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Jan 22, 2017 9:33 PM

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Just my guess but I feel like professor Ursula is actually Shining Chariot ..??

Jan 22, 2017 9:43 PM

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Enjoyable episode.
Akko having trouble flying on her broom.

Cool to see Amanda.
WOW the Shooting Star is fast. That Broom Relay was a lot of fun.
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Jan 22, 2017 9:49 PM
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Whenever the flight magic instructor spoke, the only image I see is Conan giving out instructions.
Jan 22, 2017 9:50 PM

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Wow. This was an amazing episode. The race had me glued to the screen haha.
I'm really enjoying this show a lot.
Interesting to see Akko trying to tame the legendary broom by chaining herself to it lol. I do hope she gets the broom back one day tho.
Seems like Diana appreciates Akko in someway which was nice to see.
Excited for next week :D
                               

Jan 22, 2017 10:03 PM
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yep Akko only has her passion at this point lol she is so incompetent

very enjoyable episode btw the animation is so wacky and frantic just the usual Trigger style
Jan 22, 2017 10:10 PM
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No ones mentioned it, but Sucy could totally play the school bully role. She cheated so bad, yet I couldn't help but grin for every slimy thing she did. I am curious though, what 'plan' does she have that would needs that potion award? I really hope Sucy and Lotte get development soon and thus, Akko develops along with them.

Akko's face was hilarious whrn she tried to tame the broom, just gull of crazy. Also her trying to train her regular broom was so adorable. Plus, Amanda is straight up a more mischievious Ryuko Matoi.

This show is too much fun, I just want the next one already!
Jan 22, 2017 10:20 PM

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Akko really need that "Shooting- Star" broom to win the race. On second thought, maybe not. Since Sucy's already had the plan. Let's just consider her lose at the race as an "exchange" for the thrill or even taming the legendary broom.
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Jan 22, 2017 10:57 PM

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What a fun episode. Akko's training was funny to watch. The Shooting Star is very fast. The animation when Akko was flying was amazing. I smiled when I saw the Inferno Cop cameo.
Jan 22, 2017 11:09 PM

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Akko is such a fun character to watch. It's like she's on a perpetual caffeine high. I like how everyone around her don't know how to deal with her enthusiasm and goofiness, so they eventually just sigh and give up lol.

As for the wand broom, it probably has already chosen her. I don't think it could find a better owner than Akko.
Jan 22, 2017 11:15 PM

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HOLY FUCK THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD EPISODE!
Seriously, I need to collect myself...just wow. That was amazing, easily the best episode so far. So much awesomeness! Alright let's see:

I really liked the framing of the broom race as a way to re-establish some world-building (The Sorcerer's Stone) as well as expand on some things, and even get a glimpse into Chariot's past. Akko was adorably dorky as always, she really seems like a hot-blooded shounen protagonist in the vein of Luffy or Goku.

The visit to the village was also really cool, it reminded me a lot of that creepy shop Harry visits in The Chamber of Secrets. Even more HP flashbacks lol, when they were looking at the framed picture case I was reminded of Harry being shown the Quiddich trophy case in Book 1. At this point HP comparisons are inevitable, and I grew up on the series so I won't be able to help noting this stuff haha. Still love this tho.

We got some more quality time with Lotte and Sucy which is good as always, and we got a badass if brief re-introduction to Amanda, less so Constanze and Jasminika tho. I'm sure we'll get to see more of them later though.

As a stray thought, I realize that Sucy kind of vaguely reminds me of Konata from Lucky Star. In how she's extremely energized and passionate about one very specific thing, but is pretty much checked out of anything else. She might be a little extreme, but is still a good friend.

Also good lord that training montage, that was beautiful. Another stray thought, I adored the new version of the classic Shiny Chariot OST from the first OVA that played near the start of the episode, that was awesome. Also announcer girl was freaking adorable.

