Far from being childish, this little gem is fun for everyone (though it doesn't share Shrek's gleeful love for sexual innuendo). It's fun, and reminds me of why I need to be less tolerant of those angsty action-thrillers like Arve Rezzle that seem to make up the meat of today's anime industry. Voice-acting is probably my primary gripe, but it's not so bad that it distracts from the episode. The animation is brilliant, with the art differing just enough from the conventions of the Japanese style to make me completely fall in love with it. The humour is solid and hits you enough to make even the most stoic individual smile a bit. It's almost Disney-esque, with genuinely loveable and quirky characters, a strong and functional, if not particularly complex, story and a completely uplifting tone.

As someone with a rather cold demeanour, and who typically enjoys a dark thriller or gore-heavy action series, it may come across as somewhat surprising when I say that LWA is my favourite of the three. I'm giving my little mini reviews to the other episodes simply to give my review of Little Witch Academia some context. Arve Rezzle feels like the pilot to a full series, and as such offers very little closure,īut it has some nice ideas, even if those are undermined slightly by some rather half-baked characterisation and poorly executed exposition. Death Billiards is pretty good, but it feels a bit pretentious, shoving a little philosophical question down your throat but not really making you think that much. All 4 are about half-an-hour long, so they're pretty concise with their story. Much like the creator of this little gold nugget, I'll be keeping this review short, but sweet.Īside from Ryo, which I can't seem to find anywhere (if you happen to know a site, a link would be very helpful), I've seen all of the Anime Mirai 2013 films.

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