Flying Witch Vol. 11

Flying Witch Vol. 11

A Wonderful Summer

Summer finally comes to a close for Makoto and her friends—but not without incident! In Aomori, Beachy makes a surprise visit and helps Chinatsu with a summer project that’s out of this world. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Akane gets sauced and puts Makoto’s plans to return to Aomori on hold. And when Makoto gets back, she’ll find plenty of surprises waiting for her. However, the biggest surprise comes when her friends find Makoto in a compromising situation that might just expose her status as a witch.

“Flying Witch emphasizes that while actual magic is nice, there is ultimately magic in everything.” –Anime News Network.

Biographical Notes:

Very little is known about Chihiro Ishizuka. She was born and raised in Japan’s far north and she broke into the comics world with Flying Witch in 2012. It is his first and only published comic, and is about to be adapted into an animated tv series.

Title Notes:

Great Humor and Great Art: One of the strong points for titles like Nichijou and My Neighbor Seki is how the comedy is strong enough to carry a title. In the case of Flying Witch there is great surreal humor but Ishizuka’s art is also impressive. There is a tremendous amount of detail to her worlds. But what is more important is how expressive her art is. Her characters, whether human or feline, are very expressive showing a humor that is accessible and transcendent of any language or cultural barriers.

Emerging Genre: Comedy has long been a tough riddle to solve for manga. While it is a staple in Japan, translating humor has not been very easy for the English market. In the last few years, with memes becoming more visible in social media along with improved translation stables comedy has come of age. Best of all, this genre is cross-market and often all-ages, like Flying Witch.

More details on Chihiro Ishizuka:

Chihiro Ishizuka’s Twitter account

More works by Chihiro Ishizuka

Publisher’s Twitter account