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TheGrayShadow Meandering Warlord (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Meandering Warlord
01/20/2020 08:58:55 •••

Dramatic Irony done moderately well

I've recently finished watching both seasons on Netflix, and I have a lot to say about it.

So to summarize the first season, you have the Inept Mage protagonist "Akko" Kagari, who decides to enroll in a Wizarding School to look for Shiny Chariot, a witch celebrity who inspired her. She goes on several misadventures with her friends, which mostly feels like Narm Charm because of Akko's behavior as an Idiot Hero. Although many of the other students make fun of her for attempting something that shouldn't be possible for a Muggle, there are some who begin to see that for whatever reason, she had potential as a witch. By the end of the season almost everyone acknowledges this too. Through the power of Dramatic Irony, we also find that Akko will soon stumble on something greater than what she was looking for...

As I watched the second season, I knew the series was bound to escalate to a deep level, and I was right. Because of Dramatic Irony, Akko's favorite teacher kept hesitating to tell her that she was the celebrity who vanished 10 years ago. (I knew she was Shiny Chariot the moment I saw her eyes.) I'm glad the series took its time to put some other characters in the limelight, such as Amanda and Diana. I'm also pleased that Diana turned out to be the way she was thanks to having a Cinderella problem with her family. One would expect Diana to turn into an actual rival for Akko, but this is subverted when she reveals that they really did have a lot in common. The rest of the season continues with Akko learning the Awful Truth that came with finding Shiny Chariot. By the end of the season, however, Akko had shown that believing in magic really can make dreams come true.

I wouldn't be surprised if a third season came up, but regardless,I give the first season 7/10 and the second season 8.5/10.


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