WhateverItTakes
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Oh damn I only just realised Diana's fanclub are Hannah and Barbara.
Hanna Barbera.
Jeeeeeeeeeeeez.
Hanna Barbera.
Jeeeeeeeeeeeez.
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Little Witch Academia TV |OT| Season 2 up on Netflix Aug 15
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meltingparappa
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To play devil's advocate, it's probably to finish dubbing.ugh what is netflix doing? Really wanted to watch thisWhy release it in two parts?
Although REALLY, it's just further stoking the inadvertent incentive for people to pirate it after they finish the first half.
That's what I was thinking, but still. can't they just update with dubs later?
Maybe Netflix demographics are different and only watch dubbed, but whatever.
I'll just wait until the second half comes out to watch it.
KenzinFive
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Man, I subbed to this thread before the show even started and I patiently waited for Netflix to release the series before I actually began watching.
Now you're telling me they were lazy with the subbing? Come on now. What sucks is that TRIGGER is arguably one of the few anime studios I've seen who generally try to make sure English is used correctly in their shows. Maybe it comes from their love/appreciation of Western animation. That example of "A believing heart is your magic" appearing as text within the show itself is proof of that.
I guess I'll wait for the dub? I'm pretty tolerant of dubs even if they are just OK and LWA feels like the kind of show that would feel better to watch in English due to all of its Western influences.
Now you're telling me they were lazy with the subbing? Come on now. What sucks is that TRIGGER is arguably one of the few anime studios I've seen who generally try to make sure English is used correctly in their shows. Maybe it comes from their love/appreciation of Western animation. That example of "A believing heart is your magic" appearing as text within the show itself is proof of that.
I guess I'll wait for the dub? I'm pretty tolerant of dubs even if they are just OK and LWA feels like the kind of show that would feel better to watch in English due to all of its Western influences.
You can always check out the fansubs. They have a better translation and Trigger knows that's how most people watched it.
SolicitorPirate
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So I'm only up to episode 7 at the moment, but this entire series is just a giant metaphor for the animation industry, isn't it?
I've started watching the dub, what there is of it on Netflix for now. Might seek out fansubs or something, but I think I can wait since I've already waited so long for this to come out anyway.
WhateverItTakes
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I saw an interview citing it as such. Not that I realised when I was watching! Can definitely see the parallels though with being obsessed with your idols.
Flying Toaster
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The new idea of releasing half a season or what feels like half a season and waiting is pissing me off.
First Voltron now this. I get to episode 13 finish it and bam season over.
First Voltron now this. I get to episode 13 finish it and bam season over.
SolicitorPirate
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I think it was when the show started hammering the fact that magic was getting increasingly outmoded that the parallels really struck me.
Also, the criticism of Shiny Chariot being all flash and no substance is the same criticism often levelled at Trigger themselves.
BrokenFiction
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I just started watching - first the 2013 and 2015 short films, and now the series, and it's very enchanting. It really finds it's voice and footing in Night Fall (4) but escalates to wonderful in Akko's Adventures in Sucy (8) and Undead Travelogue (9). Waiting for the second half stinks, though.
Kain-Nosgoth
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just realised there was two short before the serie! I'm currently at episode 8, should i still watch both of them before continuing?
The OVAs and series are completely independent from each other. Certain characters like Diana are completely different in them too so you won't spoil yourself from watching them. It's upto you if you want watch it whenever since it's pretty much just the prototype LWA.
Kain-Nosgoth
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thanks, will watch the OVA first then!
Yeah, definitely my favorite episode so far.
Btw. I just realized that the anime is even available with a German dub. They usually suck when it comes to comedy in an anime series but this one is actually quite good.
Akko's German VA is really fitting and catches her spirit in a nice way and Sucys's actress totally kills it (even though she sounds totaly different than her Japanese voice).
Anyone else watching it in German?
NipplesAndToes23
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I just watched the first episode. I like this. I didn't even realize this had dubs until just starting episode 2, but I'm not sure what I should watch. English? Japanese, or Spanish?
Japanese. I like to believe in English dubs (My Hero Academia is fantastic), but Little Witch is pretty poor IMO. No idea about the Spanish dub.
Japanese.
Decide for yourself? You can switch tracks on the fly.
NipplesAndToes23
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I went with Spanish since I need to finish learning it. Just finished episode 4. Lotte is one of those people that's afraid of success. You think I'd turn that shit down? That author probably makes a ton of money.
NipplesAndToes23
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Yo, when that girl pulled out that glock i was rollin! She better be a playable character in the game. They witches and this one here pulling out guns and rocket launchers. That was pretty clever episode.
NipplesAndToes23
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Is no one else watching this?
Most people already watched it when it was airing in Japan because Netflix was being obnoxious about airing it
BrokenFiction
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I just finished the first half recently and loved it. Shame Netflix split it up, but they seem to be doing that with a bunch of their shows lately.
NipplesAndToes23
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I just finished episode 8. I can't remember the last time I've seen the angel and devil consciouses on TV.
meltingparappa
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The first Little Witch OVA was a savior of anime, and one of the most charming, freshest and beautifully animated shorts in a long time.
A month after this show is on US Netflix, this thread only has nine pages.
Even ignoring the uneven potential of the series, what a bungle this distribution has been.
NipplesAndToes23
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Okay, I see Diana wants to lay up with Kagari.
I'm curious how a pretty Sucy looks like.
I'm curious how a pretty Sucy looks like.
NipplesAndToes23
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OH MY GOSH
URSULA IS SHINY CHARIOT!
Is this real or are you joking rn because that was pretty clear from pretty early on I thought
NipplesAndToes23
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No, not at all. Why do people always do that to me on this forum?
Wait, how far are you because I swear like every third scene with
Ursula is about her being Chariot.
Because Netflix doesn't know what its doing.
NipplesAndToes23
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Finally finished watching season 1. What a great finale! In the lead up when Diana's posse cornered Akko and started talking shit about her, Sucy, and Lotte I thought they were going to back her up especially when Sucy was starting to ungulate her neck in that weird way. I was like "shiiit, Sucy bout to fuck y'all up!", but she didn't do shit.
The performance at the end was incredible too. I do think it's fucked up that
Can't wait to see how this plays out in Season 2.
The performance at the end was incredible too. I do think it's fucked up that
Akko and the rest got disqualified. That brown girl said she broke the rules I guess because she lifted the curse, but COME ON! I feel that Diana is going to refuse the Moonlit title though. She seems to have some kind of heart unlike her friends.
That wasn't Season 1! Netflix just didn't add the other half of it lol
NipplesAndToes23
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But that was 13 episodes. A season can't be longer than that!
Anime does what it wants lol
NipplesAndToes23
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ASL is the fucking squad b!
I haven't seen the second half of season 1 yet, but I hope Sucy gets to them in the typical "Sucy way". Although I actually kinda like Hannah and Barbara as they're so dorky.
The anime and the OVA are probably my favorite (Japanese) series I have watched in the last ten years. It' like they got rid of all the negative stuff associated with anime and only included the good stuff of Eastern and Western animation.
I don't understand why. I mean is the animation industry really in trouble either critically or commercially?
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