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.
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
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.
Each of their protagonists are fairly similar in their aspirations and how they start out. It's also fun to watch them grow and interact with everyone. Both series being visual eye-candy further adds to the experience!
An anime about a main character without potential have dreams out of their reach, they want to be the best at something they can't be. Guided by a mentor, who is also the person that inspired their dreams, and with the company of good friends, the main character fights with classes, villains and their own limits to reach their dreams.
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 at what they do and that they admire since their childhood (Deku's inspiration is All Might, Akko's inspiration is Shiny Chariot). Both are a fun, excellent animated adventure anime that will have you at the edge of your seat. Sit back and enjoy the ride!read more
This seems to be so different but...:
Midoriya Izuku/Kagari Akko dreams of being hero/witch inspired by his/her idol, All Might/Shiny Chariot, but he/she can't because he has no quirk/she is not of a lineage of witches. Midoriya/Akko enters the academy that his/her idol studied but has problems adapting to have few skills, but is getting better with the course of the anime.
-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
Outside of the obvious "Academia" in their titles:
The animes have protagonists where they look forward to an idol of their lives, using them as an inspiration to their goals and coincidentally, they obtain some of their own powers for themselves.
Deku (my hero academia) has All Might, the #1 hero of the world as his idol and obtains his one for all quirk.
Kagari (Little witch academia) has Chariot as her idol, to the point of obtaining her wand for her own.
Akko and Midoriya's character arcs are remarkably similar. They are both idealistic young protagonists who decided to attend a prestigious high school after being inspired by their idols on TV. They both are out of their element due to a lack of experience and abilities, but end up persevering and saving the day anyway. Also, both shows have a clear influence from Western media, with Boku no Hero inspired by American superhero comics and Little Witch Academia feeling like an all-girls version of the Harry Potter universe.
The main characters wanna be something and are going to an academia to learn how to be that. Also the both characters have fav persons how they want to be and after that they realize that they dont have to be the same.
-Both protagonists are very passionate about becoming like their idol
-Both shows take place at a school
-A bunch of different, loveable characters
-The protagonists have trouble fitting in since they are not as talented as the rest of their class yet
they refuse to give up their dream(s)
-The protagonists go head to head with another student who is very talented
- the protagonists both idolise a person, to the point of them wanting to be just like them and later end up getting something to aid them in their dreams
(chariot's shiny rod and all might's one for all quick)
- both protagonists struggle due to disadvantages but work hard to meet their dreams
(atsuko not being from a witch bloodline and izuku not having a quirk)
- they both consist of a protagonist who attends an academy that they've dreamed of attending
- they're both surrounded by friends who help them fight villains
It features a character who goes to school to become a great witch and MHA is the same way as it features someone going to school to become a great Hero.
They both Idolize a certain hero (All Might) or witch (Crimson) who ends up being their teacher. For most of the first season, they have 2 main friends and lots of rivals.
1.Simular mc
1.1They are both inspierd by the best in there land
1.2Both have really overpowered Attacks That are unusable without training
1.3 Both don't have a power Most or all people have
1.4 Both have a mentor
1.5 and idal have a assistent that have a bad past with the idal the mc trains with that
2.Both have a character that thinks there supreme to everyone but share the same goal as the mc
And they become better friends later
2.1 They also have blind followers
3.Both have great animation
4. And finaly have emotional moments in there later season(s)
The main protagonists has same ambition on there own setting way( witch and hero) and kind airhead, and story sense of justice.
Setting in academic. Funny to watch. If your the type to type watch anime like I have dream.then, try it
As the title of both these shows would imply, these shows are both very similar, but are not copies of each other, both follow a young protagonist who wish to grow up to be just like their idols, but don't have the means to do so until they are mentored in secret by their idols to ultimately fill their place in the world, and both shows take on this premise in different ways. Both shows have a large cast with a lot of focus being made on the world around them and how they fit into society as a whole. So if you are a fan of MHA and are still waiting for the next season then I highly recommend you check Little Witch Academia out.read more
The main characters of both animes aspires to be their hero when they grow up so they do everything that they can to become the hero that they want to be even if its risking their lives just to save others. Also the anime in general is about a magic school and a superhero school. One trains young superheros into pros while the other teaches young witches magic.
