Champignon no Majo

A different kind of fantasy, with more drama than adventure. Although the excess of drama is what ultimately took its toll. The first four episodes of this anime are a delight. In the first two, you have the drama of a witch who is poisonous and cannot interact with people. Even so, she is very interested in human culture and wants to learn more about them. Then begins a whole journey to discover the witch's loneliness and how she longs to love and be loved. The whole theme of love is handled excellently. She is a witch who cannot touch anyone else; how do you transmit love without physical contact? Through magic itself. Only, like everything in the world, there are consequences. This is where decisions are made, and the viewer can feel the real weight of those decisions. A drama about loneliness and optimism that hooks you from the first episode. Episodes 3, 4, and 5 expand the world. It's not just about the drama. But it's about the political and power structures among the dark witches, the white witches, and the kingdom itself. The role of each in protecting the people. How each role allows some to be praised and others discriminated against. It's a world-expansion that works because it proposes interesting things. It reveals a common enemy: "The Ruin" and "The Seeds of Ruin." Up until the middle of the season, the anime had a very clear story to tell and the direction to take it. The problem arises in the second half of the season with the introduction of a male co-protagonist. The theme of loving and being loved becomes a constant, with Lize as the central figure. However, the anime never manages to overcome this hurdle. It becomes very repetitive and redundant. Furthermore, it shifts the focus away from Luna, the main protagonist. In the second half, Luna is completely relegated to a mere secondary character. This is frustrating because it was precisely because of her that the anime was interesting in the first place. Lize hogs so much screen time that instead of empathizing with him, you end up developing a certain level of hatred or rejection. The story stagnates during Lize's arc, which doesn't even conclude at the end of the anime. It's clear the story still had many interesting things to explore with Luna in charge, but it didn't know how to properly introduce Lize. This works completely against it because it only makes you lose interest the more episodes focus on Lize. It's a shame because this anime had everything to shine, but it only used one character to ruin everything that was initially built up.

Champignon no majo is one of those shows that really would’ve benefited from a 2nd cour. I enjoyed the story we got and think Luna is one of the best characters of the season, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the pacing here. It moves at a snail’s pace. For some people myself included, that’s fine because the world is so rich and colorful, magic is so well thought out and Luna’s relationships with the other characters, but for others this show might feel like a slog at times. I think the first 3 episodes were really well paced and had a nice mix of romance, drama, character development, world building and even a little action. Then when Lize got introduced.. I personally think things stagnated and the show fell off a bit. He’s a cool character with a huge significance to the story. I like the idea of Luna playing a mentor figure to him and learning a lot about herself as a person and witch in the process, but where they lost me was introducing the whole romance subplot. Regardless of his actual age, Lize physically is a child and that’s all Luna knows him as so all the yearning and dramatics with that from episode 7 or so onwards just felt very forced to me. I don’t mind him having a crush on her, but they kept trying to tease as if she reciprocated or would come to reciprocate and it gave me the icks. I’d much rather that time have been spent on more magical stuff, more world building, exploring Luna’s past, etc. When they did start going back to the world building stuff and a little action at the end, the show was basically over. I think Champignon no Majo is one of those situations where they actually kept too much in from the manga. I’m not saying to skip all the dialogue and relationship building, but when you’re in anime format and 12 episodes, maybe give some mini arcs the spark notes treatment.. I am anime only, so to be fair, the production committee could’ve wanted the show to end off at a very specific point and it required a certain pacing. In that case, it is what it is. I just felt this started to drag in the middle. Slower pace isn’t all bad, though. We got a lot of time to connect with Luna and really empathize with her character. She’s such a beautiful person inside and out. A hard worker, talented, kind and intelligent and of course the world hates her for things she can’t control. She’s just the sort of character I love and want to protect. The story does lean into that feeling a lot too as Luna is often subjected to abuse from humans, her fellow witches and even her best friend 😭(he’s a tsundere), but I got really attached to her and felt so proud to see how much she’d grown by the end of this season. The slower pace also allowed us to get a nice understanding of the magical system in this universe which is pretty intricate and clearly the author put a nice amount of time into it. I’m a lore nerd so I really get a kick out of well thought out magical systems, mage classifications, prophecies, omens, all that sort of jazz and champignon no Majo has them in abundance. It’s a cool world and I could definitely see future arcs being better. The animation of the show isn’t the best, but where this shine is the artstyle. It’s so pretty and whimsical. They nailed the magical fantasy world vibe. It almost feels like a fairy tale or one of those scholastic books fantasy stories from back in the day. I love when fantasy shows actually evoke a sense of magic and wonder and they definitely nailed that here. Voice acting is really good too! This story shows promise. I can definitely see why Frieren and Witch Hat Atelier authors recommended it. There’s similarities to those stories and with this being a long running series, I’m sure it gets even better from here. I’d love to get more of the story and will certainly be reading it, but from what we got in this first season of the anime, I’d say it came out the gate strong and then fizzled out a bit before ending on a strong note. Still, I loved Luna and her relationship with the other characters, her internal struggle and seeing her overcome so much pain and so many obstacles, she’s an inspiration to me and a beautiful soul. As a result, I still have this as one of my best shows of the season and will miss it. Champignon no Majo gets 8(ideally would’ve been a 7.5) out of 10.

