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“Spell-less Will Serfort fights monsters and professors to become a Magia Vander at Regarden Academy.”
Wistoria: Wand and Sword
杖と剣のウィストリア
7.83
1,351 rank · 21,564 readers · 264 favorites
Shounen
School
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Spell-less Will Serfort fights monsters and professors to become a Magia Vander at Regarden Academy.
Will Serfort dreams of keeping his promise to a childhood friend by becoming a Magia Vander, one of the mighty magicians who sit atop the Wizard's Tower. However, he is unable to cast even the simplest of spells, leaving him to fight dungeon monsters to earn credits at Regarden Magical Academy. As if that weren't enough, he finds himself putting his sword skills to the test against a bullying professor! (Source: Kodansha USA)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
5.9
/10
What 11 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 4
σ 2.71
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.71 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.6
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.09
Running avg · Jul 2023 → May 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Wistoria is one of those stories where you like it or you don’t like it. Like many others have said, it’s pretty cliche but I personally give everything I read the benefit of the doubt of stories...”
- 9 “Okay you will love this if you like: good art, cool magic and eneimes, progression mangas And you probably wont like it if you dont like: slowly releasing chapeters (every 1-2 weeks), fantasy,...”
- 10 “If you like manga like Mairimashita Iruma kun and Boku no Hero Academia, then you WILL love this one. I love it. Amazing art Cool plot twists Perfeect characters and their developments Story is not...”
Verbosity
Short · 55%
Medium · 45%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55877 catalog