A clumsy apprentice witch breaking the seal of darkness by accident is the most honest setup for a hero's journey ever written. Fuuka isn't chosen, isn't secretly powerful, isn't destined anything, she just has to get through a spooky amusement park and figure out magic while terrified, which is exactly what magic should look like when you're still learning. The movie trusts that a kid trying to live up to her mother's legend while being fundamentally herself is enough to carry the whole thing.

Fuuka is an apprentice witch with big dreams and clumsy hands. As princess of the Silver Castle, she hopes to become like her mother, the Silver Queen, a legendary master of magic, but her beginner spells still need plenty of work. When Fuuka accidentally breaks the seal of darkness, she is whisked away to an eerie amusement park, where she must pass a string of tests in order to defeat an evil witch. Fortunately, Fuuka isn't facing this alone. Her childhood friends Karin, the gentle princess of the Green Castle, and Chitose, the cheeky prince of the Blue Castle, come along to help. Chitose's hot temper clashes with Fuuka's stubborn streak when danger strikes, and it falls to the patient Karin to bring the three of them into harmony. The film is a fantasy adventure based on a children's book series.