This anime feels like a case of wasted potential. It starts off strong, with a charming tone and an interesting premise, but it begins to stagnate midway through and only gets worse toward the end. At a certain point, the pacing becomes unbearably slow and the story loses its sense of direction. What should have been meaningful development turns into drawn-out scenes filled with little to no progression. It ends up feeling like constant rambling rather than a narrative that’s actually moving forward. The characters also take a noticeable downturn halfway through. Luna’s awkward, overly meek personality becomes more exhausting than endearing. Claude’s tsundere behavior quickly shifts from amusing to irritating. But the biggest issue is Lize, his repetitive internal monologues become insufferable over time. Ironically, his introduction marks the point where the anime really starts to decline. Visually, the show begins with a charming art style and decent animation, but that quality doesn’t hold. As it goes on, it starts to feel noticeably low-budget and less engaging. One positive I can give is the changing outfits for the main characters each episode, it’s a refreshing detail. That said, the fashion itself isn’t particularly memorable, so it only goes so far. The music is… fine. It’s not bad, but it’s nothing that stands out either. The final episode is somewhat refreshing, but only because the story finally makes actual progress. Unfortunately, that just highlights how stagnant the rest of the series was. A finale shouldn’t feel like the first time something meaningful happens. I’m not exaggerating when I say the pacing is one of the show’s biggest flaws. It’s filled with excessive dialogue and internal monologues that don’t contribute much to the overall story. That’s especially disappointing because this is the kind of series that’s supposed to rely heavily on its narrative and characters yet those are exactly the elements that end up dragging it down. Given how poorly the second half was handled, I don't think this anime will get a second season. Which is unfortunate because it genuinely had the potential to be a charming, story-driven series, it just never lives up to it.

A fairytale, that should be felt, rather than watched. Champignon Witch is clearly trying to be a fairytale, with both the whimsy and grimness that such a setting contrives. In that effort, it excels. This isn't an adventure story, or some kind of action set piece, Champignon Witch sells itself entirely on the weight of emotion, and the heavy themes and motifs it evokes. In that sense, it feels like a fairytale, and like the best fairytales it is neither too whimsical, nor too grim to be enjoyed. Magical fantasy is a common genre in anime, and as far as I can tell falls into three categories. The first is where magic is incidental to the story, and treated as nothing more than an excuse for characters to do cool things. Fun, but lacking in depth. Second are the carefully thought out magic systems that are an inextricable part of the story and worldbuilding. Impressive and engaging. Third, and the category Champignon Witch falls into, are the worlds that simply are magical. The fairytales that are constructed in such a way that the presence of magic, fairies, spirits and so on just feels entirely natural even without an explanation. At no point does the viewer ever wonder 'why' something has happened, it just flows. To address a couple of the most common criticisms of this show. First, there is a feeling of discontinuity between the first arc of the story, and the subsequent episodes. This is particularly frustrating, as this first arc is particularly strong, with a sense of whimsy and romance the viewer can't help being drawn into. This does feel like a short story that had a series appended onto it. A shame, but it does also foster a sense of hope that things might turn out happy in the end, even if that particular hope isn't completely satisfied by the end of the season. Second, the pacing is a little slow and often driven by repetitive internal monologuing. I won't deny this is true, but at the same time, true emotional trauma, true feelings, can't just be resolved in an instant. Precisely because Champignon Witch gives such heavy themes the weight and depth they deserve, it can feel slow and repetitive at times. This isn't a show about being healed, it's a show about healing and about things being felt. I can't say much more without spoiling, save to say that I loved this show and I think it is criminally underated. I would invite and recommend that anyone even the least bit interested should watch it for themselves and form their own opinion, becuase I think you'll find surprising quality.

I really wanted to love this show. I truly did. But this ended up being a painful watch after the first two decent episodes and being lauded as an emotional ride. I wasn't originally all too interested when I saw the lack luster trailers and animation, but the plot seemed promising. The storybook style could be catching and the music was really good. I've listened to the main theme for weeks since this started airing! But also, the music hard carries this anime and did much of the heavy lifting to keep interest. Ultimately, this show has a terribly awful pacing after meeting Lize. Their growth is painfully slow, the crow hinders them at every interval of potential growth (cue childish sounding "emotional abuse" tune) , the main character Luna barely speaks at all and as such is a TERRIBLE teacher for what she was setting out to do here. The pacing is so bad they spend a singular episode on plain negotiation with other witches with Luna barely saying much at all. It's incredibly stiff writing. You even get your stereotypical badly drawn townsfolk throwing rocks at the witches. By the time I was ready to drop it, I was unfortunately 1 episode away from finishing so decided to give it the final chance. The final episode helps, but the pacing... this pacing and animation is so bad that I couldn't possibly revisit if there were ever a season 2. And if there is a season 2, it is because nearly nothing happened. Progress gets washed away and the stakes never feel as high as they should. You could boil this anime down to the very synopsis it gives from the start: "Luna becomes Lize's teacher to stray him away from evil and become a powerful magician" except none of that happens because Luna never taught anything other than to revert himself back to square one. Over and /over/.

