Little Witch Academia is About Art School

[@Lavapasta]

Here's the official quote from Yoh Yohsinari: "Akko’s like someone who joined the industry out of passion but without actual technique, so she can’t draw clean lines for in-betweens. Yet she has that egocentric confidence about being able to draw good key frames despite that." Link to the full interview: wavemotioncannon.com/2017/01/03/yoh-yoshinari-interview-animestyle-032013-part-33/

[@samircom576]

Lavapasta no your not akko you want to be

[@careliz]

Subtitulos en español estaría bueno.

[@lightningman2222]

In conclusion: Animation is witchcraft

[@Eliza-ig9kz]

I like that idea 😏

[@milathecat5454]

Yes,

[@MatthewPrower]

we gonna burn the shit outta chuck jones

[@kellysmy]

When I watched this show, I was so inspired because she's like me. At school I wanted to be a artist but most of the people at my school never really accept that. Except for this person, my teacher. He was nice, sweet, funny, and caring. He supports everything I do and need, but when I heard I'll be moving into another school I wished I get to meet the same kind of personality like my teacher.

[@8ytan]

Luna Nova actually could be a college. LWA is set in England, where 'college' refers to an optional period of schooling from the ages 16-18. Akko is 16, and since her birthday is in June, at the end of the academic year, she's old enough to have finished high school and moved on to college.

[@khalidhenry3857]

I love Little Witch Academia. It teaches people to never give up on your dreams

[@cly7894]

The game animation sucks but 100% voiced owo

[@ClementineWazHere]

Same here shiny chariot inspired me to keep my grades up and work hard just like her and maybe one day I'll get to be just like her

[@Serioslump]

Khalid Henry I just adore how unabashedly sincere and passionate it is. Not a drop of cynicism. “Believing in myself is my magic”

[@Dewdear]

And the seven words are lessons too 1 ambition And a lot of others I didn't memorize

[@khalidhenry3857]

@@Dewdear 1.Noctu Orfei Aude Fraetor means "Strive for your ideal place". In full it is "Those that try to achieve their dreams must go through hardships. There may come times when you fail and lose sight of that dream. But you must never let the flame in your heart go out. Burn that flame brightly, and strive for your ideal place". 2.Phaidoari Afairynghor means "You do not get the things that you dream of, you get the things you work for". 3.Arae Aryrha means "Do not compare yourself with others, do what only you can do". 4.Mayenab Dysheebudo means "To see it through, patience is important". 5.Sybilladura Lelladybura means "When traditional and modern powers mingle, the gate to an unseen world will open". 6.Lyonne means "Thank you". 7.Phasansheer Shearylla means "Connect with other people, and your dreams will grow".

[@limelightraver5690]

Little witch academia is like an anime animated in the style of a Disney movie

[@raseruuu3742]

I think the "Nine Olde Witches" title is a reference to Walt Disney's "Nine Olde Men". Huge Legendary Animator guys.

[@Eliza-ig9kz]

@@raseruuu3742 So I am not the only one who thinks that, great!! 😀😍

[@TheOMGPoPCorn]

I'm usually not into anime, but might give this one a try.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

I guess professor Croy represents 3-D animation, if you look at what happened to Disney's 2-D apartment, it makes sense. 2-D has now just retreated into TV.

[@armandovillalobos4113]

I related a lot to this anime, I'm studying an engineering in digital animation, because I want to make games and of my inspirations is Sonic the Hedgehog

[@CheatingZubat]

I have to put in my two cents. I don't watch anime, not frequently. I saw the game release, or something, on Facebook's Playstation ad. Questioning what it was, I decided to investigate. It's now one of my favorite shows of all time. It's nothing but wholesome, feel good fun. You aren't getting your typical anime bullshit here. It's got a great message, it's not focusing on weaboo romance, and the ending was just poetic. Watch this.

[@FrostDrive]

I think something that wasn't mentioned (to avoid spoilers) but it had some deep meaning in this art context. The very think that inspired Akko so much, was actually the thing holding her back. Chariot draining Akko's magical power is part of the big metaphor.

[@MESIAS_ROCKET]

Fun fact, on the mobile game Super Robot Wars X-Ω (Cross Omega) there was a Little Witch Academia event to promote the oncoming game, when the Grand Charion was an available unit. Meaning that Akko & co. can fight alongside Gunbuster, Diebuster, Gurren Lagann, the EVAs, just to mention a few.

[@NendoNow]

Wow I had no idea LWA was inspired by that. It really gives it an even more meaningful POV for those wanting to become animators and not just witches haha.

[@AlienZizi]

This really struck a cord with me. I started watching Little Witch Academia right when I was preparing for entry exams for animation college. It not only inspired me from the similarities you mention, but also from the technical part as well. The animation in LWA is pure fun and I wanted to contribute to the library of fun works like this one. also as it turns out, the last episode of the anime aired just as I was rejected from the college. So at least I had the finale to cheer me up :)

[@TubeheadSkinnymike]

So how are you doing now? Have you been accepted into another animation school since then?

