REVIEW: ‘Witch Watch’ Episode 7 — “Kan & Nico’s Channel/The Tea Ceremony Is A Piece of Tea Cake”

Witch Watch Episode 7 is another humorous mix of two goofy events in which the main characters engage in a bunch of ridiculous hijinks. It succeeds at being entertaining and humorous, but doesn’t offer much else. The episode starts with Nico (Rina Kawaguchi) and Kanshi (Kôhei Amasaki) being incredibly noisy and obstructive, but clearly having fun as they attempt to make a YouTube channel. Morihito (Ryota Suzuki) sees this and criticizes their lack of effort and awful content that doesn’t get many views.

Despite being annoyed by their actions and lackluster attempts, he still decides to help them and get them on the right path to making great content. He does this with the help of Keigo Magami (Kaito Ishikawa), whom he met in the previous episode. They reveal they’ve become close acquaintances, and with his help, the group starts making better videos with the new power of editing and using the two characters’ strengths and quirks.

“Kan & Nico’s Channel” starts in an incredibly cringey way, resulting in an almost uncomfortable viewing experience. Watching teenagers trying to make content in the most awful, lazy way possible is admittedly incredibly hard to watch. However, this feeling only proves that the episode did a great job of marvelously portraying these cringey but funny actions.

Keigo reappears and is easily integrated into the group dynamic.

Witch Watch Episode 7 also succeeds in seamlessly introducing Keigo to the group. Unlike all the major characters introduced so far, he has no supernatural abilities. The only odd thing about him is his personality as a loner hipster who enjoys niche media.

He’s self-aware enough to know his interests are peculiar, but he pushes it on people through his content and recommendations anyway, and he does it in a rather pretentious way. This funny juxtaposition makes the character fascinating, especially compared to the others, and enhances the episode’s humor.

Witch Watch Episode 7 is also surprisingly informative and did an excellent job of showing viewers the necessary process and steps to take when making different types of content, especially gameplay content. While it doesn’t go as in-depth as other anime like Oshi No Ko, the process is still shockingly and positively intricate and well-structured. Bilbury Animation also maintains the anime’s peppy, light-hearted, colorful aesthetic in this episode, especially during the filming sequences. The facial animations also elevate the wacky moments.

“The Tea Ceremony Is a Piece of Tea Cake” sees Nico helping another classmate with their inconsequential troubles. This time, she’s helping out Suzuka Kiyomiya, a clumsy girl who’s bad at pretty much everything. She asks Nico to cast a spell of competency on her, but as such a thing doesn’t exist, Nico casts a spell that makes her replicate Morihito’s movements.

The second half of Witch Watch Episode 7 doesn’t add much, but it is still funny.

The rest of Witch Watch Episode 7 sees the whole group try to help Suzuka with a Tea Ceremony test held by her strict grandma. The test devolves into a farce, and Morihito messes up every step in the most ridiculous ways while trying to control her despite knowing what to do.

The second half of Witch Watch Episode 7 is less eventful than the first and only offers up some silly laughs at the characters’ expense and not much else. However, it does prove that despite his gruff and grouchy demeanor and personality, Morihito still lends a hand and goes out of his way to help others even if he doesn’t need to. Both parts of the episode do an excellent job of showcasing this character trait.

Witch Watch Episode 7 provides some good laughs, fully introduces a new character, and highlights their more intriguing aspects. While it does not contribute to the overarching narrative of protecting Nico from an unknown threat, it still entertains with its signature wacky humor.

Witch Watch Episode 7 is available now on Netflix and Crunchyroll.

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