Top Witch Manga Recommendations

Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.



Notes:
- Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
- Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
- Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
- Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Demons , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Philosophy , Found Family , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Rehabilitation , Magic , War , Travel , Foreign , Body Horror , Mythology , Survival , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Military , Politics , Fairy , Disability , Witch , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Sadism , Torture , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Dystopian , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Achronological Order , Age Regression , Kaiju , Tomboy , Group Sex , Cult , Pregnant , Prostitution , Skeleton , Adoption , Slavery , Super Power , Cannibalism , Incest , Dungeon , Kingdom Management , Vore , Dragons , Ships , Masturbation , Mermaid , Fellatio , LGBTQ+ Themes , Monster Girl , Monster Boy

Soul Eater

Also known as Soul Eater.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Maka is a scythe meister, working to perfect one particular scythe until it is good enough to become Death's Weapon -- the weapon used by Shinigami-sama, the spirit of Death himself. As if that wasn't unusual enough, her scythe is a demon scythe called Soul Eater, which can change form from a scythe to a human-looking boy. In order to make Soul Eater powerful enough to be Death's Weapon, he must eat the souls of 99 humans and 1 witch. Along the way, the two of them face many different challenges, including a cat witch named Blair (who happens to have a thing for Soul) and a teacher who's been turned into a zombie (and wants him to join her!). Her fellow students, like the shadow ninja weapon meister named Black Star who always needs to be the center of attention, aren't much help, either. It'll be a miracle if Maka even survives, let alone manages to make Soul Eater into the Death Scythe.



Note: Includes the 3-chapter prologue and 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Henshin , Magic , Guns , Shounen , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Witch , School , Swordplay , Twins , Gods , Foreign , Travel , Agender , Nudity , Gender Bending , Alternate Universe , Zombie

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
- Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
- Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
- Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
- Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Drawing , Revenge , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , School , Primarily Child Cast , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Politics , Disability , Philosophy , Seinen , Spearplay , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Amnesia , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Boys' Love , Found Family

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Notes:
- Nominated in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2016-2019.
- Ranked first in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (Male Readers Division).
- Includes 14 extra chapters.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Environmental , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Lost Civilization , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Elf , Dragons , Demons , Cosmic Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Body Horror , Kemonomimi , Necromancy , Episodic , Monster Girl , Iyashikei , Alternate Universe , Succubus , Witch , Mermaid , Chimera

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose prowess as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Tragedy , Crime , Historical , Butler , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Twins , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Cult , Shounen , Steampunk , Magic , Detective , Found Family , Circus , Mythology , Maids , Assassins , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Medicine , Zombie , Fugitive , Crossdressing , Transgender , Anachronism , Boarding School , School , Musical Theater , Torture , Witch , Disability , Swordplay , Idol , Estranged Family

Eoneu Nal Gongjuga Doeeobeoryeotda

Also known as Who Made Me a Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Full Color , Family Life , Tsundere , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Age Regression , Heterosexual , Memory Manipulation , Revenge , Kuudere , Age Gap , Foreign , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Love Triangle , Politics , Historical , Royal Affairs , Maids , Survival , Time Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Chimera , Adoption , Fairy Tale , Witch

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Also known as Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realizes they have switched bodies—and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone just by kissing them! After figuring out the workings behind this new and amazing ability, Ryu and Urara take full advantage of the situation to improve their lives. But with such an oddly amazing power, just how long will Ryu and Urara be able to keep their secret under wraps?



Included one-shot:
Volume 9: Maou no Kyoushitsu

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Witch , Magic , Super Power , Body Swapping , School Club , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Female Harem , Gender Bending , Shounen , Amnesia , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Dissociative Identities , Basketball

Goblin Slayer

Also known as Goblin Slayer.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A young priestess joins her first adventuring party but almost immediately encounters the most unspeakable horrors. Rescued by an enigmatic warrior called Goblin Slayer, she partners with her savior on his mission to exterminate all goblins-by any means necessary. When rumors of Goblin Slayer's feats begin circulating, there's no telling who might come calling next...

Tags: Seinen , Goblin , Revenge , Gore , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Swordplay , Magic , Nudity , Nun , Witch

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would be bad enough, but he's also gained the most inconvenient magical ability of all--time travel, but he's got to die to use it. How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die?



Tags: Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Witch , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Gore , Time Loop , Cosmic Horror , Astronomy , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Suicide , Amnesia , Cult , Elf , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation , Politics , Heterosexual , Twins , Maids , Time Skip , Hikikomori , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Femboy , Yandere , Dragons , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Kemonomimi , Unrequited Love , Age Regression

Rosario to Vampire

Also known as Rosario+Vampire.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

All-around average student Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day, he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average in the least. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too...? Tsukune's going to have one heck of a hickey when he gets home from Monster High! But does he have a chance in H-E-double-hockey-sticks of raising his grades at a school where the turf war isn't between the jocks and the nerds but the vampires and the werewolves?



Tags: Vampire , Monster Girl , Female Harem , Magic , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Witch , Demons , Succubus , School , Dissociative Identities , School Club , Mythology , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Delinquents , Mermaid , Love Triangle , Bisexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy

xxxHolic

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko’s shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.



Notes:
- The series was re-named to xxxHolic•Rou on chapter title pages of chapter 186 and on, but not on their volume's front covers, spines and indicia.
- The chapter count contains a one-shot published in May 2010 to commemorate the switch, which was later collected into Volume 18.
- The chapter count also reflects the magazine releases; the chapters plus the one-shot were re-arranged into 109 chapters across 19 volumes.

