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Little Witch Academia
A believing heart is your magic.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Megumi Han
Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (voice)
25 eps
Michiyo Murase
Sucy Manbavaran (voice)
25 eps
Fumiko Orikasa
Lotte Yanson (voice)
25 eps
Chinatsu Akasaki
Barbara Parker (voice)
25 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Diana Cavendish (voice)
25 eps
Noriko Hidaka
Ursula Callistis (voice) / Shiny Chariot (voice)
25 eps
Arisa Shida
Amanda O'Neill (voice)
25 eps
Ryosuke Kanemoto
Andrew Hanbridge (voice)
25 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Little Witch Academia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Little Witch Academia reads strongest on Spectacle, Humour and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on she wanted to be just like her. Enrolling at Luna Nova Magical Academy and having no magical background, can she become a witch like her idol Shiny Chariot?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Undead Travelogue
On a trip off school grounds, Akko breaks the no-magic rule and raises a skeleton from the dead. When it runs off, she and her friends must chase it.
- Written by Nanami Higuchi
S01E06
The Fountain
Unable to master even basic transformation magic, Akko is relegated to her room and must miss the welcome party for a VIP and his handsome son.
- Directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima
- Written by Michiru Shimada
S01E13
Samhain Magic Festival
As the festival draws nearer, Akko has a novel idea for spicing up the sacrificial ceremony. But she'll need a lot of help to pull it off.
- Directed by Hideyuki Satake
- Written by Michiru Shimada
S01E18
Stanship Take Off!
As the annual Wild Hunt approaches, Akko tries to help her taciturn classmate Constanze, with mixed results. Professor Croix hatches a plot.
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira
S01E08
Akko's Adventure in Sucyworld
After drinking an experimental brew, Sucy falls into a deep sleep and won't wake up. To save her, Lotte sends Akko into Sucy's mushroom-filled dream.
- Directed by Masato Nakazono
- Written by Kimiko Ueno
S01E02
Pappiliodya
Akko is excited when her classes finally start, but learning magic turns out to be boring. Worse, her classmates make fun of her for admiring Chariot.
- Directed by Masato Nakazono
- Written by Michiru Shimada
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kimitaka SuzukiProducer
- David LeeExecutive Producer
- Yoshiki UsaProducer
- Keiji OtaExecutive Producer
- Masahiko OtsukaExecutive Producer
- Takanori AkiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Michiru ShimadaWriter
- Masahiko OtsukaWriter
- Yu SatoWriter
- Kimiko UenoWriter
- Nanami HiguchiWriter
Direction
- Yoshihiro MiyajimaDirector
- Hideyuki SatakeDirector
- Koji AritomiDirector
- Shigeki AwaiDirector
- Masato NakazonoDirector
- Yuichi ShimodairaDirector
Cinematography
- Naoki YorozuDirector of Photography
Music
- Michiru OshimaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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