- 7.7/10244 votes
#1 - Starting Over
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2017
Akko is finally matriculating at Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy! But she faces expulsion if she doesn't get to the entrance ceremony.
Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 7.8/10220 votes
#2 - Pappiliodya
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2017
Akko is excited when her classes finally start, but learning magic turns out to be boring. Worse, her classmates make fun of her for admiring Chariot.
Director: Masato Nakazono
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.0/10209 votes
#3 - Don't Stop Me Now
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2017
Akko starts flying lessons using a broom that Professor Ursula gives her, but she struggles -- and the Academy's broom relay race is coming up.
Director: Keisuke Shinohara
Writer: Kimiko Ueno
- 7.7/10212 votes
#4 - Night Fall
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2017
Akko, Lotte and Sucy receive detention for stealing a tart. They're also forbidden to go into town, even though Lotte is dying to go to a book event.
Director: Yuichi Shimodaira
Writer: Nanami Higuchi
- 6.9/10195 votes
#5 - Pact of the Dragon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2017
After getting into a fight in class, Akko and Amanda have detention together: They must clean the New Moon Tower, where they find dragons.
Director: Koji Aritomi
Writer: Masahiko Otsuka, Yu Sato
- 8.0/10202 votes
#6 - The Fountain
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2017
Unable to master even basic transformation magic, Akko is relegated to her room and must miss the welcome party for a VIP and his handsome son.
Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.2/10198 votes
#7 - Orange Submariner
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2017
Akko gets serious about studying but can't master the basics, even with Professor Ursula's help. She flubs test after test, risking her enrollment.
Director: Hideyuki Satake
Writer: Kimiko Ueno
- 8.3/10230 votes
#8 - Akko's Adventure in Sucyworld
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2017
After drinking an experimental brew, Sucy falls into a deep sleep and won't wake up. To save her, Lotte sends Akko into Sucy's mushroom-filled dream.
Director: Masato Nakazono
Writer: Kimiko Ueno
- 7.1/10183 votes
#9 - Undead Travelogue
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2017
On a trip off school grounds, Akko breaks the no-magic rule and raises a skeleton from the dead. When it runs off, she and her friends must chase it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Nanami Higuchi
- 7.8/10194 votes
#10 - Bee Affection
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2017
Akko and her friends invite themselves to Andrew's party, where Sucy releases a magical bee whose sting ignites a deep infatuation in its victims.
Director: Ciao Nekotomi
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.5/10200 votes
#11 - Blue Moon
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2017
Desperate to know if she can ever overcome her magical difficulties to be like Shiny Chariot, Akko uses the blue moon's power to search for an answer.
Director: Yuichi Shimodaira
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.2/10182 votes
#12 - What You Will
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2017
Akko hopes to win the same award at the upcoming school magic festival that Shiny Chariot won years ago, but Diana looks to be the prime candidate.
Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.6/10199 votes
#13 - Samhain Magic Festival
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2017
As the festival draws nearer, Akko has a novel idea for spicing up the sacrificial ceremony. But she'll need a lot of help to pull it off.
Director: Hideyuki Satake
Writer: Michiru Shimada
- 8.1/10169 votes
#14 - New Age Magic
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/9/2017
The school's fairies go on strike and cut off Luna Nova's source of magic. A new teacher arrives and proposes a non-traditional mechanical solution.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10197 votes
#15 - Chariot of Fire
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/16/2017
Akko agrees to let Professor Croix conduct a magical analysis of the Shiny Rod. Professor Ursula senses danger and rushes to Croix's tower.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10177 votes
#16 - Pohjola's Ordeal
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/23/2017
While visiting Lotte’s parents, Akko wakes up to find the town's residents struck by a mysterious ailment that can only be cured by a witch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10181 votes
#17 - Amanda O'Neill and the Holy Grail
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/30/2017
Akko's quest to find Shiny Chariot leads her to seek a special chalice hidden at Andrew's prestigious all-boys school. She and Amanda sneak in.
Director: Yoshiyuki Kaneko
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10187 votes
#18 - Stanship Take Off!
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/2017
As the annual Wild Hunt approaches, Akko tries to help her taciturn classmate Constanze, with mixed results. Professor Croix hatches a plot.
Director: Yuichi Shimodaira
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10172 votes
#19 - Cavendish
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/14/2017
A family situation forces Diana to quit Luna Nova and head home, shocking the school. Refusing to accept the loss of her "rival," Akko follows her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10192 votes
#20 - Intellect and Sensibility
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/21/2017
Diana enters the Cavendish family sanctuary. Akko and Andrew overhear Daryl gloating about trapping Diana to prevent her completing the ceremony.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10196 votes
#21 - Discipline
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/2017
Croix tells Akko the sixth word is related to the wagandea tree, but Ursula forbids her from going. Andrew hears about a mind-altering new app.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/10212 votes
#22 - Things We Said Today
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/2017
Ursula tells Akko the seventh word although she herself doesn't know its meaning. She's about to reveal everything when a message arrives from Andrew.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10198 votes
#23 - Yesterday
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/11/2017
Akko disappears after she learns the truth, and her friends are worried. Ursula recalls her past with Croix before Diana confronts her.
Director: Shigenori Awai
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10193 votes
#24 - A Road to Arcturus
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/18/2017
Ursula confronts Croix, but fails to prevent her carrying out her plan. Akko, Diana and their friends are swept into the Arcturus Forest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10213 votes
#25 - Changing at the Edge of the World
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 6/26/2017
Everyone seems powerless to stop the magical missile. But Akko believes otherwise, and her friends the "New Nine Witches" follow her lead.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Little Witch Academia Season 1
Every episode of Little Witch Academia Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Little Witch Academia Season 1!
When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on...
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyAction & AdventureKids
Network:Tokyo MX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Starting Over" is the best rated episode of "Little Witch Academia" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 244 votes. Directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima and written by Michiru Shimada, it aired on 1/9/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pappiliodya".