Flying Witch, Vol. 6

ふらいんぐうぃっち [Flying Witch] #6

by Chihiro Ishizuka, Melissa Tanaka (Translator)

Spell Celebration

Everyone gathers to grill giblets to celebrate Chinatsu’s first bit of witchcraft. The familiars are lured to school with the promise of a tasty lunch... which draws the attention of an upperclassman witch. Makoto is tasked with solving a case where people get spirited away, but the solution turns out to be very down-to-earth...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Magic, Witches

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2017

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting new characters -- a lazy weather personification (not sure if he's going to be a repeat) and a "mean sempai" witch who isn't actually mean, just a bit uptight and not good at smiling.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly a fun cozy read..
Rather than a story it moves forward with a series of occurrences..some funny/some weird and some witchy.
That's fine with me!
There's a whole bunch of characters who spin in and out...some when there needed for a chapter others just for giblets!

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the chapter with Chito & Kenny 😭😭😭

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary:

Makoto Kowata is a witch. Or rather, she's a witch in training. As such, she has packed up all her belongings (and cat) to live with distant relatives. It's a bit of a family tradition – a way of sending young witches out into the world - but in a gentler way.

It seems that there are witches (and potential witches) all around! Not only is there an aspiring witch within the household, but there's a witch in training within the school. In other words, there's plenty of potential allies and fellow students for Makoto to practice with.

Review:

This series is so endearing and calming. It's no wonder I was looking forward to reading Flying Witch Vol. 6. This volume may be my favorite yet – mainly because there's a sizeable cat-familiar subplot (that was really cute and fun!).

That said, I did enjoy meeting another young witch. I love that they made a point of having her act very differently from our Makoto. It's important to remember that witches come in all kinds. We also must remember that despite the casual way we see magic portrayed, it isn't something everyone knows about.

I'm still really loving this series and will be sad to be caught up with it (because I've gotten quite used to binging it, obviously).

Highlights:
Slice-of-life
Witchy Tale
Cat Familiar

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[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the coziest series. Cozy, witchy fantasy is such a vibe.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a good one! Loved meeting another witch and the cat familiars with their want for the pork cutlets. Loved the job at the end and seeing another magical creature. Makoto is learning so much more about her world and the jobs she will do.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Family get-togethers, cat adventures, and Makoto gets a second job.

Good thing: I adored the two part story of Chito and Kenny (the two cat familiars) who travel to Makoto's school to try out the pork cutlet lunch.

Bad thing: It's hard to like Sayo, another witch at Makoto's school, at least at first - she's prickly. I'm sure she'll grow on me.

This series continues to be light, fluffy fun. If you need a marshmallow sundae of a manga series, jump in! I'll definitely be reading the next volume when it's published.

[Sylwia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The mixture of smooth and clever world-building with the slice of life atmosphere and pacing works so well for me, I enjoy this series very much and recommend it strongly.

[Freya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come :)

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series!

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

A new season, a new witch, more fun. Also the narunaru was adorable.

[tankbredgrunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as fun as the previous volumes but still cute and entertaining. Can’t wait for 7!

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume was sooooo fun! We were introduced to a couple of new, interesting characters, and we got to see a few new settings as well. There was also a nice, mystery-esque feel to the latter three chapters - all of which followed the same plotline. All-in-all, this was a very fresh and almost-weirdly informative installment to this adorable, witch-y manga series. ^_^

I loved how the first chapter literally started off right where the last volume ended! So clever of Mr. Ishizuka to do that, and it was a lovely surprise of sorts for me too. :) Seeing the various characters all together at the party was super fun as well. And Chinatsu was her classic entertaining, over-the-top self. xP

Chito and Kenny were incredibly cute in their quest to try the famous pork cutlets. I love how they had an entire, ongoing conversation between the two of them that we couldn't actually understand. ;) Chito going so far as to use the PA system to get Makoto's attention was both outrageous and hilarious at the same time too! haha

Sayo's such an interesting and unexpectedly amusing character! I absolutely adored seeing the contrast between her and Makoto. It was quite satisfying learning about the two girls differing strengths and weaknesses as well (in terms of their witch abilities) and seeing how they balanced each other out, particularly when completing their assigned job. :)


In this volume, Makoto:
-Helped to plan and host a celebration party/cookout in recognition of Chinatsu's first, proper use of magic (even if it did turn into a rather cheeky display... ;P)
-Met the Harbinger of Summer (in a rather bizarre and chilly scenario)
-Indulged her (and her sister's) familiar with a mouth-watering school-served lunch
-Was tracked down by another (rather intense) witch that goes to her school, after Chito and Kenny, unsurprisingly, garnered quite a bit of unwanted attention from their "visit" for lunch
-Received another job from Akira
-Reunited unexpectedly with Sayo to work on the aforementioned job together with her
-Successfully learned about and managed to capture a Narunaru (after a fair bit of trouble and mistakes were had by both her and Sayo)

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good volume. I didn’t like it as much as volume 5, I think because there were less of the characters we already know. I did love the story of Chito & Kenny making their way to the school to get pork cutlets though. 🐱

We also got a new character/friend/other witch for Mako to get to know and work with - wasn’t a huge fan of her at first because she seemed very stand off-ish but then her texts were very full of emojis and that was funny compared to her dour exterior.

