A trainee witch moves to relatives in rural Aomori, where supernatural visitors share space with gardening, school and the household cat.
Makoto's move is part of becoming independent, but her new life is organised around an accommodating family rather than a magical tournament. Her unfamiliar knowledge changes the everyday world without making it disappear.
Makoto can know a spell while still needing directions, introductions and help around a new home. That balance lets magic become a form of encounter rather than a solution to every ordinary task. The household's curiosity makes room for visitors whose strangeness is treated with interest. Begin with the twelve television episodes; the continuing manga is outside this animated commitment.