Shows Like Little Witch Academia

If you liked Little Witch Academia (2017), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with…
2
Witch Watch (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
A diligent teen winds up living with his spunky childhood friend, a trainee witch, to protect her from a dire prophecy. But can they survive high school?
3
FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST (2024)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
The rowdiest guild in Fiore Kingdom is back! Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and the whole Fairy Tail guild tackle the legendary "100 Years Quest," tougher than any S-Class quest. Their goal: find the first wizard guild ever…
4
The Familiar of Zero (2006)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliation only increases…
5
The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Spica Virgo dreams of joining a magical academy, but there’s one problem: She can’t use magic! With no mentor or connections, her chances seem slim—until a mysterious talking black cat appears. A powerful mage cursed…
6
Beyond the Boundary (2013)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half Youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai…
7
Magical DoReMi (1999)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Ojamajo Doremi, known as Magical DoReMi internationally, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi…
8
Kamisama Kiss (2012)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and comedy
Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe…
9
Negima! (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Vampires, robots, sorcery… And that’s all before Gym Class! Welcome to Mahora Academy, an all-girls school where the impossible and the enchanting are a part of the curriculum. It’s the start of the new school year and…
10
The Owl House (2020)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Luz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King.
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Witch Craft Works (2014)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Takamiya Honoka is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school's #1 beauty. They have never spoken to each other before and any small interaction between them…
12
Black Clover (2017)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world…
13
Dungeons & Dragons (1983)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Six friends are transported into the Dungeons & Dragons realm and must try to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'.
14
The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures…
15
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Reborn as a marquis’ fourth son, Van was once hailed as a genius prodigy until he’s exiled to a nameless frontier village for possessing Production Magic, a useless type of magic in this world. But when he uses his…
16
Magic Knight Rayearth (1994)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, three middle school girls suddenly find themselves in another world and must save its princess to return home.
17
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
★ 8.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
18
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
This young girl hates all those goodie-two-shoes heroines. So when she's reincarnated as Alicia, the villain in her favorite fantasy dating sim, it's like a dream come true! There's just one problem: the more she tries…
19
Campione! (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Godo Kusanagi, a high school student that kills a god, claiming its power and title of Campione, to slay other gods.
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Kekkaishi (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly…