Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno |
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Synonyms: The Witch's Manservant and the Devil's Horn
Japanese: 魔女の下僕と魔王のツノ
Author:
Mochi
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Manga
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Publishing
Publish:
2014-04-12 to ?
Serialization:
Shounen Gangan
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Alternatives:
Synonyms: The Witch's Manservant and the Devil's Horn
Japanese: 魔女の下僕と魔王のツノ
Japanese: 魔女の下僕と魔王のツノ
Author:
Mochi
Type:
Manga
Status:
Publishing
Publish:
2014-04-12 to ?
Serialization:
Shounen Gangan
Score
4.7
3 Votes
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66.67%
33.33%
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Summary
The series centers on a witch's manservant running about to procure a devil king's horn for a certain unnamed reason.
(Source: ANN)
(Source: ANN)
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Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno review
The first few chapters were pretty weird and silly and made me kind of unsure about continuing this manga, but now I've gotten really into it. It's one of those mostly-comedy series that are also able to hit you with emotional parts and a developing storyline. Similar format to Gintama, I guess? I'm having a lot of fun reading it. There's also a prequel manga if you want more of the seriousness and less comedy, although that will completely spoil this one.
The characters have dimensions! They each have personal character arcs that actually hold weight and affect each other and the overall story. Their interactions and decisions are natural and believable and it doesn't feel like I'm being sold something, which I'm so thankful for. I'm also a sucker for worldbuilding, and that's here as well. The characters come from different places, which each have their own flavor and history that tie into characterization and story. Basically, the locations feel alive. It's nice. It is a genderbend manga. What really surprised me was that though there were some eye-rolling jokes near the beginning, the author later starts to actually address LGBT+ topics as part of the natural progression of the story. I'm not going to say that it's perfect or in-depth or anything, but it was really nice and unexpected that this silly comedy manga started saying flat out that gay people and trans people exist and are normal. |
Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno review
While this manga is lacking a narrative 'umph', and instead meanders around mundane dramas, events and character interactions, I'm all about that slice-of-life stuff, so this was in my alley. There can't be a good slice of life work without great characters, and the characters here are really great, they are well developed and rather complex.
Now here's my warning. This work deals heavily with gender-blender narratives. While I really don't mind it all too much usually, this work kinda went beyond what I could stomach and I had to drop this about 70 chapters in. Now it's not anything too screwed up visually, but this manga will confuse you about the boundaries between male-female gender with characters changing their genders and admitting they are of the other gender frequently. My issue isn't the gender-switching or the fact a girl is actually a boy but acts like a girl. In fact, I think this manga deals with gender-identity in a very interesting and rather complex manner. My issue is with how casually the manga and the characters treat gender change. Maybe there is a societal barrier of sorts it would seem I must overcome before I can truly enjoy this. |