Little Witch Academia
LWA, Wakate Animator Ikusei Project 2013 2, Young Animator Training Project 2013 2, Академия ведьмочек, Академията на малките вещици, Академія відьмочок, リトル・ウィッチ・アカデミア
The renowned witch Shiny Chariot is highly admired by young witches worldwide. However, as they grow older, their opinions of her change, often labeling any mention of her as childish. Despite this, Atsuko Kagari enrolls at Luna Nova Magical Academy with the goal of becoming just like her idol. However, the academy is not all fun and games; it features tedious lectures, strict teachers, and students who mock Chariot. Additionally, Atsuko struggles with magic, which makes her feel like an outsider among her peers. Nevertheless, when a chance arises to prove herself, she seizes the opportunity and must now stop a rampaging dragon from destroying the entire academy.
Little Witch Academia is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese governments Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.Positive response to the movie led Studio Trigger to run a Kickstarter funding a sequel, which surpassed its funding goal.
You Yoshinari
- Original Creator
- Director
- Key Animation
- Character Design
- Animation Director
In 1992, after completing his studies at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College, Yoshinari You began working at Madhouse. However, he left the company in the same year and joined Gainax. He remained with Gaina...
Itsuki Tatemoto
- Script
The studio employs a multilingual individual who serves as a social media manager and also works on the publicity team. This person has proficiency in both English and Japanese and frequently contribu...
Masahiko Otsuka
- Script
Masahiko Otsuka received a degree from the Department of Art at Osaka University of Arts. Afterward, he began working at Studio Ghibli as a photographer before moving on to Gainax, where he made his d...
Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Script
After finishing school in 1994, Hideaki Togashi joined the company known as Gainax. During his time there, he worked as a key animator on the popular anime series Evangelion. In 2007, he received reco...
Akitarou Daichi
- Storyboard
(1999) Won the "Best Individual/"Individual Achievement" award at the 4th Animation Kobe...
Yusuke Yoshigaki
- Key Animation
- Assistant Animation Director
Yoshigaki Yuusuke is an individual who works as both an animator and a character designer at Gainax. Following his graduation from Yoyogi Animation School in 1994, he began working at this organizatio...
Mai Yoneyama
- Key Animation
Originally from Nagano prefecture, she now resides in Tokyo. At some point in her youth, she spent time living in Taiwan. Her parents are of Japanese descent, while her mother is Taiwanese....