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The War of Greedy Witches
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tomoe Gozen (left) and Elizabeth Báthory (right)
魔女大戦 32人の異才の魔女は殺し合う
(Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau)
Genre
Manga
Written byHomura Kawamoto
Illustrated byMakoto Shiozuka
Published byCoamix
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Zenon
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 24, 2020 – present
Volumes10
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The War of Greedy Witches (Japanese: 魔女大戦 32人の異才の魔女は殺し合う, Hepburn: Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau) is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka. It has been serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon since October 2020.

Plot

Just as Joan of Arc is tried for heresy and burned at the stake, she is rescued by the demons Lilith and Lilum and taken to the court of the demon Agrat bat Mahlat. 31 other famous women from across history were similarly rescued from the time of their deaths, restored to their physical prime if they were old or ill, and gathered. Agrat calls them Witches and explains that they can all manifest magical abilities by focusing on their greed, desires, and regrets. She commands them to enter a tournament to take turns fighting to the death in an arena for her amusement and offers to grant a wish to the survivor, but warns that if they die, their soul will cease to exist. The audience of the arena is made of both demons and people from their lives. Joan had blindly followed orders her whole life and struggles to understand what her desire is.

Characters

Witches

A group of thirty two women that have been selected by Agrat Bat Mahlat to participate in Walpurgis and go against each other in order to fulfill their greatest desire.

Joan of Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Jannu Daruku)
A female knight from France and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Her title is "Nothing Witch", and her desire is "Abnegation".
Elizabeth Bathory (エリザベート・バートリー, Erizabēto Bātorī)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis, holding the title of "Blood Witch", and her desire being "Torment". Elizabeth is a noblewoman and serial killer, sometimes being referred to as a "real-life vampire", due to the belief that she drank and bathed in the blood of her victims.
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前, Tomoe Gozen)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis with the titled of "Mighty Witch", her desire is "Justice". She was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history, serving under Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate.
Wu Zetian (武則天, Busokuten)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis. Titled the "Supremacy Witch", her desire is the "Heavens".
Cleopatra (クレオパトラ, Kureopatora)
Queen of Egypt and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She held the title of "Love Witch", and her desire was for "True Love".
Himiko (卑弥呼)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Demon Witch", and her desire is "Attention". Her former name was Yogi.
Mata Hari (マタ・ハリ)
One of the Witches invited to the Walpurgis, holding the title of "Secret Witch", Her desire is currently unknown.
Mary Read (メアリ・リード, Meari Rīdo)
A British pirate and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis, she holds the title of "Sea Witch", and her desire is the "Oceans".
Marie Antoinette (マリー・アントワネット, Marī Antowanetto)
The Queen of France and a witch invited to the Walpurgis. Titled "Pure Witch", her desire is to "Control".
Catherine the Great (エカチェリーナII世, Ekacherīna Ni-sei)
An empress from Russia and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Her title is "Will Witch", and her desire is "Subjugate".
Marie Curie (マリ ･ キュリー, Mari Kyurī)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Reason Witch", Her desire is to seek the "Truth".
Huang Yueying (黄月英, Kōgetsuei)
The wife of Zhu Ge Liang from the Three Kingdoms, who was invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Knowledge Witch", Her desire is to gain more "Knowledge".
Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七,)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Flame Witch".
Orihime (織姫)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Star Witch". She is not the legendary Orihime from the folk tale Tanabata, but instead a regular modern-day idol singer who's using the name to impersonate the real one.
Yim Wing-Chun (嚴詠春, Gen'eishun)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of the "Martial Arts Witch" and her desire is currently unknown. She is also a member of the group The Hammer, led by Mata Hari.
Zenobia (ゼノビア)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis, titled the "War Witch", her desire is currently unknown.
Bonnie Parker (ボニー・パーカー)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. In the 20th century, she and her husband Clyde Barrow were known for being one of the greatest thieves, fugitives and robbers in the United States.
Mona Lisa (モナ・リザ)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She is the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the same name, and has the peculiarity of having different faces depending on the person who sees her.
Agatha Christie (アガサ・クリスティ)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Seemingly murdered, it is revealed that she has faked her own death in order to investigate the motivations behind the Walpurgis, enlisting the demon servant assigned to guard her to help in her investigations.
Isabeau Cheyne (イザボー・シェイネ)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Her powers and abilities have yet to be revealed as she did not fight against Agatha Christie in her match, but won by default after her opponent seemed to have been murdered.
Anna Pavlova (アンナ・パヴロワ)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis.

