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“Akko, a Shiny Chariot fan, enrolls at Luna Nova magic academy to prove herself by defeating an ancient dragon.”
Little Witch Academia
リトルウィッチアカデミア
7.38
4,384 rank · 7,713 readers · 172 favorites
Shounen
School
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Akko, a Shiny Chariot fan, enrolls at Luna Nova magic academy to prove herself by defeating an ancient dragon.
When Atsuko "Akko" Kagari was a little girl, she attended the Magical Festa magic show hosted by the witch Shiny Chariot. Ever since then, she has dreamed of also becoming a witch by enrolling at Luna Nova, the academy her idol attended. Akko befriends two fellow witches—Lotte Yansson and Sucy Manbavaran—who she believes will share in her fantastical, magical school experience... However, although Luna Nova Academy is filled to the brim with magic and witches, it is not quite what she expected. Seen as an inept, rebellious, and talentless witch, Akko struggles daily to prove she is worthy of her place at the academy. One day, an opportunity to demonstrate her merit presents itself—she must defeat an ancient dragon thought to be previously sealed. Can Akko emerge as the successful witch she desperately yearns to be?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.71
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σ 0.71 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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Running avg · Jul 2019 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “This manga is weird. It's in part a direct adaptation, one part alternate telling of the same stories, one part original, and it also partially features sequels to anime-only stories. It seems the...”
- 7 “When I finished the anime, I found that I enjoyed the first half significantly more because of how loose it was and how it focused less on the search for the words than on the interactions between...”
- 8 “If you're like me and watched the anime before, then you are sure to feel the same joy by reading the manga. For those of you who haven't seen the series Little Witch Academia is a story about Akko...”
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Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Dec 2016 – Aug 2018
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M42421 catalog