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Girl Who Couldn’t Be a Wizard #01 — Hazy Prospects
Go easy on the pastels. Impressions: If any protagonists this season could not suck, I'd appreciate it. A half-assed copy of Little Witch Academia, which was itself…
Lia - Farewell Song
That time of year is upon us. The leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, and whats this? Theres anime coming out this season Im legitimately interested…
Blue Box, Kanon, Kanon (2006), Little Witch Academia, Natsume's Book of Friends
Anime Like Wistoria: Wand and Sword
Will Serfort is determined to join his childhood friend Elfaria as a Magia Vander, a group of the mightiest magicians who sit atop the Wizard's Tower.
The Ancient Magus' Bride, The Irregular at Magic High School, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Black Clover, Little Witch Academia
Anime Like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Sakuna is the daughter of a warrior god and the harvest goddess. With her parents gone, she has taken up her mother's role as harvest goddess, but lives…
Noragami, Ranking of Kings, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Silver Spoon, Spice and Wolf
Firechick's Anime Reviews: The Klutzy Witch
Rating : 35/100 Okay, I know youre looking at that rating and thinking to yourself Whats so bad about this childrens movie that you feel the need to…
5 Reasons To Watch: Little Witch Academia
Of all the anime that have done this kind of fantasy, none have tackled it quite so well as Little Witch Academia.
15 Anime About Witches Practicing Their Witchcraft
While old stories would have you believe that witches are withered old women with warts stirring a pot of newt's eyes, but anime has rewritten the narrative a
Umineko: When They Cry, When They Cry, Little Witch Academia, The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch, The Kingdoms of Ruin
I watched six anime simultaneously, again
I’m at this situation where I’m not watching anything. I’m becoming really bored, and my Crunchyroll subscription is about to expire. So, I decided to choose six different…
Secret Santa Review: Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse
Welcome to Anime Secret Santa a gift exchange founded by our friends at Reverse Thieves and currently run by the Taiiku Podcast where…
Anime Like Shy
Just when the world was on the brink of another apocalyptic war, superheroes appeared throughout the world. Gifted with magnificent powers, they exist to
Blue Reflection Ray, Flip Flappers, Little Witch Academia, My Hero Academia, One-Punch Man
15 Shoujo Anime Not About Romance
Shoujo anime has long been the demographic genre of choice for the love-addled anime fan. Unlike the shounen genre where series of big action and epic
Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Natsume's Book of Friends, Yona of the Dawn, Children of the Whales, Hell Girl
Anime Like Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror
Yohane is a girl who has never quite fit in with everyone else in the scenic town of Numazu. While Yohane takes up a job as a fortune-teller…
This NEW Anime LOOKS AMAZING
Burn the Witch is receiving an anime adaptation based on the one-shot manga by Kubo Tite. Taking place in the same universe as Bleach, in the western part…
My Happy Marriage, Witch Craft Works, Bleach, BURN THE WITCH, Dark Gathering
Anime Like Reign of the Seven Spellblades
In the spring, Kimberly Magic Academy, a prestigious – and famously dangerous – magic school welcomed its incoming freshman. Among these new students is the
Reign of the Seven Spellblades, The Ancient Magus' Bride, The Irregular at Magic High School, TRINITY SEVEN, Alderamin on the Sky
East Meets West #30: Little Witch Academia .vs. The Worst Witch
Some shows, while thematically different, can nevertheless contain elementally similar to one another. I’ve already pointed that out plenty in this series of posts: starting from the first,…
Anime Like Mashle: Magic and Muscles
When a person is born, they bear a distinctive mark on their face that denotes that they have magical abilities. To maintain the magical integrity of the
Little Witch Academia, Mob Psycho 100, One-Punch Man, Black Clover, Gintama
Octopath Traveler 2 OST
Rating : 82/100 Man, the US has been getting a lot of autobiographical manga these days, hasnt it? My Brain Is Different, A Life Turned Upside Down, Blank…
Sanada 10 Special
Once upon a time, in the ancient days of the mid-oughts, there was a TV series with the rather long title of Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densets...
Fire Tripper, Hellsing, Magic Knight Rayearth, Wild 7, My Hero Academia
The Anti-Modernist Academia #7: High Guardians Of Modernism
You know, I’ve always been a doubting St. Thomas kind of person – at least when it comes to things material. When someone makes a claim regarding X,…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #6: Revolution In Robe And Wand
What do Thomas Reese, Emmanuel Milingo and Kyle Haden have in common with Frs. John Courtney Murray, Edward Schillebeeckx, and Annibale Bugnini? All of them are/were members of…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #5: A Shiny Chariot With Dull Theories
In the last Anti-Modernist Academia post, discussing the place of tradition in Little Witch Academia as akin to that of Tradition in Roman Catholic theology, one of my…
Anime Like Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
At the prestigious Asticassia School of Technology, an academy charged with educating the children of prominent corporations, disputes between students are
Kakegurui, Little Witch Academia, Lycoris Recoil, Mobile Suit Gundam, Revolutionary Girl Utena
The Anti-Modernist Academia #4: To Serve And Protect Tradition
The last three Anti-Modernist Academia articles explored the components of Little Witch Academia from the perspective of characters who previously displayed beliefs consistent with Modernist tenden…
Ani-Gamers Podcast #177 – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners with Callum May
Callum May from The Canipa Effect YouTube channel joins Evan and David to review the latest anime series from Studio Trigger, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. We discuss its connection to…
BNA, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Promare
Episode 234 - Little Witch Academia
This week, Shaun's back! To celebrate his return and Remington's birthday he has prepared something special: 5 episodes of Little Witch Academia! Meanwhile, Remington ruins the episode right out…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #3: Denying Supernatural Facts Is The Root Of All Modernism
The world we live in was, morally speaking, far different from that of 70 years ago. The existence of God, as discerned by the study of the material…
My Top 5 Anime School Uniforms
I can't believe it took me this long to put together a list of My Top 5 Anime School Uniforms. Here it finally is!