Demons

Agrat Bat Mahlat (アグラット・バット・マハラト, Aguratto Batto Maharato)
The queen of the demons and the host of the Walpurgis tournament.
Lilith (リリス, Ririsu)
A demon serving the Queen of Demons Agrat Bat Mahlat. She and Lilim were responsible in handing the invites to the Witches and transporting them to Agrat.
Lilim (リリム, Ririmu)
A demon serving the Queen of Demons Agrat Bat Mahlat. She and Lilith were responsible in handing the invites to the Witches and transporting them to Agrat.
Lilitu (リリートゥ, Rirītu)
The commenter of Walpurgis.
Bubel (ブベル, Buberu)
The Demon of Healing and works in the infirmary of the Walpurgis tournament.

Other characters

Marsh (マーシュ, Marshu)
A maid in the service of Elizabeth Bathory's family.
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇, Shikōtei)
The first emperor of China.
Li Tian (李天, Ri Ten)
A close friend to Wu Zetian, after she moved into his village.
Former Himiko (卑弥呼)
The previous priestess and founder of the village where Yogi and her family lived.
Anne Bonny (アン・ボニー, An bonī)
The best friend of Mary Read, before she betrayed her.
Maria Theresa (マリア・テレジア, Maria Terejia)
The ruler of the Habsburg dominions, she was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, and more. She is the mother of the witch Marie Antoinette.

Publication

Written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka, The War of Greedy Witches started in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon on October 24, 2020.[2][3] Coamix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 18, 2021.[4] As of July 20, 2024, ten volumes have been released.[5]

The manga has been published digitally in English by Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app since December 2022.[6] In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November the same year.[7]

The manga has also been licensed in France by Pika Édition.[8]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 18, 2021[9]978-4-86720-242-5November 19, 2024[10]979-8-85540-108-0
2 September 18, 2021[11]978-4-86720-264-7April 22, 2025[12]979-8-85540-142-4
3 December 20, 2021[13]978-4-86720-287-6——
4 June 20, 2022[14]978-4-86720-392-7——
5 October 20, 2022[15]978-4-86720-431-3——
6 February 20, 2023[16]978-4-86720-467-2——
7 July 20, 2023[17]978-4-86720-525-9——
8 November 20, 2023[18]978-4-86720-588-4——
9 March 19, 2024[19]978-4-86720-628-7——
10 July 20, 2024[5]978-4-86720-669-0——
11 November 20, 2024978-4-86720-704-8——

Reception

By July 2023, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.[20]

References

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  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 30, 2020). "Kakegurui Writer Homura Kawamoto Launches New Manga With Artist Makoto Shiozuka". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ 「賭ケグルイ」の河本ほむら原作、魔女たちの殺し合い描く新連載「魔女大戦」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ^ 巴御前VSエリザベート・バートリー！女性偉人32人がデスマッチ「魔女大戦」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ a b 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Hazra, Adriana (January 1, 2023). "Coamix's MangaHot Publishes The War of Greedy Witches, Shigahime Manga in English". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 14, 2024). "Yen Press Licenses Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring, Brunhild the Dragonslayer, More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pika nous présente le manga Witches' War". Manga News. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  9. ^ 【6月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "The War of Greedy Witches, Vol. 1: Thirty-Two of the Wickedest Women Duel to the Death". Yen Press. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  11. ^ 【9月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "The War of Greedy Witches, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  13. ^ 【12月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  14. ^ 【6月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 20, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  15. ^ 【10月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  16. ^ 【2月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 20, 2023. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  17. ^ 【7月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2023. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  18. ^ 【11月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 20, 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  19. ^ 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2024. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  20. ^ 「魔女大戦」7巻初回版は、「終ワル」アジチカ描き下ろし卑弥呼×釈迦カード封入. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 20, 2023. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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