Alright, onto the race...what can I say? It was hilarious, it was intense, it was beautifully animated. Honestly the best part of an already incredible episode. Trigger really outdid themselves, and I'm just in awe of how good this episode was.
Jan 22, 2017 11:25 PM

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Thoroughly enjoyable episode. The race was well animated and entertaining. I wonder if this will build up to a more dramatic and dark story or will stay comedic most of the time.
Jan 22, 2017 11:40 PM

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Got a feeling that Ursula-sensei is somehow related to shinny chariot. Or perhaps she was shinny chariot, they have the same eye color after all and in the first ova her hair turns red when she is using her magic to its full strength.
Jan 23, 2017 12:09 AM

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I think this episode, despite being enjoyable, was very generic. We basically got our "talentless" MC that, for some reason, is the only person to use an overpowered item like they're the "chosen one" and get benefits from there on.
I can't help to see the resemblance of the eyes from Shining Chariot and Megane-sensei.
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Jan 23, 2017 12:52 AM

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Accelority said:
is the only person to use an overpowered item like they're the "chosen one" and get benefits from there on


Well, to be fair, she literally chained herself to the broom because she couldn't control it, and at the end she still lost the game. So it's not like she could just use it and/or got the benefits without deserving them.

schoefel said:
I'm confused.. Didn't she find the shiny shiny rod in the first ep?


Yes she did, so?
I don't get the question.
Jan 23, 2017 1:07 AM
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This episode is awesome! This alone is enough for me to rate the anime as a nine instead of eight! Good job, Trigger!
Jan 23, 2017 1:54 AM

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Really fun episode, the broom relay was exciting to watch. It's also nice to see how Diana recognizes the potential that Akko has.
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Jan 23, 2017 2:28 AM

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I was so excited with this race completely off the chain. +___+
The teacher says you can't cheat but in fact everyone doesn't care. (I loved Sucy's trick)
I was laughing at seeing Akko jumping with her broom like a rabbit. xD

The animation is always very good.

5/5
Jan 23, 2017 2:32 AM

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The whole broom race was exciting. Sucy was certainly sneaky with her sabotaging skills to the other competitors with the donuts and the brooms stuck with vines. Giving Akko's broom to hop like a frog was certainly amusing.

But thanks to Amanda's inability to control the legendary broom, Akko was able to briefly tame it a went on a grand tour threw someone's house, underwater and almost crashing into a submarine, knocking out a poor Yeti and travelling alongside a massive A380 jumbo jet.

The dead heat race to the finish between Akko and Diana was awesome, but sadly for Akko, the broom finally broke free from its restraints and threw her off, but not before transforming into a phoenix shape similar from Shiny Chariot's performance back in her past.

So it was predictably Diana's win with her snobbish teammate, but at least she recognises Akko's potential though. =)

Little Witch Academia is my AOTS so far and I hope is gets better and better throughout the 25 episode run. =)
Jan 23, 2017 3:00 AM

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Very enjoyable episode. What a plan, great job Sucy =)) i was laughing whole episode =))
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Jan 23, 2017 3:06 AM
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Inori-chii said:
Just my guess but I feel like professor Ursula is actually Shining Chariot ..??

It's obvious and they're not trying to hide it at all.
Jan 23, 2017 3:47 AM
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LeloThePGG said:


schoefel said:
I'm confused.. Didn't she find the shiny shiny rod in the first ep?


Yes she did, so?
I don't get the question.


So there are multiple shiny rods? or did she just pretend to find it in the dungeon?
Jan 23, 2017 3:53 AM

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Of course Mrs. Can't do Magic finds Chariot's super powered staff and then manages to use to a certain extent the legendary broom (which was taken somehow by yet another teen girl, Amanda). Everything Akko does leads to Chariot-sama: "I want my picture next to Chariot's". The whole "Diana is perfect", manifested by everyone is quite funny, especially when she didn't do anything out of the world (apart from fucking up and being saved by Akko... nice way to be possibly "the best witch ever"). Diana's friends are some annoying brats. Sucy breaking rules is ignored for some reason. All the magic (or most of them... so far only excepted by the broom) derives from a freaking magic stone. If the Academia was to be taken by Lord Voldemort, what would they do if they can't use magic outside of it? Would they be entirely powerless?

Personally, so far I don't like at all this magic stone thing. I'm hoping for a better world building still. I also hope these characters will develop A LOT and cease being one dimensional. I think the best witch so far is Sucy.
Jan 23, 2017 4:00 AM

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Goddamn, Trigger did a great job making these flying scenes look so dynamic.