[@minhmc6422]

yesss me too :))

[@AlienZizi]

@@TubeheadSkinnymike I'm in textile design now! in hindsight, animation is way too hard to me and I'm actually glad i didn't get in. i do wish i was in a more artistic field like painting, but that's ok. textile design and science is broadening my skills and giving me more employment options ;)

[@Minixi-qr5nw]

Always related so much to Akko. I've made two years of cinema studies and I've always been the Akko of the group (not in terms of talent, but in terms of interest). It is so hard to be that little dreamer who likes fantasy, sci-fi, animated series and things like that while being surrounded by people who are interested in "deep author movies" and look down to lighter, fantasy stuff. Being around other artists, who have heavy social messages, when your art is about re-sparking that little flame in the eyes of people who stopped dreaming by using fictonial worlds is not a easy thing. And that's what I see in Little Witch Academia. A young art student who wants to create stuff not to change the world, but because she simply want people to have fun and be happy. One of the most fantastic thing about the show is how it has multiple layers. Akko is that little girl who tries so hard to make people laugh and dream in the show. But she's done it with us since the very beginning. When Akko is talking about showing to people how fantastic magic is, she's not only talking about the other characters. She's talking about us, the people watching her through our screen. The authors are Akko, searching to enlight us with the beauty of their magic and that makes that series so much deeper. Wish there was more.

[@mabimabi212]

There's something special about this anime that i couldn't just point my finger at.

[@rodney2x48]

No wonder I loved it: it was about something I was going through and could relate to.

[@smsrunner1862]

Omg a Speed Racer shout! I was not expecting that, I love it so much. I'm glad there are other people who recognize how good it is bc its so mocked in pop culture.

[@redfoster3823]

The parallels between this and my favorite anime (My Hero Academia) easily made this my second favorite. But it has it's own things that make it just as great, I really hope there will be another season like MHA. This video also made me want to get back to work on my art so thanks!

[@paulie5B]

I really enjoyed the how endearing Akko is. little witch academia is a show that doesn't get enough attention, the animation is beautiful. I never thought of it as an art school and it makes sense! cool video dude

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

6:32 It Is not *Actually a great movie* ... *IT IS, A GREAT MOVIE!* D:< ;0

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

5:49 Trigger xD [It's funny because In Space Patrol Luluco there's an episode entirely referenced to Little Witch Academia... which I figured out here ;]

[@thealliedpowers]

And here I thought I was being self-centered thinking the same.

[@putthemoneyinthebag7931]

I need season 2 though (by the way season 1 was separated up into 2 parts which means season 2 on netflix technically season 2 it's just the second part of season 1 thats why it keeps on going to season 1 ep 24)

[@mabelstar9132]

HARD WORK AND GUTS!

[@jacobgilliland9656]

I literally love your insight. It is amazing! Theres always depth to so many shows and theres always something to take from them

[@annisasabrina8259]

I know this show has 'something' that makes me love it so much either the films or the tv series. I fell in love so quickly the moment i laid eyes on the characters. The whole show feels fun and enjoyable and just entirely wholesome. For someone who are not into anime because they're usually ridiculous and smutty, they did a marvelous job on this one though flaws can be found here and there but totally worth your time checking out. The point is, i just wanted to say that i'm glad i came across this show. Well reviewed bud!

[@Kaskodiona]

i was literally waiting for a video discussing this topic! thank you, this was great

[@Micoolman]

Good video dude. Glad I found this. I never thought past the surface level of what LWA is and this video taught me something new about a show I really like.

[@heckyou2105]

Holy shit i was recommending my friends little witch aca then you just pulled out gurren lagann and i was recommending that too This is an amazing video, I've been trying to explain what LWA is about for a while.

[@glazeblazegg8860]

And you all know what hapoens to people who drop out of art school!

[@kellymacias7340]

I find it kinda ironic how LWA is a Metaphor for art achool struggles becauses it's being animated by one of the studios thats renounced for being the best animation studios out there. It feel like a show case for all the animators. "You didn't believe we could get here and look at us now." They made a show that vents out their frustrations while also working for the power house and I find that absolutely amazing

[@danwithaplan3742]

*Title* "Little Witch Academia: An anime about art school" *Me, who watched Honey & Clover and G.A Geijutsuka Art Design Class* _ok zoomer._ But seriously, great vid!

[@cherryblossom360]

I watched this so long ago. So glad I was able to find it again 💛

[@Outerpop]

7:06 *THE TRANSITION, I LOVE IT-*

[@TheSeventySin7]

Wow, great work. Your voice is really smooth and calm.

