Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament


The Good Witch Of The West

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Nishi no Yoki Majo
Japanese: 西の善き魔女 Astraea Testament
English: The Good Witch Of The West
German: The Good Witch of the West: Astraea Testament
French: La sorcière de L'ouest: Astraea Testament
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 8, 2006 to Jul 1, 2006
Premiered: Spring 2006
Broadcast: Saturdays at 01:45 (JST)
Licensors: Maiden Japan
Studios: HAL Film Maker
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery, RomanceRomance
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.671 (scored by 65106,510 users)
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Ranked: #60072
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Popularity: #5026
Members: 20,327
Favorites: 50

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Synopsis

On Filiel's 15th birthday, she received her mother's necklace as a memento from her obstinate astronomer father. Her common and tedious life was turned into a life of conspiracies. With her new life, many adventures await.

(Source: ANN)

Characters & Voice Actors

Burnett, Igraine

Supporting
Saiga, Mitsuki
Japanese

Laelia

Supporting
Yasuda, Mio
Japanese

Ravenna

Supporting
Kouda, Kaho
Japanese

Daquitaine, Vincent Clemencia

Supporting
Tsunematsu, Ayumi
Japanese

Cisaria

Supporting
Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Staff

Nakayama, Katsuichi
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
Kikuta, Hiromi
Sound Director
Kosaka, Harume
Episode Director
Fuseki, Kazunobu
Episode Director


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"Starry Waltz" by kukui
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Ending Theme

"Kanata" by Mariaria




Reviews

Aug 14, 2007
Good Witch was a show I picked up on recommendation from a friend of mine, and while I was initially disappointed, it proved itself down the stretch.

The main sticking point here was the story. Don't get me wrong, the plot itself was well-written with lots of twists and turns. However, this show was poorly paced, which is what happens when you put either some or all of 9 light novels into a 13 episode series. The first half of the show was a whirlwind, and while this is understandable considering how the main character is swept up into a world she doesn't ...
Sep 24, 2007
Mixed Feelings
Title: Nishi no Yoki Majo ' Astraea Testament

Manga/Anime/Novel: Nishi no Yoki Majo's original incarnation was an eight-volume, three side-story novel series done by Noriko Ogiwara. The manga incarnation, which keeps Ogiwara on the story and puts Haruhiko Momokawa on the art, is currently running in Japan, began being serialized in Comic Blade on July 9th, 2006, and currently has five volumes released. Tokyopop has picked it up, and will release it under the title Good Witch of the West ' Nishi no Yoki Majo's literal translation ' this October (2006). The anime itself ran from April 7th to June 30th of this year ...
Sep 9, 2023
I picked this up because the manga hooked me and I couldn't find more of it.

I was disappointed and confused to say the least. The pacing is too fast. 13 episodes is too short for the story to properly unfold and to establish the characters as anyone you actually care about. Firiel and Rune get the most screen time, but never develop much. There's a lot of politics at play in this story, but there isn't a lot of time spent really establishing points of view or importance of different factions. The world building could use some work, too.

The animation is quite pretty, and ...

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