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 Witch Craft Works is an anime adaption of a manga being animated by J.C. Staff. It's being directed by Mizushima Tsutomu, the director of xxxHOLiC, Hare Guu, Another, Girls und Panzer, etc. The manga by Mizunagi Ryuu started in 2011 and has released six volumes so far, and has some really neat artwork at times. Story: Wikipedia posted:Takamiya Honoka is an average student with no real talents or special abilities. In class, he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the "Princess" of the school. The two never talk to each other and any interaction with her results in him being attacked by her fan club. However, when Takamiya's life is in danger, Kagari arrives to his rescue dressed as a witch. It is revealed that Kagari is what is known as a Workshop Witch within the city and Takamiya is under her protection. Because of this close call, Kagari is now free to openly protect Takamiya from whatever or whomever tries to endanger him. Staff: Director: Mizushima Tsutomu (xxxHOLiC, Hare Guu) Series Composition: Mizushima Tsutomu Music: Some group called "Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund", the ED is pretty catchy. Animation Studio: J.C. Staff Cast:  Takamiya Honoka (VA: Kobayashi Yuusuke, this appears to be his first major role) Just your average guy being hunted by the supernatural. Takes the proactive step of becoming Ayaka's apprentice.  Kagari Ayaka (VA: Seto Asami, she was Lan in Rinne no Lagrange and Ayase Chihaya in Chihayafuru) A powerful and taciturn Workshop Witch who uses fire magic. Has a bunch of fangirls who follow her around at school. http://i.imgur.com/PQo0NxA.jpg Chronowaalschwarz Six (VA: Kugimiya Rie) A Tower Witch, her powers have a fish-motif and she claims to have been alive since the Crusades. Has a crocodile man in a suit as a familiar.  Kagari Kazane (VA: Oohara Sayaka) Ayaka's mother, headmaster of the school and is in charge of the local workshop witches. http://i.imgur.com/TnpR60bl.jpg Takamiya Kasumi (VA: Kayano Ai) Honoka's sister, apparently also a witch and also a mean person.  The Tower Witches Left to right: Menowa Mei, Katsura Kotetsu, Kuraishi Tanpopo, Kazari Rin, and Why should I watch/read this? It's pretty stylish, the plot seems to be going somewhere, the humor is decent, and from a quick skim of the manga chapters already covered, it's a faithful adaption so far.  Where can I watch this? Witch Craft Works has been licensed by Crunchyroll, and is simulcast on Wednesdays at 11AM Pacific time. The manga was also licensed by Vertical earlier in the month, but there aren't any announced release dates yet. C.M. Kruger fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Jan 27, 2014 |
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Jan 27, 2014 09:56
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I like the little happy fire critters she has.
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Jan 27, 2014 16:18
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So I'm up to speed with the manga, and judging from the pacing of the anime, the anime will probably end after Weekend's arc. Also ED of the season?
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Jan 27, 2014 16:36
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This is the ED to take over from Machine Doll of last season, indeed. Overall, so far WCW has been plenty stupid but sufficiently entertaining, and I can't see it going further downhill from here. Really, the evil witch quintet is carrying the show as it is now.
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Jan 27, 2014 16:46
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I couldn't really get into the manga but i'll probably end up watching the whole season, it's managing to be completely ridiculous but not stupid enough to put me off, in spite of ticking the box for nearly every anime trope. The art and production is really good, though that isn't enough to redeem junk on its own, and it's also got just about the only ED i'd watch every week. Excellent choice of thread icon by the way. 
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Jan 27, 2014 16:57
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An important thing to note is that this series is fundamentally a comedy where most of the humor stems from every character being an idiot, especially Ayaka and the quintet, and all of it is played completely straight with nobody paying any particular attention to it. As for the show itself, I think they've done about the best that can be expected for transitioning the detail and fanciness of the manga into animation, and everything else is faithful to the original material so far. The thread icon choice is also highly correct.
