Majo to Yajuu
The Witch and the Beast
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Synonyms: Majo no Kimagure, Witch and Whim
Japanese: 魔女と野獣
English: The Witch and the Beast
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 58
Status: On Hiatus
Published: Nov 5, 2016 to Jan 22, 2023
Genres: Action Action, Fantasy Fantasy
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Magazine (Monthly)
Authors: Satake, Kousuke (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.211 (scored by 33633,363 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4172
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #998
Members: 19,893
Favorites: 450

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Synopsis

In a fantasy world, there exist witches capable of curses nearly impossible to remove except by very few methods: receive a loving kiss from a prince, hope the wrathful witch has a change of heart, or attempt a third possibility.

Guideau and Ashaf are an unusual duo working for the Order of Magical Resonance, an organization that deals with any case related to magic. Guideau, a young woman with the eyes of a beast and a knack for rushing into things head-on, has a deeply personal grudge against witches. Ashaf, a refined yet enigmatic man who carries a coffin on his back, keeps his partner in check with a calm manner and presence of mind. Together, they investigate magical mysteries and crimes, all while looking for the witch who cursed Guideau.

The pair arrive in a city where they have heard a witch resides; however, much to their surprise, the people of the city consider the witch to be a hero protecting them. Both Guideau and Ashaf believe that only trouble follows a witch wherever she goes—but that remains to be seen here.

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Included one-shot:
Volume 6: Majo no Kimagure (Witch and Whim)

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Background

Majo to Yajuu went on a two-month hiatus starting on January 22, 2023, due to the author's poor health. The hiatus was extended indefinitely after an official announcement on March 22, 2023.

The series has been published in English as The Witch and the Beast by Kodansha USA since October 27, 2020. It has also been published in Italian by Panini Comics since February 16, 2023.
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Characters

Guideau
Guideau
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Ashaf
Ashaf
Main
Kristoffel, Phanora
Kristoffel, Phanora
Supporting
Velvette, Helga
Velvette, Helga
Supporting
Johan
Johan
Supporting
Cugat, Matt
Cugat, Matt
Supporting
Huell, Angela Anne
Huell, Angela Anne
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L. Colvect, Dunward
L. Colvect, Dunward
Supporting
Executioner
Executioner
Supporting
Farmus
Farmus
Supporting

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8 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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Jun 1, 2024
Siaksx
Recommended
Preliminary (58/58 eps)
For the past two months, I found myself in a reading slump regarding manga, but "The Witch and The Beast" helped me overcome it.

Plot: 7/10. Objectively, this manga does not introduce anything novel: it presents a fantasy world populated by witches, vampires, mages, and humans, who are predictably at odds with each other. At the center is the ultimate evil, somehow linked to our fierce female lead, Guideau, who's got quite the attitude. Alongside Ashad, they tackle various gruesome murder cases to find clues about the witch who cursed Guideau. The full story of the curse remains a mystery, but I'm crossing my fingers that ...
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Feb 14, 2025
BlackGlove
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (58/58 eps)
The start of the manga is really good, both of the protagonists are great and their relationship evolve nicely. The art is impeccable, simply put. However, it's a shame that the mangaka lost the plot, direction, and seemingly didn't know where to go next, much like other reviews have pointed out. It's all true.

At some point, it goes into an arc that indicated that the mangaka wanted to force in a story, setting and characters that didn't really make sense with the trajectory that the main characters were following. The manga tries do some out of pocket worldbuilding, introduces (frankly unlikable) characters out of thin ...
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Feb 17, 2025
MaiDeNaBysS
Not Recommended
Preliminary (44/58 eps)
The plotline/premise is a lot like Dorohedoro and Undead Girl Murder Farce, except this is incredibly generic shonen action cringe that takes itself way too seriously while failing miserably to actually be seinen. It's a 1-note storyline to kill the generically evil witch yet lacks direction filling its story with pointless and repetitive magic baddie shonen arcs and numerous irrelevant sidestories and oneshots of irrelevant non-characters.

And the characters (especially the MCs) are all cardboard cutouts we learn almost nothing about and what we do learn amounts to: generically evil witch, generically persecuted good witch, generically evil executioners, generically good mages, generically angry MC, etc. ...
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