The opening scene of Little Witch Academia shows a young and eager Akko at Shiny Chariot’s magical show. 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. 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. 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 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. Through her, Little Witch Academia strikes out on its own with a somewhat unique approach to mixing the magical and mundane. 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. Luna Nova witch at the Leyline Terminal, Little Witch Academia, Episode 1Īkko is an odd case. It seems one of them isn’t of witch blood.” “Speaking of awful, I heard a rumor about the new students. Stuck somewhere between Harry Potter and Ron Weasley is Little Witch Academia‘s Akko Kagari. 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. 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. 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.Īlthough 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. 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. 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. Last year, Flying Witch used Japanese rural life as a backdrop for witch-in-training Makoto Kowata. 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. Magic and fantasy worlds are created in contrast to the comparatively dull world in which we live our everyday lives. Part of the craft in creating a magical world involves the mundane. Akko Kagari, Little Witch Academia, Episode 1 I don’t really understand the basics all that well. “I ordered a magic learning kit online but I had no idea what to do with it.
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