The Witchcraft School of Akko is a unique institution that encompasses the mystical and magical traditions of the Middle East. Located in the ancient city of Akko, Israel, it has been attracting students from all over the world who are interested in learning the ancient art of witchcraft. The school offers a diverse range of courses and workshops that cover various aspects of this ancient craft. One of the main draws of the Witchcraft School of Akko is its faculty, which consists of experienced and knowledgeable practitioners of witchcraft. These teachers come from different backgrounds and possess a wide range of expertise, ensuring that students receive a well-rounded education. Moreover, the school's location in the heart of Akko provides a vibrant and energetic atmosphere that further enhances the learning experience.
While the story mainly has an intro and various short adventure chapters, the ending leaves on mysterious note, where you learn a bit more about the school and are left wondering where Volume 2 will be headed!
The characters personalities shine with each page and even if characters are shown for a short time, you really get a feel for who they are and the art dialogue really captures the spirit of each character. We all know that Akko and the girls are 15 16 and also that could be the first year since they started there from the very basic, things like how to fly on a broom , how to cast a basic spell , knowing other magic languages , casting verbal spells with a wand.
Summary: “Reach out your hand, and your story will begin!”
Those words changed young Atsuko “Akko” Kagari forever, sparking in her a lifelong dream of becoming a real witch. Now she’s been accepted to the same school as her childhood hero, Shiny Chariot-the prestigious Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy. As the only student to come from a non-magical family, Akko finds herself surrounded by prodigies from around the world, but giving up isn’t in her vocabulary. Whether it’s making friends, proving the doubters wrong, or just flying on a broom, Akko is going to make her fantasy a reality!
My Rating: ★★★★☆ ½
My Thoughts: Little Witch Academia Volume 1 follows Akko who dreams of being a witch and finds herself attending the Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy! With fun adventures and a delightful cast of characters, this is a great start as an adaptation for fans of the show and those unfamiliar with the series!
Little Witch Academia is easily one of my all-time favorite animes! I watched it when it first was released as a short film and fell in love with it!
If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it (start with the 2013 short) and then the series on Netflix! While the manga is definitely a great intro for those who’ve never seen it, the show is also just fantastic from the characters, world, story, etc. that you should definitely check it out (you won’t be disappointed)!
It basically follows Akko Kagari, who comes from a non-magical family, and her adventures as she attends Luna Nova, an all female school for witches. She’s always wanted to be a witch just like her childhood hero who inspired her, Shiny Chariot! She attends as one of only a couple non-traditional attendees at the school and makes new friends like Lotte & Sucy!
Though she gets into quite a bit of trouble, she doesn’t give up on her dream to become a witch and has such wacky adventures along the way!
From Akko’s first day, to a competitive volleyball match, the case of a mysterious broom by the name of The Shooting Star, & plan for a birthday party, she gets into some fun and interesting situations!
Just like in the anime, we meet familiar faces like Lotte & Sucy, the students Akko first meets that help her out on her way to Luna Nova & who end up becoming her best friends/roommates!
Then there’s Diana Cavendish, Akko’s “rival” who always butts heads with her! The two don’t get really get along, but there’s definitely moments where (while they don’t admit it) they see eye-to-eye on certain things & may even have more in common than they first assume!
And there’s also Amanda O’Neill, who’s a bit of a rebel and is a bit brash with Akko, but they definitely form a bond + beginnings of a friendship in this volume! (Their dynamic on the show is also really great 😍 ♥ )
While the story mainly has an intro and various short adventure chapters, the ending leaves on mysterious note, where you learn a bit more about the school and are left wondering where Volume 2 will be headed!
The art was done just like it is in the show & if you ever see it in person, the cover design is so beautiful & colorful!
The characters personalities shine with each page and even if characters are shown for a short time, you really get a feel for who they are and the art/dialogue really captures the spirit of each character!
And for fans of the show, its also just a great addition to the Little Witch Academia universe! While it definitely goes in a bit of a different direction than the show & intro short, its still such a fun read!
Little Witch Academia Volume 1 is a fun, magical introduction & addition to the Little Witch Academia series! You’ll get immersed into the world of the Luna Nova Academy and as you follow Akko on all her adventures, you’ll definitely want Volume 2!
My Thoughts: Little Witch Academia Volume 1 follows Akko who dreams of being a witch and finds herself attending the Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy! With fun adventures and a delightful cast of characters, this is a great start as an adaptation for fans of the show and those unfamiliar with the series!Little Witch Academia Vol. 1 by Yoh Yoshinari Review
Summary: “Reach out your hand, and your story will begin!”
Those words changed young Atsuko “Akko” Kagari forever, sparking in her a lifelong dream of becoming a real witch. Now she’s been accepted to the same school as her childhood hero, Shiny Chariot-the prestigious Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy. As the only student to come from a non-magical family, Akko finds herself surrounded by prodigies from around the world, but giving up isn’t in her vocabulary. Whether it’s making friends, proving the doubters wrong, or just flying on a broom, Akko is going to make her fantasy a reality!
