Mary and the Witch's Flowers (2018)

Studio Ghibli, the celebrated Japanese animation studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki, may have shuttered its production wing. But its spirit lives on in Studio Ponoc founded by Ghibli veterans. This is an adaptation of a book "The Little Broomstick".  So the fantastical story at least has a backbone in young adult fiction, mixed with at healthy dose of anime.
This first Ponoc production is a mixed results movie that is on the whole enjoyable, and which combines themes from Ghibli films Kiki’s Delivery Service and Howl’s Moving Castle with a bit of witchcraft thrown in, pre-Harry Potter style.
Mary is a slightly clumsy girl who has been passed to a relative for the time being who finds herself transported by a magical broom to a school of witchcraft and wizardry.  Unlike her performance in real life, her magical life finds her to be extraordinarily gifted, and she and her compatriots manage to save the day in the end, but not without some pitfalls.