The War of Greedy Witches: An Other Tournament Manga for Fans of Record of Ragnarok
Another seinen tournament manga is headed to North America soon: The War Of Greedy Witches, for fans awaiting word regarding Record of Ragnarok's probable season 3 announcement. Its idea is well-known: it combines a comparable tournament arc idea with offering its participants an opportunity at a fresh existence and distances them from their terrible destinies motivated by past occurrences. Trading mythology and gods toward mythologizing historical individuals in this fascinating Tournament Manga, the War of Greedy Witches wonderfully complements Record of Ragnarok.
Originally Majo Taisen, The War of Greedy Witches has been running monthly in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon. Its warriors acquire skills depending on their former life and aspirations as they seize a chance for a fresh existence, thereby following a superpowered tournament format. With every match a merciless struggle to the death and one contestant, Jeanne D'Arc, the tournament, Walpurgisnacht, can only have one winner.
The War of Greedy Witches Shares Common Ground with Record of Ragnarok
Apart from both The War of Greedy Witches and Record Of Ragnarok being seinen tournament manga, they both print in Monthly Comic Zenon in their initial Japanese release. But with Yen Press's most recent revealed slate of acquisitions, the battling witches manga finds place on the New York-based publisher's roster. Record Of Ragnarok still resides on VIZ Media's adult VIZ Signature label concurrently. But turning the pages of either manga, one can clearly see the strongly reflected styles in the other.
Like Record Of Ragnarok, The War of Greedy Witches has a terrible clash which human soldiers get godly attributes depending on their personalities or deeds. Some, like Jeanne D'Arc, seem to be depending on the wishes and desires of their opponent to improve their own, however they have yet to have completely defined ability. Others, like Marie Antoinette, have single wants like control that show up in terrible forms in battle. But unlike Record of Ragnarok, The War of Greedy Witches is a 32-fighter bracket with just human warriors in a one-on--one elimination competition; there are no teams and only one possible champion.
The War of Greedy Witches raises the stakes in more than one manner.
The War of Greedy Witches is not unusual for fanservice in its designs for the combatants portrayed, given it's a seinen series and not shonen. Still, with gripping, dramatic retelling of their backstories, they are equally fascinating on their own right. Being the closest to a protagonist and having a shared element with every character, Jeanne D'Arc draws most attention. Like the title suggests, many are shown in The War of Greedy Witches to be sent to another realm; saved minutes from dying, usually from public execution, such as Jeanne D'Arc, who was ready to be burned as a witch.
The War of Greedy Witches boasts thirty-two warriors, detailed below:
Gozen, Tomoe
Elizabeth Bathory,
Jeanne D'Arch
Zetian Wu
Cleopatra
Heiko
Ma Hari
Mary Red
Marie Antoinette.
Margaret the Great
Curie Marie
Huang Zhouying
YaOY Oshichi
Orientate
Bonnie Parker
Maria Lisa
Agatha Christine
Isabelau Cheyne
Anna Pavlova
Wing-Chun Yim
Lakshmiban
Rui Sasishi
Lyudmila Pavillchenko
Mur Sakura Shikibu
Yang Guifei.
Corday, Charlotte
Amanda Earhart
Maria Ann Mozart
Komitsuhime
Zeniva
Vaisin
Florence nightingale
The outcome is an amazing diversity of ethnicities and historical people, from warriors and lords to modernists and artists, each endowed with special fighting power. Every character battles in Walpurgisnacht in order to achieve their highest dreams, win the tournament, and start over. Regarding Amelia Earheart, this idea is intriguing since it implies that her disappearance may be undone in this situation and maybe more creatively as her falling into an isekai storyline explains. The War of Greedy Witches only allows one winner, hence the stakes are elevated in more than one aspect.
An Isekai Witch Tournament represents a tantalizing anime prospect.
The War of Greedy Witches is a great fit if Record of Ragnarok's surprising anime success on Netflix is any guide since audiences want earnest action spectacles with comparable themes. But if chapter #43 is the most recent publication in May 2024 and new monthly payments, several further years would be required to ensure the anime doesn't have major gaps in adaptation of the series. Still, the idea fits an interesting anime with grandiose character outfits, over-the-top weapons, and magnificent deaths.
Given that isekai anime is becoming more and more popular, one that matches several other popular categories seems to be a naturally intriguing possibility. Combining that with witches, a death combat tournament setting and historical people ranging from Mona Lisa to Lakhshmibai to Agatha Christie is the ideal mix of ludicrous but eternally fascinating. But because to its outstanding creator team, readers may find The War of Greedy Witches to be remarkably familiar.
Among the creators of the War of Greedy Witches is well-known Kakegurui author
Working past Meminisse, Ningen Card, and Shinba Ra Da, Kakegurui (Compulsive Gambler) creator Homura Kawamoto and artist Makoto Shiozuka provide innovative talents in The War of Greedy Witches. The premise feels appropriate with Kakegurui's author behind it since the characters of different likeability are competing at the highest stakes conceivable in this tournament. The artistic look is comparable yet perhaps more perfected than Record of Ragnarok's. It feels adequately original but yet fits the tournament manga niche and any other modern series.
Apart from every fight that lets readers witness the witches investigate their motives and background, they also get several evolving character designs with tailored armor for each fight. On point, Shiozuka's armor and weapon design produces unforgettable weapons as Marie Curie's Dual Bayonet Pistols, Tomoe Gozen's Blade of a Thousand Wills, and Jeanne D' Arc's cross-shaped bladed shields. Still, The War of Greedy Witches promises plenty of action given thirty-two fighters and only a fraction of the scheduled fights have occurred.
The Massive Fighter Ensemble Means Fan Favorites Will Die
Every fight on Walpurgisnacht implies a terrible death for the loser since every participant is expected to fight until their last breath. While it may seem surprising to especially entitled characters like Marie Antoinette, they will each exercise their strengths in battle, including such cases as Cleopatra, where they can cause grievous harm with mere words. It generates an exciting idea whereby some characters, like Jeanne D'Arc, will probably survive longer but it does not ensure that every fun character will survive.
This is the case in Record of Ragnarok and many other tournament series, however with The War of Greedy Witches there are just victory or death for all the fighters and one potential winner instead of sides. Readers can get the series and savor everything it presents when the manga arrives West thanks Yen Press in the next months. However, it's best to keep an open mind about which characters to root for, as several rounds have already concluded, ending the short runs of several Walpurgisnacht fighters in The War of Greedy Witches.
