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Durazno Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#2301: Jul 29th 2019 at 1:49:38 PM

Also, come to think of it, just how omniscient is she? I was sort of assuming that a lot of what she told Akko in the Abyss was bluster to play the part of the spirit, but what if, for instance, she knew for a 100% fact that Akko wouldn't die at Wagandea?

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#2302: Jul 29th 2019 at 1:54:16 PM

Not like Chariot's work would've have helped in the long run. There's still a fundamental difference between the two as friends they couldn't resolve until the present day. Akko and Diana basically succeeded where their mentors could not.

Like, one of the big thematic takeaways is that no matter how great of a witch you can be on your own, you can't understand everything by yourself. You need a counterbalance to achieve creative harmony. It's not a perfect show, but in terms of themes and message, it's my absolute favorite Trigger work. The passion and metaphor of creativity really shines through.

ThorIngerman Since: Feb, 2018
#2303: Jul 30th 2019 at 4:41:10 AM

If she did, then Woodward has zero morality.

My take on Woodward is that despite how kind and supportive she seems to be, Woodward is as much a traditionalist as the stuck-ups at Luna Nova. Hell, the first time we see Woodward and Ursula together might have been the first time in years. She didn't do anything to help Chariot when she got roasted by the masses. I think the only reason she return is because like Croix use Akko to get to Chariot, she uses Chariot to get to Akko. When Chariot swore not to get Akko involve before she confronts Croix, that was when Woodward told Chariot You Have Outlive Your Usefullness.

ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2304: Sep 23rd 2019 at 7:50:34 PM

Apparently, the Little Witch Academia OVAs are leaving Netflix soon. sad (The series stays because it's a Netflix original.)

Better rewatch Enchanted Parade as soon as I can...

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#2305: Sep 23rd 2019 at 11:41:45 PM

RIP.

Also since I have it, might as well say the light novel is neat. It was released in 2017, but the west just got it translated this year. It's a short story that takes place between eps 4 and 5 and has Akko as first-person narrator.

TwilightPegasus Since: Apr, 2019
#2306: Sep 24th 2019 at 9:37:05 AM

Since the OV As are getting taken off Netflix soon, does that mean their English dubs will finally get a proper DVD/Blu-Ray release somewhere down the line?

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#2307: Sep 24th 2019 at 1:14:51 PM

I wouldn't say it's likely. The series itself has a better shot at getting a dubbed blueray than the specials. The series has kind of superseded them.

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#2308: Sep 24th 2019 at 2:11:41 PM

I was hoping the series would get a DVD/bluray release...

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ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2309: Sep 25th 2019 at 6:22:47 PM

If your name isn't Stranger Things, Netflix doesn't give you one, apparently.

I'd be willing to pay upwards of sixty bucks for a nice Blu-ray box set that includes both OVAs (or even just Enchanted Parade) plus the complete series in English and Japanese. LWA is my favorite anime and I hate that I can't put it on my shelf.

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#2310: Sep 25th 2019 at 6:40:16 PM

I've seen some DV Ds on ebay but they seem unlicensed, and some official ones on Amazon but they're from Japan and really expensive.

Edited by lalalei2001 on Sep 25th 2019 at 7:24:03 AM

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Neveratall Since: Apr, 2016
#2311: Sep 25th 2019 at 10:20:08 PM

So there's no chance of a second season now, right? They probably would have announced something by now if there was going to be something more.

ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2312: Sep 26th 2019 at 5:45:49 AM

It's not looking likely, but never say never. We're still getting that broom racing VR game, after all. Trigger obviously still believes in the property.

If there's a second season, I hope Lotte and Sucy finally get their due. I love Akko, but the other two basically disappeared in the second half of season one and that's no bueno.

Neveratall Since: Apr, 2016
#2313: Sep 26th 2019 at 3:18:04 PM

[up]Its unfortunate if there's no second season, since it seemed like the creator had some big plans for what he wanted to do.

"During interviews, Yoshinari said he wishes to create a second season that explores the history of characters like Diana Cavendish and Amanda O'Neill. The director also wants to create an anime spinoff series focused on the witch Shiny Chariot. He even suggested that the Night Fall (or Naito Foru) books in the anime might work as a standalone anime series"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Witch_Academia#Television_series

ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2314: Oct 4th 2019 at 9:19:15 PM

Ugh, I'd absolutely love all of that! Why isn't this anime more popular? It has great stories, great characters, and very funny jokes. Did Netflix somehow kill it? Would it have done better on cable or Crunchyroll or something?

Here's some good news, though—the OVAs are still on the 'flix. I guess they renewed that contract at the last minute.

Kotomikun Since: May, 2014
#2315: Oct 4th 2019 at 10:58:44 PM

Hard to say, really. Usually, how anime is dealt with overseas makes basically no difference because there's so little money in that for the creators, regardless of if it's on Netflix or Crunchyroll or whatever. But LWA is a strange case where the whole second OVA came from an overwhelmingly successful Kickstarter, and the series apparently grew out of that.

Which may actually be the problem. This show seems pretty unpopular in its home country. I don't know what the sales numbers were like for the discs (the Japanese ones, as opposed to the nonexistent overseas release), but the credits of Enchanted Parade has this huge list of the $300+ donors. Around 1% of those are Japanese names. And that's from a community accustomed to prices that make Aniplex of America look like a thrift store.

You never know, though; sometimes these things just get mired in Development Hell for several years. If they can figure out how to fund it, we might get another season. The interest is certainly there... in some parts of the world.

ScrewySqrl Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#2316: Oct 4th 2019 at 11:33:47 PM

[up][up] They aren't due to drop until Oct 9

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#2318: Oct 5th 2019 at 4:17:30 PM

The series had a good ending, so if it did get another season, I'd prefer a hefty Time Skip. At least a few years (maybe right after the girls graduate), maybe even a full generation (to show their kids going to the school).

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#2319: Oct 5th 2019 at 4:19:59 PM

Little Witch Enter The Work Force

Because hey we know Lotte wants to run a shop, Akko is going to Change the World Through Shininess, Diana is going to become head of family probably, and Barbara will backpack through Europe until she gets more characterization

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32ndfreeze Since: Mar, 2012
#2320: Oct 5th 2019 at 5:09:33 PM

I think I would like a hypothetical sequel series to start in their final year before graduation, and end with said graduation.

So time has passed, and their goals have changed, but it still lives up to the title of L Ittle Witch Academia.

Durazno Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#2321: Oct 5th 2019 at 5:58:48 PM

Also, we'd see how the world has changed since the happysplosion.

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
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#2322: Oct 5th 2019 at 7:19:31 PM

I just want best girl Diana to get more of a focus in a sequel.

ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2323: Oct 5th 2019 at 11:20:35 PM

Actually, Lotte is best girl.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#2324: Oct 5th 2019 at 11:56:13 PM

Agreed, Diana is indeed BG.

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ThriceCharming Since: Nov, 2013
#2325: Oct 7th 2019 at 4:36:58 PM

Man, y'all have some boring taste! Diana is okay, but she's the least interesting character after Jasminka. And I still haven't fully forgiven her for being kinda racist to Akko in Enchanted Parade.


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