This anime is rather unique, rather than standard fantasy while watching it I had a feeling like I was watching one of Brother's Grimm fairy tale. It is this uniqueness that gives it its's charm and it's value. At moments it made me cry, at others it made my very happy. Overall it was one pleasant experience, but not without some flaws. Animation and music: animation is good, the quality is constant troughs the entire show and it is feast for the eyes. Music is standard, despite not having any notable tracks it really hits when it counts to certain scenes. Overall - good animation and enjoyable music. No complains here. Characters: Luna is the main character. She is innocent, cute, good-natured and caring. But becasue of her unique condition most people fear her and deal with her only if truly necessary. But despite that, she gives it her best for everyone that could need her help. No matter if it's animal or human. Beside her there are few other notable characters. Lize being the 1st one, a person who was destined to become monster and find consolidation with Lize. Then we have her animal friends, crow friend, librarian in the city and other black magicians. Unfortunately, none of them have interesting characteristics or traits. Lize and Claude being the example of characters that may annoy some people. Some other characters like Cat Magician and Wind Magician are great, so there is some sort of a balance. Overall - As far as characters go Luna is the most interesting one, everyone else may be interesting in you are into that character trope. If not then you might find large parts of this story annoying depending on who gives you that irk. Story: While first two episodes exists to establish Luna and who she is as a character. From episode 3 onward is the main plot - revolving Lize and how Luna is trying her best to save his life. Now, while aspect of who Luna is and worldbuilding is great, the thing that may make it or brake it for you depends on will you like Lize or not. Lize itself is not too bad of a character, but some people may dislike how undecisive and uncertain he is regarding himself and Luna. I did find it enjoyable how much he struggles throughout the story and how much is Luna trying to keep him alive. But his nature became less sufferable as episodes roll over and we got closer to the ending. Overall - the story itself is ok, but liking certain characters and tropes may break it or make it for you. If you are willing to go over that what awaits you is magical world full of mysteries and interesting creatures. Overall grade: 8. For me it is 10 as I quite enjoy it, but with everything taken into account the 8 is more realistic one. Anime is really unique and despite some annoying characters the rest of the story is great and I hope they explore it more in the future if season 2 is ever released. I am fully recommending it. Especially if you like unique fantasy stories closer to our fairy tales than modern concept of fantasy.

I was searching for a hidden gem of the 2026 season. Champignon Witch immediately stood out for its beautiful, melancholic worldbuilding. Its fairy-tale atmosphere, filled with lush forests and magical creatures, creates a setting that is both enchanting and lonely. The series also features a clever magic system: Luna's mushrooms are not merely poisonous but absorb and process harmful influences, adding depth to both the world and her character. The story is a thoughtful exploration of loneliness, prejudice, kindness, and healing. Luna is feared for what she is rather than judged for who she is, reflecting how easily people can misunderstand those who seem different. Yet despite rejection, she continues to show compassion. Through her journey, the series reminds us that kindness is a strength, first impressions can be deceiving, and genuine understanding is often the first step toward healing. Unfortunately, the series never fully realizes the potential of its themes. While its message is heartfelt, the storytelling often feels simplistic and overly convenient. Many characters feel underdeveloped, with their emotions and growth told to the audience instead of naturally unfolding in the story. The dialogue is very simple. The characters are child-like. The whole anime has a 1980s vibe to it. The magic system frequently functions as a narrative shortcut, making conflicts and resolutions feel less earned. As a result, what begins as a thoughtful and atmospheric tale gradually loses focus, leaving behind a story that is charming and well-intentioned but ultimately too shallow and uneven to be considered truly great.

