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At the start of this season, I was skeptical about Majo no Tabitabi at first because I thought it was gonna be some generic and bland fantasy romp that was skippable at best. But finally giving this series a watch proved me wrong and I was taken aback to what this series had to offer. The series does a great job exemplifying the slice of life aspects with the adventure-fantasy settings as Elaina learns more about the world she travels and writes in her diary. This is also prevalent in the episodes which covered the darker side of Elaina’s world, and helpdsubvert expectations and add ... to the series world building. The series isn’t perfect as there were instances where some episodes felt predictable and did take away the suspense of the story, given that it is a light novel adaptation. And the episodic tone can be a turnoff for most viewers as well.

Given how polarizing she was to some viewers, I’d come to appreciate what a great MC Elaina was. I really admired how she didn’t feel like a trope character that most viewers were used to in most modern anime. She didn’t have to be some justice-seeking action hero nor some stock isekai character, but her main gist was being an ordinary traveling witch who followed her code of staying away from others affairs (except for some cases). She’s funny, sassy, dorky, and can be narcissistic but to a point where she isn’t too stuck up about it. The biggest moment of Elaina’s character being in episode 9 where she does come to grips with her own weakness of being just a traveler and an observer. The rest of the cast was nice too like like Elaina’s wise and lovable teacher Fran, the childlike and yuri-induced gag-character Saya, and the hardassed witch Sheila.

The visuals and animation were really spot on, especially when it had it’s action scenes. There were instances where some shots were reused, but it wasn’t too prevalent. The voice acting was spot on as well with my favorite portrayals being Kaede Hondo as Elaina, Kana Hanazawa as Fran and Tomoyo Kurosawa as Saya. In the end, I personally enjoyed Majo no Tabitabi for what it was worth. While it isn’t perfect, it did blow my skepticism and expectations away with its narrative, setting, characters and production value. Given how much the series polarized a majority of viewers, I can respect that because people’s opinions differ. Overall, I give this a 8.5 out of 10, and I would definitely come back for rewatches.