Majo no Geboku to Maou no Tsuno review

EuropeanHirotaka2
Apr 04, 2021
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.
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