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.
while kill la kill might be a lot more fanservice-ey, the over the top fun of both series is very reminiscent of each other. I can't recommend either enough, especially if you watched and enjoyed the other.
1 - Same Studio
2 - Similar Animation
3 - Takes Place in a School Setting
4 - A most of the Kill La Kill Dub Cast voice some of the same Characters for the English dub
5 - Similar Humor although Kill la Kill can be Kind of Ecchi and it seems like Little Witch Academia's Humor is more PG rated)
6 - Female Protagonist
Simmilar Characters Akko (LWA) is similar to Ryuko (KLK) and Lotte (LWA) is Simmilar to Mako (KLK).
I will edit more or less as the series continues
So far after watching Episode one it seems more like a Female Shonen anime versus Kill La Kill's plot of Revenge.read more
If you want an amazing action anime that is filled with nonsense, both are good choices. You will find :
- An over-the-top animation made by Studio Trigger and Hiroyuki Imaishi.
- An almost entirely female cast
- Action scenes involving the use of magic power
- School Environment
- Endearing and funny characters
Be aware that Kill La Kill is not an all-public anime like Little Witch Academia and contains lots of gore and ecchi elements.
Now hear me out. You may be thinking to yourself, "How in the world is Kill la Kill similar to Little Witch Academia?". The general premises for these two shows are wildly different. One is about a girl with a girl scissor looking for her father's murder and the other is a girl whose dream is to learn magic so she can be like her childhood hero. The reason that I would recommend this show if you liked Kill la Kill is that both were made by Trigger studio. Trigger has a distinct animation that I really enjoyed that is found in both of these shows. Kill la Kill is one of my favorite shows of all time and I was happy to see that the same studio worked on Little Witch Academia as well. Both shows are funny and have action scenes that are truly amazing. Little Witch Academia is a little less plot-driven than Kill la Kill but I found both to be enjoyable nonetheless. read more
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.
- Both Little Witch Academia and Majo no Takkyuubin feature protagonists that are witches. While LWA does include witches that have been born into a witch family and are now learning to develop their powers (like Kiki in Majo no Takkyuubin), the main character (Akko) was born a human who is now striving to become a witch.
- Both LWA and Majo no Takkyuubin are set in worlds in which witches exist alongside normal humans that lack magical powers.
- Both feature main characters (Akko and Kiki) that set out on a personal journey of independence and introspection in order to understand more about magic and themselves.
- Both Akko and Kiki maintain a position of being "othered" at first, and labeled as an outcast. In Akko's case it is by the pure-blood witches at the academy, and in Kiki's case it is by the other non-magic human children she attempts to befriend once arriving in town.
- Both Akko and Kiki eventually find people that will accept them and befriend them for who they are despite their differences (Sucy and Lotte befriend Akko, and Ursula and Osono befriend Kiki).
- Both appear to have themes that comment on the complex relationship between tradition and modernity (I will expand on this, once more episodes are released).
I will add more as the series progresses (if there happens to be more similarities I find along the way).read more
-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
We follow the daily lives of teenage girls who live (Little Witch Academia) or travel (Flip Flappers) in fantasy/imaginary worlds.
In addition the action predominates the series with the use of superpowers or magic.
Also very similar animation and fluid in the action times especially.
Crazy, over-the-top magic and episodic adventure, cutesy visuals with a unique and atmospheric art style, yuri undertones, Dantean allusions, and countless references to other shows. Fans of one show will almost certainly like the other.
1)-The main characters are girls.
2)-The setting is magical fantasy.
3)-They use fast-paced animation.
4)-The main characters are troublesome (Papika from F.F. and Atsuko from L.W.A)
5)-They have light humors.
6)-They using great colour combinations.
7)-In first episode, the storyline is almost the same. Both protagonist go to school. They also causing trouble to someone. They made friend or friends at first sight.
Both shows share similar themes of love, friendship, and overcoming obstacles. They both also have happy-go-lucky female leads who wish to bring happiness to everyone after being inspired by a performance from their childhood.
A young girl is motivated to perform in a stage after watching a marvelous show during her childhood. In Kaleido Star Sora wants to become part of a Circus, while in Little Witch Academia Akko wants to learn magic so she can make people happy (with a Circus-like presentation). In their journey, they meet two great friends who will always accompany them and a rival, who they slowly get closer to.
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.
