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“Dark fantasy of witch Manasfa and knight Fafner defending Berne from demons, facing cruel fate.”
Guardian of the Witch
魔女の守人
5.15
22,324 rank · 4,132 readers · 3 favorites
Shounen
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Dark fantasy of witch Manasfa and knight Fafner defending Berne from demons, facing cruel fate.
In a world full of Evils, humanity's only hope is the inhuman power of the witches. The city of Berne is on the frontline of the demons and there to protect it is the witch Manasfa and the kingdom's strongest knight Fafner. But what cruel fate awaits these two? A dark fantasy story featuring witches and knights begins now! (Source: MANGA Plus) Included one-shots: Volume 2: Majo no Moribito (pilot) Volume 3: Senjou no Hana, Strawberry Punch
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.8
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 4
σ 1.30
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.25
Running avg · Feb 2020 → May 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “From the story and setting the series has similarities both from Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer, but finds some ways to deliver different ingredients to the mix. First of all what comes to mind...”
- 4 “I think this manga had a big potential to be something different, to create a huge universe with a bunch of stories and mysteries, but from the very first moment they threw all of this away. The...”
- 4 “Here's how a good idea can be misused. Having read it when it was already finished I already started with low expectations, but I did not expect such an engaging start with such an interesting good...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 22 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Published Feb 2020 – Jun 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M52492 catalog