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.
| Ichi the Witch | |
| 魔男のイチ (Madan no Ichi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Osamu Nishi |
| Illustrated by | Shiro Usazaki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | September 9, 2024 – present |
Plot
editThe 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
editWritten by Osamu Nishi and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki, the series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on September 9, 2024.[2] It is Usazaki's first major work since her previous work, Act-Age, was canceled due to its writer getting arrested.[3]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[4]
Volumes
edit| No. | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 4, 2025[5] | 978-4-08-884402-2 |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
edit- 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)
Reception
editNick 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".[6] Joshua Fox of Screen Rant praised the worldbuilding, artwork, and protagonist of the story.[1]
See also
edit- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, another manga series written by Osamu Nishi
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Davidson, Danica (September 3, 2024). "act-age Artist Gets New Series with Madan no Ichi". Otaku USA. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lada, Jenni (September 9, 2024). "Ichi the Witch Manga Debuts in Shonen Jump". Siliconera. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ 魔男のイチ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website at Viz Media
- Ichi the Witch at Anime News Network's encyclopedia