The witch in the title made the whole anime for me; everything surrounding her is perfect: the visuals, the story, the personality. My second favorite character is the crow; I liked his crazy, jealous style. Everything else was just so-so for me; it all dragged on so much that it lost focus and impact. Dialogues on specific topics took forever and dragged the story out too much. There were episodes where it took 5 minutes to advance a single line of dialogue, for example, the people throwing stones, etc. It dragged on too much, and what happened after the wind wizard arrived dragged on even more unnecessarily, among other things. It could have all been 6 episodes and it would have been perfect. The beginning was magical, up until about halfway through after the meeting of the witches and the beginning of the thing with Lize. But it became quite repetitive, even with something sweet like his discovery of his feelings and his adjustment to the world and life he was now in. The art is wonderful, I found it incredibly beautiful, a true fantasy book, but it was taken too literally because it was so static and lacked animation. It seems like a small studio, from what I researched. A shame, it had everything to be high quality. What it lacked in animation it made up for in artistic vision, at least. But then one aspect negated the quality of the other, because it really lacked better animation. There were extremely still moments, it reminded me of the first seasons of Ascendance of a Bookworm, bordering on The Beginning After the End in terms of still images xD. The biggest flaw is in the opening sequence where you can see the poorly done cutout of the witch. I found that strange and only now in the last episode **spoiler** did I realize that they originally placed her in the white part of the ending and then cut her out to paste the character into the dark landscapes **end spoiler**, revealing the poorly done cutout in post-production, like those green screens in a movie. The music is standard fantasy, I don't have anything to highlight, none of them stood out but none of them ruined the moment either. The plot itself started out great, got good, lost its way, and only at the very end picked up again, so it really needs a second season to give it a boost and maybe even improve the score, which for me would be a 7 for now, but I gave it an 8 (7.8 actually) because of the adorable Luna and the artistic visual design. REVIEW EM PORTUGUÊS: A bruxa do título fez o anime todo pra mim, tudo envolto a ela é perfeito, o visual, a história, a personalidade. o segundo melhor personagem pra mim é o corvo, gostei do estilo doidin ciumentin dele. todo o resto pra mim foi bem mais ou menos, ficou tudo tão tão tão arrastado que perdeu o foco e a força. os diálogos sobre algum tema em específico demorava eternidade e arrastava demais a história. teve episódio que foi 5 minutos pra andar uma linha de diálogo pra avançar na história, por exemplo o pessoal tacando pedra e tal, se estendeu demais e o que rolou ali depois que o bruxo do vento chegou se estendeu mais ainda desnecessariamente, dentre outros lugares e tal. poderia ter sido tudo em 6ep que ficaria perfeito. o começo estava mágico, até a metade depois da reunião dos bruxos e o começo do lance lá com o lize. mas ficou bem repetitivo mesmo sendo algo fofo como a descoberta dos sentimentos dele e adequação ao mundo e vida em que se encontrava agora. A arte é maravilhosa, achei lindo demais, um verdadeiro livro de fantasia, mas foi levado ao pé da letra até demais por ser tão parado sem animação. estúdio pequeno pelo que pesquisei. uma pena, tinha tudo pra ser de qualidade. o que faltou em animação sobrou em visão artística pelo menos. mas aí um anulou a qualidade do outro, porque careceu demais meeesmo de uma animação melhor. tinha momentos extremamente foto, me lembrou as primeiras temporadas de Ascendance of a Bookworm, beirando até The Beginning after the end no quesito imagens paradas xD. O maior pecado é na OP que dá pra ver o recorte mal feito da bruxa, estranhei isso e só agora no último ep **spoiler** percebi que fizeram originalmente ela na parte branca da ending e depois recortaram pra colar a personagem nas paisagens escuras **end spoiler**, ficando à mostra o recorte mal feito na pós produção, tipo aqueles fundos verdes se fosse um filme. A música é padrão de fantasia, não tenho o que destacar, nenhuma se destacou mas tb nenhuma estragou o momento. O plot em si começou fodão, ficou legal, perdeu o rumo e só no finalzinho voltou um cadin, então precisa muito de uma segunda temporada pra dar um gás e talvez até melhorar a nota, que pra mim por ora seria um 7, mas dei 8 (7.8 na real) pela Luna fofíssima e a arte artistística do visual.

I think this anime is really underrated. Many other reviews say it is slow and gets the story gets nowhere and they are right but only partially. I think they don't get the meaning behind this anime and aren't the intended audience. This anime is more about feeling it then watching it if you now what I mean. The emotions are complex and because I focused on them and how they made me feel the anime felt paced just right. If it were any faster then it is it would have ruined this. Because of it's slow pacing it allows the emotions and feelings to sink in, and that's what I enjoyed about it. It really makes you feel the characters sadness, loneliness, but also manages to not feel depressing (at least for me) I felt more of a melancholy and bitter-sweetness because it doesn't forget to include happy emotions. So I think this anime is not for everyone, but for those who it is meant, it is a masterpiece.

