Little Witch Academia

2013 0h 26m JA

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 188

ActionAnimationComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Inspired by a magician named Shiny Chariot, the lively Akko Kagari enters the Little Witch Academy with the dream of one day becoming as cool as her idol.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Megumi Han
Akko Kagari (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Lotte Yanson (voice)
Michiyo Murase
Sucy Manbavaran (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Diana Cavendish (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Professor Ursula (voice)
Chinatsu Akasaki
Barbara (voice)
Eri Nakao
Hanna (voice)
Hisako Kyoda
Old Teacher (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoh Yoshinari
Writers: Masahiko Otsuka, Yoh Yoshinari
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Little Witch Academia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoh Yoshinari, shot by Toyonori Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kentaro Tsubone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoh Yoshinari directs. Toyonori Yamada behind the camera. Michiru Oshima scores. Kentaro Tsubone cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Part of the "Little Witch Academia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Yoh Yoshinari, shot by Toyonori Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Kentaro Tsubone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Megumi Han and Fumiko Orikasa and Michiyo Murase carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt2704454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "witch", "flying", "magic", "competition".