8.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestMeg has mysterious nightmares about a lone witch floating above a destroyed city.
Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life!
Writing
Death curse premise that actually delivers emotional payoffs
Acting
Yoshino Aoyama balances perkiness with crushing dread
Direction
Deft tonal whiplash between cozy and devastating
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a web novel that gained traction for its 'death-positive' approach to fantasy storytelling, rare in the isekai-dominated light novel space.
The 'collecting tears' mechanic draws from Japanese folklore about shinigami and the belief that strong emotions hold magical power—Meg's journey subverts the typical witch mentor trope by making the elder the doomed one.
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