<s>
Witch	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Night	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
sometimes	O
shortened	O
as	O
Mahoyo	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Type-Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aoko	O
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
in	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
Kagetsu	B-Application
Tohya	I-Application
and	O
Melty	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
non-Tsukihime-related	O
Type-Moon	O
games	O
and	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
Fate/Extra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
existence	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
True	O
Ancestors	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Tsukihime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinoko	O
Nasu	O
was	O
inspired	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
to	O
write	O
a	O
novel	O
,	O
something	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
thinking	O
of	O
doing	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
high	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nasu	O
originally	O
wrote	O
Mahōtsukai	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yoru	I-Application
on	O
the	O
spur	O
of	O
the	O
moment	O
as	O
a	O
roughly	O
400-page	O
novel	O
in	O
winter	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
forming	O
Type-Moon	O
with	O
Takashi	O
Takeuchi	O
and	O
releasing	O
several	O
projects	O
under	O
it	O
,	O
Takeuchi	O
suggested	O
remaking	O
Mahōtsukai	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yoru	I-Application
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
their	O
next	O
planned	O
project	O
Girls	O
 '	O
Work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Mahōtsukai	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yoru	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Type-Moon	O
'	O
s	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Mahōtsukai	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yoru	I-Application
is	O
not	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
Hirokazu	O
Koyama	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
artist	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Takeuchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
game	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
launch	O
worldwide	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Witch	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Night	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
and	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
along	O
with	O
English	O
,	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
language	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
two	O
disc	O
arrangement	O
album	O
featuring	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
WITCH	B-Application
ON	I-Application
THE	I-Application
HOLY	I-Application
NIGHT	I-Application
ORIGINAL	O
SOUNDTRACK	O
REPETITION	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Witch	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
Night	I-Application
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
song	O
is	O
"	O
Hoshi	O
ga	O
Matataku	O
Konna	O
Yoru	O
ni	O
"	O
( 星が瞬くこんな夜に	O
)	O
by	O
Supercell	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
