Little Witch Academia started out as a 26-minute short, Studio Trigger's entry for the Anime Mirai 2013 initiative, a special grant program funded by the Japanese government. A second short, partially funded via Kickstarter, was titled
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade was released on October 9, 2015. Well, according to the end credits of
Space Patrol Luluco, it looks as if a full-blown TV anime is in the works.
Yoh Yoshinari, who directed the two previous shorts, will direct the anime.
Akko Kagariis an ordinary girl who joins the renowned witch academy for witch girls, Luna Nova Academy. When she was younger, she went to Magical Festa, a magic show hosted by a witch named Shiny Chariot. Akko was so mesmerized and inspired by Shiny Chariot's performance that she dreamed to someday be a "cool" witch like her. This young and impressionable Akko takes Shiny Chariot's words as her own motto: "Never forget, a believing heart is your magic.“ As part of a class, Akko and her classmates go into a labyrinth under the Tower of Luna Nova. There, a sealed ancient dragon was unleashed by one of her classmates. Akko tries to stop the dragon, but…