The Water Magician (novel series)
The Water Magician | |
水属性の魔法使い (Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) | |
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Genre | Adventure, isekai[1] |
Novel series | |
Written by | Tadashi Kudou |
Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
Original run | April 1, 2020 – present |
Light novel | |
Written by | Tadashi Kudou |
Illustrated by | Nokito |
Published by | TO Books |
English publisher | |
Imprint | TO Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | March 10, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Manga | |
Written by | Tadashi Kudou |
Illustrated by | Bokutengo |
Published by | TO Books |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Corona Comics |
Magazine | Comic Corona |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 20, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
The Water Magician (水属性の魔法使い, Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tadashi Kudou and illustrated by Nokito. It initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2020. It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it under their TO Bunko imprint in March 2021. A manga adaptation illustrated by Bokutengo began serialization on the Nico Nico Seiga website under TO Books' Comic Corona brand in September 20, 2021.
Media
[edit]Light novel
[edit]Written by Tadashi Kudou, The Water Magician initially began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 1, 2020.[2] It was later acquired by TO Books who began publishing it with illustrations by Nokito under their TO Bunko light novel imprint on March 10, 2021. Eleven volumes have been released as of July 16, 2024.[3]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[4]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN | ||||||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | March 10, 2021[5] | 978-4-86-699168-9 | March 14, 2024[6] | 978-1-71-833370-3 | ||||||||
2 | June 19, 2021[7] | 978-4-86-699225-9 | July 23, 2024[8] | 978-1-71-833372-7 | ||||||||
3 | November 20, 2021[9] | 978-4-86-699371-3 | December 17, 2024[10] | 978-1-71-833374-1 | ||||||||
4 | March 10, 2022[11] | 978-4-86-699469-7 | — | — | ||||||||
5 | August 20, 2022[12] | 978-4-86-699641-7 | — | — | ||||||||
6 | February 20, 2023[13] | 978-4-86-699773-5 | — | — | ||||||||
7 | July 20, 2023[14] | 978-4-86-699900-5 | — | — | ||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | October 20, 2023[15] | 978-4-86-699979-1 | — | — | ||||||||
9 | January 15, 2024[16] | 978-4-86-794050-1 | — | — | ||||||||
10 | April 20, 2024[17] | 978-4-86-794164-5 | — | — | ||||||||
11 | July 16, 2024[3] | 978-4-86-794252-9 | — | — |
Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation illustrated by Bokutengo began serialization on the Nico Nico Seiga website under TO Books' Comic Corona brand on September 20, 2021.[18] The manga's chapters were collected into five tankōbon volumes as of July 2024.[19]
During their panel at Anime NYC 2023, J-Novel Club announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.[4]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
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1 | March 15, 2022[20] | 978-4-86-699475-8 | February 14, 2024[21] | 978-1-71-834051-0 |
2 | November 15, 2022[22] | 978-4-86-699708-7 | April 17, 2024[23] | 978-1-71-834053-4 |
3 | July 15, 2023[24] | 978-4-86-699904-3 | January 15, 2025[25] | — |
4 | January 15, 2024[26] | 978-4-86-794057-0 | — | — |
5 | July 16, 2024[19] | 978-4-86-794239-0 | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ 『水属性の魔法使い』のコミカライズ連載が開始 最強水魔法使いのマイペースで気ままな冒険譚. LN-News.com (in Japanese). September 21, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b 水属性の魔法使い 第二部 西方諸国編4 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2023). "J-Novel Club Licenses Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Management of Novice Alchemist, 13 Other Titles (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編1 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician: Arc 1 Volume 1". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編2 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician: Arc 1 Volume 2". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編3 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician: Arc 1 Volume 3". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編4 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編5 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編6 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第一部 中央諸国編7 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第二部 西方諸国編1 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第二部 西方諸国編2 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い 第二部 西方諸国編3 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法と隠し特性でいつしか人類最高峰の魔法使いに「水属性の魔法使い」新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 20, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b 水属性の魔法使い@COMIC第5巻 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い@COMIC第1巻 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician (Manga): Volume 1". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い@COMIC第2巻 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician (Manga): Volume 2". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い@COMIC第3巻 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Water Magician (Manga): Volume 3". J-Novel Club. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ 水属性の魔法使い@COMIC第4巻 (in Japanese). TO Books. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Nico Nico Seiga (in Japanese)
- Official manga website at Corona EX
- The Water Magician (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2021 manga
- 2021 Japanese novels
- Adventure anime and manga
- Anime and manga based on light novels
- Isekai anime and manga
- Isekai novels and light novels
- J-Novel Club books
- Japanese adventure novels
- Japanese webcomics
- Light novels
- Light novels first published online
- Seinen manga
- Shōsetsuka ni Narō
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