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Jan 27, 2014 17:28
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I'd probably spoilertag Takamiya's sister and Chronowaalschwarz Six to be honest, they're both from the most recent episode and while its not a huge spoiler, it would still probably be nice to new watchers. Really enjoying the series, so far, although theres still a lot of questions, like whether a witch is a learned attribute or is something more inherited. My guesses were going for learned but then it turns out that his sister is a witch, so it might be hereditary and the sister just took on the work that he would have otherwise gotten
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Jan 27, 2014 19:49
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Conot posted:Really enjoying the series, so far, although theres still a lot of questions, like whether a witch is a learned attribute or is something more inherited. My guesses were going for learned but then it turns out that his sister is a witch, so it might be hereditary and the sister just took on the work that he would have otherwise gotten If you paid careful attention, in episode 2, the sister actually trails the two when they are on a date. A subtle foreshadowing, and a shrewed viewer would have noticed
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Jan 28, 2014 00:23
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If the breakfasts are in, I'm sold on this adaptation.
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Jan 28, 2014 01:22
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ArcadePark posted:If you paid careful attention, in episode 2, the sister actually trails the two when they are on a date. A subtle foreshadowing, and a shrewed viewer would have noticed His sister is literally Solid Snake.
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Jan 28, 2014 01:48
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A while back I ended up reading the manga after someone posted a panel in the "Convince someone..." thread. It's still kind of ho-hum but for what it is I suppose it's OK. Nice artwork and a rather peculiar sense of humor. Anyway for this anime every time I tell myself I'm not going to watch the ED, because it's honestly sort of annoying, and I end up watching it anyway.
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Jan 28, 2014 03:24
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But the ED is the best part. I like the manga quite a bit and I really enjoy the anime adaptation a lot so far, too. The manga has a fairly unique aesthetic in the art style that they've done a very good job of carrying over and preserving in the anime. So far it seems to be staying pretty close to the original but with some original content, like the "Star Team", which I don't remember from the manga. Speaking of the ED, "Witch Activity", the CD single is being released on the 5th. The cover looks like this:  Witch Kraftwerks.
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Feb 1, 2014 22:00
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I always did like the non-sequiturs in this. I mean, why can't you bring a llama into a cafe that allows dogs? Makes sense to me!
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Feb 1, 2014 23:41
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RagnarIV posted:Speaking of the ED, "Witch Activity", the CD single is being released on the 5th. The cover looks like this: That's incredible.
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Feb 2, 2014 01:14
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I don't think it has anything to do with magic, but every single lady in that city is completely nuts. For example, the llama thing. They weren't using llama magic, the llama wasn't a familiar, etc. They just dragged around their pet llama because they wanted to.
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Feb 2, 2014 04:10
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Takoluka posted:That's incredible. Is there a reference that I'm missing?
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Feb 2, 2014 11:36
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Probably this.
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Feb 2, 2014 11:41
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Having seen a few more episodes of this now, my fears that it wouldn't transition well from the manga have been put to rest. The level of detail in some of the spreads hasn't quite made it, but they compensate by other little charming touches like the fish swimming across the the seats in the Chronoir bus. The reverse shoujo nature of the series while the protagonist is trying really hard not to be that is also captured really well.
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Feb 3, 2014 08:19
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Another reason to watch the ED every time: the new characters get added to it.
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Feb 4, 2014 00:42
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RagnarIV posted:Witch Kraftwerks.
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Feb 4, 2014 01:00
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chumbler posted:Having seen a few more episodes of this now, my fears that it wouldn't transition well from the manga have been put to rest. The level of detail in some of the spreads hasn't quite made it, but they compensate by other little charming touches like the fish swimming across the the seats in the Chronoir bus. The reverse shoujo nature of the series while the protagonist is trying really hard not to be that is also captured really well. To be honest, I was disappointed by episode 1, but further episodes have done much better with animation. I especially like the Giant Bunny vs Giant Teddyfight and the Medusafight.