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inferno cop cameo

Nice spot ^^
I didn't notice that.
Jan 23, 2017 4:12 AM

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Good to see that the writers were capable of making an episode not revolving around the rod saving the day. Adds a bit of extra uncertainty to what's going on, even if their foreshadowing makes it obvious how some scenes will play out. They just have to cut back on Akko's constant Chariot ramblings. The repetition is driving me nuts.

And it's still high energy and super fun. The idea of introducing the characters from the second OVA through the relay was actually a great idea. Really seamless.

Really love what Trigger are doing with Diana's character, never letting her stray into a 'villanous' role, just making her the teacher's and students' darling without being nasty.
Jan 23, 2017 4:14 AM

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schoefel said:

So there are multiple shiny rods? or did she just pretend to find it in the dungeon?


No wait, I don't get it.
What are you talking about? What do you mean by multiple? Akko only has the one she found in the forest.

If you're talking about the OVA, that's not the first episode of LWA.
The TV series is a reboot, so the forest is now where Akko found the only Shiny Rod
Jan 23, 2017 4:18 AM
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LeloThePGG said:

If you're talking about the OVA, that's not the first episode of LWA.
The TV series is a reboot, so the forest is now where Akko found the only Shiny Rod


oohhh, thanks :p I watched the wrong 3th episode, tehe
Jan 23, 2017 4:54 AM

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Another good episode.This anime is really the most warming anime this season and so far it is really great :)
The legendary Broom is totally Chariot's Broom xD
Jan 23, 2017 5:03 AM

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I can't express my love for this anime.
Characters are so lovable, animation is so expressive. Love it!

This episode was super fun.
Akko's yelling at the broom, cleaning, begging. I was laughing so hard!

I don't remember if ever watched an anime this excited. If I ever felt this excited every Monday morning because i could watch the new episode. Never looked forward to a new episode this much.

Can't wait to see Akko's reaction when she realizes who her mentor sensei actually is.

Also, I think that Akko will help Ursula regain her faith trough the show.

And I really hope that the final episodes of the show will have some villain character and that Akko will save the whole dimension! And that she will eventually learn how to use powers, because Shiny Rod and Shooting Star didn't choose her for no reason!
Jan 23, 2017 5:11 AM

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This is enjoyable so far, I would keep watching it even if it was 25 episodes of filler-y slice of life.

It would be hilarious if Ursula actually wasn't Chariot. Eh, she probably is.
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Jan 23, 2017 5:31 AM

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I was overjoyed to see Amanda and the rest. Things will become even more fun with them around. Also enjoyed how lax on rules the broom relay was.
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Jan 23, 2017 6:24 AM
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This was a great episode, I love a good race episode.

Again they redo a OVA scene with the whole broom riding lesson, at least this time the professor push Akko off the cliff. And while Diana is nicer in the anime, it seems her friends have become meaner. I don't remember those 2 being this mean in the OVA or the movie, they cross the line of sneaking jerks to full on bullies. Someone needs to punch them in the face.

We meet Amanda, Constanze, and Jasminka, and our main trio know them, but not really friends with them yet, hopefully that happens soon.

We also meet a new character a reporter, she is hilarious, hopefully we see more of her. She reminds me of Melissa from Yu Gi Oh Arc V and a less annoy of Jason from Fairy Tail.

Sucy she will cheat, she don't care, that is why we love her, I am just glad that one of the victims of her cheating was one of Diana's lackeys, they deserve it, they deserve a whole lot worse, but I will take it.

What I thought was going to happen was Amanda gets in trouble and than Akko and Diana team up, but nope it was Akko who got the broom and Diana saved her. And we see the differences in Akko and Diana, and why I think they compliment very well and could learn from each other, and I think Ursula might agree. Diana told Akko to take her of her injuries, very sensible, very logical, while Akko she finishes the race, Akko is one to take changes, and can be out right reckless. And the way they can learn and become better, Diana can learn to take chances and not go by the book, while Akko not be so reckless, she is going get herself killed one of these day. Sounds like the making of a buddy cop team.

