# Secrets of the Silent Witch

Secrets of the Silent Witch (サイレント・ウィッチ 沈黙の魔女の隠しごと, Sairento Uitchi: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto) is a Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Isora and illustrated by Nanna Fujimi. It was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from February to October 2020. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began to publish it under their Kadokawa Books imprint in June 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Tobi Tana began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website in July 2021. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2025.

## Characters
### Monica Everett (モニカ・エヴァレット, Monika Evaretto)

    Voiced by: Saya Aizawa

### Nero (ネロ)

    Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame

### Louis Miller (ルイス・ミラー, Ruisu Mirā)

    Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

## Media
### Light novel

Written by Matsuri Isora, Secrets of the Silent Witch was initially serialized on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from February 20, to October 3, 2020. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began releasing the series with illustrations by Nanna Fujimi under their Kadokawa Books imprint on June 10, 2021. Nine volumes and a short story volume have been released as of February 2025. On January 28, 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
A two-volume prequel light novel series, titled Silent Witch -another- Rising of the Barrier Mage, was published under the same imprint from December 8, 2023 to April 10, 2024. On December 16, 2024, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the prequel for English publication.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | June 10, 2021 | 978-4-04-074035-5 | August 23, 2022 | 978-1-97-534780-2 |
| 2 | October 8, 2021 | 978-4-04-074224-3 | November 22, 2022 | 978-1-97-534782-6 |
| 3 | February 10, 2022 | 978-4-04-074375-2 | March 21, 2023 | 978-1-97-535169-4 |
| 4 | August 10, 2022 | 978-4-04-074626-5 | July 25, 2023 | 978-1-97-537007-7 |
| 4.5 | October 7, 2022 | 978-4-04-074629-6 | April 16, 2024 | 978-1-97-539368-7 |
| 5 | February 10, 2023 | 978-4-04-074628-9 | October 15, 2024 | 978-1-97-539044-0 |
| 6 | August 10, 2023 | 978-4-04-075090-3 | May 20, 2025 | 978-1-97-539266-6 |
| 7 | February 9, 2024 | 978-4-04-075093-4 978-4-04-075345-4 (SE) | — | — |
| 8 | August 9, 2024 | 978-4-04-075563-2 | — | — |
| 9 | February 10, 2025 | 978-4-04-075813-8 978-4-04-075814-5 (SE) | — | — |

#### Silent Witch -another- Rising of the Barrier Mage

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | December 8, 2023 | 978-4-04-075207-5 | June 10, 2025 | 979-8-85-540873-7 |
| 2 | April 10, 2024 | 978-4-04-075208-2 | — | — |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Tobi Tana began serialization on Enterbrain's B's Log Comic manga website on July 5, 2021. The manga's chapters have been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of January 2025. On January 13, 2023, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.
A manga adaptation of the prequel novels, illustrated by Azu Azuko, began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi website on January 9, 2025.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | April 1, 2022 | 978-4-04-736981-8 | July 18, 2023 | 978-1-97-536530-1 |
| 2 | December 1, 2022 | 978-4-04-737274-0 | December 12, 2023 | 978-1-97-537694-9 |
| 3 | August 1, 2023 | 978-4-04-737540-6 | September 17, 2024 | 978-1-97-539274-1 |
| 4 | May 31, 2024 | 978-4-04-738003-5 | July 22, 2025 | 979-8-85-541339-7 |
| 5 | January 31, 2025 | 978-4-04-738326-5 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime adaptation was announced at the Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Matsuri livestream event on August 2, 2024. It was later confirmed to be a television series that is set to premiere in 2025.

## Reception

The series was ranked fourth in the tankōbon category in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! light novel guidebook.