Proposed nomination:
魔男のイチ (Ichi the Witch)
Natively: [Level 25]
Full furigana: Yes
Summary
Magic is alive and well in the world, inside beings known as Majiks. By completing a Majik’s trial, a Witch can gain its power. However, only women can become Witches or use magical items. All that changes one day when a young man named Ichi turns the world on its head by defeating an infamous Majik and gaining its magical powers!
Ichi is a reclusive hunter who knows nothing of Witches and Majiks, but does have a particular obsession for hunting anything that exudes bloodlust. When that instinct leads him to interfere in a battle between the great witch Desscaras and the horrifying King Majik Uroro, against all odds, he acquires the destructive magic of Uroro, making him the only male Witch in the entire world! And not even Desscaras herself is prepared for the absolute headache that wild child Ichi is about to give her.
Availability
Personal Opinion
I’ve been reading this book in English week to week on the Shonen Jump app and it’s really fun. It’s a sweet and entertaining story with gorgeous and expressive art.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Great art, entertaining story, fun characters, cool setting, furigana
Cons
- Fantasy story (a bit of jargon) and just barely (or over?) 200 pages, so it may not meet the criteria. I don’t think it would actually have more jargon than something like Cardcaptor Sakura or other comparable shonen/mahou manga.