My Rating: ★★★★☆ ½
My Thoughts: Little Witch Academia Volume 1 follows Akko who dreams of being a witch and finds herself attending the Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy! With fun adventures and a delightful cast of characters, this is a great start as an adaptation for fans of the show and those unfamiliar with the series!
Little Witch Academia is easily one of my all-time favorite animes! I watched it when it first was released as a short film and fell in love with it!
If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it (start with the 2013 short) and then the series on Netflix! While the manga is definitely a great intro for those who’ve never seen it, the show is also just fantastic from the characters, world, story, etc. that you should definitely check it out (you won’t be disappointed)!
It basically follows Akko Kagari, who comes from a non-magical family, and her adventures as she attends Luna Nova, an all female school for witches. She’s always wanted to be a witch just like her childhood hero who inspired her, Shiny Chariot! She attends as one of only a couple non-traditional attendees at the school and makes new friends like Lotte & Sucy!
Though she gets into quite a bit of trouble, she doesn’t give up on her dream to become a witch and has such wacky adventures along the way!
From Akko’s first day, to a competitive volleyball match, the case of a mysterious broom by the name of The Shooting Star, & plan for a birthday party, she gets into some fun and interesting situations!
Just like in the anime, we meet familiar faces like Lotte & Sucy, the students Akko first meets that help her out on her way to Luna Nova & who end up becoming her best friends/roommates!
Then there’s Diana Cavendish, Akko’s “rival” who always butts heads with her! The two don’t get really get along, but there’s definitely moments where (while they don’t admit it) they see eye-to-eye on certain things & may even have more in common than they first assume!
And there’s also Amanda O’Neill, who’s a bit of a rebel and is a bit brash with Akko, but they definitely form a bond + beginnings of a friendship in this volume! (Their dynamic on the show is also really great 😍 ♥ )
While the story mainly has an intro and various short adventure chapters, the ending leaves on mysterious note, where you learn a bit more about the school and are left wondering where Volume 2 will be headed!
The art was done just like it is in the show & if you ever see it in person, the cover design is so beautiful & colorful!
The characters personalities shine with each page and even if characters are shown for a short time, you really get a feel for who they are and the art/dialogue really captures the spirit of each character!
And for fans of the show, its also just a great addition to the Little Witch Academia universe! While it definitely goes in a bit of a different direction than the show & intro short, its still such a fun read!
Little Witch Academia Volume 1 is a fun, magical introduction & addition to the Little Witch Academia series! You’ll get immersed into the world of the Luna Nova Academy and as you follow Akko on all her adventures, you’ll definitely want Volume 2!
Moreover, the school's location in the heart of Akko provides a vibrant and energetic atmosphere that further enhances the learning experience. The curriculum of the Witchcraft School of Akko is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of witchcraft. From spellcasting and divination to potion-making and herbalism, the courses cover a wide array of topics.
“You’re a witch, Akko.” — Little Witch Academia and the Mundane
Part of the craft in creating a magical world involves the mundane. Magic and fantasy worlds are created in contrast to the comparatively dull world in which we live our everyday lives. This contrast is important in selling a magical world to a reader or viewer of a specific fantasy franchise, whether it’s by forcing these two worlds to collide, lengthy and involved world-building that induces total immersion, or a protagonist who is new to the magical world in question and discovering it along with us. Last year, Flying Witch used Japanese rural life as a backdrop for witch-in-training Makoto Kowata. We discovered the wonder of pastoral Japan through the eyes of Makoto, and the wonders of her magic through the eyes of her young cousin, Chinatsu Kuramoto.
The most obvious, and popular, example of this is the titular Harry Potter of the Harry Potter franchise — now a veritable empire with facets upon facets of the wizarding world to discover. Even without Harry himself to take our hand and lead us from the mundane muggle world to the magical, Harry Potter already encourages complete and total engagement due to its attention to every last detail.
Although Harry is a wizard, he was raised as an average muggle — cupboard beneath the stairs and emotional abuse aside — and doesn’t discover his powers or the wizarding world until he turns 11 years-old. This allows us to explore the wizarding world through Harry’s eyes, our own eyes widening in awe at lengthy descriptions of moving staircases in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, ghosts, moving pictures, and what it feels like to fly on a broom or levitate a feather. By contrast, Harry Potter gives us Draco Malfoy, or, for someone closer to Harry himself, Ron Weasley who have lived as wizards their entire lives.
Stuck somewhere between Harry Potter and Ron Weasley is Little Witch Academia‘s Akko Kagari.
“Speaking of awful, I heard a rumor about the new students. It seems one of them isn’t of witch blood.”
-Luna Nova witch at the Leyline Terminal, Little Witch Academia, Episode 1
Akko is an odd case. There’s no Luna Nova letter, no dramatic moment where a half-giant tells Akko that she’s a witch — she simply chooses to become one.
