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Every episode of _Little Witch Academia_ begins with a card that says "A
Netflix original series". I don't remember any such card on the two OVAs, and
as far as I know the creative work was all done by the same people as the
OVAs, Studio Trigger and its staff.

What exactly did Netflix do on the series to make it a "Netflix original"?


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What makes Little Witch Academia a Netflix original series?


It just means that Netflix is the first-run exclusive broadcaster of the
content in the regions where Netflix describes it as a "Netflix original". In
its [List of original programs distributed by
Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_distributed_by_Netflix#Exclusive_international_television_distribution)
Wikipedia lists Little Witch Academia in the "Acquisition" section as an
"Exclusive international television distribution". It gives the following
description of these types of shows:

> These television shows, even though Netflix lists them as Netflix originals,
> are shows that have been aired in different countries, and Netflix has
> bought exclusive distribution rights to stream them in other various
> countries. They may be available on Netflix in their home territory and
> other markets where Netflix does not have the first run license, without the
> Netflix Original label, some time after their first-run airing on their
> original broadcaster.

So in the US, for example, Little Witch Academia is a Netflix original, while
in Japan it would just be another old TV show in its catalogue. It can happen
the other way too, where a show originally broadcast in the US by different
broadcaster becomes a Netflix original when shown by Netflix outside of the
US.


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