# Little Witch Academia (2017)

> A determined girl with no magical talent enrolls at a witch academy to become like her childhood idol.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/60712

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 25
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, fantasy, comedy
- Network: TOKYO MX
- Cast: Megumi Han, Michiyo Murase, Fumiko Orikasa, Chinatsu Akasaki, Yoko Hikasa, Noriko Hidaka, Arisa Shida, Ryosuke Kanemoto
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6352180/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: cheerful, whimsical, breezy, hopeful, playful

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the whimsical magical school adventure and its heartfelt message about perseverance.

## Synopsis

Little Witch Academia (2017) is a Japanese animated fantasy comedy series created for TOKYO MX, produced by the studio TRIGGER and TOHO, forming a single-season anime with twenty-five episodes of roughly twenty-four minutes each. Its heroine is Atsuko Akko Kagari, voiced by Megumi Han, a girl with no magical background who enrolls at the Luna Nova Magical Academy determined to become a witch like her childhood idol, the stage magician Shiny Chariot, voiced by Noriko Hidaka. Her classmates Sucy Manbavaran (Michiyo Murase), Lotte Yanson (Fumiko Orikasa) and Diana Cavendish (Yoko Hikasa) round out the ensemble, and the engine of each episode is Akko's clumsy struggle to master spells, win rivalries and keep up with students who have far more talent. The show moves in a brisk, colorful episodic rhythm with lessons, class competitions and school-life mishaps that build toward a longer story. Set in a whimsical British-flavored magical academy, it carries a warm, cheerful and hopeful register with plenty of visual energy, and fans of Harry Potter, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Kill la Kill will find a similar blend of magic, humor and youthful ambition.

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