In a season as stacked as Winter 26' is, there are bound to be some hidden gems. Champignon Witch is definitely not one of them. Starting with obvious, the animation quality is bad. The entire last section of the last episode is literally a slideshow. I'd say half of any given episode is the viewer looking at a single frame while they wait for something interesting to happen. The character designs do not look good in this series; everything looks like Non-descript whimsical fantasy, the clothes look like they were made by a 43 year old piano teacher for her local middle school's spring musical. There are some creative elements going on with mushrooms and Luna's house, but I give all credit to the original mangaka for thinking somewhat out of the box, and none tho this really bored the production committee. Unlike the last show I completed, KareKano, Champignon Witch is not a show that actually likes being an anime. Everything here feels panel by panel, and there's very little use of creative direction. I guess the OP/ED are okay? But considering you can still see the white outline around Luna, it's not like we're looking at something on the level of Mob Psycho. Music is similarly uninspired and bland, except for the one song that's just the lyrics "Emotional Abuse" repeated over and over. At least Yuki Sakaihara's singing isn't as bad as other singing I've heard this season (My review for Bean Counter will come eventually), but I just feel bad that the guy landed a lead role in a show as bad as this one. The voice cast, in general, is doing their best with what they're given, but it's not nearly enough to save the show. The animation quality is really what kills this show for me, but that doesn't mean there aren't other problems. For one, the pacing is ridiculously slow. I feel like we barely got anywhere in 12 episodes. Champignon Witch also suffers from not really knowing when to start; we don't get to Lize proper until like, halfway into the show, and he's on the damn cover. Episodes feel very meandering, with no real clear goal of where we're going. The characters themselves are not great. I never really bonded or was rooting for anyone. Luna as a protagonist, is not fun to watch, because she very rarely does anything of her own accord. For the most part, the plot happens to her. She has some level of depth w/ her identity as a poison witch longing for love, but it is not executed well. Lize is probably the most standout, as an innocent kid with a secret level of sass, but all of his sass is in his head, so we actually don't get to see him conflicting against the other characters too much. So much of Lize's character happens inside his own head, and if I wanted to hear someone's character reflections, I would read a book, not watch an anime. The overall global conflict is between the white witches, the feds, and the black witches, our guys. We didn't see much of the white witches this season, but the black witches suckeddddddddddd. They got one and a half episodes to themselves, and boy was I not impressed. I have no idea how they've survived as long as they've had, because their way-too-long introduction scenes left me with the impression that they were all nonthreatening morons. My god, I've never seen such a stupid magic council before. The character that pissed me off the most was Claude. I really, really did not like Claude. He's the tsundere jerk, which isn't charming, because the object of his affections and ire is usually Luna, who just lies down and takes it. At least Lize doesn't always take what he says lying down, but again, all of Lize's character is in Lize's head, so it's not like we're seeing much action on that front. This show would be a lot better if its core trio had more of a dynamic besides Claude going "you need to train Lize harder" to Luna. Just as Luna absorbs the poisons of the townsfolk and creates mushrooms, Claude absorbs all the edge from Luna and Lize. Except he can't expel it, so he's just an asshole. Claude is such a dick to everyone that I couldn't get into the trio at all. The mascot characters are there and usually annoying. They have interesting designs, but because this anime hates that it's anime, nothing interesting is done with those designs. I was really looking forward to Champignon Witch, as I've had the manga on my TBR list for a while not. Let me say, after watching this anime, I am in no rush to read the source material.

This is something that really should’ve been peak, but after episode 6 it just starts to drag, with no clear sense of direction. “Champignon Witch” has a beautiful art style and a strong fairytale atmosphere, but its persistent issues with plot and pacing end up undermining the story it’s trying to tell. The biggest problem is pacing. It’s extremely slow to the point of frustration. A large part of this comes from Claude, the crow, who spends what feels like half of every episode arguing about something. That wouldn’t be such a problem if it were occasional, but it happens in nearly every episode. Whether it’s him or another character, the plot constantly gets stalled by dialogue that doesn’t really move anything forward. If these moments were trimmed down, this could have easily been a tighter 7-episode experience instead of a stretched-out 12. Does this completely ruin the anime? No. But it is a major flaw, and viewers with little patience will likely struggle with it unless they’re really drawn in by the atmosphere and underlying ideas. As for the story, without going into spoilers, it peaks early around episode 5. The conclusion is then crammed into the final episode, mostly within the last 10 minutes. The series feels like it wants to tell something meaningful, but never fully commits. It ends up being just engaging enough to keep you watching, while constantly making you wonder when it will properly address and resolve Lize and Luna’s situation. When it finally does, the rushed ending causes it to fall flat. The characters also have noticeable issues. Claude, in particular, adds very little while taking up a lot of screen time and slowing everything down. Luna doesn’t get the development they deserve, and Lize isn’t explored deeply enough for the audience to really care about him. Because of this, the romance aspect never feels genuine—it comes across more like the idea of romance rather than something actually developed. That said, the anime does have its strengths. The art style is unique and visually striking, with a vibrant, almost surreal fantasy aesthetic that stands out. The atmosphere is one of its strongest elements, and for some viewers, the visuals alone could make it worth watching even if the story doesn’t fully deliver. Overall, it’s definitely watchable, but mainly for those who can appreciate the visuals and are willing to overlook its pacing and storytelling issues. 7/10

