The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch (Japanese: でこぼこ魔女の親子事情, Hepburn: Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Piroya. It was originally a one-shot published in Flex Comix's Comic Meteor website in July 2018, before being serialized in the same website since July 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-Real premiered in October 2023.

The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring (from left to right) Phoenix, Alissa, and Viola
でこぼこ魔女の親子事情
(Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō)
GenreFantasy comedy[1]
Manga
Written byPiroya
Published byFlex Comix
MagazineComic Meteor
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 3, 2019 – present
Volumes6
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiro Takata
Written byGyro Knuckle
Music byMyu
StudioA-Real
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS Fuji, AT-X
Original run October 1, 2023 – present
Episodes5

Plot

A petite-figured witch named Alissa, who has been living by herself in the forest, finds an abandoned human baby. She decides to raise the baby, naming her Viola. 16 years later, Viola has become much taller than her adoptive mother, so much so that people mistakenly believe she is Alissa's mother. The story follows the unusual daily lives of Alissa, Viola, and the people around them.

Characters
Alissa (アリッサ, Arissa)
Voiced by: Aoi Koga[2]
Viola (ビオラ, Biora)
Voiced by: Nana Mizuki[2]
Phoenix (フェニックス, Fenikkusu)
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi[3]
Lyra (リラ, Rira)
Voiced by: Romi Park[3]
Giriko (ギリコ)
Voiced by: Yō Taichi[4]
Luna (ルーナ, Rūna)
Voiced by: Akira Sekine[4]
Fennel (フェンネル, Fenneru)
Voiced by: Takayuki Kondo[4]
Grinde (グリンド, Gurindo)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[4]
Pond (ポンド, Pondo)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[5]
Auri (アウリ)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5]
Doku-Koala (毒コアラ, Doku-Koara)
Voiced by: Ikue Ōtani[5]
Narrator (ナレーション, Narēshon)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Piroya, The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch was initially a one-shot published in Flex Comix's Comic Meteor website on July 11, 2018.[6] It began serialization in the same website on July 3, 2019.[7] As of October 2023, six tankōbon volumes have been released.[8]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 12, 2020[9]978-4-86-675105-4
  • Chapters 1–8
2 February 12, 2021[10]978-4-86-675138-2
  • Chapters 9–14
  • Bangai-hen ① (番外編①)
  • Bangai-hen ② (番外編②)
3 November 12, 2021[11]978-4-86-675176-4
  • Chapters 15–21
  • Bangai-hen ③ (番外編③)
  • Bangai-hen ④ (番外編④)
4 September 12, 2022[12]978-4-86-675239-6
  • Chapters 22–27
  • Bangai-hen ⑤ (番外編⑤)
5 April 12, 2023[13]978-4-86-675279-2
  • Chapters 28–33
  • Bangai-hen ⑥ (番外編⑥)
  • Bangai-hen ⑦ (番外編⑦)
  • Bangai-hen ⑧ (番外編⑧)
6 October 12, 2023[8]978-4-86-675316-4
  • Chapters 34–39
  • Bangai-hen ⑨ (番外編⑨)
  • Bangai-hen ⑩ (番外編⑩)

Anime

In September 2022, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an anime television series.[14][1] It is produced by A-Real and directed by Masahiro Takata, who is also serving as sound director, with scripts written by Gyro Knuckle, character designs by Miwa Yoshida, and music composed by Myu.[3] The series premiered on October 1, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[4][15] The opening theme song, "Sugar Doughnuts", is performed by Nana Mizuki, while the ending theme song, "Welcome!", is performed by Angela.[16] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[17] Medialink licensed the series in Central, South and Southeast Asia and is streaming it on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[18]

Episodes
No.Title [19][lower-alpha 1]Directed by [19]Written by [19]Storyboarded by [19]Original air date [21]
1"The Irregular Circumstances of the Close-Knit Family"
Transcription: "Nakayoshi Oyako no Dekoboko Jijō" (Japanese: なかよし親子のでこぼこ事情)		Masahiro TakataGyro KnuckleMasahiro TakataOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)
"The Educational Circumstances of the Mysterious Life Form"
Transcription: "Fushigi na Inochi no Kyōiku Jijō" (Japanese: 不思議な命の教育事情)

207-year-old witch Alissa finds an abandoned human baby and raises her as her daughter, Viola. 16 years later, Viola becomes so tall and buxom that people mistake her for being Alissa's mother. Alissa worries Viola might become a rebellious teen and considers becoming strict, but due to her doting nature decides against it. Men are drawn to Viola but she believes they are lusting for Alissa and scares them away. Viola later summons a phoenix as a pet. Alissa worries Viola might start dating, but not only is Viola uninterested she plans to stop Alissa from dating too, even summoning a golem to keep men away.

