“Magicless Will vows to climb Wizard's Tower to reunite with childhood friend Elfaria, now a top mage.”
Wistoria: Wand and Sword
杖と剣のウィストリア
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Synopsis
Magicless Will vows to climb Wizard's Tower to reunite with childhood friend Elfaria, now a top mage.
When humanity was oppressed by mysterious foes known as the Celestial Hosts, five exceptional mages joined forces to defeat them. In fear that these formidable enemies would return, the five most powerful mages, known as the Magia Vander, built a magical dome and a tower to contain them. Since then, the five strongest mages of every generation are tasked with monitoring the dome from the top of the Wizard's Tower. Inspired by this story, childhood friends Will Serfort and Elfaria Albis Serfort promised each other that they would climb to the top of the Wizard's Tower. However, now a sixth-year student at Regarden Magic Academy, Will's future looks bleak. Although Elfaria managed to join the ranks of the Magia Vander five years prior thanks to her unparalleled magical power, Will has no magical abilities whatsoever, attracting the ire of teachers and students alike. However, blessed with an exceptional physique, Will is able to slay monsters in the labyrinth and prevail against skilled magicians with the only aid of his sword and a few magical items. Determined to climb the Wizard's Tower at all cost, Will is determined to not let anyone or anything prevent him from keeping the promise he made to Elfaria.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 110 sampled reviews
What 110 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.12 · split reception
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.8
↓ 0.73
Running avg · Jul 2024 → May 2026
- 7 “The series gives overall positive impression, the action is good, the animation is good and the story is decent enough. What bothers me though is a lot of dialog in middle of fights and the main...”
- 8 “One of the best magic related Fantasy anime for sure. The story is very interesting and it is very similar to the anime black clover but shows a different perspective of this. As for the world...”
- 8 “I understand why people are calling this series basic and have no interesting story. But even so I found myself thoroughly enjoying every episode of this series. It also does a good a good job at...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2024 – Sep 2024 Summer 2024
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26063 catalog
Produced by
- Lantis Producer
- TBS Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Crunchyroll Producer
- Jinnan Studio Producer
- Bandai Namco Filmworks Producer
- Bandai Namco Music Live Producer