[Reading Diary] 032 WITCHRIV

A manga about witches

Its name is WITCHRIV

Ah, yes, yes, a magic fantasy, right?

For those of you who thought that

Please, wait a moment✋✨

Usually, when you think of a witch, you think of magic like
🔥fire or 🧊ice,
BANG!!

Yeah!

Something like that, right?
(What kind of feeling is that...)

But the magic🪄 in this manga is a little different

It is...

🪡 and 🧵

Yes, they fight with needles and thread!

The protagonist uses magic with needles🪡 and thread🧵,
and her mother's magic is with a comb🪮

It's like that, where they summon relatively everyday objects
with magic to fight

Rather than a magic battle,
it feels closer to a supernatural ability battle

I will list three charms of this work

Also, thanks to everyone, it was selected as a manga article that gathered a lot of likes.

Thank you very much.

1. Witch x Modern Era

It depicts the price of power and friction with society

It depicts the meaning of possessing supernatural abilities by linking it to the structures of modern society (control, exclusion, and justice).

2. Explanation vs. Emotion

Emotions are depicted through choices rather than explanations.

This work reveals the characters' inner selves through the choices they make.

- To help / To abandon
- To use / To not use
- To stay silent / To speak

Because of this "weight of choice," readers find themselves thinking,
"I wonder what this character will do next?"
and are inevitably drawn into the story with emotional investment.

3. Hook vs. Aftertaste

The balance between the "hook" and the "aftertaste" is excellent.

- A small lingering impression remains after reading
- Ends by posing a "question" that makes you curious about the next installment

Every episode has a proper hook.
It's not just cheap hype or plot twists; you genuinely want to know what happens next.

Highly recommended!

That's all from Sumihiro.