History Franchise / LittleWitchAcademia

* ''VideoGame/LittleWitchAcademiaChamberOfTime'': An action RPG for [[/index]]UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and PC announced in May 2017. The game was developed by A+ Games, published by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment, and was released in Japan on November 30, 2017, and May 15, 2018, in Western countries.

* SuperWeight:
** Type -1: Diana's sick mother.
** Type 0: Most Muggles, Diana as a child, possibly Andrew, and the politicians like Paul.
** Type 1: Akko at the start [[note]]Implied she has some sort of ability right from the start that hasn't been unlocked yet, making her better than a Tier 0[[/note]], Chumlee with his access to magical items, and arguably one can make a case for Andrew and the sword versed Louis given that they appear to be more athletic than the average human.
** Type 2: Amanda, Constanze, Jasminka, Lotte, Sucy, Fafnir, Hannah, Barbara, Akko with the Shiny Rod before its true power is released.
** Type 3: Diana, Most teachers, Ursula as a child, Croix as a child, Croix's {{Magitek}} minions and the Wild Hunters with their more specialized type of magic.
** Type 4: Ursula now, Croix now.
** Type 5: Ursula as Shiny Chariot [[note]]Able to do heavy damage to the moon[[/note]], Croix with the [[EvilCounterpart Noir Rod]], [[spoiler:The Noir Rod in its nuke form]], [[spoiler:Akko after obtaining the full power of the Shiny Rod]] [[note]][[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Able to defeat the Noir Rod]] by [[OneHitKill killing it in a single blow]][[/note]], [[spoiler:Akko and Diana's GoldenSuperMode]].
** Type 6: [[RealityWarper The Grand Triskelion]].

''ittle Witch Academia'' is an anime franchise by Creator/StudioTrigger, which spun out of a [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2013 2013 animated short film]] created by Yoh Yoshinari of Creator/StudioGainax fame.

''Little Witch Academia'' is an anime franchise by Creator/StudioTrigger, which spun out of a [[Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2013 2013 animated short film]] created by Yoh Yoshinari of Creator/StudioGainax fame.

*** Diana's narcissism in episode 10 is a reminder that her voice actress, Creator/YokoHikasa, also has been [[LightNovel/NoGameNoLife narcissistic before]].

* WeAllLiveInAmerica: The series is set in the United Kingdom and, for the most part, the writers did [[ShownTheirWork do their research]]. However, "Pohjola's Ordeal" shows Lotte's Finnish family have very typical Japanese traits, such as bowing and saying "Itadakimasu" before the meal. Also, in what may or may not be a parody of this kind of thing, the same episode shows that the lone Japanese character, Akko, strongly dislikes the typical Japanese tradition of having long, hot baths. In ''Chamber of Time'', Luna Nova inexplicably follows the Japanese school calendar, which is why summer vacation happens in the middle of the school year rather than after it.

It focuses on the adventures of Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, a young and plucky Japanese witch-in-training attending the prestigious WizardingSchool Luna Nova Academy, where she dreams of following in the footsteps of her idol Shiny Chariot. However, there is only one problem. She is a muggle and [[IneptMage one that is very incompetent at magic]], which combined with her rebellious, childish and impulsive nature and her idolization of Shiny Chariot, who is not well-liked in the magic community, tends to constantly put her at odds with both teachers and students alike, particularly its top student, Diana Cavendish, a highly proud and [[TheAce insanely skilled]] witch prodigy who tends to look down on Akko for the aforementioned reasons.

However, in spite of the insane odds placed against her, she isn't gonna let them stop her and with the help of her best friends and roommates, Lotte Jansson, a shy but kindhearted bookworm who can communicate with spirits and Sucy Manbavaran, a highly mischievous DeadpanSnarker who loves mushrooms and potions as well as Amanda O'Neil, a rebellious and tomboyish delinquent, Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger, a silent student who tends to [[Main/{{Magitek}} combine magic with technology]], Jasminka Antonenko, a sweet girl who tends to be a BigEater, her mentor Ursula Callistis, who unbeknownst to Akko, is actually her very idol in disguise, and finally, the Shiny Rod, a mysterious and powerful wand that her idol used in her shows and chose Akko as its wielder, Akko will stop at nothing to become the witch she dreams of becoming.

It focuses on the adventures of Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, a young and plucky Japanese witch-in-training attending the prestigious WizardingSchool Luna Nova Academy, where she dreams of following in the footsteps of her idol Shiny Chariot. However, there is only one problem. She is a muggle and [[IneptMage one that is very incompetent at magic]], which combined with her rebellious, childish and impulsive nature and her idolization of Shiny Chariot, who is not well liked in the magic community, tends to constantly put her at odds with both teachers and students alike, particularly its top student, Diana Cavendish, a highly proud and [[TheAce insanely skilled]] witch prodigy who tends to look down on Akko for the aforementioned reasons.

* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademiaTheEnchantedParade'': A [[/index]]Website/{{Kickstarter}}-funded sequel, wherein Akko and her friends -- alongside three other troublemakers, Amanda, Costanze, and Jasminka -- are appointed to oversee the school's annual witch parade, only for problems to ensue due to Akko's highly ambitious ideas and ControlFreak tendencies.

* BilingualBonus: Most visible text in the franchise is in English, it being set in the UK, so the native Japanese viewers would have to know the language to be able to read it.

* BoardingSchool: Luna Nova is an magical all-girls boarding school.

* ColorMotif: Green is often used to symbolize magic as a whole throughout the franchise, representing it's connection to nature in the setting.
* CreatorProvincialism: The main heroine, Akko, is the ''only thing'' linking this series with Japan, as the whole plot takes place in England. Curiously though, the titular Luna Nova Academy seems to follow the Japanese school year, with first term picking up in April.

** The first film features a modern day laptop on Lotte's desk and Akko and Diana both use them in the library in Chapter 3 of the Teri Terio manga, which contrasts with later works such as ''The Enchanted Parade'' and the TV Series, which portrays modern technology as being restricted on campus (prior to Croix's arrival in the latter) with Constanze and Croix being the only two witches out of the main cast to actively use modern technology, with the others such as Chariot and Lotte using magical alternatives to provide much of the same functions.
** Diana was far more of an AlphaBitch and a {{Jerkass}} to Akko in the short films and the Teri Terio manga than the TV Series and onwards, which toned down those traits significantly. Diana was also more aggressive, emotive and reactive in the short films compared to the TV Series and onwards, which made her more aloof and coolheaded.

* FamilyHonor: The reason for Diana's holier-than-thou attitude is because she comes from a prestigious clan of magicians, and feels obliged to uphold its greatness.

** Blytonbury is a fictional town located in England heavily inspired by and is implied to be close to the real life Glastonbury.
** Diana's home is located in Wedinburgh, which by the name alone, could be an possible expy of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Although it's unknown if this is the case or not.

%%** The Amanda/Jasminka/Constanze trio could be mapped multiple ways.

** Apparently, one hundred percent of magic users were female. There were male muggle characters, and even male magical creatures always around... but no wizards appeared for years outside of a self-contained Japan-only short manga with a dubious place in the canon. Wizards were at last depicted in the very last episode of the series as cameos and until then, only witches were shown. The male muggles do, however have much more prominence than female muggles in all the adaptations, and the Wild Hunters may actually be a group of all-male humans that use some type of magic distinguished from witchcraft.

* {{Magitek}}: Magic-powered technology is rare because it's frowned upon by [[AppealToTradition traditionalist witches]], but there are some people who utilize it. Constanze Braunschbank Albrechtsburger is a witch student who mixes magic with technology like a [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Spark]]. She made a RobotBuddy out of a Playstation-like console, flies a broom with a propeller-driven engine, made a manabolt firing shotgun, and magic powered microwave ovens, among other tricks. Later on, Professor Croix is introduced as a witch who uses advanced technology in conjunction with magic such as a smartphone as a wand and wifi routers that picks up magic from {{Ley Line}}s.

* PostModernMagik: A recurring element in the series involves magical people and creatures using modern conveniences. There's a dragon who uses the internet to trade on the stock market, the yeti who's depressed because he's being cyber-bullied, Constanze's constant construction of {{Magitek}}, Lotte's crystal ball that can connect to the internet, and of course Professor Croix's own heavy usage of sleek-looking {{magitek}} that wouldn't be out of place in an Apple store. All this in contrast with the otherwise extremely [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hogwarts-like]] setting.

* SternTeacher: Aside from Ursula, Pisces and Croix, most of the professors are shown to be this type. While not entirely unreasonable and can be fair, they are incredibly strict, perfectionist and have a low tolerance to antics. Finnelan being the most strict of them all.

** All the on-screen text is in English, heavily implying all the characters, Akko included, speak it. Given the clearly international student body, English fluency could be an entrance requirement (or TranslatorMicrobes are in full effect). This is enforced with the fact ''none'' of the characters, including Akko, use [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics honorifics]] with the obvious exception of ''sensei'' (Professor).

* WitchClassic: Luna Nova's student uniform includes the pointy hats and black (or purple) dresses. Among the subjects taught are broom riding and potion brewing. Akko is a part of a trio of friends (who are also witches) and her rival, Diana, is also in a group of three as her GirlPosse. In fact, this seems to be invoked by Luna Nova given that roommates are in teams of three.

* SuckySchool: Despite its status as a prestigious school, Luna Nova is shown to have a multiude of problems. It suffers from frequent budget and financial issues (though to be fair, this one is partially driven by outside factors such as the decline of magic and Fafnir screwing them over), is strict to a fault (for one, students are ''[[DisproportionateRetribution expelled]]'' before they even get to the school if they don't get to the welcome ceremony in time) and most of the professors are elitist, stuffy traditionalists who refuse to keep the school up with the changing times (for one, they didn't teach modern magic classes until Croix came in) and are not accommodating, nor forgiving to students (especially to those who are more unorthodox such as Chariot and Akko).

