Witchcraft Works
Japanese manga series
Witchcraft Works (Japanese: ウィッチクラフトワークス, Hepburn: Witchikurafuto Wākusu) 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.
Plot
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.
Characters
Main characters
Honoka Takamiya (多華宮 仄, Takamiya Honoka)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi
Honoka is a high school student who initially questions the frequent coincidences in his life.
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