W.I.T.C.H.
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| Name: | W.I.T.C.H. |
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| Creator: | Elisabetta Gnone |
| Date(s): | 2001-2012 (comics), 2004-2006 (cartoon) |
| Medium: | television |
| Country of Origin: | Italy, France, USA |
| External Links: | W.I.T.C.H.ipedia |
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W.I.T.C.H. is an Italian fantasy comic series that later got adapted into a French-American animated series.
Canon
Like the comic, the show follows five girls: Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin who have magical powers which they use to fulfill their duties as "Guardians of the Veil". The names of these five characters form the titular acronym, despite the characters not actually being witches. The series is set in the fictional city of Heatherfield and various mythical planets, namely Meridian and Zamballa.[1]
Reception
The TV show has been met with generally positive feedback. Today many people look back at it as an exemplar of fun and good TV shows from the 2000's, people praising the smooth plot and the well developed characters and world. The animation is also considered nice to look at, with the uplifting messages and theming consistent in the show giving it an positive tone. Criticisms for the show are far between but might be most prominent when discussing the inconsistent lip-syncing of the characters[2].
Fandom
Pie chart of the ratio of top ships (above 20 fanworks) on Ao3, as of August 20 2024.
Shipping
In the W.I.T.C.H fandom, male/female ships are most common, with ships such as Matt Olsen/Will Vandom and Caleb/Cornelia Hale dominating the fandom. However female/female ships are popular too, with Cornelia Hale/Irma Lair being particularly popular. Overall, on Ao3 when shipping categories are compared, male/female ships are most popular with 203 works, then female/female with 150 works, male/male with 53 works and then multi-shipping with 42 works. These statistics are as of August 20, 2024.
In terms of most popular individual ships, Caleb/Cornelia Hale is most popular, with Matt Olsen/Will Vandom in a close second. For a more intimate analysis of the popularity of ships in W.I.T.C.H, see pie chart.
Fanworks
Fanart
Fan comics
Other
- W.I.T.C.H. Aesthetic by vanesssaives
- LetsMagicalCooking (2023). A multifandom magical girl cookbook zine.
- Celebrate! A W.I.T.C.H fanzine (2021) - charity zine