My Hero Academia author Horikoshi recommends the new manga to fans

This article contains spoilers from My Hero Academia.

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Horikoshi recommends the manga “Ichi the Witch” to fans.
The manga is about a boy named Ichi who becomes the first male wizard.
Fans can read “Ichi the Witch” for free on MangaPlus and Viz Media.

Horikoshi is a famous mangaka who wrote and illustrated iconic manga My hero academy. As fans may already know, My hero academy The manga ended in late 2024 and the anime is set to end this year.

Horikoshi reveals that My Hero Academia will continue even after the manga ends

MHA will continue with new short comics. This is what Horikoshi was saying at Jump Festa.

As the fan-favorite manga comes to an end, Horikoshi offers some great advice for readers looking for a new Shonen Jump experience. Here's what Horikoshi manga recommends and what the story is about.

Ichi the witch recommended by Horikoshi

Horikoshi, mangakai My hero academyrecently recommended a brand new manga for fans to read called Ichi the Witch.

The Ichi the Witch manga is one of the most recent additions to Weekly Shonen Jump, having started airing in early September 2024, and now that January 2025 has started, it's only about 4 months old. This manga has a total of 16 chapters so far, and the first volume of this manga is scheduled to be published in Japan on January 4th this year.

This interesting manga is written by author Osamu Nishi and drawn by Shiro Usazaki. Artist Osazaki may also be known to some readers for his work on Act-Age. However, the manga was canceled and now he's moved on to this new job.

What is Ichi the witch about?

In a world where only women are believed to be witches, a boy named Ichi, after whom the series is named, becomes the first male witch. The wizarding world of Ichi has monsters called Magix. Defeating them is what allows one to become a mage, a feat that Ichi was able to accomplish.

This manga has an interesting new concept and it's easy to see why Horikoshi recommends it.

Where can fans read Ichi the Witcher?

As with most manga today, fans can access and read them for free on MangaPlus and Viz Media. Chapters are published simultaneously worldwide on these websites. The next chapter of the manga is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 3, 2025. All seasons are released at 17:00 JST.

With Horikoshi encouraging more people to pick up this manga, fans can only hope that it continues strong as many manga in their early months are potentially canceled due to poor performance.

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