I’m not as much a fan of the action scenes as the slow, character oriented ones so the part of them trying to catch the Narunaru wasn’t my cup of tea but still a fun volume.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an especially fun volume in the series, perhaps in part because it finally got to chapters I hadn't read already in scanlation. It continues to be a very laid-back and episodic, but there are more things developing like Chinatsu getting magic and the introduction of a senpai witch at school. Also, it is a bit curious that chapters 33 through 36 all happen in one day; given the relaxed quality of the manga I sort of assume things are more spaced out, but sometimes events are more closely packed than I would expect.

[J B · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was another really great volume. I enjoy the series a lot, It’s very cozy. It’s very kind of slow paced. I don’t know. I just really enjoy it. I especially enjoyed the chapter on Makoto getting a new assignment for shamanic work and working together with her schoolmate, who is also a witch, to capture the NaruNaru. With every bit of lore that is revealed about how magic works in this world I just fall deeper in love with the story and characters! I have thoroughly enjoyed every volume of this series so far and it’s one I’ll definitely be continuing and will cherish for years to come.

[Snail · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad more slow-paced titles like Flying Witch are being translated into English. Neither the art nor story is astounding, but both are relaxing and enjoyable. I feel like the cover art keeps getting better and better - this volume especially! - and the townscape and night sky have a lovely ambience.

[Christyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Stars

Catching up with familiar faces, and being introduced to several new characters in Volume 6 of Flying Witch. From a celebration for Chinatsu, Snow in July, Chito and Kenny going on a school adventure of their own and Mako meeting another witch and getting her second job. This series continues to be light and fun, I am looking forward to Volume 7 coming out this year.

[Saya · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡He leído este tomo muy rápido! Y todavía no me lo creo... ¡Parece que voy progresando! En este caso vuelve a haber mucha magia, un nuevo trabajo para Makoto, una nueva estación del año... Aunque no sé por qué, tengo todo el rato la sensación de que va a pasar algo malo, pero no XD Sigo pensando que este manga es una muy buena opción para principiantes, mucho más que Shirokuma Cafe...

[Dita · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one definitely my fav so far.
Still has that cozy vibes, but with lots of fun witchy stuff. Adorable cute cat familiars went to Mako's scholl because craving pork cutlets, new witch friends and another adorable magical creatures.
Love every minute of it.
Totally recommended if you're looking for cozy witch manga.

[dieguito ‧₊˚✩ ₊˚⊹♡‧₊˚ · Rating 3 out of 5]

🧹 tudo é tão calmo e episódico, os personagens vem e vão como estações do ano, e, assim como elas, são devidamente celebrados. a medida que a série avança, a fantasia vai se fazendo mais presente, com criaturas mágicas recorrentes, bruxas de todos os tipos, situações esdrúxulas que rendem boas risadas!

[Eressea · Rating 4 out of 5]

第六集又出現新角色啦~
可愛的反差萌鹿角前輩
不過這前輩比較有魔女的樣子
真琴感覺就是來青森渡假的XDD

這套的英文翻譯殘留許多羅馬字拼音
似乎預設讀者都是阿宅啊...
相較於同是漢字文化圈的我們
可以不管發音直接讀漢字
(以秋田犬為例，這到底該算中文還是日文漢字呢？)
沒有日文基礎西方語言讀者看到羅馬字應該很困擾才是吧?

第七集英譯版還要等將近半年才會出版
倒是難得跟台譯版進度很像啊
不過既然英文可以出kindle版，不曉得東立過一陣會不會出中文電子書呢?

[BeckyisBookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

More fun and fantastical slice of life stories in this volume. Always a pleasure to read and a little sad I have to wait for the next volume to be released. This summer I believe? I'll be waiting and reminiscing fondly on more of these great short tales!

[Drine Psylook · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’ai adoré ce sixième tome. L’immersion dans le monde des sorcières est bien plus profonde et c’est aussi agréable que dépaysant.
https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2019/05/...

[Lauren Schnoebelen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this because we learned more about magical creatures and different rules and policies in witch society but other than that it wasn’t too memorable for me. Not sure what was missing but I did again enjoy the role of food in this volume.

[Raechel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A party, snow in July, and a fellow witch at school are Makoto's adventures in this volume. The funniest idea was how and why the snow happened in July. The new character is interesting, very serious, yet has a few characteristics that eases the edge. Plus, their duo job was fun to follow.

[Léa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still very very charming. I particularly enjoyed the "first spells" moment.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Harbinger of Summer and a new witch! Flying Witch continues to be charming.

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I read this series, the more I enjoy. Real low key enjoyable slice of witch life. Will continue!

[Fyre.Katz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute read!