Little Witch Academia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Akko Kagari is an ordinary girl who joins the renowned witch academy for witch girls, Luna Nova Academy. When she was younger, she went to Magical Festa, a magic show hosted by a witch named Shiny Chariot. Akko was so mesmerized and inspired by Shiny Chariot's performance that she dreamed to someday be a "cool" witch like her. This young and impressionable Akko takes Shiny Chariot's words as her own motto: "Never forget, a believing heart is your magic".

Series details

• Title: Little Witch Academia
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2017-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-06-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 21911
• IMDb ID: tt6352180
• TVDB ID: 318161

Cast and credited roles

• Fumiko Orikasa — Lotte Yanson
• Megumi Han — Atsuko "Akko" Kagari
• Michiyo Murase — Sucy Manbavaran
• Arisa Shida — Amanda O'Neill
• Noriko Hidaka — Shiny Chariot
• Reina Ueda — Jasminka Antonenko
• Rie Murakawa — Constanze
• Yōko Hikasa — Diana Cavendish

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-08; final listed air date 2017-06-25; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Little Witch Academia on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.