Witch Watch

Nico Wakatsuki has finished her six years of witch training and is moving back to town by herself. As a new witch, she must choose a familiar to accompany her. However, unlike the other witches, she wishes to pick a non-animal familiar. There's no better companion than Morihito "Moi" Otogi—her childhood friend who happens to be an ogre. Morihito is vehemently opposed to being her servant, but he reluctantly accepts his fate after learning that a curse would revert him into a strange cow-tiger hybrid were he to disobey a witch's order.

Due to Morihito's father leaving for a business trip and Nico's mother remaining behind in the Witches' Holy Land, the two teens find themselves living together under the same roof. While Nico is ecstatic to be living with her crush, Morihito finds that her magical antics and overall clumsiness create more problems than solutions. With a prophesied disaster to befall Nico within the year, Morihito must do everything he can to protect her as her bodyguard while also upholding his duties as her familiar.

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Wakatsuki, Nico Main

Kawaguchi, Rina Japanese

Otogi, Morihito Main

Suzuki, Ryouta Japanese

Miyao, Nemu ing

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Magami, Keigo ing

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Kazamatsuri, Kanshi ing

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Makuwa, Yuuri ing

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Minami, Kara ing

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Kiyomiya, Tenryuu ing

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Wakatsuki, Ibuki ing

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Ureshino, Kukumi ing

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Maeda, Yoshiteru Producer

Uno, Yuunosuke Producer

Uehara, Yurie Producer

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Apr 21, 2025

OrkusReOrca

Recommended

Preliminary (3/26 eps)

C R E A T I V I T Y. Is the word that define this anime.

This anime remind me of those classics western cartoon, like tom and jerry, with its comedy. You never knew what dumb out of pocket stuff they gonna pull out, and its genuinely refreshing in the anime comedy space right now. With the of very well done and perfect for the show good animation and sound directing. This is one of the best comedy show this year.

FULL REVIEW:
First of all, let me address the creativity. The comedy creativity in this show is, lets say unique in the anime space. ... It is not parodying other stuff, it is not just character interaction, its not just sexual, but most of it is from the playful vibrant animations, sound design, and the most unserious random out of pocket scenario ever in anime. [Creativity and Comedy 10/10]

Next is the directing. This play VERY well to my point above. The pretty good vibrant and lively animations, make this show not pale. With also the goofy and somewhat classical orchestral style of sound directing, is what make I said its kinda like tom and jerry or Mr Bean. The animation is good most of the time, and they also know when to spend the budget for the extravagant scenes and goofy scenario. There's some simpleness yet funny comedy that I can't quite explain to it. [Directing, animation, sound direction, music 10/10]

Now about the characters. While on the surface they are pretty stereotypical, and pretty basic. One is carefree happy go lucky, and one is the gloomy serious type. However, they work VERY WELL in this anime. Perfectly crafted for the style they are going for, making for a very enjoyable time watching they interact etc. Some of the love and fan service scenes is also a nice sprinkle from time to time.
[Character 8/10]

Now for other stuff. Pacing is quite well, with around 2 - 3 core scenario per episode, perfect for these type of comedy anime. Writing is also pretty good and felt natural.

Overall, I enjoy this anime quite a lot. The creativity of its comedy is pretty refreshing, the directing and production is such a pleasent candy to the eyes, and the writing and character are fun and satisfying.

My rating as a comedy: 9.2/10
My rating as an overall anime: 8.79/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 20, 2025

Neo_Randomz

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (3/26 eps)

Effort. That was the first thing I noticed about this anime. You can definitely tell the studio either knew or hoped this show would attract a big audience. And honestly? So far, the quality’s been consistently solid.

The animation is impressive. It’s clear they invested a decent budget into it. While it’s not flawless and you can spot a slight dip in quality as the episodes go on,it’s nothing too distracting.

