An elegant, fantasy-action work.
Majo to Yajuu or The Witches and the Beast is the Epitome of witch story which one can indulge in. To be exact, I read a variety of manga genres; but narrowing down to fantasy/magic/witch theme which the current time has to offer, such as: "Witch Hat Atelier" and "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" This one is S-tier list in term of fantasy. I admit each has its own unique way to serve the dish which what makes Frieren and Atelier altogether good read, but "The Witches and the Beast" world building and fantasy complexity is on a whole new level, it is GOAT so far.
I'm more into Shojo and Slice-of-life genres lately, switching from Shounen/Seinen because i'm slightly numb with the usual fights they could offer and lately, I couldn't reread a really good Shounen/Seinen twice. for example: "Kaiju No. 8"
But "The Witches and the Beast" action and fantasy work is compelling enough, I didn't feel boring reading the second time.
Story: Awesome, Masterpiece
A duo on a journey with the same shared goal, but one vowed to kill the other after it's over (could change in the end).
This beyond imaginative Mangaka's work on the premise of Witches, Necromancy, Different Factions in Ruling Society, and the complexity of all them dived deep in, not superficially which many have done previously.
Art: Magnificently Drawn
I thought Witch Hat Atelier could be just the only if not very few beautifully drawn mangas out there, but this one is almost on par if not the same. Talented work.
FIght Scenes: Great
The only worry i have is will the nominated studio be able to bring out the maximum potential of the manga into animation. 9/10 fighting scenes.
Emotions/Characters:
All the arcs so far were great, no redundancy
Backdrop of the characters' past done timely and neatly.
Victims/Villains 8/10 so far.
Verdict:
Yokohama Animation Laboratory hopefully go all in animating this work.
I will generously give this 10/10. (Chapter 55)
Personal opinion, taste varies as to our personalities/preferences too.
