Little Witch Academia
2013 • TRIGGER
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 2013
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- TRIGGER
- Genres
- Comedy · Fantasy
For young witches everywhere, the world-renowned witch Shiny Chariot reigns as the most revered and celebrated role model. But as the girls age, so do their opinions of her—now just the mention of Chariot would get a witch labeled a child. However, undeterred in her blind admiration for Chariot, ordinary girl Atsuko Kagari enrolls into Luna Nova Magical Academy, hoping to someday become just as mesmerizing as her idol.
However, the witch academy isn't all the fun and games Atsuko thought it would be: boring lectures, strict teachers, and students who mock Chariot plague the campus. Coupled with her own ineptness in magic, she's seen as little more than a rebel student. But when a chance finally presents itself to prove herself to her peers and teachers, she takes it, and now it's up to her to stop a rampaging dragon before it flattens the entire academy.
Little Witch Academia is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.
Positive response to the movie led Studio Trigger to run a Kickstarter funding a sequel, which surpassed its funding goal.
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Little Witch Academia was produced by Studio TRIGGER as part of the 2013 Young Animator Training Project, an initiative funded by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs to nurture emerging talent in the industry. The project was conceived as a way to provide younger animators with the opportunity to work on a high-quality, standalone short film, and it quickly became the breakout success of the initiative, drawing widespread acclaim for its kinetic energy and imaginative storytelling.
The film was directed and designed by Yoh Yoshinari, an esteemed animator known for his distinct, fluid style. Yoshinari aimed to create a magical world that captured the charm of classic European animation while infusing it with the dynamic, expressive character acting characteristic of his work at TRIGGER. The film's critical reception was overwhelmingly positive, with audiences and critics alike praising the vibrant art direction and the nostalgic, adventurous spirit of the narrative, which ultimately paved the way for a successful franchise, including a sequel and a television series.
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