It's sad to see this one end. Witchcraft Works, while not one of the best anime's to air this Winter season, it came pretty damn close. Visually appealing, enthralling fight scenes and a grand sense of fun set this anime apart and adds to it's worth not to mention that ending song.
Witchcraft Works plot is pretty basic for your typical Romance/Action/Fantasy/Comedy. It follows, Takamiya Honoka, a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school's "Princess" (which get's him beat by her fanclub). In trying to escape them, and through a series of rather unfortunate events, he ends up being saved by Kagari (she is mad OP). Resulting in him finding out that she is actually a witch and there is an almost like "gang" war between the Workshop and Tower witches. This is the story of Takamiya trying to survive and Kargari and his love. But don't let this horrible synopsis deter you from watching it.
The characters are highly likable, even if some lack real importance, they all grow on you to some extent. You even begin to want to know more about secondary characters than some of the main characters.
Takamiya's Mom has got it going on!
What makes Witchcraft Works amazing is everything else.
J.C. Staff have always managed to deliver us visually appealing anime. In fact they are a personal favorite when it comes to animation studios (Bones being another personal favorite). Having delivered us quality anime for years (from things like Slayers and Utena to Railgun. Golden Time and everything in between. (Excel Saga, anyone?)). It was no wonder why I was immediately taken in by Witchcraft Works. I was hooked, by the time the first episodes ended, I was telling my friends to check it out. The show was beautiful. I looked forward to Wednesdays
I craved the bright, vibrant colors of the world they painted. The world of Witchcraft Works always managed to keep me entertained. Humor is everywhere here from highly comedic "bad guys" to simple background characters antics (Llama anyone?) it keeps your attention and often demands it or else you will miss tiny, funny background quips. Everyone just wants to have fun, be it protecting the one they love or running around the background trying hard just to progress themselves.
Look at this. Stunning.
The fight scenes and magic are as equally stunning when it comes to artwork. The way the characters 'transform' and evolve was simply beautiful. I personal love each costume change Kagari goes through.
One of my personal favorites.
The OST is decent, nothing to write home about but not horrible. The Opening is is very well done however it was cut very awkwardly. If you were to listen to it, look up the full version, it's much better. The ending however (see the video up top) is perfect. Catchy, cute, humorous and absolutely adorable. I never thought I would be one to enjoy characters being tortured so much but there it is. All the chibi cute torture glory.
Overall, if you're looking for something funny, visually appealing with the potential to grow on you and can get past the mild lack of story structure. The bonus, there are so many characters to fall in love with and so many options when it comes to awesome outfits, it's a cosplay dreamworld. Witchcraft Works is a must to check out.
Witchcraft Works can be found Streaming at Crunchyroll.com
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