In the world of Wisteria magic reigns supreme. The whole world was in fact saved by 5 mages who chased away the darkness and lifted the sky itself, leading to a new era. Magic is everything in this…
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Wistoria #09 — Show Vs Tell
It's not supposed to be a battle royal between show and tell, guys. Impressions: Certainly a budget saving episode, and I guess we're starting with the wind…
Wistoria #03 — Simping Ain’t Easy
Shut up about this girl, already. I'm out of town for a few days. I'm not going far, and there's not a lot of shows Monday-Wednesday anyway…
Wistoria #08 — We Don’t Learn
Surely this time, nobody will backstab me. Impressions: I'm absolutely certain that this time he randomly and arbitrarily teams up with Vegeta and Vegeta 2, it'll work out just…
Wistoria #05 — Entirely Predictable Betrayals
How could the most obvious result of our stupidity happen? Impressions: Once again, Japan, I'm begging you to look up names before you use them. "Mike Myers"…
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode Guide: Will wants to join his childhood friend, who is a mage guardian. Trouble is, Will can't use magic!
Wistoria #10 — Extremely Convenient Weak Point
Writers have really given up, huh? Impressions: I present to you the laziest and most half-assed of the standard shounen acts. Oh no. It's a minor random…
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Wistoria #12 — Meanwhile, Some Random People
…Okay. Impressions: I expected very little, and to its credit, it found ways to not even live up to that. Just a summary I think should make…
Wistoria #07 — Magic = Shooting Pointy Projectiles
At least the rock girl knows something besides "shoot sharp object that puffs." Impressions: Is about a minute and a half of excessive animation enough to carry…
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 11: Will and Wignall rejoined their party -- only to encounter the most powerful monster yet.
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Your fun animation tidbit for the day. Impressions: There is a lot of weirdness going on in the animation here as well. Especially whenever people start walking…
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 05: Will enters the Crown Attack to teach Julius a lesson. But Sion might have something to say about that.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 04 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 04: Will fails another magic exam. He attracts the derision of Julius, who also goes after Will's friends.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 08 – Favorites
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 08: Will's in demand as a dungeon crawl approaches. Colette receives competition from an unexpected quarter.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 06: Will has to figure out how to deal with Sion's attack -- while wondering what happened to Colette.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 10: Will and Wignall face a slew of demons -- and Wignall has to face his inadequacies as a fighter.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 03: Will has a chance with the rest of the students to gather material for Elfie. It does not go to plan.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Episode 12: With the crystal, Will and Sion overcame the Evil Grand Duke. That's when the real fight started.
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Wistoria #04 — “I’m Here to Do Some Racism”
Without any animation, this gets immeasurable worse real fast. Impressions: Boy, that week off certainly didn't help the script, or animation for that matter. What a tedious,…
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This episode was the equivalent of packing peanuts. Impressions: Between the two minutes of recap, seeing the same flashbacks at least three times, and the constant trips…