"Yamada-kun and the seven witches" was one of the first mangas I ever read back in the day, and because of it, I was mostly up to date and waiting for chapters weekly just became a chore along the way. Three to four years have passed since then and I recently found out that it was finished. Out of a recommendation from a friend I decided to pick it up again from the start and finish it until the end.

All I can say about this manga is that it really understands how high school stories should be done. When I was first reading it, my main problems of the series is that it felt like it was going to fall into the endless trap of being a generic slice of life gag story that relied on the gimmick of the "Witches".

Instead, this "gimmick" was used to bring out some of the aspects I yearn for in manga such as, immense character development, and bringing out a story of a life I can look back to with bittersweet memories. In other mangas, high school life seems more of just a convenient setting for easy situations. However, in this manga, high school felt like it was a story of change, and making relationships with people you will still remember 11 years into the future. To conclude, Yamada-kun and the seven witches is about a delinquent who enrolls into a high school that will change his life. But after reading this manga, I feel like this synopsis doesn't do the manga any justice:

Yamada-kun and the seven witches is about a delinquent who changed the lives of others. The story brings upon the casual comedy, intricate romantic and bromantic relationships to create a dramatic yet fulfilling ride through an extraordinary take on a coming of age story set in high school. After a satisfying conclusion to a series that has been nurtured for five years, I almost teared up a bit after realizing that there would be no more. Thank you Yamada, it was fun to be with you along your stupid antics along the years you spent in this manga.

I look forward to the day I take the time to reread this series again!

P.S. I wrote all of this right after finishing the manga. Most of the things I said may be glorified and I can't say for sure if you should trust me or not. Looking back at the manga, I do not regret any second of reading it because of the enjoyment it brings and I think this is enough of a motive to make this manga recommendation.

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This is my first review, so don't expect too much of it.

I wrote this review seeing there are no other reviews for this manga though it deserves one.





Yamada and the Seven Witches. Sounds like something from a fairy tale huh? Well, not really...

The story is about a delinquent high school student, Ryuu Yamada, who studies at a private school. One day, while going up the stairs, he slips and accidentally falls down. And to make it worse, he fell down over the class' top student, Urara Shiraishi, and they both ended up unconscious.

Waking up from his sleep, he finds himself in bed inside the school's infirmary...




ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HE IS INSIDE SHIRAISHI'S BODY!

Unravelling the truths behind this phenomenon, they learned that they could switch bodies anytime with a kiss. Yamada and Shiraishi now lives their once boring life and starts to enjoy school more.

Brought to you by Miki Yoshikawa, assistant of the mangaka famous for his work "Fairy Tail", is a romantic-comedy, gender-bender that you might not want to miss.






Okay, enough of those commercial-like lines.


Story: 9/10


I have watched and read many romcom before...and I don't find anything special worth mentioning from this manga...except for the fact that it's one of those few gender-benders these days...otherwise, It has almost the same things you would find in a regular romcom. Though I would say IT IS worthy to be placed on the same boat as other famous titles like "To Love-Ru".


Art: 10/10


For the art of this manga, I would say it is the best. You could compare it to popular the titles, Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach.


Character: 10/10


As expected from the assistant of the creator of Fairy Tail, the characters in this manga resembles the style of those on Fairy Tail. Every character appearances also fits their roles perfectly.


Enjoyment: 9/9


So far, I really enjoyed this manga. Although there's still really not much of a plot.


Overall: 9/10


I can't really say anything much yet because this manga only has 10 chapters. But I can tell that this manga has a lot of potential to it. It's good in all aspect but haven't really developed a deeper plot yet...

And it's really sad to say that almost no one knows about this manga yet. And because of that, it really doesn't get translated immediately after the release.

But if the plot is delivered right, I know for sure, that someday, this manga would also hit the ranking charts.


*P.S. This are all my opinions. I don't care if you object to anything I said. Make your own review.

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