Will's Magic Sword Training Hits a Snag
Episode 20 picks up with Will Serfort racing against a one-week deadline. He needs to defeat Worth Ooze using magic — not a sword swing, actual magic — before the Second Bloom festival arrives. To get there, he's been drilling with Julius Reinberg, trying to lock magical energy into his blade through sheer repetition.
It's the kind of desperate, against-the-clock training arc that Wistoria does well: a kid who can't cast spells the normal way grinding out a workaround with his one reliable ally. According to the Animate Times preview, the episode's title — "The Witch's Teachings" (Majo no Oshie) — hints that Will's breakthrough won't come from Julius alone.
Kroitz Makes His Move
While Will trains, the political side of the academy catches up. Kroitz, who's been angling to seize Will's magic sword (Wiese) power, dispatches a High Mage from the Upper House to attack Will and Julius directly. It's a sharp escalation — sending an upper-tier mage as an assassin rather than waiting for the festival to play out.
The preview images, published by Animate Times, show Will and Julius cornered before a new figure intervenes. The synopsis confirms a "mysterious witch" arrives to rescue them, and the episode title suggests she sticks around long enough to teach Will something he can't learn from Julius.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword is based on the manga drawn by Sei Aoi with an original story by Fujino Ōmori, the creator behind Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? The manga is published by Kodansha in Japan and by Kodansha USA in English.
The Season 2 Cast and Staff
Season 2 is produced by BN Pictures and Actas in a joint production setup carried over from Season 1. Tatsuya Yoshihara, who directed Season 1, moved up to chief director, with Hideaki Nakano stepping in as the new director. Nobu Kimura handles series composition, Sayaka Ono returns for character design and chief animation direction, and Yūki Hayashi is back on music.
The cast list for the series is extensive. Kōhei Amasaki leads as Will Serfort, with Tetsuya Kakihara as Julius Reinberg — the two characters at the center of this episode's training arc. Marina Inoue is credited as the Black-Robed Witch, which lines up with the mysterious figure teased in the Episode 20 synopsis. The broader ensemble includes Akira Sekine as Elfaria, Lynn as Riana, Jun Fukuyama as Chariot Wiseman, Makoto Furukawa as Zeo Reinbolt, and Sora Amamiya as Elnore.
Looking Ahead
Episode 20 airs Saturday May 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM JST on TBS and its 28-station network, with streaming on various Japanese platforms from 5:30 PM JST. Internationally, Crunchyroll carries Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 with subtitles across North America, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. An English dub launched on Crunchyroll in late April 2026.
The source manga is available in English from Kodansha USA for anyone looking to read ahead. With the Second Bloom festival looming as the next major story beat, Episode 20 looks set to give Will a new tool — or at least a new teacher — before the real test begins.