Staff for the Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through/ 魔術師クノンは見えている) TV anime have released a new promotional video and confirmed that the show will premiere in January 2026 on the Tokyo MX, BS Asahi and WOWOW channels.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FInmR1F31Ho]
Ouba Hideaki is directing the anime at Platinum Vision studios, and the anime will star Hayami Saori as Kunon Gurion, Uchida Maaya as Iko Round, and Kitou Akari as Mirika Huguria.
The anime is based on Minamino Umikaze’s Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru light novel series. Minamino (Kyouran Reijou Nia Liston) started the ongoing story on the Shoutsuka ni Narou website in August 2021. In March 2022, Kadokawa published the first novel, with illustrations by Laruha (Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi), and it released the seventh novel in March 2025.
In April 2022, La-na (Crow Record: Infinite Dendrogram Another) adapted the series into a manga for Kadokawa’s Comic Alive magazine. Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in November 2022 and the sixth in May 2025. The manga’s seventh volume is scheduled for release on December 23rd, 2025.
The novel series is released in English by Yen Press under the title Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, and it will publish its fifth novel on January 6th, 2026. The story is described below:
“Born blind, Kunon aims to be the first person to use water magic to create new eyes for himself. After five months of study, he has already surpassed his teacher and continues to grow his talents. Not only can his magic help him sense color, but he can also use it to make handy items and even conjure a whole cat! Word of his skills and ingenuity soon reached the court and earned him a spot as a disciple to the most powerful magician in the land. But is his ultimate goal even attainable?”
Yen Press also releases the manga adaptation in English under the title Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, and it will publish the manga’s second volume on March 24th, 2026.
