
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationsci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfantasyadventurevehiclesfastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming quest
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a stylish animated series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
7.7 /10
TMDB · 44 votes
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Season
Episodes (12)
1Elaina, the Apprentice Witch2 Oct 2020
Elaina works hard to pass the magic exams so she can become a witch and travel the world, like the witch from her favorite book. But before she can become a full-fledged witch, she needs to find a witch who will take her on as an apprentice.
2The Land of Mages9 Oct 2020
Elaina arrives at the Land of Mages hoping to be treated well because of her status as a witch, but her time in the country takes a new direction after she meets the novice, Saya.
3The Girl as Pretty as a Flower / Bottled Happiness16 Oct 2020
On the outskirts of one country, Elaina encounters a beautiful flower field with a dark secret. In a different country, she meets a boy gathering happiness in a bottle.
4The Princess Without Subjects23 Oct 2020
Elaina enters a country in ruins with no choice but to look for a place to spend the night. The only building left standing is a castle with a princess living alone inside...
5Royal Celesteria30 Oct 2020
Elaina visits Royal Celestria, where mages perform in the streets and do odd jobs. She finds a place called the Royal Magic Academy, but she isn't allowed to go in...
6The Land of Truth Tellers6 Nov 2020
Elaina visits the Land of Truth Tellers and finds its citizens strangely quiet and not at all like the honest people she expected to see.
7The Wall Etched by Travelers / The Grape-Stomping Girl13 Nov 2020
Elaina visits a country from The Adventures of Niké after Saya was sent there for a job, and then she has her first taste of alcohol in a village famous for its wine.
8The Ripper20 Nov 2020
Elaina arrives in a town full of dolls and overhears a witch named Sheila investigating a series of attacks by a criminal known as the Ripper.
9A Deep Sorrow from the Past27 Nov 2020
In the Clock Village of Rostolf, Elaina, finding herself short on money, takes on a job to help another witch change a tragic past.
10The Two Teachers4 Dec 2020
Fran and Sheila look back at how their first adventure and how their relationship has changed since they first met.
11The Two Apprentices11 Dec 2020
Elaina's path crosses Saya's again when she visits another country from The Adventures of Niké and Saya is there on a job for the United Magic Association.
12The Everyday Tale of Every Ashen Witch18 Dec 2020
Elaina enters a mysterious country that claims to grant wishes and encounters many different versions of herself.
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina. Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she's read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. She's confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional and with each meeting, Elaina would become a small part of their story, and her own world would get a little bit bigger.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- C2C
- Taste scores
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