Witch Watch (Manga)

## *Witch Watch*

***Witch Watch*** (ウィッチ・ウォッチ, *Uitchi Uotchi*?), stylized in English as ***WITCH WATCH***, is a manga written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump on February 7, 2021.

## Overview

Morihito, a boy with the strength of an ogre, is about to start living together with his childhood friend Niko, who is training to be a witch. Niko'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*.

### Style

It is a cross-genre work that occasionally interweaves romantic comedies, battles, and touching stories. In that respect, it is close to the author's previous work "**SKETDANCE**". However, compared to SKETDANCE, the world view is closer to fantasy, and the main stage is a house rather than a school (according to the author, it seems that the series was planned as a share house story like *Hit is good!*). In addition, it seems that it has a mellow finish with less thorns than SKETDANCE as a whole, probably because of the Reiwa trend of "a gag that doesn't hurt anyone". Furthermore, it is similar to the previous work "**Astra Lost in Space**" in that it has a clear vertical axis that runs through the entire story that "disaster will befall within a year". In contrast to Astra, which had a strong mystery element, this one focuses on battle action.

## Story Arcs

*Main article:* Story Arcs
Currently the series has two parts, the first part contains 17 story arcs, the second part is in publication.

## Gallery

### Volume Covers

* JP Covers
* ENG Covers

Witch's Return
Volume 1A Friendly Scrum
Volume 2Dogs and Raindrops
Volume 3Release the Romance
Volume 4Summer Demon
Volume 5Black Darkness in the Abyss of the Universe
Volume 6Letter from a Friend
Volume 7Long Long a Go Go
Volume 8Pajama Party
Volume 9Autumn Storms
Volume 10Duet Dance
Volume 11Secret Relationships
Volume 12Wacky Wednesday
Volume 13The Day of the Disaster
Volume 14

Witch's Return
Volume 1A Friendly Scrum
Volume 2Dogs and Raindrops
Volume 3Release the Romance
Volume 4Summer Demon
Volume 5Black Darkness in the Abyss of the Universe
Volume 6Letter from a Friend
Volume 7Long Long a Go Go
Volume 8
### Weekly Shonen Jump Covers

* WSJ
* Shared

WSJ Issue #10, 2021WSJ Issue #14, 2022WSJ Issue #24, 2022WSJ Issue #10, 2023WSJ Issue #27, 2023

Issue #21-22, 2021Issue #36-37, 2021Issue #3-4, 2022Issue #5-6, 2022Issue #21-22, 2022Issue #36-37, 2022Issue #04-05, 2023Issue #06-07, 2023Issue #21-22, 2023Issue #33, 2023Issue #36-37, 2023Issue #04-05, 2024Issue #06-07, 2024

### Color Pages

Chapter 1's color pageChapter 1's color coverChapter 2's color coverChapter 10's color coverChapter 15's color coverChapter 19's color coverChapter 25's color coverChapter 29's color coverChapter 33's color coverChapter 36's color coverChapter 48's color coverChapter 52's color pageChapter 52's color coverChapter 57's color coverChapter 61's color pageChapter 61's color coverChapter 62's color coverChapter 75's color coverChapter 81's color coverChapter 85's color coverChapter 91's color coverChapter 95's color pageChapter 95's color coverChapter 104's color coverChapter 111's color pageChapter 111's color coverChapter 135's color cover
### Miscellaneous

WSJ Issue 10, 2021 Viz BannerWSJ Issue 14, 2022 Viz BannerWSJ Issue 24, 2022 Viz BannerWSJ Issue 10, 2023 Viz BannerWSJ Issue 27, 2023 Viz Banner
## Volumes & Sales Circulation

* On October 27, 2022 it was announced that the series had a total of 1,100,000 copies in circulation from Volumes 1-8.
* On October 4, 2023 it was announced that the series hada a total of 2,000,000 copies in circulation from Volumes 1-13.

## Trivia

* Each volume cover has focused on a particular character so far. The characters that have recieved focus on the covers are; Nico and her familiars (Morihito, Kanshi, Keigo/Wolf, Miharu), Nemu, Momochi, Tenryu, Kara and her familiar (Shiki), **Fave Artist File** (Yuri and Kukumi), Jekyll, Furan and the warlocks (Tokiyo, Komugi and Rabuka).

## Promotions

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