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The List - Six Underrated Anime Witches

Slashman wrote:

From what I recall, WCW went right up to the last published chapter of the manga, so there would have been a significant wait period before another season's worth of content was available. Weekend was the last arc in the manga at the time. They may have animated it a little too early. I don't know anyone who's read read the manga so I have no idea how the story progressed, and if there was a decent enough chunk of content by the time the following year rolled around.

Basically the anime adapted up to chapter 27-28 and the OVA adapted chapter 29.

Currently WCW is up to chapter 59ish and the current arc is the who,what&why of Honoka&Ayaka forgotten memories.

I was partly expecting Dorothy from MÄR, but I guess no one remembers that.

II can't stand Shampoo and how she got listed is beyond me. I personally voted for Ukyo because I think she is the best female in RANMA, Akane aside. No one really was written to be much of a rival for Akane and it's clear she is the one but I just adore Ukyo and really wish that they had done more with her and had her as a legitimate challenge to Akane.

This man has fine tastes, Ukyo was definitely the best female love interest.

And no, InuYasho wouldn't be first or second. Which reminds me... Kagome?
Sit!

Anyone intriqued by this list should check out the Magic Tree House anime film.

Which Urusei and Maison Ikkoku didn't, because their handlers were too busy hiding them away on private DVD.

I want--RIGHT NOW--a show of hands from voters who didn't pick Lum as best Takahashi female, because they said "Who's she?"
(And no, I'm not angry at them, I'm angry at Bob Woodhead.)

Which Urusei and Maison Ikkoku didn't, because their handlers were too busy hiding them away on private DVD.
On the other hand I'm not sure why the hate for Robert Woodhead. He managed to issue the entire TV series, all the OVAs and all but one of the movies. They were available at Right Stuf! and in some retail stores. There never was any shortage of copies. He issued notice a half year in advance (here on ANN) that the license was expiring. Near the expiration they got fairly inexpensive. Anyone who really wanted them should have been able to get them.

It has been over five years since AnimEigo's license expired. Reportedly it has been issued on Bluray in Japan. That tells me either no North American company wants the license or the rights holders are being unrealistic as to cost.

Still, the fact that he's been doing Kickstarters for his old 90's glory-days titles like Riding Bean, a good ten years after AE turned its back on anime for "Shogun Assassin", has some folk worrying..."No, Bob. No. Don't even THINK about it..."

Sort of like if an American company put Rocky & Bullwinkle on Blu-ray; Boomers and cartoon devotees would cheer, kids would shrug...Does that mean they shouldn't do one?

Outside of the somewhat temperamental and untrustworthy (ahemmaison) Viz expressing an interest in completing their Takahashi collection, most look at Urusei--and, please, good lord, let them NOT look at the unrepresentative first season--and think "Eww, the visual style is too 80's, modern fans wouldn't want anything so retro, just look at Lupin III!"

Loved Tweeny Witches. Little Witch Academia reminds me of it in many ways - in particular in that both had unusual graphic and character design, and there's a natural innocence and earnestness to the characters in both that's either not present in most shows, or feels incredibly forced.