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** In episode 5, the trope is played straight. Diana single-handedly solved the conflict, despite many teachers trying (and failing) to resolve it.
* [[An Aesop]]: Episode 11 tells Akko (and the audience) there is no shortcut for hard work. It requires effort and determination to learn any skill, including magical ones.
* [[Animate Dead]]: This is one of the things a witch must ''never'' do, otherwise they face dire consequences. A witch who do so would wish for death than suffer the punishment; it is the greatest crime a witch can commit. Anyway, Akko resurrects the dead in episode 9 "Undead Travelogue".
* [[Animation Bump]]: Any time magic is used for a fight scene, the animation becomes ''much'' better and fluid, showcasing greater movement and agility in the characters. If an episode starts off with characters frozen or contains large amounts of pans over backgrounds, you know the animators are saving for a big fight scene.
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: When {{spoiler|Akko threw herself in front of Diana's magic to protect the pupae of a magical butterfly}} in the second episode, injuring herself in the process.
* [[Big Fancy House]]: The Cavendish estate the 2 episode "Cavendish" and "Intellect and Sensibility" arc takes place in. It even comes with its own lake. Note that, despite being made by a Japanese studio, the effects of this trope aren't as great because the estate is in Britain, where the population density is much lower. It shows the Cavendish family is rich; having the mansion in Japan would show they are on the [[Fiction 500]] list.
* [[Body Horror]]: The start of episode 7 explains if a witch uses magic to commit murder, they will be eaten by mice, with hundreds of teeth slowly chipping away. Fortunately, this never happens to anyone in the series.
* [[Book Ends]]: Episode 5 begins with Amanda and Akko fighting over who is the biggest try-hard in Luna Nova. Episode 5 ends with Amanda and Akko fighting over who is the biggest try-hard in Luna Nova.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Episode 10 centers around Akko, Sucy, and Lotte trying to get rid of a "cupid bee" whose sting causes the one stung to fall in love with the first person they see. [[Bi The Way|It's a pretty potent sting.]]}}
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: The students at the Luna Nova academy. Every one of them are unique. To a lesser extent, also extends to the crowds outside the [[Wizarding School]].
* [[Catch a Falling Star]]: In episode 3, Akko, after falling of her broomstick, is caught by Diana. {{spoiler|Akko returns the favour in the season 1 finale}}.
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** Episode 17, "''Amanda O'Neill'' and the Holy Grail", focusing on [[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)/Characters#Amanda O'Neill|Amanda O'Neill]].
** Episode 19, "''Cavendish''", focusing on [[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)/Characters#Diana Cavendish|Diana Cavendish]].
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Akko initially finds her stuff lying on the ground, guarded by a human-eating mandrake. That flower is used later on in the first episode, by she and her party, to attack the gigantic cockarice attacking the cast.
* [[Children Are Innocent]]: Akko and Diana are depicted as innocent in
* [[Continuity Reboot]]: Of the original two films, so it can develop events and characters in greater detail. Even the first episode refers to how the series is "Starting Over".
* [[Contrived Coincidence]]: In episode 16. The Greenman Disease needs such a specific condition to spread it is said to only do so every thousand years. Conditions which must be fulfilled include having planets be in the correct alignment, having the correct amount of carbon dioxide emissions, having the correct amount of herring be born, and having a pie baked at the perfect temperature. It somehow shows up the exact day Akko and her trio visits Lotte's town.
* [[Corporal Punishment]]: Episode 7 states that if a witch engages in fraud, their tongues will be branded with iron, although this never happens in the series.
* [[Cosplay]]: In episode 4, during a [[Show Within a Show|''Night Fall'']] release ceremony for the 365th entry, many people dress up as characters from the book series. Lotte was able to point and name at every single one of them and say which character they dress up as.
* [[Creative Closing Credits]]: Two original sequences are created for the first and second halves of season 1. The first sequence shows sketches of characters throughout the series. The second sequence shows an abstract sequence involving Akko and the sun transforming into various objects. Akko, in a basic, undetailed style with no outlines, grows wings and flies away. The last episode in season 1 involves a fully animated sequence.
* [[A Day In The Limelight]]: Almost every [[Recurring Character]] and supporting character gets them. Most episodes focus on Akko, but "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld" focuses on Sucy, "Pohjola's Ordeal" focuses on Lotte, "Stanship Take Off!" focuses on Constanze, "Cavendish" focuses on Diana, and you can probably figure out who "[[Character Title|Amanda O'Neill]] and the Holy Grail" focuses on.
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* [[Emotion Eater]]: {{spoiler|Professor Croix's solution to the diminishing magic in the world involves this. The little red [[Sinister Geometry]] cubes feed off others' emotions, draining them but using it to power magic. This cycle can quickly get out of control, however, if way too much negative emotions such as anger are absorbed}}.
