Witches (manga)

Witches (Japanese: 魔女, Hepburn: Majo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from April 2003 to November 2004, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes.

Witches
魔女
(Majo)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byDaisuke Igarashi
Published byShogakukan
ImprintIkki Comix
MagazineMonthly Ikki
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 25, 2003 – November 25, 2004
Volumes2

Witches received an Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004.

Publication

It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from April 25, 2003 to November 25, 2004.[2][3] It was collected in two tankōbon volumes released by Shogakukan on April 30, 2004 and January 28, 2005.[4][5]

The manga has been licensed in France by Casterman,[6] in Italy by Kappa Edizioni[1] and in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini.[7]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 30, 2004[4]978-4-09-188461-9
  • 01 - "Spindle – Part 1"
  • 02 - "Spindle – Part 2"
  • 03 - "Kuarupu"
  • Extra - "The Witch Stradling the Bird" (騎鳥魔女, Ki Tori Majo)
2 January 28, 2005[5]978-4-09-188462-6
  • 04 - "Petra Genitalix"
  • 05 - "Thief of Songs" (うたぬすびと, Utanu Subito)
  • Extra - "Beach" (ビーチ, Bīchi)

Reception

Witches received an Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004.[8]

References
  1. "Daisuke Igarashi" (in Italian). Kappa Edizioni. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. 月刊 IKKI 2003年 6月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. 月刊 IKKI 2005年 1月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. 魔女 / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. 魔女 / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. "Igarashi". Sakka (in French). Casterman. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. "Hechiceras" (in Spanish). Planeta DeAgostini. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. "Manga Division – 2004 [8th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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