Dec 6, 2024
Majo wa Mioji kara is a really interesting manga. The synopsis caught my attention, and the artstyle looked great (despite its misleading covers making you think this is some kind of ecchi manga, it's really not)
First of all you have to keep in mind that it is a manga of self contained episodes, the main plot barely makes progress until the very end. That has pros and cons but it's a manga you can easily read a few chapters whenever you want and enjoy it. If you're looking for a manga more story-focused this might not be for you.
The comedy is probably the best part
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of the manga, since it's self contained for the most part, most episodes are just our favorite witch finding a new weird coping mechanism for her loneliness (spending lots of money on gacha games, going to host clubs, trying to find the most unconventional ways of losing weight, talking to her alt accounts to pretend she's not lonely...) every episode is unique and even though the quality is varied, since they're short even if you don't like one, it's not a big deal.
It also takes itself seriously despite the comedy, with lore based on religion, mythology and beliefs, and a lot of characters based on actual real life people. Not only you get a few laughs, you also learn (mainly japanese) history. With that said, sometimes the story gets TOO japanese so if you don't know much about japanese history it might get confusing but it's not the end of the world.
The best of this manga is the characters. The main character is probably the best. She's a hard worker and a responsible person, but at the same she has the most stupid ideas ever to cope with her loneliness which makes this extremely fun to watch, or her weird attraction to good-for-nothing men and her desperate need of wanting to care for them. She's the most delulu character you've probably seen and it's a delight to read. The side characters are for the most part fun, we have the fujoshi sensei, the clumsy girl who forgets she abandoned a boyfriend, literally creatures like cthulhu or baphomet, the main love interests... There are more but despite being a short manga it has a lot of interesting characters.
My only real pet peeve is that I'm not supposed who the target of this manga is. It's listed as seinen, but for the most part I didn't feel like it was the case, I don't think your average adult man is going to like this, outside the cover art and a few episodes with some fanservicey clothing, there's nothing that makes me think this is seinen. I main the main character is a witch in her 300s (who acts like someone in her 30s), and the male characters art, the humor and some other stuff makes it more similar to otome games, whose target audience tends to be women. It's hard to explain, I don't even know what it wants to be or who it's supposed to be for.
I'd say it's worth a try to anyone who's read mangas of every genre and target audience and doesn't care about labels.
This was my first review, I usually don't like doing reviews in a language that's not mine but I felt it was a waste that no one bothered to review this, so might as well be the first.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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