Through her, Little Witch Academia strikes out on its own with a somewhat unique approach to mixing the magical and mundane. In the world of Little Witch Academia the series, the average person is aware of magic and is either unconcerned with it or views magic as a tourist attraction — seasoned witches are heard complaining about tourists at the Leyline Terminal. They also introduce the concept that witches are bred through a bloodline, not learned, although Akko was accepted to the prestigious magical academy Luna Nova despite her commoner blood.
In the Little Witch Academia OVAs, Akko is looked down upon by Diana and company not for her lack of magical blood but for her idolization of Shiny Chariot, who is thought to be somewhat of a fraud in the magical realm. Friction between natural-born witches and learned commoners like Akko will presumably remain in the background throughout the series’ run — especially with the upcoming introduction of Diana Cavendish — an interesting addition to the world of Luna Nova.
The opening scene of Little Witch Academia shows a young and eager Akko at Shiny Chariot’s magical show. This inspires her to become a witch, in the same vein that attending the Boston Symphony Orchestra at a young age inspired me to take piano lessons and learn music — despite the mentions of bloodlines, magic also appears as an available talent that seemingly anyone can pursue. For me, at that time, the thought of playing Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” was magical. For Akko, Shiny Chariot’s magical show places her on the path towards learning actual witchcraft.
When introducing herself to Sucy Manbavaran, Akko reveals that she tried to buy a magic kit online but didn’t know what to do with it. She meets Lotte Yanson after attempting to climb the vines on the sides of the Leyline Terminal to Luna Nova, doggedly trying to make her way forward without the necessary broom to fly her there. Luna Nova doesn’t give her help because she wasn’t born a witch — Hogwarts, for example, provides even muggle-born students with a list of required items — Akko comes to the terminal without even the basic knowledge of what a Leyline is, or how to get to the school. Although Akko is presented as a warm-hearted but self-centered dunce, she has a lot of catching up to do that involves no small amount of hard work and training.
The idea that magic can be learned rather than born into is a subtle difference that makes Little Witch Academia unique. It additionally serves as a way for Akko, and us by extension, to be continuously wowed by her new magical surroundings. If the opening sequence is anything to go by, Akko will figure out how to fly on a broom just as well as her peers eventually. The question is of how she’ll get there.
Stuck somewhere between Harry Potter and Ron Weasley is Little Witch Academia‘s Akko Kagari.
Students are encouraged to explore their interests and deepen their knowledge in areas that resonate with them. In addition to classroom teachings, the school also organizes practical workshops and excursions to ancient sites and sacred locations. These hands-on experiences allow students to apply the knowledge they have learned and gain a deeper connection with the mystical energies that surround them. The Witchcraft School of Akko is renowned for its commitment to preserving and honoring the ancient traditions of witchcraft. It places a strong emphasis on ethics and moral responsibility, teaching students to use their skills for the greater good and not for personal gain. This focus on integrity and responsibility sets the school apart from other institutions in the field. Overall, the Witchcraft School of Akko provides a unique and enriching educational experience for those interested in the mystical arts. With its experienced faculty, comprehensive curriculum, and commitment to ethics, it is the ideal place for aspiring witches to cultivate their craft and explore the ancient wisdom of witchcraft..
Reviews for "Unveiling the Magical Arts Taught at the Witchcraft School of Akko"
1. John - 2/5 stars - I was really excited to watch "The Witchcraft School of Akko," but I ended up disappointed. The storyline felt disjointed and confusing, and the characters were underdeveloped. The acting was also subpar, with some of the performances feeling forced. Overall, I expected more from this show and found it to be a letdown.
2. Sarah - 1/5 stars - I couldn't even finish watching "The Witchcraft School of Akko." The dialogue was incredibly cheesy and cliché, making it hard to take the show seriously. The special effects were also poorly executed and looked amateurish. It's a shame because the concept had potential, but the execution fell flat.
3. Michael - 2/5 stars - As a fan of the fantasy genre, I was looking forward to "The Witchcraft School of Akko." However, I found the plot to be predictable and lacking originality. The acting was stiff and unconvincing, and the character development was minimal. The show left me underwhelmed and wanting more substance.
4. Emma - 2/5 stars - I found "The Witchcraft School of Akko" to be overly simplistic and geared towards a younger audience. The writing lacked depth and complexity, making it hard for me to fully engage with the story. The production value also appeared low, with noticeable technical flaws. Overall, I felt like the show didn't reach its full potential and failed to captivate me as a viewer.
5. Mark - 3/5 stars - "The Witchcraft School of Akko" had some interesting ideas, but they were poorly executed. The pacing was slow, and the plot took too long to develop. Additionally, the characters felt one-dimensional, and the performances were mediocre at best. I wanted to like this show, but it fell short of my expectations.