TV series

Once Upon a Witch's Death

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, bittersweet fantasy journey that trades action for small emotional encounters, leaving a soft ache of warmth and mortality.

Overview: Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday. That is, until Faust, her magic teacher and Perennial Witch of the Seven Sages, suddenly reveals she is going to die. To stop the Death Sentence curse, Meg must create the Seed of Life using tears of joy from 1,000 people. Join Meg on her travels as she collects the happy tears from everyone she meets to gain eternal life!
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Death, grief, coming-of-age, friendship
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
coming-of-age
friendship
healing
Places: fantasy world
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none