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Hello, I am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion!(2026)

Also known as I'm a Witch Whose Crush Requested a Love Potion. • Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion • Dōmo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri o Irai sareta Majo desu.

Archived · AT-X

12 eps
S01
AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
ON AIR: OCT 5Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Romantic disappointment gets an awkwardly practical outlet in this gentle fantasy comedy: ingredient errands, reluctant cooperation, and a royal knight who grumbles through the work. The witch’s long-held feelings make the love-potion request painful, but the humor stays close to the inconvenience of helping someone she loves pursue someone else. Magic supplies the task; uncomfortable affection complicates it.

The knight’s daily visits gradually become more than a reason to check on ingredients. Their repeated contact gives the romance a slow, episodic progression, with small changes in an established routine carrying more weight than dramatic confrontation. Errands create time together, and the relationship begins to change through that ordinary familiarity rather than a sudden declaration.

Best for

unrequited love comedy, slow-burn romance and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Comedy

Commitment

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Where

AT-X

Official Premise

A witch’s four-year crush takes a painful turn when the man she cares for makes an unexpected request. Hoping to spend more time with him, she sends a grumbling royal knight on a search for ingredients, but his daily visits soon bring an unforeseen change to their routine.

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