![]() ![]() Magic isn’t good because it has practical uses, it’s good because it can inspire people and bring happiness. In episode 1, Chariot tells the crowd “a believing heart is your magic” and that goes on to be the central theme of the anime. Instead, it focuses on why magic is so appealing in the first place. The show never comes up with a new application for magic or some practical method to solve this. Some work on new ways of using magic, while others cling desperately to tradition. ![]() It’s established early on that Luna Nova is getting fewer and fewer enrollments, and everyone tries to deal with it differently. Sure, it can do a lot, but so can technology, and tech is often more practical to use. With the growth of technology, a lot of people stopped seeing any real purpose in magic. One of the major subplots revolves around how magic is declining. However, not everyone in the world of LWA views magic like that. We don’t need to know exactly how it works to know that it’s fun to watch. LWA’s magic is, for lack of a better word, magical. There’s no concrete explanation of exactly how magic works beyond a few general rules, but that’s all we really need. Magic in LWA isn’t the ordered system of rules you see in a lot of other anime it’s more like Harry Potter, where magic exists and does magical things. Most of them are fairly simple characters, but charming none the less.Ī lot of the fun in LWA comes from just seeing all the fantastical things magic can do. From Lotte’s good natured kindness to Sucy’s obsession with magical fungi, every character is distinctive and memorable. Almost every character gets at least one episode devoted to them, and they’re all fun to be around. The rest of the supporting cast is fairly simple, but still likable and fun to be around. Diana cares about bringing back magic just as much as Akko, she just has a different way of going about it. Diana is also often the one who actually solves the problems Akko runs into precisely because Diana puts in the work to figure everything out without rushing in to things. Neither Diana nor Akko is completely right in their methods, and the mutual respect that gradually grows between them is one of the best parts of LWA. Diana is someone who put a lot of work into learning magic, which is why she doesn’t initially like Akko, who doesn’t always work hard and still wants to be the best. Diana doesn’t actively bully Akko, she just looks down on her because she thinks Akko is undisciplined and immature (which isn’t completely inaccurate). She could easily have been a stereotypical bully, but the show actually respects her position and never frames her in a negative light. In short, she’s the exact opposite of Akko. It also helps that she doesn’t know a lot about magic and learns about it at the same rate as the audience, which lets us share in her excitement and sense of wonder at all the things magic can do. However, the show also isn’t afraid to occasionally challenge her attitude, most notably through her pseudo-rival, Diana.ĭiana initially comes off as a Draco Malfoy type character: she’s wealthy, talented, hard working, comes from a good family, and generally looks down on Akko. She’s passionate about magic, even if she’s not very good at it, and is generally upbeat and excited. Having a fundamentally positive goal and a generally optimistic outlook makes Akko a fun protagonist. Her entire reason for becoming a witch is to make people smile the way Chariot did. ![]() Akko’s kind of an idiot and often acts without thinking things through, but everything she does comes from a good place. LWA’s biggest strength is definitely its likable cast. That said, it’s still a ton of fun and has quite a bit to unpack. The original set expectations too high, and the TV anime mostly wasn’t as good as the original. Ultimately though, the quality of the original became LWA’s greatest problem. The two films it’s based on were fun magical adventures that were almost universally liked, and I was excited to see more. There was a lot of hype surrounding Little Witch Academia’s TV adaptation. However, Akko soon learns that she has little talent for magic and was accepted because Luna Nova’s enrollments were down because of a declining interest in magic. Even so, Akko is still determined to become just like Chariot. ![]() As soon as she’s old enough, Akko enrolls in Luna Nova, a boarding school for witches to learn magic. Atsuko Kagari (Akko for short) has dreamed about becoming a witch ever since she saw a performance from the famous witch, Shiny Chariot. ![]()
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