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Japanese manga series

Ichi the Witch
魔男のイチ
(Madan no Ichi)
GenreFantasy
Manga
Written byOsamu Nishi
Illustrated byShiro Usazaki
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 9, 2024 – present

Ichi the Witch (Japanese: 魔男のイチ, Hepburn: Madan no Ichi) is a Japanese manga series written by Osamu Nishi and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in September 2024.

Plot

The series takes place in a world where monsters composed of magic called Majiks exist. Specialized hunters called Witches can obtain magic from them after performing a trial, but it is thought only women can become witches. A young boy called Ichi, who lives in Druid Mountain and hunts for a living, defeats a Majik, and ends up being the first male witch.

Publication

Written by Osamu Nishi and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki, the series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on September 9, 2024. It is Usazaki's first major work since her previous work, Act-Age, was canceled due to its writer getting arrested.

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 January 4, 2025978-4-08-884402-2

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

  • 01. "Ichi" (イチ)
  • 02. "Uroro Majik" (ウロロの魔法, Uroro no Mahō)
  • 03. "Raiko Majik" (雷狐の魔法, Raiko no Mahō)
  • 04. "Natali, The Capital" (首都ナタリー, Shuto Natalī)
  • 05. "Sherabedonna, The Analytic Witch" (分析の魔女シラベドンナ, Bunseki no Majo Shirabedonna)
  • 06. "Team Desscaras" (デスカラス班, Desukarasu Han)
  • 07. "The Hisame Majik, Part 1" (氷鮫の魔法①, Hisame no Mahō①)
  • 08. "The Hisame Majik, Part 2" (氷鮫の魔法②, Hisame no Mahō②)
  • 09. "The Hisame Majik, Part 3" (氷鮫の魔法③, Hisame no Mahō③)
  • 10. "The Hisame Majik, Part 4" (氷鮫の魔法④, Hisame no Mahō④)
  • 11. "Witches' Conference" (魔女会議, Majo Kaigi)
  • 12. "The Kindake Majik" ((菌茸の魔法, Kindake no Mahō)
  • 13. "The Silver Snow Witch" (銀雪の魔女, Ginsetsu no Majo)
  • 14. "???"
  • 15. "S-Tier Majik Warning" (最大級魔法警報, Saidaikyō Mahō Keihō)

Reception

Nick Valdez of ComicBook.com described the first chapter of Ichi the Witch as the "strongest the magazine has seen since the likes of Kagurabachi", and said "it could be the next big thing". Joshua Fox of Screen Rant praised the worldbuilding, artwork, and protagonist of the story.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fox, Joshua (September 10, 2024). "Shonen Jump's New Groundbreaking Fantasy Manga Surpasses Expectactions: Here Is What You Need to Know About It". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. Davidson, Danica (September 3, 2024). "act-age Artist Gets New Series with Madan no Ichi". Otaku USA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  3. Pineda, Rafael (September 6, 2024). "act-age Artist Shiro Usazaki, Iruma-kun's Osamu Nishi Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. Lada, Jenni (September 9, 2024). "Ichi the Witch Manga Debuts in Shonen Jump". Siliconera. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  5. 魔男のイチ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. Valdez, Nick (September 8, 2024). "Act-Age Artist Releases Ichi the Witch, Shonen Jump's Best New Series". ComicBook.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.

External links

Series currently running in Weekly Shōnen Jump
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