Magical Twilight

All Tsukasa Tachibana wants is to pass his college entrance exams — for the third time — but three witches have decided he's going to be their practical exam. Chipple, a white witch in training, has to make him fall in love with her. Her rival Irene takes a more forward approach. And Liv, a black witch from a competing school, has the simplest assignment of all: make sure neither of them succeeds by getting rid of Tsukasa entirely. The poor guy has no idea any of this is happening. This 3-episode OVA from 1994, produced by AIC, plays the whole thing as a comedic fantasy romp. The witches are competitive, the situations get increasingly ridiculous, and Tsukasa just keeps trying to study while his life falls apart around him. One thing worth noting is the character designs — they lean more grounded and approachable than the typical late-night aesthetic of the era, which gives the whole thing a slightly different feel than you might expect. If you've seen Buttobi CPU or F3 and liked that early-90s OVA energy — short, a little chaotic, not taking itself seriously — this fits right into that space. Fans of Magic User's Club will also recognize the formula of magic causing more problems than it solves. It's a product of its time, leaning into adult comedy territory, so go in knowing what you're signing up for. Straightforward, unpretentious, and exactly as long as it needs to be.