Witches Can't Be Collared
| Witches Can't Be Collared | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| 魔女に首輪は付けられない (Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yuri Yumemi |
| Illustrated by | Wata |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | February 9, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuri Yumemi |
| Illustrated by | Makuei |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Comics A |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Original run | October 4, 2024 – September 4, 2025 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Witches Can't Be Collared (Japanese: 魔女に首輪は付けられない, Hepburn: Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 2024 to September 2025.
Media
[edit]Light novel
[edit]Written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata, Witches Can't Be Collared began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint on February 9, 2024. Three volumes have been released as of June 10, 2025.[2]
On February 28, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels for English publication beginning in August 2025.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 9, 2024[4] | 978-4-04-915525-9 | August 12, 2025[1] | 979-8-8554-1742-5 |
| 2 | September 10, 2024[5] | 978-4-04-915700-0 | April 14, 2026[6] | 979-8-8554-1878-1 |
| 3 | June 10, 2025[2] | 978-4-04-916232-5 | — | — |
Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 4, 2024 to September 4, 2025,[7][8] collected into two tankōbon volumes.[9]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 4, 2025[10] | 978-4-04-811460-8 |
| 2 | October 3, 2025[9] | 978-4-04-116606-2 |
Reception
[edit]The series won the Grand Prize at the 30th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2023.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ a b 魔女に首輪は付けられない3 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (February 28, 2025). "Yen Press Licenses Common-Sense Monster, Land, Hollow Regalia, Futari Switch, More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ 魔女に首輪は付けられない (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ 魔女に首輪は付けられない2 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ 電撃小説大賞作「魔女に首輪は付けられない」マンガ化、ヤングエース新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (September 4, 2025). "Witches Can't Be Collared Manga Adaptation Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ a b 魔女に首輪は付けられない（２） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ 魔女に首輪は付けられない (１) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ^ 第30回電撃大賞の結果発表 小説部門は「大賞」に2作品を含む9作品が受賞. LN-news.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website at KadoComi (in Japanese)