Breaking Down Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Breathtaking Animation | Animation Spotlight
Canipa breaks down the creation of Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red's unexpected masterpiece. (Spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) Support the channel at: https://www.patreon.com/TheCanipaEffect Sources and Further Reading: Interview with Rafal Jaki…
BNA, FLCL Progressive, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, Space Patrol Luluco, Star Wars: Visions
Guest Post – 8 Animes to Watch During Autumn
Edit – Today’s post is brought to us by the wonderful Grace. You can find her on Twitter at @graciewrites8. It’s that time of year. The leaves are…
How to Keep a Mummy, Little Witch Academia, Spice and Wolf, The Familiar of Zero
Bippity Boppity Boo! Anime Witches that are Just Too Cute!
There certainly isn’t any lack of witches in anime that are brooding, dark, intimidating, or just plain scary. Much like their Western counterparts, anime witches like Robin from…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #2: A Vitally Immanent Heart Is Not Akko’s Magic
In our time, nothing has been assailed against as much as “truth”. Once a word used to describe that which is indisputably fact across all places, times, and…
The Anti-Modernist Academia #1: Professor Croix, The Rationalist
I have made it no secret about my admiration for Studio Trigger’s 2017 fantasy series, Little Witch Academia. On the storytelling end, it’s an endearing, fun show about…
Five Years On; Anime Feminist Vs Japanese Pop Culture
Well, as you can see, not a great deal of writing is getting done for this blog. To be honest, I have put the blog on hold for…
The Melancholic Middle Aged Anime Fan
Case Closed, After the Rain, Horimiya, Kill la Kill, Ristorante Paradiso
It's STILL Impossible to Live as a Crunchyroll Translator | The Canipa Effect
Following on from his 2020 video, Canipa revisits the topic of low pay for translators and how the one billion dollar Funimation buyout makes that even more ridiculous. It's…
Dragon Goes House-Hunting, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Little Witch Academia, Sakura Quest
Azumanga Daioh 20th Anniversary Special
It's been exactly twenty years since the greatest anime ever crafted by human hands hit the airwaves, and in that time many strange and interesting things have followed…
Strawberry Marshmallow, High School Girls, Paranoia Agent, Bakemonogatari, Barakamon
Anime Review 25 Little Witch Academia TV (Redux)
“Just you watch! I’m gonna become an amazing witch one day and make the whole world gasp in surprise!” Akko Kagari Little Witch Academia (TV) 2017 (Episode 5)…
Little Witch Academia: Taking Up Childish Things
The 2017 anime Little Witch Academia does something I didn’t think any piece of fiction could do anymore: it made holding on to the memory of childhood toys…
Trapped in references
Kamina is inevitable
Gurren Lagann, Inferno Cop, Little Witch Academia, Promare, Space Patrol Luluco
Little Witch Academia – Missing a Spark
Little Witch Academia was one of the first Netflix original anime to become widely available and it's about time I review it!
Brand New Animal OST
By Kambole Campbell. A sci-fi/fantasy produced by Studio Trigger, BNA: Brand New Animal has made a striking impression with vivid and flashy visuals typical of the work of…
Film Festival Week: Wasurenagumo
Wasurenagumo was Production IG’s 2011 young animator training project. I’ve looked at some of these before including Harmonie, Aki no Kanade and Ojisan no Lamp. There have also…
Li'l Spider Girl, Aki no Kanade, Death Parade, Harmonie, Little Witch Academia
St. Pius V Corner: Little Custodians Of Tradition
What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful. It…
The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: 7 Favorite/Disliked Anime EDs
Apart from consuming hours upon hours of Stanley Cup playoff hockey action, namely those involving the upstart New York Islanders, I also find myself trawling across several other…
There is Now a Level Zero – Little Witch Academia Spoiler Review
Little Witch Academia is a show with an interesting history. It first started as a half-hour special, introducing us to the major characters and at least a version…
St. Pius V Corner: Akko Contra Mundum
We conjure all Christians throughout the world to strive all they can to know their Redeemer as He really is… You must look upon it as a chief…
MangaTokyo Exhibition Panel – Shigeto Koyama, Yoh Yoshinari & Tsuyoshi Kusano (December 9th 2018)
The post Manga<->Tokyo Exhibition Panel – Shigeto Koyama, Yoh Yoshinari & Tsuyoshi Kusano (December 9th 2018) appeared first on Full Frontal.
Hooky – Webcomic Recommendation
Hooky is the cute story of two young ladies, learning to become two awsome witches. And not get burned in the way.
15 Good Anime Series That Are Appropriate For Younger Children
Introducing your children to anime is the dream for anime fans that get to a certain age. It’s a good idea, but it can go horribly awry if…
Cardcaptor Sakura, Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Samurai Pizza Cats, Snow White with the Red Hair
Sensou Douwa: Chiisai Sensuikau ni Koi wo Shita Dekasugira Kojira no Hanashi
Sensou Douwa ( War Tales or War Fables ) was a series of TV specials by Shin-Ei Animation that ran annually from 2002 to 2009. In…
Futatsu no Kurumi, Swimming, Yakeato no, Okashi no Ki, Hellsing, Little Witch Academia
Little Witch Academia: A Good Trigger anime?
Trigger isn’t a studio I’ve had much experience with. The only Trigger anime I’ve reviewed was the rubbish Kill La Kill. Some people also count Gurren Lagann as…