魔法少女ダンデライオン 1

Magical Girl Dandelion #1

by 水帆かえる

ヴィラン(怪人)と魔法少女がバディに!?

守られるのは、もうやめたー。
敵(ヴィラン)のはずの怪人と魔法少女がバディに!

期待の新鋭が贈るネオ・ダークファンタジー!!


眠たい授業、友達とのおしゃべり、好物はオムライス。
御花見たんぽぽは、普通の高校生活を満喫していた。

一つだけ普通じゃないことがあるとしたら、たんぽぽには、家族や友達にも言えない秘密の友人がいること。

影の怪人・シェイド。
子どもの頃から、シェイドはずっとたんぽぽのそばにいてくれた。
ずっと穏やかな日々が続くと思っていたけれど、
ひょんなことから、なんとたんぽぽが魔法少女にスカウトされ!?


怪人殺しの怪人と、常識破りの魔法少女。
これは、光と影が並び立つための物語。

誰も見たことのないストーリーが始まる!

【編集担当からのおすすめ情報】
予告イラストがSNSで公開されるやいなや、世界で大反響。
翌朝には、水帆先生のメンション欄が、世界中からの「連載を楽しみにしている」というコメントで埋まりました。

大反響を受け、日本よりも先に北米で電子版が配信決定。
その後、日本でも電子版配信が決まり、止まらない反響を受け、ついに紙のコミックスで『まほライ』をお届けできることになりました!

サイズは、B6版です。
美麗な絵と圧巻の筆致を、ぜひご堪能ください。

Genres: Manga, Fantasy

160 pages, ebook

Published April 25, 2025

Reviews

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

FIRST IMPRESSION VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/eTb-7YIZDVs

I love this manga so much!

This is the second time I’ve read it, and I was blown away just as much as I was the first time! The way that Tanpopo looks up to Shade and feels he IS a hero is so unique and engaging to me! I felt in the beginning that I was excited to see the “bad guy” held in such high esteem, only for Shade to do things that left me terrified for Tanpopo, but truly, seeing how deeply interwoven their lives are was amazing!

For context, I have only read Magical Girl Rayearth so I don’t know if there are other magical girl series where the good and bad guys work together but I loved it so much! I love how Tanpopo really magnifies what it means to be a magical girl and save EVERYONE. No matter how dark things are or seems like nothing can change, Tanpopo believes in all earnestness that people CAN be saved. And that's for the good and bad guys, because tell me why out of the three titles I read my shoujo event on my YouTube channel, it was this one that made me cry this morning?!

I don’t fully remember when this series started serializing on the VIZ app and when we got it but I know it’s when I was playing Twisted Wonderland and wanted more stories that took place with an Alice in Wonderland theme. The later part of this first volume is EXACTLY what I had wanted! The bad guy is awesome and loved seeing their heart, even though their pain really broke and crushed me (no pun intended). Tanpopo’s compassion in those moments really wrapped around me as well as the weight of Tanpopo’s burden that sometimes not everyone CAN be saved, but her resolve is as strong as ever and I’m excited to see that resolve only harden as the series progresses!

HIGHLY recommend it if you're looking for a magical girl manga where the baddies and magical girls work together, some light horror, and deeply stunning art! I love this series so much and continue to only love it more and more!

[Nyx · Rating 4 out of 5]

magical girls, gore, a nice shade, and a great art?? count me in, this has a lot of potential

[Charoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice art style, dynamic drawings and a fresh take on the magical girl trope with a lot more darker tones. Ends on a cliffhanger so I will continue this series. :D

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Loads of potential. Cool art, too.

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Magical Girl Dandelion" is not a revolutionary series in terms of ideas or plot. It's a classical "magical girl combats evil but the evil is not exactly what it seems like" kind of plot and the first volume is set so we have a general idea of how the magical girl company works and the conflicts that could arise both in Tanpopo and between her and the other characters.

That said, the art really carried this first volume for me. The characters are likable and the dynamic Tanpopo has with Shade and Peony is very interesting, but they wouldn't have impacted me so much if it wasn't for the gorgeous art. Kaeru Mizuho really shows the grit and tenacity of the protagonist through her eyes and there was a scene in chapter 4 that was 💋 *mwah* chef's kiss. And from the end of this volume, there's a hint of something deeper for the plot too...

All in all, highly recommended if you want an action manga with some frills and bows 🎀

[Emi · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 rounded to 5.

I'm going back to my roots with this one. After all, who am I not to read it when I've been raised on Mermaid Melody, Tokyo Mew Mew, Winx Club and the various Precure series??

I like that Magical Girl Dandelion is a bit darker than your average magical girl story, but only a tad bit because it still has the endearing qualities we love in these kinds of stories. The MC Tanpopo is a persevering young girl who fights for the good and will do anything to save everyone, includings the fiends (aka the monsters magical girls fight against). It has shonenesque actions, interesting villains and an intriguing bond between the MC and her best friend who is also a fiend.

I haven't checked how many chapters the first volume covers because I'm reading it on the Viz app, and it's chapter by chapter, so I won't delve much into the later story. Only that Peony has grown on me a lot and I lowkey got a crush on her (just read it she's so badass!)

[Maude · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's 2025 and we are in dire need of a magical girl renaissance. that being said, magical girl dandelion is everything i needed and more. i look forward to every new chapter. i can't wait to see where this story goes next

[Spudpuppy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great premise, underwhelming execution so far... I'm sticking with it, hopefully it just needs a bit more time to hit its stride

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.5

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

so excited to see where this goes like DAMN the characters are heartfelt, the art is perf, and the male lead? everything I like in a guy. I wanna make fan art of him lmao

[Thanh Dat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ồn lên nữa e ơi, vàng đen là otp đỉnh nhất

[El · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,8 stars