* [[Empathic Environment]]: At the beginning of episode 8, when Sucy is doing all sorts of creepy experiments and making potions, the weather is appropriately [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night|dark and stormy]] to reflect this mood.
* [[Eye Poke]]: In the first episode, Sucy animates one of Akko's stuffed bird plushies. The bird proceeds to perform an Eye Poke on Akko. Insane screaming and hyper-exaggerated backgrounds follow. {{quote|'''Akko''': That wasn't very nice!}}
* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress|Fairytale Magic Dresses]] In one of the episodes, Akko, Lotte, and Sucy try to buy magical dresses, and end up with a special magical item that {{spoiler|grants them each "Cinderella" dresses that last two hours}}.
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* [[Figure It Out Yourself]]: Hey, buddy. Want to revitalise the entire magic community and revive the Seven Lost Words of Arctus? Screw you. You must figure it out manually. No amount of guidance from kind hearted characters such as {{spoiler|<s>[[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)/Characters#"Shiny" Chariot du Nord|Shiny Chariot]]</s>}} [[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)/Characters#Ursula Callistis|Professor Ursula]] will help. Why? You need to know more than what they mean. You must ''feel'' and understand what they truly represent. Anyone can tell you what the words mean. Only you can figure out its true meaning.
* [[Finale Credits]]: The season 1 finale credits are fully animated, depicting {{spoiler|Akko learning to fly while her friends and Shiny Chariot watch her}}.
* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: In the first episode, when Akko holds out a guide to Luna Nova, you can pause the episode and read its content, which includes a history of Luna Nova, a map of the facility and how to access it, and pictures of the facility. Generally speaking, this applies to all English text in the show. {{quote|'''''Greetings from Luna Nova'''
In 420 AD at the site dedication for the prestigious witchcraft academy of Luna Nova, our founding mentor, Woodward of the Nine Olde Witches greeted our first 100 students with these words "Let this academy be the first milestone in restoring the art of witchcraft and all of its lost glory."}}
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* [[It's a Long Story]]: In episode 22, Professor Croix asks Akko how she is in the town, and how she got to the rooftop of the building Croix stands on. Akko responds with this stock phase.
* [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]]: The plot point of episode 8, "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld", where Akko tries to wake up a sleeping Sucy.
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: In "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld", the court in Sucyworld is this. Any hint of personality from any Sucy means they are sentenced to death. In fact, ''every'' Sucy put on trial was sentenced to death. When Akko opposes this decision, she is sentenced to death herself. {{spoiler|Don't worry. Everyone is fine}}.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Professor Croix, whose introduction in episode 14 marks the start of a large story arc, complete with more serialised episodes. This is even complemented with a new opening. {{spoiler|Indeed, because the next episode features a ''big'' reveal}}.
* [[Last Episode Theme Reprise]]: The last episode fits the trope description wonderfully. We have the first opening [[Anime Theme Song]] "Shiny Ray", played at [[The Climax]] in an epic battle. We also hear verses not in the original opening, and [[Studio Trigger]] is very much going for a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Legacy Character]]: In episode 4, {{spoiler|Annabel Crème. The pseudonym was passed down from author to author, and the current Annabel Crème decided to pass it down to Lotte. Lotte rejects the position, giving a motivational speech to the current Annabel, convincing her to keep going with her role}}.
* [[Loan Shark]]: In episode 5, {{spoiler|the dragon, who takes Luna Nova's own Philosopher's Stone as collateral, claiming that the school fell behind on interest repayments. Turns out, the initial agreement, written in the dragon language, mentioned that there were ''no'' interest to be repaid, rendering the dragon the world's worst loan shark.}}
* [[Look Ma, No Plane]]: In episode 3, when Akko flies past an airplane after getting on a broomstick she can't control very well.
* [[Love Potion]]: A love ''bee'' in this case, appearing in episode 10. When it stings anyone, they instantly fall in love.
* [[The Magic Comes Back]]: {{spoiler|In the ridiculously over the top, [[Studio Trigger]] style finale, the people around the world give their support for the witches stopping the missile. This increases the Diana and Akko's magical power, and even brings back the [[World Tree]]}}!
* [[Magic Kiss]]: [[Parodied]]. In episode 8, Sucy is asleep. Akko performs a [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]] and locates the sleeping Sucy within the sleeping Sucy. She drinks all the antidotes Lotte gave her, and is about to feed them to Sucy via a magical kiss. That ''was'' the plan until Sucy wakes up at the last minute and pushes Akko aside.
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Episode seven begins with the dangers of magic. To use magic to commit murder, they will be eaten life slowly by mice. Use magic to resurrect the dead? Enjoy your [[Fate Worse Than Death]]. Then... {{quote|'''Akko''': Are all of these going to be on our next exam?
