Flying Witch
Flying Witch is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chihiro Ishizuka. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu [Shōnen Magazine] since August 2012, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes as of June 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired between April and June 2016.
Plot
The story is about Makoto, a young witch from Yokohama, who moves to Hirosaki, Aomori to live with relatives as part of her training. What follows is Makoto's daily life as she gets used to her new environment. Her relatives and the new friends she makes there are introduced to the customs and peculiarities of witchcraft.Characters
;Makoto Kowata;Chito
;Chinatsu Kuramoto
;Kei Kuramoto
;Keiji Kuramoto
;Nana Kuramoto
;Akane Kowata
;Kenny
;Nao Ishiwatari
;Inukai
;Al
;Anzu Shiina
;Aurore
;Anzu's Mother
;Hina
;Harbinger of Spring
;Veil of Darkness
;Harbinger of Fall
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Chihiro Ishizuka, Flying Witch began in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on August 9, 2012. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 9, 2013. In 2019, Partial sales from the eighth volume were donated to Kyoto Animation after the Kyoto Animation arson attack. As of June 9, 2025, fourteen volumes have been released.North American publisher Vertical announced their license to the series during their panel at Anime Central on May 22, 2016. The first volume was released in March 2017.