Mika has been trying to get home to Japan for a long time. But how did she first learn to wield the copy magic at the heart of Protagonist Press, and how did she meet Kiriko and Lio? As the group reminisces, new challenges keep their focus on the present—including a rival printing press, an assassin, as well as an ancient and powerful threat!
What nerd wouldn't enjoy exploring an RPG-style world? Not Mika Kamiya! She was just about to enjoy her post-Comic Market haul when fate whisked her away to a fantasy land. All Mika wants is to find a way home, so she's hunting for spells-but rather than search all over, they'll be coming to her to attend her magical-book-selling event, Magic Market! With a very "animated" catalog of guests, eccentric attendees, and out-of-control lines, what could possibly go wrong?!
Mika never imagined her "Magic Market" would be so successful! However, as the massively popular book-buying event continues to expand after each iteration, some things are bound to get out of hand!!
Protagonist Press is as busy as ever, thanks in part to Mika’s hugely successful Magic Market bookselling event—from magic-decrying warriors to tiny, meddling fairies, people from all walks of life are dipping their toes into the wonderful world of magical tomes. Despite the ever-growing size of Magiket’s crowd, the Prep Committee has the chaos well under control...until its faithful venue is suddenly double-booked, dumping Mika into a whole new crisis!
Mika's massively popular magic-focused event "Magiket" has grown again, continuing to bring her spells and mages from around the world-and also boatloads of work...But despite her Market's ever-increasing reach, a surprise encounter comes from outside Mika's purview! The last thing she expected was to meet another Japanese visitor-could this transplant also be seeking a way home?
Ever since Mika was transported from Japan to a fantasy world, she’s beenrunning Magic Market in the hopes of finding a spell to take her home.But when all the world’s magic disappears, it’s up to Mika to deal with this crisis—and that means visiting the home of the fey. As the origin of human magic, the realm is full of surprises (including a fairy ruler who wants a Magiket booth!), but could it also be the key to granting Mika’s greatest desire? The book closes on A Witch’s Printing Office in this final volume!
Dragons, typhoons, and demon lords, oh my! The popularity of Magic Market has boomed beyond expectation-in fact, it's such a hit, news has reached even the highest echelon of the underworld. As the Holy Land teems with all manner of human and monster, will Mika be able to keep order and find a way back home, or will chaos ultimately reign under the arrival of the Demon Lord?!
Life is busier than ever for witch Ophelia Jensen. In addition to her day job at the library, she—with the help of her grandmother Abby—is preparing to officially adopt Tink, the young medium she's taken under her wing. So when Ophelia's elderly Aunt Dot, eager for adventure, wants to investigate the murder of a funeral director in the neighboring town, Ophelia tries to say no. But then Tink's dog pulls a skull out of the woods—a skull that may belong to a murder victim. Finding mysterious bones in the woods isn't the only strange thing that's happened to Tink lately. She's been having visions of ghastly ghosts imploring her for help. But before Ophelia can connect the apparitions with the murder, Tink is kidnapped! Ophelia and Abby will have to battle a creepy crematorium owner and an invasion from some modern-day body snatchers to find their protégé . . . or else they'll have to hold a séance just to speak to her again.
Someone is selling magical drugs on the streets of Touma! Even worse--the yakuza are involved. Mari assembles a team of witches to crack down on the criminals, but the yakuza have a powerful, sword-wielding witch on their side. Meanwhile, the story takes a plunge back in time, to Touma during the war. The tale of the Great High Witch unfolds at last in the final volume of Generation Witch!
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