'''Professor''': Probably.}}
* [[My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels]]: Akko calls a cockatrice a "stupid bird" in the Forest of Arcturus, and now it wants to eat her. She meant to just cast a spell that Sucy gave her. Sucy uses Akko as bait to distract the cockarice while she harvests its poison.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Diana casts a family-secret revitalization spell in the second episode, to bring more life to the Memorial Tree which is special to Luna Nova. It led to the tree spreading its roots all over the campus. Then the trope occurs ''again'' as she tries to destroy what appear to be parasites on the tree's roots, but turns out to be Papiliodia--rare butterflies who only hatch once in a hundred years.
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* [[Only the Chosen May Wield]]: Only the chosen may wield the Shiny Rod. Shiny Chariot was once chosen to be the wielder. Later, Akko is chosen to be the wielder. From this, we can conclude that the Shiny Rod does not do a very good job at choosing its wielder, given how Chariot did {{spoiler|not want to wield the rod, instead believing Croix}} is better qualified, and how Akko blows up in the face of any magic. Don't worry, Akko eventually becomes more qualified to wield it, {{spoiler|and somehow manages to do a better job than ''the'' Shiny Chariot at reviving the Lost Words}}.
* [[Or Was It a Dream?]]: "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld" ends with Akko waking up, with the world seemingly back to normal, and the events of the episode apparently a dream. That is, until Sucy brought up the deal Akko made inside Sucy's mind: Akko needs to carry her stuff for a month in return for the Sucys' help.
* [[Out-of-Genre Experience]]: Episode 18 starts off with fantasy themes and elements, and doesn't deviate from the [[Wizarding School]] formula too much. Then it introduces some science fiction elements with Constanze's inventions, but still remains with the theme. Then the science ficion elements take over as Akko discovers Constanze's lab. Finally, it turns into a [[Humongous Mecha]] show.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: In episode seven, we have "Constanze Braunschbank Albrechtsberger", who takes an exam right before Akko. Constanze is part of Amanda's trio.
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** A miniature version occurs with the green trio. Amanda's aggressive personality (which is ''nothing'' compared to Akko, by the way) contrasts with Constanze's quieter and more focused character.
* [[Retraux]]: In "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld", the film that Akko and all other Sucys watch inside Sucy's mind are in black and white, and animated like older American cartoons than a Japanese series.
* [[The Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Did you know that Professor Ursula is Shiny Chariot all along?}} It's true! Go watch episode 15 yourself! Akko doesn't find out until the episode number hit their twenties. Other instalments of ''Little Witch Academia'' don't advance the story far enough for this reveal to happen, although the [[Little Witch Academia (2013 film)|original film]] subtly hints at this reveal.
* [[Rewatch Bonus]]: {{spoiler|Shiny Chariot's performance that opens the series becomes vastly different once you know what ''really'' happened on that day. The fairy flying out of child Akko? That's not a fairy}}. Also, guess which [[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)/Characters#Diana Cavendish|green-haired blue-eyed]] [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] is in the crowd alongside Akko?
* [[Screen Shake]]: Used in conjunction with action and fight sequences, as well in sequences where someone is hit. An example would be in "Akko's Adventures in Sucyworld", where Lotte hits Akko with a wand to put her to sleep, and the screen shakes to reflect this action.
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'''Sucy''': Yeah, yeah.
'''Akko''': It won't happen!}}
* [[Sink-or-Swim Mentor]]: Sucy briefly turns into this while teaching Akko how to fly on a broomstick. She does this by tying Akko to her own broomstick and making her bungee jump off a tower, then shooting her out of a cannon. Don't worry, because [[Toon Physics]] is at play no one gets hurt. {{quote|'''Sucy''': In order to win, you actually have to be able to ride a broom. I think it's best if you jump into the pool, completely head first.}}
* [[Slapstick]]: The exaggerated animation and existence of Atsuko Kagari means ''no one'' is free from getting hurt in ridiculous ways. Akko herself is the subject of many a slapstick gag.
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* [[Valley Girl]]: In episode 8, one of the Sucys in Sucyworld is like this, complete with way too much makeup and trendy clothes. {{quote|'''Valley Girl Sucy''': I really want to be a Hollywood celebrity.}}
* [[Vanity Plate]]: In episode 8, the film that's shown inside Sucyworld has one. The film is apparently "A Sucy Picture", with the black and white vanity plate featuring a witch riding a broomstick around a mushroom planet.
* [[World Tree]]: Episode 15 reveals that, long ago, the world tree Yggdrasil thrived and spread magic everywhere. Over time, though, the tree grew weaker, and the power of magic diminished along with it. {{spoiler|The tree returns in the season 1 finale}}.
* [[You Can See the Explosion from Orbit]]: In episode 25, {{spoiler|the Shiny Arc attack can be seen from orbit, probably because it was conducted ''from'' orbit. Bonus points for the camera shot showing the attack}} from orbit.
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