This article contains spoilers for My Hero Academia.
Summary
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Horikoshi recommends the manga “Ichi the Witch” to fans.
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The manga is about a boy named Ichi who becomes the first male witch.
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Fans can read “Ichi the Witch” for free on MangaPlus and Viz Media.
Horikoshi is the famous manga artist who wrote and illustrated the iconic manga My academic world of heroes. As fans may already know, My Academy of Heroes the manga ended at the end of 2024 and the anime will conclude this year.
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Ichi the witch recommended by Horikoshi
Horikoshi, the mangaka of My academic world of heroesrecently recommended fans read a brand new manga, titled Ichi the Witch.
The Ichi the Witch manga is one of the newest additions to Weekly Shonen Jump, having only begun serialization in early September 2024, so it's only about 4 months old now that January 2025 has started. So far, the manga has a total of 16 chapters and the first volume of this manga will be released in Japan on January 4 this year.
This interesting manga is written by author Osamu Nishi and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki. Artist Usazaki may also be known to some readers for her work on Act-Age. However, the manga was canceled and she has now moved on to this new job.
What is Ichi the witch about?
In a world where it is believed that only women can become witches, a boy named Ichi, after whom the series is named, becomes the first male witch. The world of Ichi the Witch has monsters known as Majiks. Defeating them is what allows you to become a witch, a feat Ichi was able to accomplish.
This manga has an interesting new concept and it's easy to see why Horikoshi would recommend it.
Where can fans read Ichi The Witch?
As with most manga these days, fans can access and read them for free on MangaPlus and Viz Media. The chapters are released simultaneously worldwide on these websites. The next chapter of the manga will be released on Friday, January 3, 2025. All chapters will be released at 5 PM Japanese Standard Time.
With Horikoshi encouraging more people to pick up this manga, fans can only hope that it continues, as many manga in their first few months can potentially be canceled for poor performance.
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- Release date
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April 3, 2016
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Bone
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Kohei Horikoshi
- Japanese title
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Boku no Hero Academia