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Earwig and the Witch
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aya and the Witch, Āya to Majo, Aya to Majo
2020 anime film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
OverviewAI-generated
Earwig and the Witch is a supernatural TV special produced by Studio Ghibli, NHK, and NHK Enterprises. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, the work is based on a novel or book and features a headstrong orphan who discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch. The tagline describes the project as an entry into a world of magic and music.
The special aired in 2020 and was released on February 3, 2021. It has a runtime of 83 minutes and originates from Japan. The production status is listed as released and finished airing.
Critical and audience reception varies. Review scores include 30%, 46/100, and 4.9/10. Audience metrics show a vote average of 5.906 on TMDb and a score of 5.38 on Jikan, where it was scored by 12,921 users. The film generated revenue of 842,744.
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Film · TMDB
5.9A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
Cast
- Kokoro Hirasawa as Earwig (voice)
- Shinobu Terajima as Bella Yaga (voice)
- Gaku Hamada as Thomas (voice)
- Sherina Munaf as Earwig's Mother (voice)
- Etsushi Toyokawa as The Mandrake (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Mr. Jenkins (voice)
Themes
- witch
- based on novel or book
- magic
- orphanage
- anime
- disrespectful
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Anime · MyAnimeList
Earwig and the Witch
- Score
- 5.38/10 (12,921 votes)
- Rank
- #13543
- Popularity
- #5344
- Type
- TV Special
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Studio Ghibli
With large windows adorning its spick-and-span halls, St. Morwald's Home for Children serves as a warm refuge for displaced orphans. For 10-year-old Aya, she is perfectly content living without a normal family, especially since she has everyone at the orphanage wrapped around her…
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Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Gorō Miyazaki
- Voice actor
- Gaku Hamada
- Composer
- Satoshi Takebe
- Producer
- Toshio Suzuki
- Narrative location
- United Kingdom
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 836225
- Official website
- www.madmanfilms.com/earwig-and-the-witch
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- title
- アーヤと魔女
- publication date
- 2021-05-28
- original broadcaster
- NHK General TV
- character designer
- Katsuya Kondō
- after a work by
- Diana Wynne Jones
- set in environment
- orphanage
- review score
- 46/100
- box office
- 173704
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