Magus of the Library

Magus of the Library (Japanese: 圕の大魔術師, Hepburn: Toshokan no Daimajutsushi)[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon since November 2017, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of June 2023.

Magus of the Library
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Theo Fumis
圕の大魔術師
(Toshokan no Daimajutsushi)
Genre
Manga
Written byMitsu Izumi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineGood! Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 7, 2017 – present
Volumes7

Publication

Magus of the Library is written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon since November 7, 2017.[2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2018.[3] As of June 7, 2023, seven volumes have been released.[4]

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English language release on the manga in October 2018.[5]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 6, 2018[3]978-4-06-511243-4July 9, 2019[6]978-1-63236-823-2
2 November 7, 2018[7]978-4-06-513566-2September 24, 2019[8]978-1-63236-845-4
3 August 7, 2019[9]978-4-06-516736-6February 25, 2020[10]978-1-63236-846-1
4 June 5, 2020[11]978-4-06-519471-3January 26, 2021[12]978-1-63236-916-1
5 June 7, 2021[13]978-4-06-523523-2December 14, 2021[14]978-1-64-651213-3
6 June 7, 2022[15]978-4-06-528198-7March 7, 2023[16]978-1-64-651405-2
7 June 7, 2023[4]978-4-06-531799-0——

Reception

The series ranked 12th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" by the Honya Club website.[17] The series ranked 50th on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[18] French newspaper Le Figaro selected Magus of the Library as one of their six recommended manga featured at the 2019 Paris Book Fair.[19]

See also
  • 7thGarden, another manga series by the same author

Notes
  1. To represent the Japanese word for "library" (図書館, Toshokan), the title uses the character 圕, a rare simplification created in the 20th century.

References
  1. "Magus of the Library". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. 泉光の異世界ビブリオファンタジー＆元お嬢様の自給自足生活描く新連載2本. Natalie (in Japanese). November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  3. 図書館の大魔術師（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. 図書館の大魔術師（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. Ressler, Karen (October 5, 2018). "Kodansha Licenses O Maidens in Your Savage Season, Magus of the Library Manga". Anime News Network.
  6. "Magus of the Library 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. 図書館の大魔術師（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. "Magus of the Library 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. 図書館の大魔術師（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. "Magus of the Library 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  11. 図書館の大魔術師（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  12. "Magus of the Library 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  13. 図書館の大魔術師（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. "Magus of the Library 5". Kodansha. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  15. 図書館の大魔術師（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  16. "Magus of the Library 6". Kodansha. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  17. Ressler, Karen (February 4, 2019). "Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  18. Mateo, Alex (December 6, 2021). "Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  19. Paquot, Valentin (March 14, 2019). "Six mangas à découvrir au Salon du livre 2019" (in French). Le Figaro. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.

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