In an interview with the Japanese magazine Newtype , about the anime Majo no Tabitabi , the author of the light novel, Jougi Shiraishi , revealed a peculiar request he made to the anime's staff.
Interview translated from English
“Question: What kind of interaction did you have with the animation team?
Shiraishi: The only thing I asked was 'Please don't show any underwear.' I would like this work to be seen by people of all ages, so we wanted to keep the audience broad. That is the only important request I have made of them.”
Despite being peculiar, it is a sensible request, as the majority of anime audiences are male, studios spare no effort in animating ecchi scenes. In a light adventure and fantasy work like Majo no Tabitabi, this would certainly depart from the story's original proposal.
Majo no Tabitabi premiered on October 2nd.
Synopsis
The witch named Elaina encounters many people and countries as she continues her long journey. A country that only accepted magicians, a giant who loved his own muscles, a princess left alone in the country in ruins and of course we have the story of the witch herself – who took away from these small stories, great memories.
The light novel illustrated by Azure has been published in SB Creative's GA Novel since April 2016, with 13 volumes to date.
Furthermore, the novel received a manga adaptation in November 2018 illustrated by Itsuki Nanao in Manga UP! from Square Enix , with 2 volumes to date.
