Little Witch Academia

This is my first review, so ill be short.

Story (6/10)
This is a 26 minutes OVA, so I can't say much about the story. Well, this anime really don't have a solid story, is just girls in a magic school, and it seems like is taken from Harry Potter books. The story is fine for a OVA, and I wasn't expecting much from this even.

Art (6/10)
Really like the cartoon tipe animation. Was something enjoyable to the eye, and funny sometimes. But I will take some points because there is some points when the animation seems kinda bugged out.

OST (5/10)
Nothing memorable, but isn't bad, ... and it kinda goes with this anime.

Enjoyment (8/10)
I really enjoy this anime, and really laugh a lot because there are characters that are so kinda retarded that is funny.

Verdict (6/10)
This anime was fine to pass the time, but it really needs a lot to be considered a 10 or 9 anime like in the other reviews.

Remembering that this is just my subjective opinion. I really recommend this anime, and expect a anime series of this.

To cut a short story even shorter!
- A beautifully fluently anime with A+ piercing skills to break through even the 1-tier sceptics so it can gently caress their coal-black souls and make them just a tiny bit hyped ;)

Is this one anime episode special? No not really. Is it an awesome plot? No it has more cliffhangers than your average Lost episodes. Well what makes it good then? oh boy now you are asking the right question ;)

To be fair Little witch academia 2013 does not bring anything new to the table, nothing at all, you have your classic plain and clumsy protagonist who screws ... up the most simplest things and who is your average underdog.... etc etc... the protagonist somehow still manage to be the hero of the day, giving us the hope that the ugly duckling is a hidden beautiful swan.... sounds familiar? Like every big buster movies for teenagers and such?
I must say that I have only seen very very few episodes of classic magic girl series so maybe it seemed more fresh to me than for fans for this particularly genre. Overall what it did good was being a good allarounder! It had story, it had characters with potential and it had really awesome animation style that really caught me, and overall it was just happy and fluffy without being too overly honey sweet.

20 minutes on this piece is not a waste of time.... I cannot say anything about the new series though based on this one episode anime :) but this one is without any doubt worth it :) Comfortable and cute!

This is the first Trigger anime I watched. I heard of it before, but I was worried to watch it because it had a kid protagonist and usually, kid protagonists are bratty, overly silly, precocious and stereotypical. I thought that Akko was going to be one of the annoying characters but she actually wasn't that annoying, and she carried the story well.

Though, the characters don't bring that much new to the table. Akko is an aloof fourteen-year-old girl who has an attitude, and too childish. Don't be like "Oh, it's for a younger audience. I don't care if it's cliched!" I'd like something original and ... not just something we've seen a thousand times before.

The art was alright, and so was the decent voice acting. The art doesn't deviate too much from other anime.

Though, due to the anime being so short, it was a little confusing to watch, I think if it had more development instead of being rushed and showing a cliched ending where all the girls were flying, it would've been more enjoyable.

All in all, this is a cute story, though people over the age of 10 might find this too silly but isn't unwatchable.

Rating: 6.7

Rate a 6
English Dubbed
Genre: Action, Comedy, Scifi.


Story
While the story did may a 'special performance' for an intro which was spectacular in it's own way it was... what's the word... flat. A girl, a dream, an accomplishment. There is nothing fancy. There were just some moments that could have been expanded on to make it more entertaining. Like the silent eavesdropper who hid in the shadow makes more of a reveal. Or better yet there is a feature done that relates back to the intro for a conclusion. Because the current conclusion is about the same as the introduction. The nice lights, the stage, the dr____, ... hopefully you get the idea. The main difference were the seats. Although, it did have a nice little message of never giving up on your dreams.

Art
Not a fan of the characters. Something about the way they were drawn seems bland. I am not saying terrible and i am not saying beautiful. Maybe it is the lack of detail? Transition were fine.

Sound- nothing to comment

Character
very singular based on the main character. Not only that the main character had a rushed bio. Not a very good transitioning for timeline. Oh look a cute little girl. Cue in a middle school or high school. Is that the big sister? They could have said some what years later or entranced by the show ___ never decided to give her dream ___. I felt like i was at the museum being rushed out due to closing.

Enjoyment
I am not saying this show was bad just would have been better with more time. A good starter show for those who are not familiar with magic.

Finally decided to pick up this short film. It boasts great animation and good sound, but it's really rushed. Imagine having to watch Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone condensed into the length of a half-hour TV show, that's what it's like. But it shows promise, and thankfully it gets expanded upon with an hour-long movie and an anime series (which I will definitely have to check out). But as a stand-alone piece of media, it's biggest flaw is the super rushed pacing, plus the whole loser vs stuck-up popular girl cliché, which I think is really overdone in these kinds of anime.

I'm happy that I watched the anime first before this because if I did watch this first, then I honestly shouldn't have bothered watching the TV Series

The Story is, at best, Mediocre. It's okay, but it's not something that'll make you go crazy about, or to be impressed.

Art is kinda off compared to the TV Series, but hey, it's good

Sound, well, there's nothing special about it tbh. So 5

Character is 6

The enjoyment is there, but not totally since let's be honest, most old-school Disney show series are better than this, and why am I comparing this to Disney? well, it obviously feels like it's ... trying to rip off a Disney show series.

Overall, I give this a 6, but I am honestly glad on how much they changed the real thing. This movie doesn't make any sense today, so best to skip it.

But if you want to see the early productions, well, don't hesitate to see and be impressed on how much shit it was before compared to what they gave us.

Aside from the animation, everything else feels super amateurish.

The writing especially; the dialogue feels like it was written by someone who has watched anime and nothing else. It really feels like everyone says what they say and act the way they do because 'that's what it's like in anime'.
This short reminded me of Miyazaki's issue with the current anime industry, where now, the people who are making the anime are people who grew up on anime, and so are replicating what this 'anime community' has deemed the norm, instead of trying to create something wholly original.
As I said ... right at the beginning, the only real merit I can give to this short is the stupendously well crafted animation, and the presentation in general. Poppy, vibrant colors, both cute and cool character designs, and fun, energetic movements.
I'd say give it a watch just for the sake of the presentation. It's only 26 minutes.
This is a Japanese person reviewing this by the way.