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In light of the upcoming TV anime that is coming out for Little Witch Academia for the Winter 2017 season, I decided to sample this short that helped spawn the series in the same way Death Billiards later brought about Death Parade. The short is a light comedy that gets many of its laughs off the naivette of our energetic lead Akko trying to learn magic at a school for witches in spite of her mediocre showings with using it. I found myself getting some glee out of the comedy at many points and the short builds up to a major conflict when one of the students accidentally unseals a dragon during a test. The character designs are made to be cute and appealing, but not to the ludicrous degrees that many modern moe titles tend to do. In addition, the animation is quite fluid with natural movement and some impressive animated sequences that include broom flying scenes from any of the witches and the climactic fight with the mentioned dragon. Overall, this is a fun and charming little short with what it offers up, though I hope its upcoming TV series can provide it with additional depth as it could run the risk of being stagnant with time if there isn't enough time provided to exploring more about its world and characters beyond the antics of Akko and her friends.
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