“Ordinary student Honoka discovers his classmate Ayaka is a fire witch protecting him from witches seeking his hidden power.”
Witch Craft Works
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Synopsis
Ordinary student Honoka discovers his classmate Ayaka is a fire witch protecting him from witches seeking his hidden power.
Even though they shared the same bus every morning and sat next to each other in class, Ayaka Kagari, the "Princess" of Tougetsu High School, was nothing more than an unreachable idol for Honoka Takamiya. The horde of students who worshipped the "Princess" was merely a nuisance to Honoka, living his lazy, regular high school life. Everything seemed perfectly normal until, one day, Honoka is attacked out of the blue by a mysterious witch. To his surprise, Ayaka saves his life, revealing herself to be a fire witch on a covert mission to protect Honoka. From that fateful day, the ordinary life of Honoka is turned upside down as he is thrown into the war between the Workshop Witches, who strive to protect the citizens, and the Tower Witches, who desire to steal a power hidden within him.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 50 sampled reviews
What 50 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.60 · some divergence
3.4 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.7
↑ 1.84
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Mar 2026
- 7 “7/10 This anime is about witches and how one witch in particular protects aguy who she loves, but there are different kind of withces tht want HIS WHITE STUFF. The plot is 7 and I think that thse...”
- 9 “This series is a fantastic choice for fans of the ridiculous, as it constantly escalates its absurdity and provides a wealth of highly quotable moments. While the plot is admittedly weak, this is a...”
- 9 “The soundtrack, plot, and likable characters make this show amazing, especially as the main character evolves from seemingly weak to a complete badass. While the initial episodes may feel like a...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2014 – Mar 2014 Winter 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8365 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Movic Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- Sony PCL Producer
- I Will Producer