After a couple of big disappointing series, I searched for an anime a little lower on people's preferences, hoping to find a hidden gem. You know, something cute, a better romance than the top contenders, a better story... So, here I am. Visuals. Decent art style. It feels simplistic, yet the designs are decent enough (forget the animals). The cinematography was really good at times, with some amazing shots (the round window in the last episode, for example). The colour palette was a little lacking, but I think it was intentional, to denote a feeling. I'm saying that because there were a couple of scenes when it was very vibrant and on point. The animation was good. But, while saying that, also some sh***y stuff. Like the same scene happens twice, the character having a different position (and no, its not a commercial break, or a different POV), a couple of minutes later the image gets dragged in mid-sentence so we get a different framing. Things like that. Something that someone should've checked before OKing it to air. Audio. Hmmm... Well, the sound design wasn't really lacking, but also not top of the game either. Something was off, but I can't really tell what. I guess I'll stick with "it was good enough". The OP and ED are meh, but it kinda works with this anime's vibe. Extra points for the last episode, I really loved what they did there. The VAs did mostly ok. Except the animals. I don'y know if it was meant to be annoying or not, but every time it opened its mouth, ugh.... The pacing was a bit weird. Sometimes slow (I don't mind it, because its supposed to help with some scenes), but sometimes just going and going, even having a time skip which I didn't even noticed until a character said something about it. He didn't say how long, but from the info you can guess it to be at least 1 year. And yet, was it before an event, was it alongside that event? No idea.... Anyway, the conclusion would be: it started kinda meh, then it just dragged (the stuff with the council), then it dragged some more, and then the end happened. So basically it felt like nothing happened even while scenes were passing one after another at top speed. The magic system is sht. I can't get a feeling about anything. A new spell can be cast and all you can do is stare with a blank face and say "ok". There is absolutely no logic how something is possible, except with "its magic, bro". The world-building is also lacking. Few info about how, about the why, about the where, but not enough. Overall, meh production value. Now, the good stuff. The story is meh. It sounds interesting on paper (as an idea, not as a LN :)) ) but what we got was seriously lacking in execution and details. And because of the seriously fked-up magic system, everything feels like a plot device and plot contrivance. Because stuff happens and its all to convenient as to how it all just happens to be. Even when it is logical, the feeling still persists. Next, and one of the biggest sources of discomfort, the animals. The dialogue and the execution when involving them, it felt like pure torture. Besides the fact that they talk like re****d children, they also serve for exposition dump. "What are you doing? Oh, you're doing this and that because you are thinking about this and that?" And then, besides the little ones, the crow and the cat are just annoying. Yeah, yeah, comedic relief and character development, I know, but still annoying as sht! Plus, some other characters too. Right, character development. When everything around the story is a mess, kinda hard to keep track. The FL was kinda ok-ish in the first episodes, you could even say that her reactions were endearing. But then it just changed in something else (I really can't say into what exactly). Also, a couple of times, instead of real character development, one animal will just tell us something about the FL to make it feel like that happened and that equals character development. Then the little boy. I don't know how to describe it. It was interesting, then it dropped, then it felt like it started to be ok again, just to drop in the next second. And then the last episodes happened. :))) Like I said, a real mess. And then its the crow. Or the supporting cast.... *sigh* Whats next? I don't even know anymore. The script is a mess. The dialogue is mind-blowing. The story just goes dunno where or how. Oh, right. The romance is... meh. I don't even know if it is. For different reasons. Not in the first part of the anime, not later. Also, maybe its just me, but it felt more drama than romance or anything else. More so when it is full of monologues and images with things representing dark stuff. So. An anime that looks kinda cute, with lots of decent enough stuff in it to make you at least visually enjoy it. But because of the "magic" and the weak way it works, its hard to get involved because the story can go whichever way the author wants it to, as a magic (see what I did there?) "get out of the jail" card. Is there a plot hole? *Poof* "no no, its oki, its magic, thats how it works". So why should you get emotionally involved? Plus, the story it kinda drags, the characters become kinda meh and the rest is not better. I could even say that everything changed after the little guy is introduced (episode 5? 6?). And not for the better. What started as something about the witch, it became something about him, even when it was talking about her. Maybe its an anime thing, to prepare us for a story in some future seasons, maybe its the same in the sauce. Dunno, don't care. The poor execution kinda killed the story (not that it was hard to do so at that point anyway). Although I am kinda curious to see if some of my guesses will be proved right or not (who she was before, why is the crow near her etc), the story seems soooo lacking that it is better to just forget about it. It gets a rating of 4, for the couple of decent stuff. Not recommended, because the good parts can be counted on a single hand. Enjoyment? Yeah, sure, there is some. But also lots and lost of annoying scenes. Return value? No, not really. What for? Have a lovely evening.

