Little Witch Academia (TV)

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Japanese: リトルウィッチアカデミア

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Type: TV

Episodes: 25

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 9, 2017 to Jun 26, 2017

Premiered: Winter 2017

Broadcast: Mondays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: Ultra Super Pictures, TOHO animation, Good Smile Company

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Trigger

Source: Original

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Magic, Fantasy, School

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.18¹ (scored by 61,882 users)

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Ranked: #336²

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Popularity: #375

Members: 171,434

Favorites: 2,398

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Boku no Hero Academia addpermalink

Aside from having "Academia" in their names, one notable similarity I noticed is how events are ordered. First, we have the main character enter an academy they have always been dreaming of entering. Next, they show us their school lives as they struggle through classes because of lacking something other students have. And then the plot starts and we see villain characters and how they are handled by the cast.

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Do u have a dream? Do u have a wish to become as a great person who u admire?
Both show tell a story of a teenager who wants to be a Great hero/witch like their Idol in their childhood ...
They struggling, exercising, and hardworking to reach their dream, with their disabilities (Izuku from Boku no Hero Academia isn't have a quirk / any superpowers, when Akko from Little Witch Academia isn't has any magical power / isn't born from witch's bloodline)
Both have similar art style too, and very funny

report Recommended by ExTz_Thomazz

Although these shows are very different in style and demographic, they share many similarities based on plot and characters. Both main characters try their best to achieve their dreams although they both have major disadvantages. Both series are about these characters overcoming this despite what everyone says.

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An utterly stubborn main character aspires to become become a prodigy just like his/her idol despite having no talent and skills.

report Recommended by Piromysl

At first they may look very different, but by watching just the first episode of both series the similarities in the story are noticible.

Boku no Hero Academia and Little Witch Academia (similar sounding titles) feature a young, teenager who's dream is to become something that most thought they couldn't be (Deku wants to be a hero, Akko wants to be a witch). They are teenagers who are surrounded by people gifted from birth with special powers, but they themselves lack the ability those around him/her have. They are inspired to want to be a hero/witch by a person who is the best read more

report Recommended by CoquiEnthusiast

-Both animes are about an academy , in bocu no hero a hero academy and in little witch a witch academy
-In both the MC is weak and grows more powerful
-In both the MC have an idol , one of the best in their domain

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Flip Flappers addpermalink

-Colorful and well animated graphics
-Light and funny comedy
-Slice of Life with fine plot
-Magical and Fantasy Setting
-Amazing OP & ED
-Peaceful and calm OST

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Majo no Takkyuubin addpermalink

Little witch academia is the truly the fulfillment of the spirit of kiki's delivery service into a full tv series. The main parallel is that both have a young female protagonist who are striving to become witches. The difference is that the tone and style. Kiki follows the convention of ghibli's, which is a beautiful presentation with a sweet and laid back story. While little witch academia wholly subscribes to the gainax/trigger convention which is bombastic action, slick animation and a particular comedy.

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Uchuu Patrol Luluco addpermalink

Made by the same studio. LWA has a cameo and is referenced in SPL.

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann addpermalink

Akko and Simon have very similar character arcs. Both shows focus on believing in yourself for power. Magic is very similar to fighting spirit. Little Witch Academia contains references to Gurren Lagann. Some shared staff between both shows since Trigger is made up of former Gainax employees.

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Gakuen Alice addpermalink

Both of them are shoujo animes, in which the protagonist (girl) studies/lives in a school for people with powers. Both of them are very lighthearted and sweet, and make you feel happy and calm. Besides this, in both, the main girl is not very good with her power (the worst of the class), and makes people around her laugh. With time, both animes start to get more serious.

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Kill la Kill addpermalink

Both by TRIGGER, storyboarded by Hiroyuki Imaishi and animated by You Yamashiro. Has striking similarities in animation, editing, as well as general art direction and both shares TRIGGER's wit, quick cuts, and clever humor. Both involves an underdog story with a female lead centered in an academy specialized in the peculiar (school uniform ability enforcement and witchcraft/wizardry) in which the main villain/conflict becomes apparent starting the latter half of the season.

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Cardcaptor Sakura addpermalink

Happy feelings, friendship, cute art and magical girls. A happy anime to enjoy with the whole family good for kids while still super enjoyable for adults. Cardcaptor Sakura goes deeper in to its world than Little Witch Academia, and in my personal opinion I found both worlds to be extremely interesting and exciting yet not quite the same which makes them different enough to feel unique but similar enough to bring up the same emotions. There was no episode of LWA and CCS that didn't manage to put a stupid smile on my face, both are very charming.
The animation for both anime is flawless read more

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Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica addpermalink

The very late half of the show is pretty similar to Madoka. Both contain dark themes for the magical girl genre (Though Madoka is darker) and have the main characters go in despair as they lose something that is very important. Both get less dark for the ending and have some yuri subtext.

