
The only lead who seems to grow before the audience is Mandrake, and audiences will delight in his fatherly doting as Erica settles into their home. Dozens of chances are given for major growth throughout the film, but each point is passed over. It is sad to say, however, that Erica goes through little growth in this film. 18, expanding the streamer’s already extensive catalog. (Photo: GKIDS)Īs far as the story goes, Erica is a lovely girl whose attitude will endear many. The latest animated film from acclaimed Studio Ghibli is coming to Netflix on Nov. As it turns out, the pair are witches with the occult, and Erica spends her days plotting an escape while learning a few tricks along the way. The story concerns Earwig who was dumped at an English orphanage some years earlier by a woman claiming to be a witch. Crew Director Goro Miyazaki, Screenplay Emi Gunji & Keiko Niwa, Based on the Novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Producer Toshio Suzuki, Music Satoshi Takebe, Animation Supervisor Tan Se Ri, CG Supervisor Yukinori Nakamura, Art Direction Yuhki Takeuchi, Planning Hayao Miyazaki. Living at an orphanage, Erica lives her life with big dreams in mind with her best friend Custard, but things change when a strange couple comes to adopt the young girl. The series is set in 1990s England where a young infant named Earwig grows into a precocious pre-teen by the name of Erica Wigg. Based on the Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name, Earwig and the Witch tells a magical tale very in line with those done by Studio Ghibli before.