Champignon no majo is a story about a dark witch that turns poison or negative feelings in this context into shrooms. The more the negativity, the bigger the shroom. I think that the premise of this story is interesting however the execution leaves a lot to be desired. It had so much potential but was ruined by the repetitive dialogue and a stagnancy that I personally have never seen in another anime before. I will start by saying that the first few episodes were introducing us to Luna and her environment and were actually good. But by the time the anime reached the mid to second half, I felt like I was watching nothing in particular. Nothing was moving or developing. It was the same thing every episode with the same monologue by Lize. Concerning the characters themselves: Luna is most of the time silent, only anxious and protective but nothing much is going on with her. Lize starts to be very obnoxious with the same monologue each episode. The crow was even more obnoxious. The others weren't much seen to be talked about. All in all, the characters were stagnant just like the plot. And I find that a waste since the story really had a lot of potential. In the end, I just feel like I watched something and nothing at the same time which left me disappointed!

Champignon Witch is a very charming anime with an interesting world that plays like a fairy tale. Though it is held back by awkward pacing and an overall lower quality production which doesn't fully realize what the manga has to offer. Upon seeing the announcement for this anime I was very intrigued so I read the manga and found its unique world and storytelling very interesting. While the anime definitely captures some aspects, a lot of it didn't translate that well into the anime namely the pacing and dialogue. At times the slow pace feels refreshing and allows one to take in the aspects of the world and its characters, namely Luna with the first couple of episodes. This helps balance the slow pacing as while not much is happening the world is interesting enough to keep one engaged. However there are many times where it comes increasingly unavoidable where there is a lot of exposition and conversation that seem to just drag on and on and ultimately don't serve to help push the story. Claude is a great example of this though it can be seen through many other characters. Most of Claude's interactions mainly with Lize completely stop any momentum from a scene as all of his conversations are essentially just disparaging and talking over others which lead to topics like improving Lize's magic capabilities or learning more about the world be put on hold until he shuts up. There are also scenes which take up entire episodes with so many characters involved yet most of them are just there to be present and don't contribute much at all to the scene. This slow pacing and dialogue is compounded by the low production quality as there can be episodes where it feels like you have been watching a slideshow of the same characters in the same room for most of it which further pulls me out of the story and at times is very boring. Even with its problems the anime does capture the personalities of the characters well, especially Luna with how her feelings are reflected in the magic she uses like hiding in her hat or roses growing on her hat. The anime also still gets across a lot of the feelings and faithfully adapts the manga's intentions so even with its shortcomings it cans still be an enjoyable watch. The voice acting was was also good for what it was and while the animation was very stiff the art was still very beautiful, especially the background art. I feel this anime would've have greatly benefited from a second cour because while it does end at a reasonable place, for an anime only I can see how it could be very unsatisfying due to the amount that has happened in the season. As it ends at a place where I felt the manga was just starting to introduce more interesting character arcs delving much deeper into the world and conflicts than the anime did. Champignon Witch can be an enjoyable anime to watch though it fails to live up to the manga in quality to the point where I would just recommend reading the manga instead.

Okay so basically this anime started off very strongly, introducing a very interesting premise with some very interesting characters to boot. However, this quickly changed after episode 2. If I just rated this anime based off of episodes 1 and 2 I would genuinely give this a 8 as the romance between the witch and boy was very cute. This anime begins moving quickly, then makes a complete 180 turn in episode 3, introducing a new plot which ends up being the plot for the rest of the series. There was one episode where all the characters spent 20 minutes conversing around a single room. Can you believe that!? This is a 12-episode anime and not One Piece so they have no grounds to do that. The romance tag is incredibly misleading and this anime turned out to be an utter disappointment. I barely managed to slog my way to the ending with the constant and endless monologuing and conversations that truly went nowhere. Frankly this new plot LACKED a plot so at a certain point you are just watching art rather than action or anything that actually matters. I genuinely went into this excited and hopeful but was proven wrong incredibly quickly with how much of a slog and how utterly romance-less and loveless this "romance" anime was. To end this review off, if you truly still feel like watching this anime, watch just episodes 1 and 2 and STOP. Do not ruin your temporary joy and pretend that was just the whole story, and a happy ending exists in your headcanon.

I really want to wholeheartedly enjoy this show, the vibes are right up my alley and I love how whimsical the magic is, doing stuff like "scattering your bad thoughts in the wind" it really exudes that fairy tale imagination. The fairy tale comparisons extend to the focus of personal termoil rather than action, which for me is OK because that's what I was up for when I chose to watch. My main gripes come down to the character of Lize. I don't mind the concept he brings to the table in a vaccum, but it really rubs me the wrong way how he becomes more or less the primary pov character after he is introduced, living Luna somewhat sidelined, I was expecting the focus to be on Luna's struggle to suddenly have to raise and train a kid, but instead we get Lize's long and frankly annoying self-loathing monologues. They're not all bad but they were the one main thing that was dragging the experience down for me personally at times, and I felt like it was significant enough of a drag that I cannot cleanly recommend this unless you're prepared to "get through" a few annoying parts to get back to good stuff, which is thankfully everything besides those monologues. I probably would watch another season if we got one, but I can definitely say that this one decision really squanders a lot of the show's potential. I hope that ideally in a future season, Lize character develops out of these monologues and they are no longer taking up so much time. 6/10, would be 8/10 without Lize's monologues