Tags: Magic , Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Crossover , Clone , Seinen , Witch , Time Manipulation , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Memory Manipulation , School , Heterosexual , Denpa , Tragedy

Ima made Ichido mo Onna Atsukaisareta Koto ga nai Jokishi wo Onna Atsukai Suru

Also known as How to Treat a Lady Knight Right.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Leo Cornelia has dedicated her entire life to the battlefield. There is no demon she can't slay, no challenge she can't handle—at least, not until that confounding halfwit mage Foolie Dent confesses his love to her. Nothing feels farther from her than long-discarded notions of femininity and romance, but this annoying but dependable new friend might just be the key to opening the heart she closed long ago.



Tags: Love Triangle , Tomboy , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Female Harem , Swordplay , Magic , Elf , Shounen , Succubus , Demons , Witch , Gender Bending

Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid

Also known as The Duke of Death and His Maid.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

When the duke was a young boy, a witch made it so that any living thing he touched died. Unable to cope with such a cursed child, his family sent him away to live in an old mansion. Now a young man, his only companions are an elderly butler and his childhood friend, a buxom, blonde maid named Alice. Despite the fact that touching the duke means instant death, Alice is constantly teasing him, getting close and flirting mercilessly. But even though Alice loves to make the duke blush, her affection for him is the real deal. Can the two figure out a way to break the witch’s spell?



Note: The chapter count includes 15 extra chapters.

Tags: Maids , Witch , Time Manipulation , Butler , Heterosexual , Magic , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tragedy

BURN THE WITCH

Also known as Burn the Witch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Historically, 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons.

Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden "reverse" side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them.

The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), an organization for dragon conservation and management. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.



Note: Chapter count includes the one-shot, labeled as “Chapter 0.8”.

Tags: Dragons , Magic , Shounen , Witch , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Fairy Tale , Heterosexual , Work , Yuri

The Voynich Hotel

Also known as The Voynich Hotel.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Welcome to the Voynich Hotel, a rundown resort located on an all but deserted island in the South Pacific. Owned by former Mexican wrestler Kandre Umeda, the hotel is maintained by two mysterious maids, Elena and Beluna, as well as a homicidal chef named Amelia.

Kuzuki Taizou, a Japanese tourist, comes to stay at the hotel to escape from his dark past. Soon he discovers that the strange occupants and happenings of the island are even more abnormal than what he is used to. Taizou quickly becomes embroiled in the spiderweb of affairs on the island, growing close to many of the residents and helping them out, though often causing even more problems for himself. But when Taizou's past comes to the island to haunt him, his new friends jump to his aid.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Witch , Maids , Assassins , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Inn , Primarily Adult Cast , Yakuza , Drugs , Disability , Ghost , Skeleton , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Demons , Gore , Mahjong , Age Gap , Bisexual , Amnesia , Zombie , Adoption , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , LGBTQ+ Themes

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch

Also known as Umineko When They Cry Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin—not to mention their parents’ feud over the inheritance. Battler doesn’t hold much stock in dark omens, nor does he believe the tales of the witch rumored to have given his grandfather a fortune in gold…and who walks the halls of the mansion to this day… But when the eighteen family members and servants are trapped on the island by the raging typhoon, the grisly events that follow leave Battler shaken to his core. Is one of his relatives desperate enough to kill for the family fortune? Or is this the work of the Golden Witch?



Note: Volume 4 also contains the tea party chapter for this episode.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Detective , Witch , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Magic , Meta , Foreign , Ojou-sama

Witch Watch

Also known as WITCH WATCH.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Morihito, a boy with the strength of an ogre, is about to start living together with his childhood friend Nico, who is training to be a witch. Nico's magic leads to all sorts of unpredictable trouble, and with two teens under one roof... Let the fantastical antics begin! Magical comedy series by Kenta Shinohara creator of SKET DANCE and Astra Lost in Space.



Notes:
- Ranked 2nd place for the Next Manga Award in the Print Category in 2022.

Tags: Magic , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Episodic , Heterosexual , Youkai , Found Family , Dissociative Identities , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Werewolf , Shounen , Otaku Culture , Age Regression , Meta , Fashion , Gore , Conspiracy , Dragons

Ran to Haiiro no Sekai

Also known as Ran and the Gray World.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Ran Uruma can't wait to grow up and become a sorceress like her mother, so with the help of a magical pair of sneakers, she transforms into an adult and sets off! Her father and older brother Jin try to keep her home safe, but Ran is determined to advance her powers and have adventures of her own!



Note: Includes 6 extra chapters.

Tags: Seinen , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Witch , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Age Gap , Werewolf , Family Life , Love Triangle , Nudity , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Episodic

BURN THE WITCH

Also known as Burn the Witch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Supernatural

Witches, dragons, and reverse London.



Note: The one-shot was compiled in a special volume, released on December 9, 2018 as a bonus item for “BLEACH JET”, then later in the first volume of the proper serialization of the series as “Chapter 0.8”.

Tags: Dragons , Witch , Magic , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Work

Red Hood

Also known as The Hunters Guild: Red Hood.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

The winner of the 14th Gold Future Cup rookie manga competition now launches as a full series! Unique art captures the unfolding battle between hunters and werewolves. Who will win this battle to the death, man or beast? This grim fantasy tale with tons of style begins the hunt in Shonen Jump!



Notes:
- Includes 2 extra chapters.
- Includes the one-shot "Yadokari no Kuni".
- Includes the one-shot "Myakunashi".
- Includes the one-shot "Red Hood (Pilot)".

Tags: Werewolf , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Fairy Tale , Meta , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Age Regression , Witch , Vampire , Dragons