Flying Witch

[Ryllharu]

Genres: Slice of Life, Fantasy, Daily Life, Humor

Themes: witches, family, daily life, exploring nature

Plot Summary: The comical story follows the 15-year-old witch Kowata Makoto and the other people of her daily life. With her black cat Chito, the perhaps too easygoing girl moved from Yokohama to live with her second cousins in Aomori Prefecture (second link) .

Links: AniDB | ANN | Official

Download: HorribleSubs


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To me, this series is the Kiki's Delivery Service version of Yotsuba&. That alone should be endorsement enough to at least try it.

I'm a big fan of the manga, not gonna lie. This first episode was a very faithful, well executed adaptation of it.

Makoto in particular is a wonderful character. She's so in love with doing what she's doing that she doesn't even really stop to think about how others might perceive it. "Aloof" doesn't quite seem to cover it. The others serve well in playing off Makoto's demeanor to extract the comedy in the way she acts and her casual approach to pretty much everything.

Character designs are nice, but before you think, "Oh, she's just Chitanda from Hyouka!" look at Makoto's figure...and wait for her to put on some jeans. Also keep in mind that she has already briefly gestured that flying on brooms makes her thighs and...more private places sore after a while.

It's also worth noting that this series has been co-sponsored by Aomori's tourism board (the manga was endorsed by them as well).