[@comic-fied8284]

Great great show! Watched everything LWA and I just want more! At least the game’s coming (Chamber of Time) which should give me my LWA fix. I don’t agree with everything you said in the video but great vid nonetheless. I wish they would find a way to continue Akko story (as you said, yes, Akko is a super interesting and relatable character) but after she *SPOILERS* returned Shiny Rod to the heavens I guess that was the sign that her story has come to an end. But the creator does want to continue LWA which is good enough for me. Chariot is also just as interesting as Akko and I would love to see how her story went. He also mentioned that he wanted to tell more of Diana’s and Amanda’s story which is great too because they’re really cool characters too. Lastly, I’d like to finish off with this: LWA is a really great show with superb female characters that does not shove into the viewers’ faces that they are female like what so many shows are doing nowadays. It has a really good script and each character had... you know... character. They had development, bond, traits that were interesting, etc. It didn’t matter what they had between their legs and it should be that way. Why can’t Hollywood get this? Beats me. Can’t wait for whatever LWA comes up with next! Hopefully it’ll live up to the high expectations they’ve set for themselves. And from what I’ve seen so far, I have a good feeling about it.

[@mattlucas169]

I would say it’s enjoyable.Basically kagaraki Sub voice actor is pretty popular as of now saying she’s did gon from Hunter x Hunter in the past

[@stchiao1209]

This year, I Hope Little Witch Academia creator Yoh Yoshinari and Trigger announced that they have ordered a Taiwan-wide exhibition and will produce a special exhibition for the 10th anniversary in five months.

[@joeco9513]

isn't it a shame that there is no physical release of this series? Episode 8 is goated.

[@twice8091]

I love this show

[@nicholasr156]

ADRINETTE Lover same my dude who best girl tho

[@tiaamdunord7817]

Interesting analogy

[@imtired3937]

I liked that the video ended dramatclly... But LWA is my fave anime! :D

[@applepiecomics3835]

“Akko Kagari”

[@SogonD.Zunatsu]

I think the idea that Art is Magic is super old, as in proper ancient. Alan Moore talked about it. If you think about it, you're going into the spiritual, immaterial realm and summoning things into the physical one.

[@FrostDrive]

I love this. Thank you for making it!

[@KNJfan]

I am the Akko of this world T~T

[@IamJerf]

I am too

[@KirbySonicTeam]

Wonderful video! You have convinced me to watch this show :) Thank You.

[@jimmyyin8572]

Speed x 1.25 so i won't blow my brains out.

[@darkfluoresce1915]

This is a good concept analysis. Is this an essay you wrote in college? It kind of sounds like it could be, lol

[@thebasicpad4651]

*Diakko fangirling*

[@psi0nics956]

btw Akko's name: "Akko" means "me" in Filipino(Ako) Edit: I spelled Filoponi or something haha, oops.

[@abandonedacc2223]

PsionicSwish 101 in my language, Bulgarian, Akko means poop (I was laughing the entire anime)

[@psi0nics956]

@@abandonedacc2223 Hahaha

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

@@psi0nics956 your username is mood af

[@psi0nics956]

@@wiandryadiwasistio2062 Why is that? :0

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

​@@psi0nics956 'telek' means 'poop' or 'shit' in javanese (my lingua franca. one of my favorite words tbh)

[@Just_John01]

Better animation than Burito including the fights☠️🙏

[@musicIistener]

im drunk this is a nice video i give it 40 thumbrs up out of 23

[@jirairaikei]

Its not an anime about Art School, as you can clearly see its an anime about a girl in a witch school!

[@kuroneco-j4n]

my hero academia and little witch academia? same timeline!

[@Lavapasta]

no

[@kuroneco-j4n]

well... they both have academia in there names

[@chieludz]

just a quick spoiler alert and all of this is also metaphorically,its true that this anime is really about art school,Im gonna write a whole esssay of this: So basically this anime is trying to tell you that you should never give up and in every each(or some episodes)teaches you about an advice like your in a theraphy session(not technically) theres an episode about why you should never try to be somebody else and theres also an episode where you should never look up to your idols but rather respect or support them.theres an episode about chariot or prof.ursula that she would tell everything to akko(also tell her shes chariot)but prof.ursula failed to tell her in time because prof. croix already told akko the truth and how all of this is about art school is about working hard like how akko learned how to cast spells and turn herself into any animal,Theres also this scene where she tries so hard to combined and perfect the statue(but ofc failed)but she didnt actually did bad on completing the statue.quote: two heads is better than 1,If you guys dont know what I mean then basically working together is better than working alone.THERES this episode also where akko tries to help Constanze but she refuses to help.akko tries so hard to convince her to help her and she finally did! And they manage to do what theyve work on.theres this really really good episode about magic will be forgotten and it reminded me so much about art I know art will still be a thing but what Im getting here is about the most expensive arts around the world that literally is a dot.If you dont know what I mean then Its basically those art were colors are just splatt into the illustration that probably tooked 10 min to make.Unlike people who actually has talent,Like making paint out of your hand and making a masterpeice or like bob ross who didnt get much paid or credit,THOSE are the people that actually works hard on their art. Like little witch academia magic will be forgotten and we all know it wont.And meaning to this "Art is t forgotten" thats the end of my essay and I havent actually watch the end of season 1 (or 2) Im only at ep 24 and 25 which im watching tonight lol, I do hope that one day art would find its true art again.

