“Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.” ~Anonymous
Genre: Mahou Shoujo/ Drama
Review Status: Full (2 Volumes/2 Volumes)
Licensed: Licensed in the US
Art: Solid, but has a watercolor-like, dream-like quality. Very suited towards the storyline.
Summary: Yume, melancholic and passionate girl of high-school age, lives in the world of Magic, being one of the apprentice mages in Tokyo. Although magic use restricted by the laws, Yume masters it in rather blatant ways, following not reason, butt her pure heart. Throughout this short story the fragile soul of the girl trifles with the reality of the Magic Users - their responsibilities and boundaries towards redundant magic. Yume is engulfed in another dimension of reality – a world with no bounds between normal and magical, which sets her to make it real to all other people. (From ANN.com)
Review: The only bad thing I can say about this manga is that it was too short. I don’t mean that it detracted from the story in any way- I just wished that this story could continue on for another volume. This world, and this girl’s troubles, are fully realized in this manga. Not only does she have to learn how to use her gift responsibly, but she must also learn how to use it to truly help others and not just help them how she thinks they need.
That is where this story shines. Her learning to help others, that the way they need to be helped isn’t always obvious. And in order to graduate, she must do one of the hardest things she can- help someone make peace with the dead.
The stories aren’t always happy, but they are always heart-wrenching. The true magic of this story is in how it can touch the reader.
Overall, this is an excellent manga. Maybe not for the youngest, but one that many readers can enjoy.
Recommended: 13 and over, for themes of death and loss. One woman commits suicide (implied).
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