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“Mischievous witch Meg accidentally turns witch-hunter Lilith into a cat, forcing them to work together despite their rivalry.”
5 Seconds Before a Witch Falls in Love
魔女が恋する5秒前
7.28
5,550 rank · 6,527 readers · 39 favorites
Comedy
Fantasy
Girls Love
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Synopsis
Mischievous witch Meg accidentally turns witch-hunter Lilith into a cat, forcing them to work together despite their rivalry.
Solitary witch Meg likes to be mischievous and make trouble in the forest for her nemesis, Lilith the Witch Hunter. But when an altercation goes sideways and Meg turns Lilith into a cat, a cascade of unfortunate events means witch is now responsible for saving witch-hunter! Sparks were flying between these antagonistic ladies before–what will their relationship be like after this cat-astrophe? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Included one-shot: Demons Harem
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8.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.87
Agreement
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σ 0.87 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.50
Running avg · Sep 2021 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Despite the story being a bit predictable throughout, this manga as a whole was incredibly awesome!! For people searching for a short and sweet manga that hits all the right notes and satiates your...”
- 8 “Short and concise, but every time I remember reading it, it brings back fond memories. If you like GL, you should definitely give it a chance. Considering the short length of this manga, it handles...”
- 8 “This was such a cute read, I’m really sad that it’s so short. There 2 stories packed into the single volume. One about a witch and a witch hunter and the other about a human kindhearted human that...”
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Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 4 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 32m approx
- Published Oct 2018 – May 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50109 catalog