Majo to Yajuu
The Witch and the Beast
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Synonyms: Majo no Kimagure, Witch and Whim
Japanese: 魔女と野獣
English: The Witch and the Beast
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 58
Status: On Hiatus
Published: Nov 5, 2016 to Jan 22, 2023
Genres: Action Action, Fantasy Fantasy
Theme: Adult Cast Adult Cast
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Magazine (Monthly)
Authors: Satake, Kousuke (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.301 (scored by 44734,473 users)
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Ranked: #3912
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #904
Members: 24,521
Favorites: 500

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Synopsis

In a fantasy world, there exist witches capable of curses nearly impossible to remove except by very few methods: receive a loving kiss from a prince, hope the wrathful witch has a change of heart, or attempt a third possibility.

Guideau and Ashaf are an unusual duo working for the Order of Magical Resonance, an organization that deals with any case related to magic. Guideau, a young woman with the eyes of a beast and a knack for rushing into things head-on, has a deeply personal grudge against witches. Ashaf, a refined yet enigmatic man who carries a coffin on his back, keeps his partner in check with a calm manner and presence of mind. Together, they investigate magical mysteries and crimes, all while looking for the witch who cursed Guideau.

The pair arrive in a city where they have heard a witch resides; however, much to their surprise, the people of the city consider the witch to be a hero protecting them. Both Guideau and Ashaf believe that only trouble follows a witch wherever she goes—but that remains to be seen here.

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Included one-shot:
Volume 6: Majo no Kimagure (Witch and Whim)

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Background

Majo to Yajuu went on a two-month hiatus starting on January 22, 2023, due to the author's poor health. The hiatus was extended indefinitely after an official announcement on March 22, 2023.

The series has been published in English as The Witch and the Beast by Kodansha USA since October 27, 2020. It has also been published in Italian by Panini Comics since February 16, 2023.
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Characters

Guideau
Guideau
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Ashaf
Ashaf
Main
Kristoffel, Phanora
Kristoffel, Phanora
Supporting
Velvette, Helga
Velvette, Helga
Supporting
Johan
Johan
Supporting
Cugat, Matt
Cugat, Matt
Supporting
Huell, Angela Anne
Huell, Angela Anne
Supporting
Ione
Ione
Supporting
Haynes, Kiera
Haynes, Kiera
Supporting
L. Colvect, Dunward
L. Colvect, Dunward
Supporting

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10 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
1 Not Recommended
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May 10, 2026
sweetesttulip
Recommended
Preliminary (58/58 eps)
This has been one of my fav manga for years!!
It is a beautiful dark-fantasy series with supernatural elements, interesting & complex worldbuilding and a lot of mystery.
Also, girls kissing :) ( it IS relevant to the plot). I like the dialogue a lot too, especially from Ashaf, as it really helps to build the tone and can be funny. Very unique and cool character designs, with great fashion. If you like things with witches, vampires, magic etc you will like this. Has just the right amount of brutality and grit while not losing itself to shock horror.
Semi-episodic storytelling: the main pair work in solving ...
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Dec 22, 2025
Kaoru-Mori-Stan
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (58/58 eps)
First off, the art is very well-done and executed, so no problems there. This manga had a strong start, with an interesting premise and characters you were intrigued to learn more about. However, once it reached the vampires arc, it started losing its focus and veering off-course, and by the time it reached volume 10, it was throwing new plot developments and characters out of left field each chapter and we still hadn't really learned all that much about our core duo and still had so many unanswered questions that had been foreshadowed previously. Around that same time, there would be new concepts for the ...
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May 22, 2025
1stDecame4Danime
Not Recommended
Preliminary (44/58 eps)
The plotline/premise is a lot like Dorohedoro and Undead Girl Murder Farce, except this is incredibly generic shonen action cringe that takes itself way too seriously while failing miserably to actually be seinen. It's a 1-note storyline to kill the generically evil witch yet lacks direction filling its story with pointless and repetitive magic baddie shonen arcs and numerous irrelevant sidestories and oneshots of irrelevant non-characters.

And the characters (especially the MCs) are all cardboard cutouts we learn almost nothing about and what we do learn amounts to: generically evil witch, generically persecuted good witch, generically evil executioners, generically good mages, generically angry MC, etc. ...
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