My praise doesn’t stop at the visuals. The music slaps. Sure, getting YOASOBI to do an opening or ending theme is probably the most mainstream way to “boost” an OST, but let’s be real—those two always ... deliver. And they didn’t miss here either. That song is absolute FIRE. Combine that with the stylish and unique OP animation, and you’ve got yourself a chef’s kiss.

Now, about the story and themes—Witch Watch is kind of a mixed bag, but in a good way. At its core, it’s a romcom that leans heavily into comedy. Sometimes it feels episodic, with that 4-koma structure vibe, but then it’ll hit you with plot threads that suggest it’s building toward something more serious. It’s set in a modern world, but with witches and magic. Our witch protagonist ends up befriending a good-looking guy who, surprise, turns out to be an ogre. She still attends school, even though her future’s already basically decided. Why? I dunno,efficiency or some shit.

Both the witch and the ogre end up in a class full of peculiar teenagers just like them. There’s a guy with a body like a Greek god and clothes that look like they’ve been through five boss fights. Another guy’s constantly battling a stomachache. One dude lives in the comment section wars, while another starts them. Basically, it’s a whole crew of peculiar people,so peculiar Miss Peregrine would be jealous.

Oh, and yeah—I forgot to mention: our two main characters live in the same damn house. Why? Again, probably efficiency or some bullshit like that. Not complaining though—it adds to the rom aspect of it.

You’ve probably picked up by now that this anime is heavy on the comedy. And personally, I find it pretty damn funny. But humor’s subjective, right? So I can’t guarantee everyone will vibe with it.

It leans hard into gag humor, often riding the “haha so random” train. That kind of humor isn’t for everyone. On top of that, it loves throwing in references to other anime or manga. I think that is hilarious, but if you’re new to anime, a lot of those jokes might fly over your head. So no, this probably isn’t the best starter anime. But if you’re into gag-based comedy, “my magic failed and now everything’s fucked” scenarios, or other media's references, then this show will absolutely deliver.

Overall,Witch Watch is just straight-up fun. It’s got chaos, charm, and some surprisingly good animation backing it all up. The humor won’t hit for everyone, especially if you’re not into random gags or anime references, but if that is your thing, you’ll be eating good. Not perfect, but definitely worth watching if you’re down for a good time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Apr 25, 2025

Veldimburg

Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/26 eps)

The girl is cute, the opening is by YOASOBI so it's pretty neat. That apart? Nothing much to see.

The point is that the story turn around the same comedy concept. The whole of it being the girl using a magic, that is obviously made to be half-assed to be "funny", then it failed in one way or another and the guy come to the rescue saving the day.
In itself, I wouldn't say that it is bad, it could have been actually fun but here it is, the whole core of this cycle is that the girl ruins the day by making a mess again and ... again without trying to learn anything or even thinking that she is just a burden in the guy life. This makes the humor scummy rather than funny.

The girl is actually rather evil, not by purpose but by lack of introspection. She fails, then keeps on going through without taking in the failure. Every "ordeal" she faces, she just tries to run away from them using her magic, completely forgetting that she worsened them every time. She even put down the guy, just for making other people not liking him.
The result being that she feels childish more than anything. It's like having a spoiled 5 years old in a high-school student.
It isn't bad writing though, her personality comes from a sheltered life that can be explained by the guy existence. As a child, he was always helping her and even now, he only sees her as someone to protect and keep on wiping her mess at every turn. Someone that never faced the consequences of its actions can't grow from them. And the guy lack of romance in their interaction can be explained by this one-sided relationship, making the whole comical side coherent.
There is just a problem in this logic being that the girl wasn't at the guy side since about 10 years and the few glimpses of her mother shown that she knows that spoiling her is a mistake, so... Well, I suppose nobody care that much of an in deep writing anyway, the whole witch thingy is already not well developed with the world also so whatever.

I suppose it can be funny, if you go blind of the girl selfishness, but I wasn't able to ignore it and it is really here at every turn, making their interactions rather disgusting.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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