Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”: Corvid Chaos [Review]

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” is the first episode to introduce a new main character to the anime. One who introduces some corvid-flavored chaos to the mix. However, before that, Nico inflicts her own brand of magical chaos on Morihito in the preceding vignettes.

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”: Details

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” is the third episode (you can read my reviews of Ep. 1 and Ep. 2 here) of this fantasy romantic comedy anime series. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance, Astra Lost in Space). 

Bibury Animation Studios (Azur Lane: The Animation, The Quintessential Quintuplets 2, Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall) is the animation studio behind this anime. GKIDS is licensing this anime in NA, with Crunchyroll and Netflix streaming it worldwide, and Hulu streaming it only in the US, Animation Digital Network streaming only in several European territories, and Aniplus streaming only in South Korea.

Production Crew

Takuma Suzuki is the director behind Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”, with Hiroko Fukuda as the writer, and Keiichiro Kawaguchi as the storyboarder.

As for Witch Watch as a whole: Hiroshi Ikehata is the director, with Masao Kawase as the assistant director, and Deko Akao (aka. Hitomi Mieno) as the scriptwriter. Haruko Iizuka is the character designer. Yukari Hashimoto is the composer behind the music.

Speaking of that music: the opening theme song is “Watch Me!” by Yoasobi. Meanwhile, “Mahō Spice” (魔法はスパイス, Magic Spice) by Aooo is the ending theme song.

Voice Cast

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” features the voices of Ryōta Suzuki (Stephen Fu in English dub) as Morihito “Moi” Otogi, Rina Kawaguchi (Lily Ki in English dub) as Nico Wakatsuki, and Kōhei Amasaki (Caleb Yen in English dub) as Kanshi Kazamatsuri.

The other notable voice role in this episode is Rie Takahashi (Erica Mendez in English dub) as Kara Minami.

When and Where to Watch

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” made its airing and streaming (aka. simulcast) debut on April 20, 2025. You can watch this episode on Crunchyroll. However, you can watch this entire anime not only on Crunchyroll, but also on Netflix and Hulu.

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”: Synopsis

Alas, Witch Watch only recently began airing. In fact, Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” only just premiered two days ago as of this writing. Thus, we shall be giving you the official synopsis of this episode from Crunchyroll to tease the story without too many spoilers below:

“When Nico and Morihito are relaxing at home, a package arrives from Nico’s mother, Ibuki.”

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”: The Good

The story of Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” is definitely the main reason why I’m watching this episode, as well as the anime as a whole. Mostly because of just how ridiculous it is as a comedy. The combination of Nico’s silly magic and her even more silly applications of it make for some wildly hilarious chaos.

All of which is enhanced by Morihito acting as the straight man the entire time. And yet, he’s not above it all either. He does some silly things of his own that also make me wonder if he’s on the autism spectrum at times. Honestly, it’s how Morihito and Nico just play off of each other for both comedy and heartfelt emotions that’s why I love Kenta Shinohara’s story here.

And interestingly, the animation in this episode is quite…creative. Of most note in this episode is the way Bibury Animation Studios and their animation team did the opening sequence here. They altered that opening so that it looks…half-finished. There’s incomplete animation everywhere, and there’s even a timer and scene number in the corners. All apparently designed to make the opening sequence look like they just rushed it out. How do we know that’s not actually the case? Because every once in a while, a fully animated Nico will pop in and attempt to fix the animation. With mixed results, mind you. I’m definitely applauding their creativity here, if nothing else.

Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN”: The Bad

Alas, it’s the animation of Witch Watch Ep. 3 “FRESH TRANSPARENT FASHIONS FOR SPRING / WITCH’S DELIVERY SERVICE / LOST DOGS AND THE PATTER OF RAIN” that’s the weakest part about it. To be clear, it’s not that it’s bad animation. It’s actually fairly good for much of it. It’s just that it’s not particularly great animation due to some inconsistencies in it. Most notably, there is a scene of a letter stuck to a cardboard box with tape that…doesn’t quite look right. The letter is entirely 2D and unevenly drawn, with no shadow to it. The result is that the letter looks like a drawing someone drew onto the cardboard box. While technically it is, it’s not supposed to look like that. It’s weirdly low-quality bits like that which makes them stand out amidst the otherwise pretty good animation, and not in a good way.

As for action, there’s actually a surprising amount of it in this episode. However, it’s all a shonen-style bloodless action sequence, and a brief one at that. If you want bloody action, then might I suggest watching Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, Zenshu, Solo Leveling, and/or Black Butler? Those anime should have more than enough bloody action to satisfy your inner action junkie.

What do you think of this week’s episode of Witch Watch? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

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