いたずら魔女と眠らない街

Sorcery in the Big City

The story is set in New York, which is lit up with Christmas lights. Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer Akari Kido is directing traffic while on her international exchange training program, when a witch-like character pulls a "Christmas Party" prank. Just before a runaway trailer truck smashes into Akari, a mysterious girl suddenly appears and shouts, "I'm going to protect New York and Akari!" (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	いたずら魔女と眠らない街 (japanese)
Romaji	Itazura Majo to Nemuranai Machi
English	Sorcery in the Big City
Chinese	恶作剧魔女与不夜城 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	ONA (net original) · 1 ep · 41 min · 1h total
Aired	2017-12-01 (Autumn 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	XFLAG PICTURES
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Fantasy
Themes	Urban Fantasy Foreign Magic Female Protagonist Full CGI
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	5.56 / 10
Bayesian score	6.93 / 10
Composite	40.1
On lists	1,923
Favourited	2 (0.1%)
Completion	87.1%
Drop rate	3.9%
In backlog	42.2%
Score spread σ	1.81

Score distribution

1222183514905162616871438519211012

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2017	E	80 of 91
Length	Micro-series	E	188 of 210
Year	2017	E	312 of 376
Format	ONA (net original)	E	752 of 857
Source material	Original work	E	1,492 of 1,732
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,572 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Autumn	E	1,739 of 1,921
Genre	Fantasy	E	1,933 of 2,142
Genre	Action	E	2,479 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	E	6,340 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Daizen Komatsuda, Jin Aketagawa, Tomonori Kuroda
Series composition	Youichi Katou
Character design	POKImari
Music	Ryou Sakai
Original creator	POKImari

AniList id 100656 · MAL id 36861 · Bangumi 230912 · record updated 2026-08-18