A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. Reminiscent of Studio Ghibli, this lushly-drawn story was voted one of the top 10 manga of the year in 2018 by the Japanese manga industry. In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with the gift for magic. She's resigned to her un-magical life, until a travelling magician passes through her village, and Coco learns what everybody 'knows' might not be the truth.
Art and story will remind readers of Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and other classic Studio Ghibli films.
Recent series featuring witches like Flying Witch (Vertical, 2012) and Little Witch Academia (Shueisha , 2015) have been
Shirahama is a frequent cover artist for Marvel and DC on series including Star Wars: Doctor Aphra and Batgirl.
Was ranked sixth on the 2018 Kono manga ga sugoi! Japanese manga industry poll.