Liselotte & Witch's Forest

Liselotte & Witch's Forest (リーゼロッテと魔女の森, Rīzerotte to Majo no Mori) is a Japanese fantasy romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. The series has been on hiatus since December 2013.

Liselotte & Witch's Forest
Volume 1 cover, featuring Liselotte
リーゼロッテと魔女の森
(Rīzerotte to Majo no Mori)
GenreFantasy, romance
Manga
Written byNatsuki Takaya
Published byHakusensha
English publisher
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original runMay 20, 2011December 2013 (indefinite hiatus)
Volumes5

Plot

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Liselotte is an exiled noble woman who, despite her status, is completely incompetent at handling things independently. With her twin servants, Alto and Anna, by her side, she begins to start her new life moving in to her new house next to a mystical forest said to be filled with witches. While there, Liselotte encounters a stranger named Engetsu whose past is shrouded in mystery.

Release

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Natsuki Takaya launched the series in the twelfth issue of Hana to Yume on May 20, 2011.[1] The series went on hiatus in December 2013 to allow the author to recover from an illness.[2] Takaya announced in July 2015 that she had no immediate plans to relaunch the series, but would "try hard to resume her work little by little".[3]

In December 2015, Yen Press announced that it had licensed the series. The first volume was released on July 26, 2016, with a new volume coming out every three months.[4]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 20, 2012[5]978-4-592-19461-3July 26, 2016[4][6]978-0-316-36019-7
2 April 20, 2012[7]978-4-592-19462-0October 25, 2016[8]978-0-316-36022-7
3 November 20, 2012[9]978-4-592-19463-7January 24, 2017[10]978-0-316-36103-3
4 May 20, 2013[11]978-4-592-19464-4April 18, 2017[12]978-0-316-36104-0
5 November 20, 2013[13]978-4-592-19465-1July 18, 2017[14]978-0-316-36105-7

Reception

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Volume 1 reached the 24th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of April 29, 2012, has sold 63,073 copies;[15] volume 2 reached the 27th place and, as of April 22, 2012, has sold 30,364 copies;[16] volume 3 also reached the 27th place and, as of November 25, 2012, has sold 47,087 copies;[17] volume 4 reached the 29th place and, as of May 25, 2013, has sold 45,132 copies;[18] volume 5 reached the 22nd place and, as of November 24, 2013, has sold 32,104 copies.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Fruits Basket's Takaya to Start Liselotte & Witch's Forest". Anime News Network. April 16, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fruits Basket's Natsuki Takaya to Go on Extended Hiatus". Anime News Network. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Natsuki Takaya Launches Fruits Basket another Sequel Web Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 17, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Yen Press Licenses Fruits Basket, 2 Other Manga by Natsuki Takaya". Anime News Network. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" リーゼロッテと魔女の森 1 [Liselotte & Witch's Forest 1]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Takaya, Natsuki (26 July 2016). Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 1. Yen Press. ISBN 978-0316360197.
  7. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" リーゼロッテと魔女の森 2 [Liselotte & Witch's Forest 2]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0316360227.
  9. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" リーゼロッテと魔女の森 3 [Liselotte & Witch's Forest 3]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. ^ Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 3. ISBN 978-0316361033.
  11. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" リーゼロッテと魔女の森 4 [Liselotte & Witch's Forest 4]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Takaya, Natsuki (18 April 2017). Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 4. ISBN 978-0316361040.
  13. ^ "S-book.net Library Service" リーゼロッテと魔女の森 5 [Liselotte & Witch's Forest 5]. Hakusensha (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 5. Yen Press. 25 July 2017. ISBN 9780316361057.
  15. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 23–29". Anime News Network. May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  16. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 16–22". Anime News Network. May 15, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  17. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19–25". Anime News Network. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  18. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26". Anime News Network. May 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  19. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18–24". Anime News Network. November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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