Both anime revolve around young girls with magic powers that visit a witch school. The character interactions and overall tone of the stories feel similar and both are very heartwarming. Both remind me of a shoujo version of Harry Potter.
If you were wondering what it would be like if Mary enrolled at and stayed in the witching academy, you will love Little Witch Academia.
Both have a similar concept of the magic school and witchcraft itself. Both heroes go through all the difficulties to achieve their dreams, while they gradually change, especially their characters. Also, in the beginning, the heroines have the traits of curiosity and sometimes of selfishness. And not the most interesting part: both animes have a similar soundtrack.
The main themes are adventure, fantasy and magic, with comedy and friendship in both as well.
Both anime exist in similar worlds, where magic exists but is a secret from the rest of the world.
The main characters are clumsy but earnest young girls, who become witches and mature when faced with difficulties they must overcome. In Little Witch Academia, Akko (the main character) already aspired to become a witch, whereas for Mary, in Mary to Majo no Hana, it was more of a strike of fate. However for both characters the experiences they have as witches encourages them to become stronger, braver and more considerate.
Mahoutsukai Precure and Little Witch Academia have a really similar magic setting.
Both have a normal human going to a magic school and meeting a bunch of magical friends.
Both have lovable and easy relatable characters.
Both have an amazing soundtrack and good animation moments.
Both have one character which is laughtly bad at magic.
Both have a really cool and interesting world with a bunch of creative magic monsters.
Both are anime with girls in a magical school and are very similar in many ways, such as the magical world they run and the many magical creatures that appear.
-Both have witch's
-Both have a witch who is bad at magic but have big powers
-Both have a normal human at a school of witch's
-Both have a lot of magic and spell's
If you look at this from far away these shows are totally different but when you get closer to the characters and dynamic between them these two shows are quite similar. If you want an anime focused on the friendship of some highschool girls with less magic and more about camaraderie and playing in a band K-On! is for you.
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.
Both anime are quite similar in several ways including character archetypes especially the main characters being rookie witches who want to use magic to make others happy as well as the fact that they have a couple of companions throughout their stories, though they on the other hand, are quite different. Both shows have a similar sort of feeling, though personally I would have to say that while Little Witch Academia quite obviously draws inspiration from Mahou Shoujo-tai Arusu, that is why perhaps it does everything better, albeit quite lighter in atmosphere.
The protagonist is a passionate girl who joins witches and becomes one herself. She's been inspired by someone important in her childhood, a missing father in Tweeny Witches and a performer witch in Little Witch Academia. In the middle of the series, she befriends a blue-coded witch who can't stand her at first. Tweeny Witches has darker themes and villains than Little Witch Academia, but it's worth a try. Furthermore, the studio behind Little Witch Academia has former members of the studio behind Tweeny Witches.
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.
Main character very similar. Not talented, clumsy but determined to achieve their goal. (Akko wants to become a great wizard like Chariot, Asta wants to become the leader of the emperors)
Both series with fantasy universe where magic is common. Black Clover will show more fights while Little Witch Academia focuses on adventure.
+ Both MC are clumsy and have no talent but will go and push in order to achieve their goal
+ Both MC are pretty vocal
+ Both MC have a rival they look up to
+ Both shows are fantasy
+ Both shows have funny comedy
+ Both shows have Adventuring
+ Magic plays a big part on Both shows
+ Both have great character cast
Both Akko and Phos are high-strung, clumsy young female protagonists who desperately want to find a way to fit in despite their handicaps compared to their peers. Both Akko and Phos also have a potential to go against the advice of those who are older/wiser and do what they want to do, which can lead to trouble, but also leads to them growing stronger as characters.
both have what starts to be quirky female protagonist eger to learn more about the world they live in. They look upon their fellow students/friends for help and information. Both look up yet also wonder the mysteries and stories behind their mentors... and if they're hiding something
Those who saw love live (only to those who saw love live) I recommend seeing little witch academy since both are animates where he talks about the ambition and emotion that is to follow the dreams with a cast of adorable characters that if you liked those of love live you will like more those of little witch academy, both play the same theme with different methods and styles but with content with similarities to each other.
both are history where a group of pretty girls try to fulfill their dreams, have a more or less similar aura, a great sense of friendship and both have the same type of protagonist
Similar bright coloured art and fantasy background where main characters go to school (though one is devil theme and one is witch themes).
