History Anime / LittleWitchAcademia2017

Not to be confused with the [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2013 2013 short film]].

A second season has been [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/little-witch-academia-anime-season-2-plans/ planned]] shortly after the series completed, until 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…

A second season has been [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/little-witch-academia-anime-season-2-plans/ planned]] shortly after the series completed, until 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.

[[AC:If you are looking for the 2013 short film, see [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2013 this page.]]]]

Following the success of ''Anime/{{Little Witch Academia|2013}}'' and its sequel, ''[[Anime/LittleWitchAcademiaTheEnchantedParade The Enchanted Parade]]'', Creator/StudioTrigger [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-24/trigger-little-witch-academia-gets-tv-anime-series/.103587 announced]] the production of a full-length anime series based on the short films directed by Yoh Yoshinari. ''Little Witch Academia'' aired from January 8 to June 25, 2017 for a total of 25 episodes. The series acts as an ContinuityReboot for the franchise and does things a bit differently from the films, but the overarching premise is similar.

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 cheap party tricks.

But in true PluckyGirl fashion, Akko doesn't let these deter her -- even if her haughty classmate Diana disapproves, Akko still has her friends Lotte and Sucy and her CoolTeacher Ursula by her side. Things begin to change, however, when Akko discovers Chariot's old wand, the Shiny Rod, which she can use with surprising aptitude even as [[TheMagicGoesAway magic everywhere begins to decline]]...

The series is available on Creator/{{Netflix}}. For tropes pertaining to the franchise as a whole, see ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia''.

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Downplayed as Trigger do their research on Britain (to where they traveled to the country itself to do research) and the series is mostly true to western culture. That said, the series does feature aspects that, although common in the studio's native Japan, are not so common in the west, such as Chariot bowing upon apologizing. Also, despite being a British school, Luna Nova's school system 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 fall).

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Downplayed as Trigger do their research on Britain (to where they traveled to the country itself to do research) and the series is mostly true to western culture. That said, the series does feature aspects that, although common in the studio's native Japan, are not so common in the west, such as Chariot bowing upon apologizing.

* SuckySchool: Downplayed. Luna Nova isn't outright awful, but its made apparent that the decline of magic has not had a good effect on the school, as it suffers from constant financial problems and fears of shutting down, which forces them to downscale some things or make changes just to stay on a reasonable budget, such as serving only potatoes. It doesn't help that many of the older teachers (especially Finnelan) are traditionalist to a fault and are often opposed to change and making the updates needed to keep Luna Nova up to date with the times, meaning they rely a lot on old technology to get things done (for example, instead of having a washing machine, clothes are hand-washed with a washboard) and until Croix's arrival, had banned the use of modern technology on campus.

** Chariot du Nord and Croix Meridies were ''very'' [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship close friends]] during their Luna Nova days, had several very emotionally intimate moments together, and despite [[spoiler:Croix absolutely destroying their friendship, tricking Chariot into stealing the magical ability of her audience, Chariot still doesn't hesitate to try and save her when the Noir Rod goes berserk, while Croix quickly shifts gears to pleading with her to abandon her and save herself.]] She's also quite distressed in the epilogue when Croix has to leave, and gives a rather emotional farewell, complete with a rather wistful promise to [[IWillWaitForYou wait for her return]].

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Professor Croix's solution to the magic crisis is referred to as the "Sorcery Solution System".

* AlliterativeName: Professor Croix's "Sorcery Solution System".

* AllierativeName: Professor Croix's "Sorcery Solution System".

* JustFriends: Akko and Andrew's relationship is ultimately confirmed to be this, with Yoh Yoshinari calling it a "playful guy-guy relationship".

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Professor Croix's "Sorcery Solution System".

* AdaptationExpansion: Thanks to not being confined by the runtime limits of the short films, the TV series is able to expand on many aspects of the lore and setting that were left vague or ambiguous in the films, such as the relationship between magic and technology/muggles and witches, the nature of the Shiny Rod, Shiny Chariot's disappearence and the Cavendish family, amongst other things.

* CreativeClosingCredits:
** Several episodes in the first cour, such as "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Samhain Festival" feature unique illustrations in the ending credits, often showing the aftermath of that particular episode.
** "Charging at the Edge of the World" forgoes the usual ending sequence, instead having the ending theme and credits play over the epilogue scene.

* MutualEnvy: One of the biggest reasons why Akko disliked Diana for most of the series was out of insecurity and feelings of envy the girl's high social status and more skillful nature compared to her. As revealed in "Yesterday", however, Diana reveals to Akko that she was also similarly envious towards Akko, due to being chosen as the welder of the Shiny Rod, on top of being able to openly express herself and her passions, something she feels she can't do due to having to uphold her family's traditions and the expectations she and others place on her.

* MutualEnvy: One of the biggest reasons why Akko disliked Diana for most of the series was out of insecurity and feelings of envy the girl's high social status and more skillful nature compared to her. As revealed in "Yesterday" however, Diana reveals to Akko that she was also similarly envious towards Akko, due to being chosen as the welder of the Shiny Rod, on top of being able to openly express herself and her passions, something she feels she can't do due to having to uphold her family's traditions and the expectations she and others place on her.

** This is one of the requirements of the Greenman disease to manifest. Unlike the Cavendish Family ritual, this one seems to be listed just to emphasis how ridiculous the conditions the Greenman disease needs to manifest (which includes the amount of CO2 exhaled at that exact moment and a specific tart being baked at an exact temperature).

Following the success of ''Anime/{{Little Witch Academia|2013}}'' and its sequel, ''[[Anime/LittleWitchAcademiaTheEnchantedParade The Enchanted Parade]]'', Creator/StudioTrigger [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-24/trigger-little-witch-academia-gets-tv-anime-series/.103587 announced]] the production of a full-length anime series based on the short films directed by Yoh Yoshinari. ''Little Witch Academia'' aired from January 8 to June 25, 2017 for a total of 25 episodes.

The series acts as an ContinuityReboot for the franchise and does things a bit differently from the films, but the overarching premise is similar. As 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 magic. Also, her idol Chariot is not regarded highly in the magical world, which considered her magic cheap party tricks.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: In regards to Vajarois and the sacrifice. While the muggle Akko finds the idea of a spirit devouring sacrificers to be horrifying and unnecessary and attempts to change it for the better, to the witches, it is simply a traditional ritual and an entertaining or embarrassing act, with none of them really batting an eye at the idea or attempting other ways to appease the spirit. In fact, Akko managing to appease and free the spirit in peace actually gets her disqualified entirely due to breaking tradition.

** While Akko and Amanda are still friends in this continuity, they're a bit more {{vitriolic|BestFriends}} than they were in ''The Enchanted Parade'' and the two butt heads a bit before becoming friends unlike in ''The Enchanted Parade'', where they get along immediately.