you're a magical girl dandelion fan, witch hat fan, and ITW fan ?? I see you are a man of culture...
YESSSSS theyre some of my absolute favorite mangas rn
Dandelion is so good I love seeing the characters overcome their struggles and problems and I like how it's a magical girl series that is dark but not that overly dark, like it's violent and heavy at times but ultimately the characters find solace in each other and stand up and fight for what they believe in, it keeps the hopeful core of the magical girl genre even when there's blood and darkness, the fights are so satisfying to read every week. Tanpopo and Shade's bond persists through all, even if one is light and the other is darkness, they will fight for each other and those around them until the end. It's satisfying to see their character development and growth each time as characters change for the better and gradually blossom (pun semi-intended?) into their full potential. The spreads are gorgeous and I like how the characters are drawn both cute, sparkling, and lively at times, and also intense and full of rage during the more serious/action moments. Battle shoujo for the win!
WHA has an amazing magic system/worldbuilding, its just *chefs kiss* so beautifully intricate and I adore it and all the characters and story are so intriguing and the art is great, you're sucked into this beautiful expansive magical world that feels so vivid and alive and there's so many different characters and all are rather nuanced and morally complex and you get to see all their flaws and strengths - like when you agree with/like a character, you can see that they're flawed in certain aspects/their perspective, and even if you disagree with/dislike a character, I feel like you can still really understand them/where they come from - you really get to see all perspectives and I love that. It reminds me of a Studio Ghibli movie at times - I also like that Coco, the MC, has a constant sense of joy, whimsy, and wonder when approaching magic - at the same time, magic has its dangers and she's very aware of that. I think the pacing and tone are very good, there's enough conflict to keep things intense and guessing what'll come next but also plenty of whimsical fun to let you explore the wonders of the magic world. Both the lighter hearted and the darker parts of the story make it feel just like a fairytale, and I adore that. (Also Qifrey and Olruggio have a peak dynamic. Also also brushbuddy cute.)
Ichi has an awesome and fun cast and I like how the story's being set up, I really hope they go more into the world - seeing all the different majiks appear is always fun, their different powers, designs, and trials, the art is lovely too. A shounen having open magical girl influence is fun - with the Cardcaptor Sakura (and Pokemon) inspiration for the majiks, Ichi's transformation outfit after acquiring Uroro, I like how a lot of the cast is slightly unhinged in their own way - Ichi's feral hunter instinct, Desscaras' unshakable aura of confidence, Gokuraku's undying loyalty for his loved ones...also this arc we might be getting Kumugi focus, which I am all here for, I wanna see more of her character development and growing confidence as she learns more ways she can help people - I really like the bonds and interactions between all the different characters, their dynamics are where the story really shines - and I can tell there's plenty more adventures to come. For a bit I was a little disappointed that we hadn't gotten as much worldbuilding/exploration into the magic system as I thought, but with this new arc we are definitely getting some - and I'm excited to see how it plays out. I can tell there's gonna be plenty more adventures to come. This series clearly has a lot of ideas to play around with - I'm interested to see where they go in the end.
Whew, that was long - but yeah! I love all three of these manga, they're some of my favorites currently, and yeah :3 manga is fun.