Little Witch Academia tells of Atsuko Kagari, who is called Akko, a person who has no witch blood and intends to learn magic to make people smile because of the influence of her childhood idol, Chariot. Watching the series might remind the audience of when they first watched Harry Potter as a child. At first glance, the concept is similar. The main character goes to a magic school to study witchcraft. The difference is that the main character in Little Witch Academia, Akko, has no magic talent and is the object of ridicule by several schoolmates. In addition, the world in the series also has advanced so that magic has become an old thing. Of course, talking about magic is closely related to spells. There will be a lot of magic spells that the audience might use and make the audience resonate until it feels like shouting the magic of riding a broom and hoping the broom will fly.
Little Witch Academia has a lot of characters, ranging from the tomboy to the typical intelligent student council president who always acts cold. Personally, almost all of the characters are likeable. They have a good development, especially the story with Akko, so that the last episodes will give rise to more feelings for such characters. The most noticeable, of course, is the development of Akko. Akko initially looks very annoying, likes to impose her will, and is obsessed with Chariot, a strong-spirited character but a little annoying. The series is also an original anime made by studio Trigger, famous for Kill la Kill, and some of the studio's leads are Gainax, famous for Gurren Lagann. The anime will be obvious Trigger's typical animation which seems lame but elegant, especially in the last episode where there is a peak fight scene.
It could be that the lack of the anime is the lack of main story content. In the first cour of the anime, the audience will be treated to many filler episodes unrelated to the main story. The core of the new story begins to feel when entering the second cour when the appearance of a new character, Croix. In the extreme, the properties are filler and very worth skipping. Thankfully, the filler episodes themselves are pretty interesting, although some are boring. However, there is also a very close relationship with character development. Little Witch Academia is an original anime that managed to steal the hearts of several people, especially Trigger studio fans. The anime is very light to watch and doesn't require a lot of thought to understand; perfect for watching when people are tired of going through the day. If people like fantasy anime, then the series is a must-watch.
Little Witch Academia is the second two-cour Trigger series after Kill la Kill. The comparison can be a debate, but both have their uniqueness on the inside. Akko is a lousy wizard who strives to become a less awful wizard to inspire more people from start to finish. Personally, a fantasy story where the fantasy world begins to die, either because of the loss of technology or magic that has caught up, even past the utility of magic, is a worth time watchlist. Thanks to such world-building efforts, the series still has a lot of potential for stories such as Chariot, who is paralyzed until he starts looking for an heir, and Akko, who begins to fly, deepening the background of other secondary characters, visiting other schools, and many more. If there is one sad thing, it is a plotline arc from Chariot that was rushed so that the build-up was not enough. At least until the end, the series can present the typical animation quality of Gainax veterans, becoming a series that people can happily watch more than twice.
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