the show. The stolen glances, awkward exchanges, and unexpected acts of kindness are so cute! I love how both of the boys understand Monica’s awkwardness and always try to make her feel more comfortable around them and reassure her. It’s the kind of soft, slow-burn dynamic that makes you grin like an idiot. Even without a confession or big romantic subplot, the chemistry is there, and it makes the world feel more alive and warm. I also love the yuri shipping moments with she and Lana.

There’s something beautiful about how Silent Witch frames growth as a gradual, everyday process rather than a single, dramatic turning point. Monica doesn’t suddenly conquer her social anxiety with one rousing speech. Instead, she learns through friendship and small acts of courage. Lana’s outgoing warmth, Claudia’s quiet strength, and her classmates’ support help her find her footing, and you really feel like you’re growing alongside her. It’s wholesome, it’s cozy, and it’s deeply human. That’s why this story is so highly regarded. A lot of people will make the Bocchi comparisons and there’s definitely some similarities, but Monica’s struggles were more realistic and her growth was much more pronounced in her one cour series than BTR imo.

Production-wise, the adaptation does a fantastic job of complementing the story’s tone. The soft, warm color palette and gentle lighting give the series a cozy fantasy atmosphere that’s a perfect match for Monica’s emotional arc. The animation isn’t crazy, but it doesn’t need to be. The direction prioritizes subtle character moments, nervous glances, hesitant smiles and emphasizes the quiet magic that happens in conversation. The music deserves a shoutout too: it’s understated but emotionally resonant, especially during Monica’s quieter moments of growth and the big set pieces!

As a longtime reader, I was honestly worried the anime might flatten Monica’s journey or rush through key parts of her development like what happens in 90 percent of LN adaptations. But they nailed it. The director and staff understood the assignment. Pacing is perfect, every episode we see Monica grow and it feels like they’re all nice self contained mini arcs. They clearly knew that this isn’t just another overpowered MC fantasy and making sure the audience feel apart of Monica’s journey is essential and they nailed it.

This adaptation truly understood the heart of the source material, and it delivered something special. It’s a cozy, heartfelt, magical coming-of-age story that you can’t help but fall in love with. For fans of the novels, it’s everything you could’ve hoped for. For newcomers, it’s a gentle but powerful reminder that even the strongest people are growing too and there’s a beautiful message in that.

Secrets of the Silent Witch gets an extremely easy 9, out of 10

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 8, 2025

voafelai

Mixed Feelings

This series is a classic example of a lot of time, money and effort spent on a story that didn't deserve it.

Stripped of competent directing, sound, voice acting, animation and so on, this is a Mary Sue derivative story about the smartest and strongest person on the planet having self-evaluation issues caused by childhood trauma. A trite cliche in the world of modern fiction. The protagonist's sole plane of change and improvement is limited to overcoming her trauma. Said trauma is presented in an explicit and cruel way, drawing in more cheap pity. Otherwise, Monica gives isekai protagonists a run for their money on how ... perfect she is, both in her ability and in her moral purity.

Naturally, the plot never dives into something potentially dangerous like presenting difficult choices or anything really bad ever happening to anyone who doesn't have a "villain" stamp on their forehead, except for trauma flashbacks.
Because of this all, thinking about what you're watching gives you second-hand embarrassment similar to cheap isekai anime experience.

That said, if you don't think about what you're watching the ride is enjoyable and I would be lying if I said I hated my time watching. The story itself is boring but presentation alone makes you want to click on the next episode. Characters are simplistic but surface level likable. I can only hope the people behind this series will someday gather again to put the same time and effort into animating a better source material.

Monica's funny faces - 10/10
Anime - 6.5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 10, 2025

Macher125

Not Recommended

First few episodes were fine and I was expecting it to get better as story moves forward. I could not be more wrong. It went from fine to bad. The main plot does not progress at all, and when we finaly got to some interesting part, it ended way too fast. Episodes feel disconnected, if you would skip some of them, you wound not miss out on anything. Story is badly written.

Main character is crying at least once in every episode. There is barely any character progression/development. MC is pathetic and she is bombarding us with same expressions every few minutes. Side characters are ... nothing special.

I do not understand how this anime could get rating over 8. The only good thing about this whole anime is opening.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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