WITCH WATCH
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Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats. (Source: Crunchyroll) Notes: - Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network. - Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.
WITCH WATCH is a tv with 25 episodes, from Spring 2025, produced by Bibury Animation Studios, rated 7.2/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats. (Source: Crunchyroll) Notes: - Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network. - Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.
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Tags
- Witch — Prominently features a character who is a witch.
- Magic — Prominently features magical elements or the use of magic.
- Slapstick — Prominently features comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions or embarrassing events.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Surreal Comedy — Prominently features comedic moments that defy casual reasoning, resulting in illogical events.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Cohabitation — Features two or more people who live in the same household and develop a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- Parody — Features deliberate exaggeration of popular tropes or a particular genre to comedic effect.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.