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Kaleido Star addpermalink

Japanese girls with a passion for a peculiar activity travel to a foreign country to enroll in an elite institution. Their irrepressible enthusiasm and knack for high-stakes performance make them stand out, but their self-taught skills and lack of basic training are a constant sore point. They find rivals, enemies, and maybe friends in blonde rich girls who are at the pinnacle of the profession but strangely interested in the newcomer. If you like stories about perseverance, optimism, and making the modern world more magical, odds are you'll love both Little Witch Academia and Kaleido Star.

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Mahou Shoujo-tai Arusu addpermalink

Very similar in setting and style. Both are about clumsy young witch apprentices that love anything concerning magic.

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Zero no Tsukaima addpermalink

Let's follow the comic life of Hogwart's students. Little Witch Academia features a typical school life full of entertainment, and Zero no Tsukaima features an atypical school life full of "entertainment" :)

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Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records addpermalink

Hogwarts really inspired masterpieces recently. These follow the totally normal school life of a teacher or a group of students as they form bonds with the surrounding students in the most comic of ways. Not much to think about, everything is in the appreciation of the shows.

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Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season addpermalink

• Both have protagonists who want to be powerful, like their idols and enter an academy;

• Boku no Hero has hero academy, while Little Witch has witch academy;

• Both are childish but are creative and fun;

• Both have "no-power" protagonists, but they get one during the anime.

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K-On! addpermalink

Atmospheric pieces with the same delicate attention to detail. A cheery mood, lighthearted tone shrouds both these slice-of-life-like stories of a group of girls, aided by school settings intimately brought to life. They are slow-paced, rather understated coming-of-age tales with a mysterious charm about them. For what they lack in big drama, they make up in a more distanced, mature style that in retrospect is just as valuable as any melodrama. Awesome shows.

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Pokemon Sun & Moon addpermalink

They both have very stylized and "good" animation, depending on your outlook.
They both are episodic anime, with a few episodes sprinkled in to advance the main conflict, which has been hard to pin down as to what that is.
Both have their own sort of actions scenes, with LWA's being the magic exhibitions and Pokemon S&M's being the pokemon battles.(Also lol S&M)
They both appeal to children, and as such have characters and references that reflect this target audience.(That won't stop a few older people from enjoying it though)
My final and weakest point is that they are both very much read more

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Metropolis addpermalink

The two may seem like nothing alike and each was made quite a time from each other but when I watch little witch, I get reminded of and get the vibes of metropolis.

The animation in metropolis is similar to little witch's and it would be in my eyes like a more serious version of little witch. Where metropolis is about tackling the the differences between classes of both people and robots, Little witch academia is how Akko deals with the bulling against her for not being a natural magic user.

Both are enjoyable with their interesting characters, settings and plot read more

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Sugar Sugar Rune addpermalink

In my opinion the two animes have a similar feel. The story is a little bit different, but if you enjoyed Little Witch Academy, then you will like Sugar Sugar Rune. Both are animes about witches and magic, also the main characters have similar personalities. Totally recommended.

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Ojamajo Doremi addpermalink

About Human Girls learning how to be witches, (in Little witch academia it is only one human). Both are colorfull, funny and both have very good characters, animation and music.
Ojamajo Doremi is mahou shoujo style.

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Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge addpermalink

These both are school comedies with sweet characters who are good people and you cheer for. The comedies both revolves around a single character flaw of the main characters, Akko is enthusiastic but lacks any talent, and as the title says Tanaka is alway listless. Though Little Witch Academia has a bit more of an over arching plot, they're both pretty episodic. Both shows are easy enjoyable watches, if you just want to relax or need cheering up.

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Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei addpermalink

This recommendation is not based on similar narrative, characters or even themes, but on their settings. Little Witch Academia and The Irregular at Magic High School are series set in worlds where magic exists and students learn it at school, but introduces this subject from different perspectives. The Irregular at Magic High School creates a world based on an alternative history where magic is enhanced by modern technology. Little Witch Academia creates a world where magic has become diminished and a relic. The magic schools are completely different from each other, but are believable for their respective worlds

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Shoujo Kakumei Utena addpermalink

Both Akko and Utena are striving for a world-changing power they don't fully understand in order to meet someone important to them they met in their childhood. In the case of Akko, it's Chariot. In the case of Utena, it's her prince.

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Flying Witch addpermalink

Both focus on the topic of witch craft with a bunch of humour thrown in as well.

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Kiznaiver addpermalink

Both series develop their characters to make the audience sympathise with them (Nico and Diana) and then put on a darker plot twist near the end of the story to know how messed up the situation/storyline is (The Kiznaiver system and Shiny Chariot's magic)

And lastly, they're from the same studio (Trigger)

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