The official website of the Mizu Zokusei no Mahoutsukai (The Water Magician) television anime revealed nine additional cast, staff, a second promo, and the theme songs on Friday. The anime series adapting Tadashi Kubou's isekai fantasy light novel will begin airing on July 4 at 1:28 a.m. on TBS, followed by BS11.
Meiyo Densetsu is performing the opening theme "Blue Motion," previewed in the promotional video below. Misaki is performing the ending theme "Tayutau Mamani."
Hideyuki Satake (Dungeon Meshi assistant director) is helming the anime at animation studios Typhoon Graphics and WonderLand. Jun Kumagai (Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) is handling the series composition. Haruka Otsuzumi (Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai animation director) is designing the characters.
Kubou began penning the novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in April 2020. TO Books published the first part, Chuuou Shokoku-hen (The Central Provinces Arc), in seven volumes between March 2021 and July 2023. The second part, Seihou Shokoku-hen (Western Provinces Arc), launched in October that year. The fifth volume went on sale on January 15.
The first two volumes of Chuuou Shokoku-hen featured illustrations by Nokito, with volumes three to six featuring illustrations by Mebaru. Hana Amano (Yuusha, Yamemasu) took over the illustrations beginning volume seven and Seihou Shokoku-hen onward.
J-Novel Club licensed both the light novel and manga in English in November 2023. The fourth novel volume was released on May 14. The fourth manga volume went on sale on April 9.