* SuckySchool: Despite its status as a prestigious school, Luna Nova is shown to have a multiude of problems. It suffers from frequent budget and financial issues, is strict to a fault (for one, students are ''[[DisproportionateRetribution expelled]]'' before they even get to the school if they don't get to the welcome ceremony in time) and most of the professors are elitist, stuffy traditionalists who refuse to keep the school with the changing times and are not accommodating, nor forgiving to students (especially to those who are more unorthodox such as Chariot and Akko).

* ArtifactOfHope: The Claiomh Solais (better known as the "Shiny Rod") is a MagicWand designed to break a series of magic seals called the Grand Triskellion and unleash an unfathomable reservoir of magical power in a world where TheMagicGoesAway. OnlyTheChosenMayWield the Shiny Wand and it has routinely swapped hands throughout the years, each learning a few of the Seven Words of Arcturus meant to break the seal but never managing to learn all of them. By the end of the series, the show's protagonist [[TheChosenOne Akko]] is the one who figures out how to wield the Shiny Wand for its intended purpose.

* TheArtifact: If the standard modernized Luna Nova wands were introduced today and not in the 2013 short film, they would've most likely only be used by Constanze or Croix, with the others likely using traditional wooden wands (like the ones used by the Cavendish family) instead, as beginning with ''The Enchanted Parade'', Luna Nova would shift away from the modern magic school idea seen in the 2013 film and Teri Terio's manga in favor of being a school so deeply [[AppealToTradition steeped in tradition]] that it has outright banned modern technology from being used on campus (until Croix caused it to be revoked in the TV series), with Constanze and Croix being the only ones to actively use electronic magic devices amongst the cast. However, because they're iconic to the setting and have been around since the franchise's beginning, they have stuck around as the default wands that everyone uses.

* TheArtifact: If the standard {{Magitek}} Luna Nova wands were introduced today and not in the 2013 short film, they would've most likely only be used by Constanze or Croix, with the others likely using traditional wooden wands (like the ones used by the Cavendish family) instead, as beginning with ''The Enchanted Parade'', Luna Nova would shift away from the modern magic school idea seen in the 2013 film and Teri Terio's manga in favor of being a school so deeply [[AppealToTradition steeped in tradition]] that it has outright banned modern technology and {{Magitek}} from the being used on campus (until Croix caused it to be revoked in the TV series), with Constanze and Croix being the only ones to actively use {{Magitek}} devices amongst the cast. However, because they're iconic to the setting and have been around since the franchise's beginning, they have stuck around as the default wands that everyone uses.

* ArtifactOfHope: The Claiomh Solais (better known as the "Shiny Wand") is a MagicWand designed to break a series of magic seals called the Grand Triskellion and unleash an unfathomable reservoir of magical power in a world where TheMagicGoesAway. OnlyTheChosenMayWield the Shiny Wand and it has routinely swapped hands throughout the years, each learning a few of the Seven Words of Arcturus meant to break the seal but never managing to learn all of them. By the end of the series, the show's protagonist [[TheChosenOne Akko]] is the one who figures out how to wield the Shiny Wand for its intended purpose.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Welcome to the world of magic!"'' [[labelnote:Characters]]Clockwise from top left: [[MentorArchetype Ursula]] [[SecretIdentity Callistis]][=/=][[MagiciansAreWizards "Shiny" Chariot]] [[AllLovingHero du Nord]], [[TheAce Diana]] [[AcademicAlphaBitch Cavendish]], [[DeadpanSnarker Sucy]] [[NightmareFetishist Manbavaran]], [[GadgeteerGenius Constanze]] [[TheQuietOne Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger]], [[LovableRogue Amanda]] [[{{Tomboy}} O'Neil]], [[BigEater Jasminka]] [[NiceGirl Antonenko]], [[CuteBookworm Lotte]] [[TheHeart Jansson]]. Center: [[{{Determinator}} Atsuko]] "[[IdiotHero Akko]]" [[GenkiGirl Kagari]]. Not pictured: [[BetaBitch Hannah England, Barbara Parker]], [[TheOneGuy Andrew]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky Hanbridge]], [[TheBigBad Croix]] "[[ManipulativeBastard du Sud]]" [[MadScientist Meridies]][[/labelnote]]]]

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* SuckySchool: Despite its status as a prestigious school, Luna Nova is shown to have shades of this. It suffers from frequent budget and financial issues, causing students to rely on straight up medieval-era technology in some cases if they want to get anything done, is strict to a fault (for one, students are ''[[DisproportionateRetribution expelled]]'' if they don't get to the welcome ceremony in time), most of the professors are elitist, stuffy traditionalists who are not accommodating, nor forgiving to students (especially to those who are more unorthodox) and it's heavily implied that Luna Nova is very behind the times and relying on outdated curriculum, given they didn't teach modern magic classes until Croix came on to the premises.