Little Witch Comics

Little Witch Comics is a Mexican comic book anthology and magazine publisher and owned by Little Witch Pictures is part of Amblin Partners, and a subsidiary of DreamWorks Classics is part of Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal/Comcast) within and beyond in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Israel, India and China. Many regarded Little Witch as a representation of the independent studio counterpart itself. It is held in high regard along with the Mexican comic El Gato Malo Serafín, and its Turkish counterpart Kötü Kedi Şerafettin.

Characters
Little Witch Comics boasts a number of characters; some more recent than others as the comic updates its lineup. However, Little Witch does maintain its original cast, some of which are staples while others have appeared and disappeared throughout the years.

Original and early characters

 * Serafín, The protagonist of the comic. He is a bad, violent, alcoholic, ugly, foul-mouthed, and smoker cat, he is easily angered and for this reason he often attends self-control courses. After the death of his girlfriend Mariana, he does everything to protect his son Tito from danger despite never missing an opportunity to flirt with every passing cat. He accidentally killed a cartoonist's cat and is constantly on the run from him, and based on the popular Turkish comic book character Kötü Kedi Şerafettin.
 * Tee Zeng, a Chinese-Canadian 13-year-old girl who lives above her family's house, who turns into Kung Fu Wa through the aid of Master Kicko.
 * Little Gal Gadot, a smart well-mannered girl who acts as an informational surrogate to the reader, with her stories usually providing valuable insight into science and other topics, based on the popular Emirati magazine character Zakiya Al-Thakiyya and based on the child version of the Israeli actress Gal Gadot.
 * George Swift, He is the leader of the Weather Heroes (he has the same surname and based on the DreamWorks film producer Mark Swift himself), When he transforms into Element Hero, he controls the temperature in general. He is originally from Los Angeles, California, United States.
 * Mirabel Rivera, She is very calm and almost never gets angry, When she transforms into Cloudy Girl she gains the powers of clouds and mist. She is originally from Madrid, Spain.
 * Kevin Shock, He is an extroverted Brooklyn-accented boy who loves robots, he likes to have fun. When he transforms into Electroboy he gains the powers of lightning, super speed and thunder belch. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
 * Meilin "Mei" Yang, She is very calm and Chinese-Canadian girl. When she transforms into Snowflake Girl she can call upon her help from a giant snowman named Colossal Iceberg and gains the powers of snow and ice. She is originally from Toronto, Canada.
 * Jorge Calderón, He's a bit of a messy boy, it's a bit unusual. When he transforms into Tornado he gains wind and tornado powers. He is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico.
 * Abigail Cohen, She is very grumpy and vindictive Jewish girl. When she transforms into Rainy Girl, she gains the powers of rain and thunderstorms. In the first few episodes she holds a grudge against Electroboy. She is originally from Tel Aviv, Israel.
 * The six characters based on the reboot version of the popular Italian animated superhero television series characters MeteoHeroes.
 * Antonio Lagos, He is an 18-year-old boy who turns into Kickman from Guardians.
 * Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, She is an energetic, optimistic, but very impulsive Japanese girl who attends Luna Nova after being inspired by the witch Shiny Chariot. Having come from a non-magical background, she struggles using magic much of the time, and is disappointed by the mundanity of her classes as opposed to Chariot's more spectacular performances. However, her unshakable belief in magic and her genuine desire to use it for good enables her to wield the Shiny Rod, which accepts her as its new master, and gradually discover her own magical talent.

Recent characters

 * Niro Ionik, He is a retired hitman who is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria.
 * Tish, She is a female pink teddy bear from Tish Tash.
 * Tash, She is an imaginary friend of Tish.
 * Pibby, She is a preschool girl.

Legacy and cultural impact
the magazine was put under investigation from the Mexican authorities for a cartoon that could be interpreted as arguably promoting homosexuality, which is forbidden by Latin American law and by the laws of Mexico.

Film adaptations
Little Witch Comics films are a series of Spanish/English-language Mexican-American anthology independent films produced by Little Witch Pictures based on characters that appear in publications by Little Witch Comics. Zack Isaac has produced every film in the series. Little Witch Academia films are owned, financed, and distributed by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing and produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Its the first Spanish-language Mexican animated film produced by Little Witch Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures is Guardians. Little Witch Pictures releases its films. Universal-Warner Bros. Pictures also distributed Kung Fu Wa!: The Movie produced with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and DreamWorks Animation, The Tish Tash Movie, and Niro Ionik: Vagabond produced with DreamWorks Pictures. while Universal-Warner Bros. Pictures distributed Learning with Pibby: The Movie produced with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, New Line Cinema, DreamWorks Animation, Legendary Entertainment and Adult Swim. as well as the streaming service Netflix and HBO Max.

Upcoming
The following is a list of productions produced by Little Witch Pictures, a subsidiary of Amblin Partners and Televisa-Univision.

Little Witch Pictures partnered with co-productions with Televisa, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, DreamWorks Animation (animated films only), DreamWorks Pictures (live-action films only), Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment and Spielberg/Krieger and distributed by Videocine in Mexico, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally distribution only, StudioCanal in Australia, New Zealand and France and Entertainment One in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada.