Will Serfort is a student at Magical Academy Rigarden. What sets him apart from his classmates, is his complete incompetence when it comes to any form of magic. Everyone around him seems to think h…
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode Guide: Will wants to join his childhood friend, who is a mage guardian. Trouble is, Will can't use magic!
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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.
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Wistoria is a competently told take on a familiar story that might make nice casual viewing for action fantasy fans.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 12 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 12: With the crystal, Will and Sion overcame the Evil Grand Duke. That's when the real fight started.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 04: Will fails another magic exam. He attracts the derision of Julius, who also goes after Will's friends.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 03: Will has a chance with the rest of the students to gather material for Elfie. It does not go to plan.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 10: Will and Wignall face a slew of demons -- and Wignall has to face his inadequacies as a fighter.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 11 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 11: Will and Wignall rejoined their party -- only to encounter the most powerful monster yet.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 05: Will enters the Crown Attack to teach Julius a lesson. But Sion might have something to say about that.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 07 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 07: Will faces Julius and his two henchmen -- alone. Can he hold out until Colette arrives?
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 02 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 02: Professor Edward Serfence wanted rid of Will Serfort. And he had a plan to take care of it!
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 06: Will has to figure out how to deal with Sion's attack -- while wondering what happened to Colette.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 01: Will Serfert had zero magic abilities. Zero. So why, then, was he attending a magic school?
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 09: Will really thought he could prove Lihanna right. He just didn't know how right she would be.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 08: Will's in demand as a dungeon crawl approaches. Colette receives competition from an unexpected quarter.
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