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Die junge Japanerin Saku führt ihre rastlose Reise bis ins weit entfernte Irland. Sie ist auf der Suche nach einem legendären Wunschbrunnen. Doch die Anwohner im lokalen Bed & Breakfast sind abweisend und warnen sie vor den gefährlichen Fae, die sich in der Nähe solcher Orte herumtreiben. Aber Saku hat einen guten Grund, an ihrem Vorhaben festzuhalten: Sie steht unter dem Fluch einer Schlange und verletzt darum immer wieder Menschen, die ihr nahestehen. Der Wunschbrunnen ist ihre letzte Hoffnung, endlich ein normales Leben zu führen. Doch schon bald werden die Warnungen der Anwohner wahr und sie steht den undurchschaubaren Wesen der irischen Mythologie gegenüber.

200 pages, Paperback

Published February 11, 2026

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Kore Yamazaki

67 books524 followers
Name (in native language) : ヤマザキコレ

Born in Hokkaido. Also known as Yamao Mitsu.

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679 reviews6 followers
March 10, 2025
C'est très brouillon. Probablement à cause de problèmes de traductions. On a des absurdités parfois, comme la fille d'un irlandais qui a immigré aux usa, qui dit "je ne suis pas fille d'immigrés " bah si clairement, tu viens de le dire !
Et puis des jeux d'évitement mal géré pour ne pas dire clairement un truc.
C'est dommage parce que utiliser le folklore irlandais aurait été sympas. Mais c'est pas vraiment recherché si ? La gamine tombe sur une maison au toit de chaume, typiquement japonaise... bah non typiquement irlandais chérie. Et puis dans cette campagne reculée c'est bizarre même qu'elle en ait pas vu avant !
La représentation du petit peuple... qui a été traduit en "bonnes gens" (laissant supposé qu'on ne parle que de fée...)
Bref. C'est dur de suivre. Il y manque sérieusement de réponses. Je suis pas super emballée par ce 1er tome.
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841 reviews60 followers
May 24, 2026
Conceptually I do like it, however it feels like a rehash of Ancient Magus Bride as well. How many people are going to come over from Japan to the UK. The characters are also not as fun as Ancient Magus, the only one I kinda like is Sullivan.
Profile Image for Anna (Ink of Books).
458 reviews76 followers
March 22, 2026
she doesn't need to understand but the reader absolutely does. this was so so so confusing I don't know what's happening and the art style only adds to it unfortunately:/
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486 reviews34 followers
May 16, 2026
interested in this story but very confused
Profile Image for Nicole Wagner.
434 reviews16 followers
February 24, 2026
Kore Yamazaki's other series "The Ancient Magus' Bride" features fantastic, emotionally compelling stories involving thoughtfully developed characters, set in a gorgeous and detailed containing many beloved magical English myths and legends. I have been delighted and enchanted by the series in both anime and manga forms.

This brand new one, "Ghost and Witch", is set in Ireland, but promises the same sweeping storytelling, elements of mythology, and complex characterization of "The Ancient Magus' Bride". Consider me invested.

A comparison to Yamazaki's storytelling might be Peter S. Beagle's "The Last Unicorn", which was also an amazing novel aside from a classic animated film. It, too, portrayed the most romantic, noble, vulnerable, and wretched elements of the experience of being alive. It, too, is embedded in my sensory memory and literary spirit for life; part of my imagination's DNA.

I can't recommend Yamazaki's work enough. This new series promises greatness already. I can only hope it's someday adapted to anime!
Profile Image for SummerRae.
213 reviews
March 14, 2026
Art was beautiful. It just didn't draw me in. Story felt a little flat for me at least.
Profile Image for Richard Humphries.
Author 6 books17 followers
April 27, 2026
Incredibly interesting & imaginative start, looking forward to the rest of the series.
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1,443 reviews71 followers
May 8, 2026
5/26 Sadly not as good as AMB. The characters, the story, the setting - all are sadly rather dull, lacking the spark they need to make them interesting. I don't think I'll be continuing the series.
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953 reviews4 followers
May 19, 2026
キャラクターと世界はそんなに面白くはない、アクションが大体見にくい、話は紛らわしい。時間読まないと思う
Profile Image for Niche.
1,161 reviews
March 8, 2026
A girl from Japan, Saku, arrives at an small inn in Ireland trying to rid herself of a snake spirit that's possessing her. The proprietress is a witch and Saku soon finds herself working at the inn unwittingly getting sucked into the conflicts and machinations of the fae. There's hints that her snake spirit is a bigwig tied to the snakes being driven from Ireland by St. Patrick.

It has potential. It follows the aspects of folklore and the fae being dangerous if not malicious. I'm on the fence and will probably wait for it to progress further or finish to make sure there's no romance before reading more. I always side-eye a title if the author's written romance in the past.
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67 reviews
April 24, 2025
La nouvelle série de Kore Yamazaki, dans le même lore (et monde ?) qu' "Ancient Magus Bride".
Saku, jeune japonaise orpheline et maudite, voyage en Irlande afin de lever sa malédiction.
Evidemment, ça ne va pas être aussi simple que ça.

Le mythe de Saint Patrick ayant fait fuir les serpents d'Irlande semble central dans cette série, serpents qui n'auraient pas été les païens (il n'y a pas de serpent natif d'Irlande) comme on le considère IRL mais une divinité.
Le début semble plus sombre que pour "Magus Bride" (enfin, de mémoire) et contrairement à Chise, Saku a un caractère plus affirmé.

Quelques problèmes ou incohérences possiblement liés à la traduction peuvent poser problème sur le moment mais pour l'instant rien de vraiment problématique pour la suite.

Por l'instant un très bon début.
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