Romantic Witch's Starlight Sonata (2019)

Un mini GL fantastique court, mignon et plein de douceur

Romantic Witch’s Starlight Sonata est un mini GL charmant et léger, mêlant romance et petite touche de fantastique. Malgré son format ultra-court (2 épisodes d’environ 5 minutes), il parvient à créer une atmosphère douce et attachante, portée par le lien naissant entre les deux protagonistes.

La production est modeste mais soignée pour ce type de web-drama, et l’univers fantastique apporte une petite originalité bienvenue. Le scénario reste minimaliste, mais fonctionne pour ce format très court, laissant entrevoir un potentiel beaucoup plus grand qui aurait mérité plus de temps pour se développer.

Gros regret : c’est beaucoup trop court ! On sentait qu’il y avait matière à explorer davantage l’univers et la romance, et j’aurais volontiers regardé bien plus d’épisodes.

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An interesting concept that leaves much to be desired.

Sadly, the 9 minutes that are available on Youtube are the product of a small production with a shoestring budget, meaning the poster and the description set up higher expectations than what the company was capable of delivering. If this series had been slated for a longer run and been afforded the proper development, it could have been so good.

As it is, the strongest thing this miniseries has going for it is the cozy coffee shop witch aesthetic in the second episode. It establishes the potential for an engaging story about a queer and somewhat timid witch pining for the coworker who always looks out for her and I wish we had gotten two episodes of that instead of the rather confusingly executed "love spell" trope that makes the first episode look like the introduction to a porno. A lot of exposition is unnaturally dumped on the viewer more as an excuse than a proper part of the plot.

If magically-induced questionable consent doesn't make you too uncomfortable and you don't mind lowering your expectations for the messy story structure, you may get something out of this concept.

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