History Anime / LittleWitchAcademia2017

%%* DeclarationOfProtection: Twice, in "Chariot of Fire" and "Discipline", from Ursula [[spoiler:as Chariot]] towards Akko.

* AnAesop:
** The core message of the series is that it takes more than just passion to succeed; it takes hard work, dedication, and constant practice in order to achieve your dream. Akko is passionate about magic, but her complete and total lack of skill makes her one of the worst students at Luna Nova. [[spoiler:That's before TheReveal that Shiny Chariot drained her magic at the magic show Akko went to as a child. Even so, Akko vows to press on.]]
** On the other hand, passion is acknowledged to be equally essential as hard work. [[spoiler: In fact, it is Akko's devotion to Chariot's ideals that ultimately unlock the full power of the Grand Triskellion, something that Chariot and Croix failed to do.]]
** Akko was meant to express this as Yoh Yoshinari made her as a representation of animators who thought that raw passion made up for a lack of technique.

* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:The elusive seventh and final word to awaken Claíomh Solais is found by realizing this. Chariot ''and'' Croix never found it because they thought obtaining the World Reconstruction Magic was something to be done on their own, but when Akko has the humility to admit it was help and inspiration from others that made her stronger, she is acknowledged by the Grand Triskelion and given the magic. After all, [[AnAesop one person can't change the world. They can only inspire the world to change]].]]

* ForWantOfANail: If it wasn't for [[spoiler:the [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pickled plums]]]] that Akko tried to bring on her debut, her arrival on Luna Nova would have been a quick ride, but at a cost not finding the Shiny Rod sooner, in which could have made her first few months in school a living hell until then.

Another game based on the series, ''VideoGame/LittleWitchAcademiaVRBroomRacing'', would later be announced by Univers and would be released on the UsefulNotes/OculusQuest on October 13th, 2020 and the UsefulNotes/OculusRift, [=PlayStation=] VR and [=SteamVR=] on June 13th, 2021.

On July 11th, 2017, Creator/BandaiNamco would go on to announce a video game set in the same continuity as the TV series. The game in question, titled ''VideoGame/LittleWitchAcademiaChamberOfTime'', would be released on PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 on November 30th, 2017 in Japan and May 15th, 2018 worldwide.

** In Episode 8, this wasn't the first time Creator/MegumiHan voiced someone who shouted [[VisualNovel/DualDestinies "Objection!" in a courtroom]].

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: All of the text in the series is in perfect English, even getting things such as Internet slang right.

''Little Witch Academia'' is a 2017 anime produced by Creator/StudioTrigger based off of the ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia'' short films. Yoh Yoshinari, who directed the short films, returns to direct the series, notably deciding to disregard the continuity of the films entirely in favor of a [[ContinuityReboot brand new continuity]]. Nevertheless, the general premise remains mostly unchanged.

When she was a young girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari attended a magic show by the witch Shiny Chariot and became enamored with Chariot's ability to spark joy in her audience. Some years later, Akko arrives at Luna Nova, a prestigious [[WizardingSchool academy for witches]], in an attempt to follow in her idol's footsteps. But because she was [[MageBornOfMuggles raised in a non-magical family]], Akko is out of place in wizarding society and has very little natural aptitude for sorcery. And to her dismay, she learns that her idol Chariot is not regarded highly in the magical world, which considers her magic to be cheap party tricks.

A manga adaptation based off the series by Keisuke Sato premiered around the same time the series did, which consisted of a mixture of retold existing stories and new stories made for the manga. The manga ran on Monthly Shōnen Ace from December 26th, 2016 to August 26th, 2018 and consisted of 17 chapters. Go [[Manga/LittleWitchAcademiaKeisukeSato here]] for tropes related to it.

A second season was originally [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/little-witch-academia-anime-season-2-plans/ planned]] shortly after the series completed. However, unforeseen circumstances would lead to the season getting [[DevelopmentHell shelved]], with Yoshinari moving on to other projects such as ''Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal'' instead. Yoshinari however, has made it clear that he's still interested in doing a second season. Whether or not it happens remains to be seen…

** The relationship between Akko and Ursula in the films only really went as far as just a standard student/teacher relationship despite the fact Ursula. The series changed it to them having a very close mentor/mentee relationship.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: Tumbling Orange created [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKbRuXwkRw "Yay"]].

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Especially in [[ButtMonkey Akko's case]], but the other girls are hardly free from physical comedy.

* OffModel: Luna Nova's landscapes and architecture are huge and intricately detailed, and Trigger shows as much of the background as possible. It's common to see characters shown from a distance while they're outside. And when characters are shown from a distance, their details suffer.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Downplayed as Trigger did do their research on Britain (to where they traveled to the country itself to do research) and the series mostly stays true to Western culture. That said, the series does feature some aspects that, although common in the studio's native Japan, are not so common in the West, such as Chariot (a French person) bowing upon apologizing. Also, despite being a British school, Luna Nova runs on the Japanese school year system (which has school begin in mid-spring) as opposed to the Western school year system (which traditionally has school begin in early-autumn).
* WeUsedToBeFriends:

A second season was originally [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/little-witch-academia-anime-season-2-plans/ planned]] shortly after the series completed. However, unforeseen circumstances would lead to the season getting [[DevelopmentHell shelved]], with Yoshinari moving on to other projects such as ''Anime/BrandNewAnimal'' instead. Yoshinari however, has made it clear that he's still interested in doing a second season. Whether or not it happens remains to be seen…

** AnAxeToGrind: Phaidoari Afairynghor.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Wangari, the announcer that follows the flying broom competition in "Don't Stop Me Now".

* NoodleIncident: The first cour's ending teases a wayward RoadTrip with Akko, Lotte, Sucy, and Professor Ursula, but it's never seen in those first thirteen episodes. The road trip did eventually get explored in the drama CD that came with the Japanese only special edition of ''VideoGame/LittleWitchAcademiaChamberOfTime''.

* CutAndPasteTranslation:
** "Don't Stop Me Now": In the Japanese version, when Akko is holding on to the Shooting Star broom to win a tournament, she yells that she wouldn't let go of the broom even to the very depths of hell. In the English dub, likely due to religious censorship, she yelled that she'd hang on to the broom forever.
** "Night Fall": The English dub has Lotte state she reads ''Night Fall'' for the "love triangle" between Arthur, Belle, and Edgar. However, the subtitles, which more closely follow the Japanese dialog, reveal that she's a straight-up YaoiFangirl.