Viola decides to get a familiar but cannot decide what kind; while Alissa does not have one, Viola's aunts Giriko and Luna have a snake and a harem of masochistic men, respectively. As familiars take a lot of responsibility, Viola decides to raise a flower first as practice. Phoenix, pouting over them wasting his time, becomes Viola's familiar anyway and develops a rivalry with the flower. Alissa becomes fond of Phoenix as he acts more like a cat than a bird.
2"The Commonplace Circumstances of the Witch's Child-Rearing"
Transcription: "Majo no Ikuji no Aruaru Jijō" (Japanese: 魔女の育児のあるある事情)		Marie WatanabeGyro KnuckleYasushi MuroyaOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)
"The Romantic Circumstances of the Little Brother Position"
Transcription: "Otōto Pojishon no Ren'ai Jijō" (Japanese: 弟ポジションの恋愛事情)

Viola asks her aunt Lira for the poison to defeat her enemies, causing Lira to fondly remember Viola as a baby. Viola had a lot of magic for a human so Alissa knew she had to raise her, but it was Lira who breastfed her. As they were both first-time parents, Lira kept Alissa from overthinking herself into panic attacks while Alissa stopped Lira from going overboard with enthusiasm. Seeing Alissa and Viola now makes Lira wonder about her own son, a rebellious teenager often in need of punishment.

An elf merchant named Fennel has a crush on Alissa and is thus the enemy Viola tries to poison. Alissa is oblivious to his feelings and treats Fennel like a younger brother. Fennel is determined to escape his little brother's role but is prevented by his own cowardice and by Viola sending Phoenix to "accidentally" set him on fire at inopportune moments. Fennel plans to somehow co-exist with Viola but on his next visit is tricked into playing a rigged carnival game, with the prize being an illicit photograph of Alissa. He later realizes how rigged the game was.
3"The Reminiscing Circumstances of the Witch-Girl Time Crew"
Transcription: "Majoshikai no Tsuikai Jijō" (Japanese: 魔女子会の追懐事情)		Kazuya KitōMasahiro TakataTomoe Makino
Rin Ichikawa		October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)
"The Sniffly Circumstances of the Healthy Daughter"
Transcription: "Genki Musume no Kaze Jijō" (Japanese: 元気娘の風邪事情)

Giriko and Luna visit with a magic photo album that displays memories, allowing Viola to see them as children. Viola sees they allowed their childhood hobbies of gardening, tarot cards, and crafting to become their careers of herbalist, fortune teller and magic item engineer. Viola wonders what her career could be since her only hobbies are Alissa and birds. However, when she accidentally sees memories of Luna's masochist harem, Luna and Giriko flee before Alissa can punish them.

Viola catches a cold. Phoenix offers his immortal body to make chicken soup, an idea Alissa swiftly rejects. Viola refuses to sleep knowing from experience a fever gives her nightmares that manifest in the real world, causing trouble for Alissa. She also begins ex-spelling, a process where ill witches vomit pure magic. Fortunately, it is sweet-smelling and evaporates cleanly. Phoenix eventually puts her to sleep to recover. Viola dreams of her birth mother but forgets as soon as she awakens. Viola recovers but Phoenix catches a cold through his familiar contract with Viola. Alissa remembers when Viola was 6, she summoned a water spirit in her sleep, leading to her fascination with animals and summoning magic.
4"The Requesting Circumstances of the Late-Blooming Orc"
Transcription: "Okute na Ōku no Onegai Jijō" (Japanese: 奥手なオークのお願い事情)		Daisuke KuroseGyro KnuckleAtsuto MasudaOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)
"The Monitoring Circumstances of the Egg and Big Sister"
Transcription: "Tamago to Onēsan no Azukari Jijō" (Japanese: 卵とお姉さんの預かり事情)

Glind, an orcish craftsman, asks Fennel's help in finding a girlfriend. Fennel arranges a blind date with Viola, who agrees but makes Fennel suffer first. As her obsession with Alyssa comes first, she decides she and Glind can only ever be friends. Fennel pushes Glind to not give up, selfishly hoping if Viola takes a lover, he can get closer to Alissa. Viola overhears this and feeds Fennel to an elf-eating monster. Glind worries Viola is too scary to date.

Alissa agrees to babysit an egg belonging to the Lizardkin couple Gita and Malak. Phoenix elects not to be involved since egg-laying species are sensitive about who can touch their eggs, so he instructs Viola to do her best as a big sister. Since unhatched babies do not require feeding or cleaning, Viola settles for talking to it. The parents return with a gift, an ostrich egg boiled in a hot spring, a sort of traditional Lizardkin joke. Alissa invites Fennel to supper, but his romantic dreams are dashed when he falls into Viola's teleportation trap and is fed to the elf-eating monster as revenge for the blind date.
5"The Classified Circumstances of the Elfin Forest"
Transcription: "Erufu no Mori no Hikōkai Jijō" (Japanese: エルフの森の非公開事情)		Naoki MurataGyro KnuckleHiroaki YoshikawaOctober 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)
"The Potato-Digging Circumstances of Love and Legend"
Transcription: "Ai to Densetsu no Imohori Jijō" (Japanese: 愛と伝説の芋掘り事情)

Reception

In 2020, the manga was among 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the web category.[22]

Notes
  1. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[20]

References
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