I think in the end, Diana admits Akko has guts, and gained some respect for trying, while Ursula sees more than guts in Akko.

Great episode, I wish it was longer.
Jan 23, 2017 6:24 AM

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This is enjoyable so far, I would keep watching it even if it was 25 episodes of filler-y slice of life.

Mmmhhh if it keeps following the events of the movies it'll be just some well done random slice of life series.
Hopefully the TV series will have some kind of plot
Jan 23, 2017 6:25 AM

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Really nice, the animations, but not only those. The narrative remains pleasant in its comedy and even manages to describe the world and the things that animate it. The character of Akko, confirms an already well characterized, ditto for Lotte and Sucy. Just a shame that the plot is all too obvious at times, but I like the way we are introducing the characters, without imposing them by force, but by making them interact easily with the protagonists. So far, it was a guess, is now secure the identity of Ursula. I liked the ending, this time, because it gives a hand to history, and concludes what we have seen before.
Jan 23, 2017 6:48 AM

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Beautiful episode. Akko is so enthusiastic and passionate that it's lovely to watch. And the race was over the top in a good way.

I wonder if Akko is going to learn how to fly or tame the Shooting Star.
Jan 23, 2017 7:23 AM
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Perfect show for Trigger! seriously!!

That legendary broom sure is a plot convenience but still cool!! Still 5/5 for the third time!!!
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Jan 23, 2017 7:41 AM

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Episode was really fun. But where in the hell did she get that cannon from?
Jan 23, 2017 8:32 AM
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ED are not the same compared to the previous one
Some of the ED cards are related to the new plot in this ep
Really great effort from Trigger
Hope its sale of BD can go up in respond to the effort they made
Jan 23, 2017 9:36 AM
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Good episode even though the first two were better.

That broom race was quite hype.
Jan 23, 2017 9:52 AM
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Trigger, you better not make a plot twist mid season that Diana is Akko's sister or anything. I'm on to you.
Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM

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Inori-chii said:
Just my guess but I feel like professor Ursula is actually Shining Chariot ..??



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Jan 23, 2017 9:59 AM
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Also enjoyed how lax on rules the broom relay was.

Indeed, seems like the only rule is to keep the baton/ring. Sabotage, altering the track, changing brooms, it's all permitted. Even at the end Amanda was blatantly attacking Akko yet she was disqualified for having lost the ring. XD

I'm glad Akko didn't win. It would have been too cheap with the cheating, having Diana lose some time rescuing her, and the fact that she couldn't even control the broom which was just randomly racing on it's own accord... not to mention it would have been a boring overnight "zero to champion" development.
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Jan 23, 2017 10:06 AM
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Ajunky said:
she couldn't even control the broom which was just randomly racing on it's own accord


She was controlling the broom just fine at the and. She had to chain herself to it so she wouldn't get thrown away, but it's not like she couldn't drive the thing.
Jan 23, 2017 10:21 AM

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Just a fantastic episode, I love this series so much!
Jan 23, 2017 10:35 AM

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We're in episode three but what's the point of all this?
The only thing that I can see is that Ursula acts really suspicious, like she were the witch that Akko idolatrous.
Jan 23, 2017 10:41 AM

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finally i got to see more Amanda !
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Jan 23, 2017 10:53 AM

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Broom for next Mario Kart please
Jan 23, 2017 11:15 AM
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She was controlling the broom just fine at the and. She had to chain herself to it so she wouldn't get thrown away, but it's not like she couldn't drive the thing.

Hmm... I wonder. At least Suzy didn't think that was the case.

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But where in the hell did she get that cannon from?

Let's just say she used magic.

EDIT: I re-watched that part. Seems like the cannon was just lying nearby. lol
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Jan 23, 2017 11:36 AM

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Akko's reactions were priceless! Funniest episode yet and the animation was superb.
Jan 23, 2017 11:36 AM

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Holy shit that one guy from pawn stars is the magic cafe shop worker.


Wow Chumlee got a shop of his own, i'm impressed xD.
Jan 23, 2017 11:51 AM

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Lol, that announcer was racist as hell.
Diana seems to be not so bitchy after all.
Sucy is turning out to be best girl.
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