There are also similar klutzy but overly cheerful characters like Clara in Iruma-kun and Atsuko in Little Witch Academia (though clara's character visuals remind me of suzy more).
Both are shows that are actually super enjoyable for audiences of all ages! They capture that child-innocence without becoming childishly silly.
I smiled and laughed loads, if you enjoy one you'll definitely enjoy the other!
If you enjoy fun and energetic series about a somewhat clumsy main character and their experience of making unique and colorful friends at a new school, Demon School Iruma kun is an especially fun series that I highly recommend! For anyone that enjoyed the playful energy of Little Witch Academia, Iruma Kun is sure to deliver a similar feel, except instead of cute witch girls navigating school life, it's cute demons!
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 mixed bags as far as criticism goes.(But that goes for pretty much any anime)
While I may not like either, that shouldn't stop you from liking them. Chances are if you enjoyed one, you'll enjoy the other.
Don't worry about the loads of prequel anime before Pokemon Sun & Moon or the games, as they aren't necessary to get a hold on what's happening.
Both are airing now and the episodic format is best experienced a bit at a time.
So if you do consider watching, I'd say do so right away or at least before this season ends.(But if you like to binge like I do, go right ahead)read more
Very similar art style and theme. Aimed towards children but are both really fun and action oriented. If you're a fan of one, you would easily be a fan of the other!
Little Witch Academia is similar to Uchuu Patrol Luluco because they are both made by Studio Trigger. The animation and coloring in both of these series are phenomenal and both are very enjoyable and fun to watch. They both have references in each other which makes this all even better.
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.
Similarly has an all-female main cast with a range of powers (but no bullshit fan service thankfully.)
Madoka Magica explores darker (It's way darker than LWA) themes but just like Madoka, there is a lot of regard for characterization and quite a few of the characters are given time to shine, and there are no characters clowned by the writers.
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.
oth 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.
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.
Both shows are about young witches and have a similar feel. Sugar² Rune anime greatly improves in the second half, and I recommend checking the manga as it's the better version of the story.
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" :)
It's obvious where the influence of Harry Potter is present in both of these TV series, both have the witch protagonist make fun of by the school in the beginning for being bad at magic, the setting is a magic academy where witches learn to use magic, Saito, the main protagonist of Zero No Tsukaima, is foreign to all this magic and wizards stuff, kinda like Atsuko at the beginning, both have a sense of adventure with magic and creatures and the like, even some characters are similar to one another, so yeah they're alike in the sense that both are inspired by the same franchise.read more
While differing on style and presentation, both shows revolve around the study of creative disciplines (either theatre or magic) in specialized schools that encourage competition. Both feature an underdog protagonist and a perfectionistic rival, with the two of them being inspired by a performance seen during childhood. Both are ultimately allegorical works, as their battle or adventure oriented plots represent the struggles in competition and refinement that are characteristic of the artistic field.
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 and the characters (main cast and supporting) are lovable and grow on you very fast! Story is heart warming and lighthearted (nice balance between being episodic at first, then going more and more with the plot, with a really good finale episode). Also, I felt the same thrill watching LWA as I did with Cardcaptor Sakura when I was a little girl.read more
Magical girls,female protagonist who is energetic and always sees the positive side of things, targeted towards a younger audience and yet fun to watch as an adult.
• 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.
a funny and actually good witch anime that isnt a harry potter clone. and doesnt suffer from the "trigger syndrome" of having the story bend over backwards near the end found in almost all trigger anime, its awesome.
If you have enjoyed and sat threw "Little Witch Academia" than I highly recommend you to watch Urahara!
A lot of the style in regards to composition as well as execution of the shows in general show correlation with each other and although the plot can be seen as dull, simple, as well as even boring to some people its very satisfying to see that the shows have a type of understanding of what they are, as they are both simple shows at heart and the main appeal of both of them aren't held up by the plot but in the creative use of color, as well as the amazingly animated scenes in which are satisfying to look at.
