Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (2020)

[魔女の旅々]

Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Studio: C2C
Starring: Kaede Hondo, Kana Hanazawa, Tomoyo Kurosawa
Episodes: 12

Synopsis:
A young witch travels the world following the stories she admired as a child.

Impressions:
The premise will probably give you Kiki's Delivery Service vibes, but besides having a traveling witch as the main character, there's not much in common. It was a savvy move to break Elaina down in the first episode because her personality wouldn't win much sympathy. She's vain, greedy and often insensitive, but there's self-awareness about it and it's often played for comedy. The tone of the series varies wildly. You can have fluffy slice-of-life one episode at then grimdark horror the next. Your mileage may vary as to whether or not the variety of the stories is a good thing. I enjoyed it well enough and would say it's worth a watch.

Rating:
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