Witchcraft Works

• Ja Kanji — ウィッチクラフトワークス • Ja Romaji — Witchikurafuto Wākusu • Genre — * Romantic comedy • Supernatural

• Type — manga • Author — Ryū Mizunagi • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Afternoon KC • Magazine — Good! Afternoon • First — March 5, 2010 • Last — February 7, 2022 • Volumes — 17

• Type — tv series • Director — Tsutomu Mizushima • Producer — * Osamu Hosokawa • Yōhei Hayashi • Masuhiro Kinoshita • Yōhei Kisara • Miyuki Yamada • Junichirō Tsuchiya • Writer — Tsutomu Mizushima • Music — Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund • Studio — J.C.Staff • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, TVA, AT-X, BS11, ABC • First — January 5, 2014 • Last — March 23, 2014 • Episodes — 12

• Type — ova • Director — Tsutomu Mizushima • Producer — * Yūsuke Kido • Kenji Sumiya • Writer — Reiko Yoshida • Music — Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund • Studio — J.C.Staff • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Released — January 7, 2015 • Runtime — 24 minutes

• Type — manga • Title — Witchcraft Works Extra • Author — Ryū Mizunagi • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Afternoon KC • Magazine — Good! Afternoon • First — March 7, 2022 • Volumes — 5

• Portal — yes Witchcraft Works is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryū Mizunagi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from March 2010 to February 2022, with its chapters collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from January to March 2014.

Honoka Takamiya is a high school student living a normal life, which is frequently disrupted by his unavoidable association with Ayaka Kagari, the school's renowned idol. Their shared classroom seating and cleaning responsibilities often lead to minor interactions, for which Honoka faces retribution from her dedicated fan club. This pattern is broken when a supernatural event occurs: a school building is launched through the air toward Honoka. His rescue is effected by a Witch, a magical figure who repels the attack. This Witch subsequently identifies herself as Ayaka, explaining that her prior distant demeanor was a deliberate disguise for her true role as his perpetual guardian against hidden threats.

• Honoka Takamiya • Yūsuke Kobayashi • Honoka is a high school student who initially questions the frequent coincidences in his life. He is targeted by a group known as the Tower Witches until his classmate, Ayaka, reveals herself as a Workshop Witch tasked with his protection. A mysterious, powerful entity called Evermillion, or the White Princess, resides within Honoka, making him a target. He becomes Ayaka's apprentice to aid her, though she forbids him from using the entity's power directly due to a dangerous "payment" it demands. Their fates are intrinsically linked; Ayaka can channel this power, but any physical injury Honoka sustains is transferred to her. This bond stems from a past incident where Honoka saved Ayaka's life by making a deal with the White Princess, an act that connected their lives and resulted in their memories being erased for protection. • Ayaka Kagari • Asami Seto • Ayaka is a statuesque and intellectually gifted student, recognized as the official "Princess" of the school. Publicly stoic and socially detached, she is secretly a "Fire Witch" capable of manipulating flames. A powerful spell connects her to her classmate, Honoka; this bond grants her near-invulnerability and immense power so long as he is near, though any physical damage he sustains is instantly transferred to her. Her mission is to protect Honoka from hostile forces, a duty she extends to shielding him from any form of harassment. She was originally the host for the entity Evermillion until Honoka intervened, transferring the being into himself to save her life, an act that forged their profound connection and erased their memories of the event.

• Kasumi Takamiya • Ai Kayano • Kasumi is Honoka's younger sister and a Workshop Witch with a profound brother complex, frequently seeking his physical affection despite their ages. She possesses a teddy bear familiar that transforms into a powerful combat mech named "Maka-ron". Tasked with protecting Honoka, she is a capable hand-to-hand fighter but requires a bear-shaped medium gifted by her brother to access her full magical potential. She is intensely jealous of Ayaka's relationship with Honoka and often clashes with her, particularly upon finding them in compromising situations. • Kazane Kagari • Sayaka Ohara • Kazane is the long-lived chairwoman of Tōgetsu High School and head of the city's Workshop Witches, a powerful figure known by fearsome monikers such as "Bad End". She is temperamental and prefers resolving conflicts through overwhelming force. Her magic passively safeguards civilians from collateral damage during supernatural conflicts. A longtime associate of Honoka's family, she saved his mother's life years ago, resulting in Honoka inheriting her magical bloodline and becoming her student. To protect Honoka and her adopted daughter, Ayaka, she later captured the witch Kayou Kagari and took control of the Kagari family. • Kyōichirō Mikage • Kazuyuki Okitsu • A chemistry teacher at Honoka's high school who helps manage the memories of the non-witch population whenever parts of the city get destroyed by magic. He also recruits witches throughout the city for the Workshop. Mikage has his own plans for Honoka and his "white stuff", but his true motives are unknown. • Touko Hio • Kana Asumi • Touko is a Workshop Witch specializing in ice-based magic, the scale of which increases proportionally to any threat she faces. A childhood friend of Ayaka, she was personally asked by Kazane to watch over her due to Ayaka's lack of social intelligence. To support her large family, Touko works numerous part-time jobs throughout the city, positions she also uses to gather intelligence for Ayaka. She previously served as the Student Council's Vice President and now holds the title of "Vice-Vice President". • Rinon Otometachibana • Noriko Shitaya • Rinon is a Workshop Witch and Kasumi's mentor, who also leads a gang of delinquents in hamster costumes. Known as the "Bear Killer" for reportedly strangling a tiger, she relies on magic to enhance her immense physical strength rather than casting visible spells. She publicly challenged Honoka for control of the student council but was ultimately defeated, a confrontation where Honoka refused to strike the final blow. It is implied she endured the same harsh training as Ayaka under Kazane. • Atori Kuramine • Ikumi Hayama • A soft-spoken witch with cat-like ears who wields a large sword. Atori prefers to talk through a small, magical ventriloquist doll she keeps nearby at almost all times. Has a questionable understanding of first-aid.

• Tanpopo Kuraishi • Shiori Izawa • Sakuya is a Tower Witch and a "Shikigami User" who commands an army of paper rabbits that can be transformed into mechanized soldiers. She acts as the unofficial leader of the "Ivory Quintet", a group of witches who transfer to Tōgetsu High School with the mission to capture Honoka. • Kanna Utsugi • Shiina Natsukawa • She is a member of Ivory Quintet; in spite of her natural mad-looking face, she actually has normal emotions. Her power is to summon and use demons by the book called Burakku Vaisu that she carries on her back, though this power is rarely shown. • Rin Kazari • Momo Asakura • A soft-voiced member of Ivory Quintet, who wields a scythe. She has a power called "Bone Animator", which can only be used to revive dead skeletons of any size and use them as her weapons. • Kotetsu Katsura • Natsumi Hioka • A member of the Ivory Quintet and Tōgetsu High School's Kendo club. Her given name is based on a same-named Japanese sword that she wields. • Mei Menowa • Yuko Iida • One of the Tower Witches that form the Ivory Quintet. She has the ability to pass through walls and create a defensive barrier. She wears a complete wolf pelt called "Coast Fenrir", a sort of baby wolf formed from the feather of a fallen angel that functions as both extra appendage and semi-sentient weapon.

• Evermillion • Mamiko Noto • Evermillion, also known as the White Princess, is an ancient and immensely powerful fire witch capable of harnessing the power of souls. Her form changes based on the soul of her current host. She was formerly subjugated by Kayou Kagari and bound within Ayaka to serve as a controllable vessel. Evermillion manipulated Honoka into a deal, intending to consume his soul, but was instead neutralized and purified by his innate power and pure heart, manifesting as a frilly white princess. This transformation intrigued her, leading her to sincerely aid Honoka and engage in playful teasing. The terms of their pact are the reason Ayaka can access the White Princess's power. • Kuronowārushuvarutsu Shikkusu • Rie Kugimiya • A powerful Tower Witch who specializes in crafting potions and often walks around with a well-dressed crocodile familiar named Sebastian. Has her own plans for Honoka's "white stuff". Chronoire is on relatively neutral terms with Kazane despite officially being her enemy; sometimes Kazane physically beats and tortures her for information, other times Kazane entrusts her as temporary chairman of the school while she is on other business. Chronoire also has earned the nickname "Dead End" for her ability to turn into a part-crocodile monster and literally eat other witches if she wants. • Medusa • Miyuki Sawashiro • A high-ranking Tower Witch who controls the KMM Gang and their associates in order to steal Honoka's "white stuff" for herself. Has the power to petrify her enemies into stone statues, but has been weakened after being trapped in a magic prison. • Wīkuendo • Aya Hirano • A Tower Witch whose main strength is meticulous planning and preparation as opposed to any overtly magic power. Though Weekend is not her real name, she uses it anyway for the notoriety it brings her. Weekend's specialty involves setting up explosives of both magic and non-magic varieties. Runs her own small faction to kidnap Honoka for his "white stuff" as well. • Komachi Takamiya • Ayako Kawasumi • Honoka and Kasumi's mother. Rather a cheerful and supportive mother, she was easily broken emotionally. She fell in love with Kazane during her school years, and promised to marry her (instead, they arranged the marriage of their future children). She works as an office lady. She also has open arms, which was evident in the fact that she took the Ivory Quintet into her home.

Written and illustrated by Ryū Mizunagi, Witchcraft Works was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from March 5, 2010, to February 7, 2022. Kodansha collected its chapters in seventeen tankōbon volumes, released from November 5, 2010, to March 7, 2022. The manga is licensed in North America for English language publication by Vertical. The first volume was released on October 21, 2014. Following the series' conclusion, an "extra" serialization spin-off started on Good! Afternoon on March 7, 2022. Five volumes have been released as of August 6, 2026.

An anime television series adaptation was announced in November 2012. It was animated by J.C.Staff and written and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The series' first episode was screened at Tokyo's Cinemart Shinjuku theater on December 29, 2013, streamed to 2000 people on December 30, 2013, by Bandai Channel and aired for twelve episodes between January 5 and March 23, 2014, on Tokyo MX. Additionally the anime was aired on TVA, AT-X, BS11, and ABC and was streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll. The series' music is composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund. The opening theme song is "divine intervention" by Fhána and the ending is "Witch☆Activity" by KMM Gang consisting Izawa, Natsukawa, Asakura, Hioka, and Iida.