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Feb 4, 2014 02:39
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RagnarIV posted:But the ED is the best part. The EDIT: Someone on /a/ compiled all the instances of "sister stalking Honoka and Kagari during their date" in the manga. 
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Feb 4, 2014 10:34
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Oh Snapalope posted:His sister is literally Solid Snake. I was waiting for the reveal in the episode when I saw the box. Now I gotta watch that episode all over again. I dunno why I really like this show but I went through four episodes in one sitting. One thing I find really funny is how the Tower Witches are ineffective arrogant blowhards while the Workshop Witches are competent and extremely powerful.
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Feb 5, 2014 18:39
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Also the full ED is out. Hello new ringtone!
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Feb 5, 2014 18:56
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kazakirinyancat posted:I was waiting for the reveal in the episode when I saw the box. Now I gotta watch that episode all over again. Hey Chronoire and her gator buddy are at least reasonably competent, just with phenomenally bad luck. After episode 5, I'm really happy with the animation in the show. The cg still sticks out a little much, but not distractingly slow, and to some extent it looking off with respect to the rest of the show kind of makes it feel a little more magical I guess? The Medusa fight was cool as well, though I don't think the voice actress they picked for her fits at all.
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Feb 7, 2014 08:24
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chumbler posted:Hey Chronoire and her gator buddy are at least reasonably competent, just with phenomenally bad luck. Ya Medusa's voice felt a bit soft....I wonder who they picked for Weekend.
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Feb 8, 2014 02:59
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I'm rather disappointed in Medusa's voice, actually. She always looked like she was having the goddamn time of her life at any given moment, but her voice is so flat.
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Feb 8, 2014 03:14
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Oh Snapalope posted:Ya Medusa's voice felt a bit soft....I wonder who they picked for Weekend. According to ANN, Aya Hirano.
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Feb 8, 2014 05:06
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Yeah that is....definitely not how I imagined Medusa sounding.
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Feb 8, 2014 07:55
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JosephWongKS posted:The Whoops. I've been meaning to re-read it all lately, this seems like a good excuse. I never noticed the sister stalking them either, but that is amazing. I hope Vertical comes out with some physical copies soon.
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Feb 10, 2014 03:19
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Paracelsus posted:According to ANN, Aya Hirano. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15708 Says here that Medusa was voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. Aya Hirano is the VA for a character named Weekend.
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Feb 10, 2014 03:26
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Err...Sawashiro should have used her deeper menacing voice. This show is great, it has Noto Mamiko and Sawashiro voicing side characters!
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Feb 10, 2014 06:40
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I like the main story well enough, but I can't shake off the feeling that the story would be even more fun if Tanpopo-chan and her friends were the POV characters and we followed them around on their plotting sessions and karaoke outings.
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Feb 10, 2014 12:09
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I can't say I love the plot since it's basically the same thing, I like how the anime puts in the extra details. Like how the science teacher tries to steal away the Heroine That's right. Honoka is our Heroine, and I would dare people to prove otherwise.
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Feb 10, 2014 12:30
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Honoka is not only the heroine, he is the heroine of a shoujo manga.
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Feb 10, 2014 14:09
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kazakirinyancat posted:http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15708
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Feb 10, 2014 17:01
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The latest episode blended the CG stuff with the regular animation really well once again. I'm still really impressed with how good of a job they've done capturing the style of the manga, and the humor and absurdity come across really well. I wish more people would watch/read this series.
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Feb 17, 2014 06:14
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Yeah, this is a good adaptation of a good manga. I've forgotten most of the plot so lap pillow and q-tip explosion had me in stitches.
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Feb 17, 2014 08:53
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This episode was bit more....... revealing than the manga.
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Feb 17, 2014 10:51
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chumbler posted:I wish more people would watch/read this series. Do people really need more than 8 years worth of J.C. Staff shows to figure out if they're going to like a J.C. Staff show without watching it?
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Feb 18, 2014 01:27
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