Overall it's a fun, and simple show which I recommend to those who enjoy those type of anime !read more
Both of these shows are, in a broad sense, about "growing up" while still maintaining that sense of wonder, individuality, and blind self-confidence that so often typifies youth. However, the two shows do so in different and complementary ways. Little Witch Academia focuses on themes of camaraderie (with our peers, our mentors, and even our enemies), building a healthy psychological relationship with one's role models (admiration vs. idolization), and self-improvement towards accomplishing a goal (and the determination needed to achieve it). Chuunibyou focuses on themes of genuine maturity (as opposed to the naive maturity that is the rejection of everything "childlike"), acceptance (in more ways than one!), and a willingness to be vulnerable with and accept the vulnerabilities of the ones that we care about. This is not to say that these themes are mutually exclusive - there certainly is a genuine friendship built between the members of the Far Eastern Magical Napping Society, and plenty of Luna Nova students are only able to solve their problems by accepting their own and each others' vulnerabilities. This is more a statement of what I view as the most important and central themes of these two texts. To examine the differences further and to see how they complement each other, let's compare Akko's arc in Little Witch Academia with Yuuta/Rikka's arc in Chuunibyou (note: I list Yuuta's and Rikka's arcs as the same arc both because they are narratively and thematically inseparable and because it is better for the organization of this post).
When she arrives at Luna Nova, Akko is impulsive, self-confident, and more than a little naive, both about the world of magic and in her personal development. She approaches problems head on, with her goal of using magic to make people smile like Shiny Chariot did always on her mind, but she just keeps getting into trouble with this mindset. However, it is neither her determination nor her motivation that really causes these problems. It is her initial inability to see beyond herself and let herself be influenced by others that lies at the core of her character arc. Akko is excited beyond belief at the prospect of attending the same magic school as her hero, but she would sooner sleep through class before she would stick her head down and study like her teachers and classmates tell her to. She is quick to declare the talented and charismatic Diana Cavendish her rival, but she refuses to adopt Diana's more grounded problem-solving style, even when the occasion definitely calls for it. Even though she respects Ursula as a mentor, it is often difficult for her to fully understand her advice, no matter how clear it may seem to an outside observer. It is only when Akko finally learns how to accept other people's help, input, and perspectives is she able to (SPOILERS). To quote a late plot point: connect with other people, and your dreams will grow!
Both Rikka and Yuuta were in some sense mature from the moment that they first met, but each of their maturities were incomplete in its own way. Through their interactions during the course of the show (although here I focus on the first season), each character teaches the other what they have learned about maturity, completing their maturities in the way that they need most. With Yuuta's support, Rikka learns to accept (SPOILERS) and to let others (mostly Yuuta) into her life in the same way that (SPOILERS). With Rikka's support, Yuuta learns to accept his nerdy, imaginative, and yes often embarrassing self, even if it makes him want to bang his head against his wall and roll around on the floor when he remembers bits of his chuunibyou past. Rikka's and Yuuta's ideas of maturity fit together perfectly, like interlocking puzzle pieces (or, to quote the visual presentation of the OP, like two halves of the same picture). Each character gains from the other what they didn't have themself, and this is what drives the story and makes their dynamic so compelling.
To briefly conclude, these shows take a look at maturity in unique, compelling, and altogether complementary ways. Akko grows through the collective efforts of her friends and mentors, while Yuuta and Rikka grow primarily through their close relationship with one another. Little Witch Academia examines the maturity in working as part of a collective while still remaining steadfastly individual (Akko rightly refuses to be anyone but herself, after all), while Chuunibyou examines the maturity in opening ourselves up and maintaining our identity (even if it goes against what would be considered "normal" behavior). Shiny Chariot tells us that "a believing heart is your magic!", and the Wicked Lord Shingan proclaims: "Be destroyed, real... Blow up, synapses... Banishment This World!". Both shows are fantastic, and if you connected with the themes in one, you're more than likely to thoroughly enjoy the other.read more
okay now this may seem insane but hear me out
similarities:
- humans (not really humans but close enough) attending special schools to learn about supernatural things (LWA: magic, SE: how to kill Kishin)
- main antagonists are 'scientists' who sneak into the schools as staff to get close to MCs
- halfway through both series, things get less episodic and the plot becomes clearer
- the MCs are teenagers who act and look THEIR AGE
- while the art styles are not too similar, both are cartoon-like and the way movements are drawn is similar
- there is no CGI in either show (which is really refreshing and rare nowadays 😭)
- same sappy "MC has a hidden power related to hOpE" trope shows up in last episodes
while i ADORE soul eater, i only watch little witch academia to pass time but i ended up noticing these similarities.
soul eater fans, you may find little witch academia way too cheesy but it has some common points so give it a try.
little witch academia fans, you will likely find soul eater a bit dark and disturbing but it is an amazing show so please please watch it.