This show deserves more attention, especially for fans of Ancient Magus Bride. The dichotomy of the different witch clans are interesting and has a good amount of cute and chill moments. It's a modern day fairy tale and Luna's nature is pure at heart. Originally it was an 8 ranking but a certain chain of events caused by a certain character swerved the whole story so it's not my #1 show for winter 2026. However, I look forward to season two and it deserves to be mentioned with modern witch stories. As for the art, I actually really like it. It reminds me of the art in many first editions of fairy tales. It is colorful enough to embellish the budget. The music is vastly overlooked. And yes I actually like Luna's pet friends. It is baffling why this show isn't ranked higher, maybe it's carryover from Frieren and Witch Hat Altier. Anime titles with "Witch" in them has been overloaded. There has been at least 5 shows over the last 10 years with the word "witch" in them. But to be honest, this one is a top 10 show for the witch category. Please check it out if you are curious.

This is the kind of series that leaves you with a quiet, bittersweet sense of peace at the end of the day. Everything is told with the simplicity and charm of a storybook—gentle, understated, yet somehow magical. The art style is beautiful, the animation is lovely, and the soundtrack perfectly complements the atmosphere. That said, I think the ambiance could have been even stronger with more atmospheric background music. The character designs are also excellent. From what I could tell, each character seems to follow a distinct aesthetic style, which gives the series a unique visual identity. Overall, the presentation is wonderful. My only real issue is the pacing. It constantly feels as though you're walking in circles: the same problems, the same themes, and then the same problems again. The story moves forward only inch by inch. Since I haven't read the manga, I can't say whether this pacing reflects the source material. But unless the anime is planned to run for six or seven seasons, this kind of progression hardly feels like progress at all. Even so, I would absolutely recommend it for its atmosphere, visual style, and overall mood alone. //////// Kesinlikle gün sonu gibi, huzurlu bir hüzün sunan bir seri. Her şeyi oldukca hikaye kitabı havasıyla, sade ama büyülü anlatıyor. Çizimi çok hoş, animasyonu çok güzel, şarkılar da tam kendi tarzında. İstenseydi daha atmosfer muzikleriyle ambiansı derinleştirmek mümkündü. Karakter tasarımları da çok hoşdu. Anladığım kadarıyla herkes belirli astetik tarzla çizilmiş. Yani genel işlenme güzel, tek sorun ilerleme. Her şey koca bir daire etrafında yürüyormuşsun gibi hiss ettiriyor. Aynı sorun, aynı konu, aynı sorun. Milim milim ilerliyor seri. Mangasını okumadığım için genel serinin uzunluğuyla uyumlu mu bilemem. Ancak anime 7 sezon falan olamayacaksa bu ilerleyiş ilerleyiş bile sayılmaz. Yine de ben kesinlikle tarzı ve havası için bile izlenilir diyorum.

An interestingly paced story exploring loneliness, love, managing negative feelings, and the nature of existing among other people. I enjoyed the way this story was told, it was a fun experience. Things did feel a little disconnected, especially when the storytelling style changed completely as Lize came in. It felt at times like the writers weren't sure where they wanted to go with this so they just wound up spinning their wheels a bit and brooding instead of continuing the story in a meaningful manner. It also occasionally seemed like they broke the rules they had already established for the world. I wish they had done more with the cat witch before she suddenly showed up. That would have made that situation seem more meaningful. I don't know if this is finished or if it was or is meant to continue, but it feels incomplete. If the last episode was the end of the story, it seemed like they ran out of time to write the story they wanted to.

Champignon no Majo is a beautifully drawn anime with a fairy tale vibe that will certainly warm your heart. For those that are fans of world building, while this one isn't perfect, it's still very fun and complete enough for you to leave feeling satisfied. There are a few weird plot decisions that make me unable to completely recommend this anime, but if you don't have qualms with being forced to sometime see a weird romance plot of an ageless being and a 15-year old boy reduced to the size (and debatably mind) of a 6-year old, you should be able to enjoy this. To get this out of the way, while not present at all times, it does feel like this romance subplot will become much more relevant if there is a second season, especially with how the first season ended. It can be ignored in this as nothing major happens, but I'm not sure how it will be developed if the story continues. The first two episodes are some of the best as we follow Luna and learn about the world through her interactions and point of view. I do feel like she takes a backseat when Lize starts becoming a character in the story, but she's a very kind character and in the moments where she does do something it's easy to be charmed by her. The animal side characters are cute and usually nice to see, but the Crow only ends up being annoying and not doing much other than complain, I do feel he brings the series down a bit. To summarize, Champignon no Majo is a fantasy story with lite world building that doesn't feel like it has to add depth to everything, but it adds enough depth to what matters to keep things interesting and believable. The design of the world is very charming and there's a lot of creativity behind it. I do believe the series falls a bit in the later episodes when we stop focusing on Luna so much, but it's still an endearing watch.