A witch who glows and with eyes like gemstones travels from world to world, taking in the stories of those she encounters. Magica is a manga that reads like a fairytale, following the magical lives of various creatures. While some stories are endearing and others tragic, all are full of love.
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Official Synopsis (Kodama)
Each and every being has a wondrous story to tell, if you’ll listen.
Long, long ago, there once lived a beautiful mage. The mage had but only one spell: the strange ability to turn the twinkle of life into gems. It was a powerless magic that couldn’t save anyone, but the mage believed in it, witnessing all the comedies and all the tragedies across the universe and weaving them into tales with wondrous luster. And so, the curtain rises on a heart-stirring fairy-tale fantasy!
My thoughts on this volume (Slight Spoilers!)
This book is so whimsical and magical it even lets off a curiously sweet scent. I’m not being hyperbolic whatsoever here—when I first opened it up, I was pleasantly surprised with just how good it smelt! Perhaps it’s the combination of glossy paper and colourful ink, but everything about this manga is sweet and airy.
As a fan of fairytales and all things witchy, I thoroughly enjoyed this volume cover to cover. We follow a witch’s account of her travels, moving from world to world and interacting with a variety of people and creatures. Every chapter we get a glimpse into the life of a different inhabitant of a different world, and learn about their hopes and dreams. While the witch that ties each story together does make an appearance in each chapter, she is never the focus. She documented the stories of each being because she believes them to be important, so it makes sense that each chapter is fully devoted to them.
As is in the nature of fairytales, not every story found in Magica has a happy end. That isn’t to say that they’re hopeless, as even the sad stories deserve to be told. And what may be a sad ending for one, could be a happy beginning for another.
While I enjoyed every story told in this volume, I resonated most with The Beautiful Land. When I used to live in Japan, I struggled a lot with eating seafood. Often times restaurants would serve fish and shrimp with their heads still attached, and once I made eye contact with something I surely could never eat it. So, how would I feel if I had the opportunity to have a conversation with a sea creature? If I could become friends with one? Would I be able to bring myself to eat anything from the sea ever again?
I found myself relating a lot to the protagonist of this story, as I feel I would have the exact same reaction she did. Oh what a beautiful story it was.
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