When aWeekly Shonen Jumpseries is announced to receive an anime adaptation, fans are typically all over it.

Wakatsuki is hoping to both improve her magic abilities and make her childhood friend fall in love with her.

What truly shines throughout the series' first few episodes, however, is its comedy.

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Jokes can be lost in translation or differences in culture can determine whether a punch line lands.

It can be somewhat rare for an anime to do comedy well, and that goes double forromance-centered shows.

The gags come in at rapid fire, the next more unexpected than the last.

Close-up of Nico from the Witch Watch anime.

One other series is also impressing in its early goings.

Nico uses magic to make herself flat

Witch Watch follows Morihito, an ogre-powered teen, and his childhood friend Nico, an aspiring witch, as they navigate the chaos caused by Nico’s unpredictable magic while living together. The film unfolds with fantastical antics as the pair grapples with magical mishaps and growing challenges in their shared adventure.

Aggretsuko, Yakuza Way of the Househusband, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle and Sket Dance

Witch Watch from Shonen Jump is starting to fall behind Make The Exorcist Fall in Love from MANGA Plus.

Nico in the Witch Watch teaser

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