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Whether you're a long-time fan of SOL or you're just curious about what magical fantasy this could be, this show gives you a nice calming dose of everything a child could dream. A collection of dreams a child grew up to realize. A literal book of the achronological story has unfolded and this review will be spoiler-free but please feel free to skip to the Tl;Dr if you want to go in blind. Now, let's get into these adventures!
A Rubix cube with something new on each side
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This story follows a little girl named Elaina, whose one true dream is to become a witch and travel around the world like the witch in her favorite story. Once this dream is realized, we follow her story as with each episode she embarks on a new journey to another place, documenting it as she went. The animation is definitely one worth speaking on and is absolutely what makes this show one of- if not, the prettiest new-gen anime of this season. When you watch it, it's almost like you're pulled into the scenes because of how pretty and quite ironically- how magical it all looks through how it presents the transitions from place to place and each character.
You can get lost in the magic
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While this is certainly a more laidback fantasy SOL, the story elements of where you can see the beauty of the magic of the different characters you encounter. However, you could also say that this strength in a beautiful and diverse storyline could also serve to be part of the show's flaws. While Majo was certainly not afraid to put the audience in a different location every Friday, it can sometimes be seen as hard to grasp the fact that the focus for each episode will be different with no real closure until you watch enough of it to realize that fact. As you go through the show, while each adventure is new and exciting, there is still much to be fulfilled with each episode having Elaina leave to go off somewhere else without really exploring where she's been. This reigns especially true by suddenly exploring darker tones without showing the recoil from it in Episode 9- nobody was prepared for; so do be cautious when beginning the watch that one. You truly never know what may come in an episode of this which can really through individuals who like closure in adventure stories like this.
Tl;Dr
Overall? Majo no Tabitabi is a beautiful visual journey of wonder. Interesting and engaging themes sprinkled throughout twelve very unique episodes. While its greatest strength of diverse episodes also serves as its greatest weakness due to the lack of real closure in every episode, Majo is still a show that one can truly expect to enjoy in the long run. There's definitely more to be desired with this show and this hidden gem shouldn't be overlooked. ~8/10
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Annnd, that's all folks! This was my very first review and I'm a little nervous writing it because my tastes are typically really different from others- BUT that's okay! Thank you for reading and expect more in the future+
