# The Water Magician (novel series)

The Water Magician (水属性の魔法使い, Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tadashi Kudou and illustrated by Hana Amano. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2020. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it under their TO Bunko imprint in March 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Bokutengo began serialization on the Nico Nico Seiga website under TO Books' Comic Corona brand in September 20, 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Characters
### Ryō (涼)

    Voiced by: Ayumu Murase

### Abel (アベル, Aberu)

    Voiced by: Kazuki Ura

### Sera (セーラ)

    Voiced by: Kaede Hondo

## Media
### Light novel

Written by Tadashi Kudou, The Water Magician initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 1, 2020. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it with illustrations by Nokito under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on March 10, 2021. Later volumes feature illustrations by Mebaru (for volumes 3 to 6) and Hana Amano (for volume 7 and onwards). Twelve volumes have been released as of January 15, 2025.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| Arc 1 |||||
| 1 | March 10, 2021 | 978-4-86-699168-9 | March 14, 2024 | 978-1-71-833370-3 |
| 2 | June 19, 2021 | 978-4-86-699225-9 | July 23, 2024 | 978-1-71-833372-7 |
| 3 | November 20, 2021 | 978-4-86-699371-3 | December 17, 2024 | 978-1-71-833374-1 |
| 4 | March 10, 2022 | 978-4-86-699469-7 | May 14, 2025 | 978-1-71-833376-5 |
| 5 | August 20, 2022 | 978-4-86-699641-7 | — | — |
| 6 | February 20, 2023 | 978-4-86-699773-5 | — | — |
| 7 | July 20, 2023 | 978-4-86-699900-5 | — | — |
| Arc 2 |||||
| 8 | October 20, 2023 | 978-4-86-699979-1 | — | — |
| 9 | January 15, 2024 | 978-4-86-794050-1 | — | — |
| 10 | April 20, 2024 | 978-4-86-794164-5 | — | — |
| 11 | July 16, 2024 | 978-4-86-794252-9 | — | — |
| 12 | January 15, 2025 | 978-4-86-794426-4 | — | — |
| Arc 3 |||||
| 13 | March 19, 2025 | 978-4-86-794510-0 | — | — |

### Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Bokutengo began serialization on the Nico Nico Seiga website under TO Books' Comic Corona brand on September 20, 2021. The manga's chapters were collected into six tankōbon volumes as of January 2025.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| 1 | March 15, 2022 | 978-4-86-699475-8 | February 14, 2024 | 978-1-71-834051-0 |
| 2 | November 15, 2022 | 978-4-86-699708-7 | April 17, 2024 | 978-1-71-834053-4 |
| 3 | July 15, 2023 | 978-4-86-699904-3 | January 15, 2025 | 978-1-71-834055-8 |
| 4 | January 15, 2024 | 978-4-86-794057-0 | April 9, 2025 | 978-1-71-834057-2 |
| 5 | July 16, 2024 | 978-4-86-794239-0 | — | — |
| 6 | January 15, 2025 | 978-4-86-794405-9 | — | — |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 10, 2025. The series is produced by Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland and directed by Hideyuki Satake, with scripts written by Jun Kumagai and character designs by Yūka Kozutsumi. It is set to premiere on TBS in July 2025.