[@flameshana9]

Eh, I'm not sure I can agree with the the idea that magic = art in this show. Hard work and dedication winning the day isn't an uncommon theme in anime. Akko doesn't really want to tell a story and that's the whole purpose of art. Art is _visual_ communication. What would Akko's message be? Believe in yourself? Seek your dreams? Those are all common messages unrelated to producing works of art. Artists in my opinion have something they want to say, be it with words, sounds or pictures. Akko wants to be good at magic and share it with the world but not much else. Like how she wants to prove it's still useful. I would say liking art doesn't make you an artist, but producing it does. And magic can't be produced, only used. So it's more like a tool.

[@Lavapasta]

Alright, fair point, but what Akko does want is to replicate Chariot's performative style of magic, and in both The Enchanted Parade sequel film and the Samheim episode(s) of the TV series, Akko is using magic to create a visual performance for an audience. In The Enchanted Parade, she was also trying to visually communicate that witches are amazing and don't deserve to be shunned by society, while for the Samheim festival, she was putting on a comedy routine for an ancient spirit with the goal of making it laugh. Are parades considered art? Is a comedy routine art? What about simple drawings or abstract paintings on a canvas, are those worthy of being called art, even though there isn't a clear story being told? I think they are, because my definition of "art" isn't so much about having a story or a message, but about what it means to the audience and the artist themselves. Sometimes a random drawing doesn't always have a story behind it (yet), but it's still art; it still has meaning to the person who made it. What Little Witch Academia means to me is that it reminds me of myself as an artist; like Akko, I want to break into the industry and be like all the Shiny Chariots in my life by making spectacular animation, but I still need to work hard to polish my artistic skills to get to where I want to be. Maybe those themes and messages are as common as you say, but from my perspective as an artist, I can't help but notice how Little Witch Academia relates to the artistic world of animation.

[@knqii31]

Silver Chariot

[@Rick-nx3iy]

Yay

[@disactel8148]

I thought this would be shitpost that was supposed to be funny, instead I got an essay... I don't mind

[@cly7894]

100% voiced

[@cly7894]

Game

[@warmblanketsandsocks205]

Ack-A-deem-me-a

[@mechajay3358]

I'm guessing that animator Yohsinari was describing was himself right?

[@jongyon7192p]

If magic is art, what was the nuclear bomb a metaphor to? (but honestly, what kind of animator is diana? i love diana! pls talk more about diana.)

[@Lavapasta]

Diana is like the traditional fine arts student who is talented in things like painting, clay sculpting, and figure drawing in addition to animation, or is at least the traditional veteran animator who has the skill (and resources) to animate on old light tables with sheets of x-9 paper and plastic animation cels. She's like someone who's gone to private art schools all her life and thus hasn't met a person who doesn't come from that background until private high school/college, which is how I view her interactions with Akko at Luna Nova Academy.

[@CelticSpartian7334]

I love to ship izuku and akko

[@drawingstuff6660]

There is no such thing as "inherit talent/skill"

[@EmilioReyes_97]

its more like the ability comes easier to some then others. Though you have the right idea there's not just being born with talent you have to work in order to make it at your best

[@ftgihf467]

There is tho, obviously hard work is nessesary and more important but inherint talent is there

[@loveydovey8519]

At 0:05 what episode is that

[@Lavapasta]

It's from the original "Little Witch Academia" short film, which takes place in a different canon from the TV series and might be harder to find if you want to watch it.

[@larshenrik8900]

All three are on Netflix

[@skyhunteramvs9701]

Little Which academia charecters aren't some children's :| they are 16 years old so um q~p

[@mrcoolguy32]

lol no

[@XAVIERNOW]

Akko's character is trash in the show. She has like zero development and is a harassment from beginning til end. Haven't seen the movies yet though.

[@nicholasr156]

XAVIERNOW in the manga and enchanted parade diana is just a bitch

[@mrcoolguy32]

THANK YOU, she completely ruined the show for me

[@tjofcarolina64]

A harassment? What do you mean

[@ashermack2543]

Hugely disagree

[@bellverom1626]

No offense but that's a big ass lie,akko development was amazing,she learned I lot of magic and spells,learned how to fly and became a better person for her friends