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-Both have 3 main characters that are similar
-Both are school, comedy, and fantasy genres
As long as I watched, I felt a lot of similarities. The story is light, but with a quite satisfying ending. This also applies if you like Demi-chan, then I suggest you to watch LWA too.
As a big fan of both Gravity Rush game and LWA, I'm pretty sure this will work for you.
First of all, both are girl-centered with VERY SIMILAR personalities and roles to the 2 main female characters (KAT-RAVEN and AKKO-DIANA) and somehow similar male ones (SID and ANDREW).
Furthermore, if you've played GR or GR2 you will notice some similarity in the soundtrack. Besides that, the overall art style, names, the undescritible aura that permeates both titles, the fact that both of them have fictional languages and so on add to my reccomendation.
Both take place in a school in a fantasy setting and features a cheerful yet dimwitted MC who wants to achieve something great, with Akko wanting to become a great witch while Yusha wanting to become a hero.
I love the action in this series. It handles lots of characters with ease and is just a great therapeutic(for anxious people like myself) series about young women in a dormitory working hard together to get good at their craft, building each other up and growing closer.
Also I read them all as lesbians. ;D
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.
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)
Similarities : The shows are identical, despite the fantasy x sci-fi difference
- underdog main girl protagonist that improves as the plot goes on
- dreams, friendship and self development as main themes
- fantasy high school setting that is separate from "our world"
- variety of characters making the main cast of characters
- chill and comfy feel yet the show touches serious issues
Differences:
- Stellvia is set in sci-fi/space
- Stellvia has drama elements unlike LWA
- Stellvia has more and better developed cast of male characters
- Stellvia has romance
- Stellvia has better pacing and world development
- Stellvia has outdated yet beautiful animation of technology and mechas
- Stellvia gets more serious in the second half of season while LWA stays lightheartedread more
At their core, both Little Witch Academia and Shirobako are stories about the value of art which seek to showcase the beautiful, self-perpetuating nature of inspiration. If you appreciate either show on a thematic level, you are likely to appreciate the other for similar reasons. However, it is their radically different approaches to this subject matter that truly makes them excellent complementary pieces. Shirobako uses direct, literal storytelling and information dumping to convey the passion of the real, actual people in the anime industry. Little Witch Academia prefers to instead speak its message through metaphor and to render itself with such vibrancy that said passion is conveyed immediately through nearly every frame. That is to say, they worth considering as being in communication with each other, because they provide grounds for inspiring two different appreciations of animation itself, each of which has the potential to illuminate why you love the medium in the first place. read more
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.
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
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.
Both have a very enticing story that grabs you in, they both have real life people who get the powers of magic, they both have a power hungry person/organization that wants to know more and gain more control. They both have a "magic world" and they're filled with action and adventure.
Akko and Michiru are both fish out of water with genki girl personalities. They try to become friends with all they encounter. These shows also obviously share studio as well as director and a script writer.
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 that may not suit everyone's taste but if you like this type of anime, these two are worth a try.read more
The 2 are witch animes
what else do you want
the only difference is that in one the protagonist goes to a magic school and in the other she has already graduated and travels the world.
Let's start with the part that in both series we have a girl that knows nothing (out of fiction) getting into a real magic school… And that's all, after watching just the first episode of Märchen…
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.
At its core, it's hard not to see Petite Princess Yucie as perhaps the prototype for Little Witch Academia. Both series are considerably lighter, more family-friendly fare for the studios they're made by, and feature a main group of young girls at an academy whose daily tasks often turn into adventures. Yucie and Akko are both clumsy but have strong hearts. Male characters also play small but plot-important roles in both series. Anyone who enjoyed one is likely to enjoy the other.
Very similar in tone, playfulness, and genuine light-hearted warmth with lots of action, and a good dose of comedy. Led by a female lead young girl with lots of drive and determination. You'd be forgiven for thinking Deca-Dence is a Studio Trigger animation because of how similar they are.
I found both of them similar for how easy and relaxing they are to watch - I'd feel so much less stressed after an episode of each! They also both have really lovable female protagonists and, although Little Witch Academia has more of an overarching plot, both spend a lot of time focusing on the relationships between the cast.
