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Dumb in many ways, but at least (some) characters know it

Ichi the Witch (vols. 1-2) by Osamu Nishi, Shiro Usazaki

July 13, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Ichi the Witch is, at least in the first two volumes, both generically entertaining and trope-ily generic. Clueless hero with one big talent that’s pretty handy? Check. Know-it all mentor/senior student? Check. Set up for harem comedy? Also check.  Basic premise: only women can wield magic and be witches. Ichi is a guy, a hunter who lives near a rural area, who accidentally (kind of, he intentionally interferes but…) absorbs the magic of the nearly impossible-to-defeat Uroro who is about to destroy rock-star witch Desscaras, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, Ichi the Witch, manga, Osamu Nishi, Osamu Nishi, Shiro Usazaki, Shiro Usazaki, wtiches

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, Ichi the Witch, manga, Osamu Nishi, Osamu Nishi, Shiro Usazaki, Shiro Usazaki, wtiches ·
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