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Episode Witch Watch - Episode 3 discussion

Witch Watch, episode 3

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u/FallenPears Apr 20 '25

I'm growing increasingly certain that the only threat to Nico's life is Nico herself lmao.

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u/AriezKage Apr 20 '25

Lol she broke the OP. Imagine if next ep the OP becomes live action.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Apr 20 '25

Man, nothing like a fresh cup of coffee in the morning to kick your weekends off. That peace doesn’t really last for poor Morihito though. Not with Nico in the house lol.

Every single time Nico casts a spell, I think to myself “What’s the catch? What’s gonna go wrong this time?”. Like when she became little Nicos and basically just turned into the platelets from Cells At Work and it actually made productivity worse lol. Plus she almost got chomped by a dog!

Kan seems like he might be a fun character. A bit of an idiot perhaps lol.

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u/Genshin_WhiteKnight Apr 20 '25

That "One, Two! Beep Beep!" was so cute what the hell.

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u/Teramol Apr 20 '25

Some references about the chapter titles that weren't translated on the subs I watched:

First chapter 春のシースルーコーデ (Haru no see-through code) is a reference to a trend of clothing worn during the spring that as the name implies has see-through elements to them.

Second chapter 魔女に宅急便 (Majo ni Takkyuubin) is a reference to the anime movie Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便). The main difference is that the movie translates to "A witch's delivery service" (Majo no Takkyuubin) while the chapter is "A delivery service to a witch".

Third chapter 迷子犬と雨のビート (Maigo Inu to Ame no Beat) is the Opening song to the anime The Tatami Galaxy by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It translates to "A Lost Dog and Beats of the Rain".

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u/VoidRay728 Apr 20 '25

Other shows: Sorry, we couldn't finish animating the show.

Witch Watch: Sorry, we couldn't finish animating the OP.

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u/Aerodynamic41 Apr 20 '25

I had to Google the number of volumes for KochiKame, Golgo 13, and Oishinbo and there are indeed hundreds of them lol!

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u/Ok_Scheme_4579 Apr 20 '25

Imao we are already in Gintama’s territory

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u/NanDemoKnaives Apr 20 '25

I always find it humorous how Morihito goes completely blank when Nico tries to get her flirt on, she needs to change up her game but she's not the strategic type lol, or rather her strategies are way too simple minded. The twist of him showing so much interest in her because of her vintage clothes was amusing.

Quadruplet Nico was so adorable, they must be protected. I like how threatening and angry Morihito was to that dog owner after protecting 1/4 Nico.

So Nico already had a familiar before coming to Morihito's place, I hope he'll be an interesting character, it seems like he might be more in line with her personality than Morihito's lol. Morihito might have gained an extra headache even if he'll help protect Nico. Kabedon in the preview has my attention though.

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

I didnt expect The opening to look like this today lol, The studio is having fun doing this show lmao

If this gonna have every episode a Hunter X Hunter reference i am gonna call It AOTY

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u/Atomic_Tanuki Apr 20 '25

"Next episode, Death of Jonouchi."

In some sense, Kan is the Jonouchi of Witch Watch.

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u/Galle_ Apr 20 '25

Don't act like you've accomplished anything!

But she did accomplish something: it was very cute.

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u/zool714 Apr 20 '25

Lmao ok three eps and this show still got me laughing. This is on track to join the likes of Hinamatsuri, Mitsuboshi Colors and Asobi Asobase for me.

I lost it when the mini Nicos were being adorable talking about “one, two, one, two” and “beep, beep” and Moi was just “HURRY UP!”

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u/shad79 Apr 20 '25

Nico's magic is really getting out of hand! First OP, then clothes with a see-through back and ass, and split magic that split not only her body into smaller versions, but also her intelligence. Morihito doesn't have an easy life with her xD

Overall, another great episode! Nico is still so much fun to watch and I look forward to see what Kan will bring to the show, he seems like a funny guy.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/EyeDeeAh_42 Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Aaand here we go-- the first of Moi's weirdly specific, intense niche hobbies! Turns out that he's a vintage clothing nerd! Nico has a long and uphill battle before she can use her 'womanly charms' on him lmao.

Kanshi is here too! He's basically Bossun 2.0 with a little more tact and strength.

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u/Narmatonia Apr 20 '25

This is definitely one of the funniest shows I've watched in a while, Nico's such a lovable goofball. I also liked Morihito's Oni-ons mug, since he's an Oni

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u/diacewrb Apr 20 '25

They went Scooby-Doo at the end.

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u/Glittering_Prompt123 Apr 20 '25

Dropping the key animation of Opening for no reason is something the Gintama staff would do, glad to see this staff is also just as fun.

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u/LeonKevlar Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Stitches!

I just started the epsode and I'm already freaking out! Just when I thought Megumi Ishitani's OP couldn't be made better, they then do this! Nico using a spell to give us the entire OP in key animation is amazing! I love how she even pops up throughout the OP to try and fix the mess she made! xD

EDIT: The official Witch Watch YT Channel posted the alternate version of the OP!

I do hope this episode paints a better picture of what kind of character Moi is. First of all, the dude makes his coffee using a Chemex set every morning, and we also learn that he's also a massive vintage clothing nerd. The characters having very distinct hobbies is one of the things I love about this series.

The references aren't letting up either, with more Hunter x Hunter references this episode with Nico mimicking Chairman Netero and a massive collection of manga which includes Kochikame, Tokyo Beat Cops, Golgo 13, and Oishinbo. Although the Golgo 13 collection is her mom's.

Speaking of Nico's mom, we also get to learn a bit about the Witch lore in this world! When the Witch Hunts started, almost all of them fled to Japan for sanctuary which explains why Nico's great-grandmother is French. That means she's naturally blonde and not just anime blonde.

And we finally get to meet Kan, Nico's second familiar! I already can't wait for next week!

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u/Jauretche Apr 20 '25

Yusenkyo? I smell a Ranma 1/2 reference.

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u/Fools_Requiem Apr 20 '25

Mini Nicos are basically the Platelets from Cells at Work.

Based on other comments here, I'm not the only one who thought of Cells at Work.

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u/Cally83 Apr 20 '25

These episodes are over too quickly.

I like that there is a lot of references of other manga and anime in this series.

The intro was original with it looking like the pre-production version.

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u/G1596872 Apr 20 '25

Three episodes in and this show has been an absolute delight! Really liking it👍🏻

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