Magus of the Library
Japanese manga series
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Magus of the Library (Japanese: 圕の大魔術師, Hepburn: Toshokan no Daimajutsushi[a]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon since November 2017, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.
| Magus of the Library | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Theo Fumis | |
| 圕の大魔術師 (Toshokan no Daimajutsushi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsu Izumi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Good! Afternoon |
| Original run | November 7, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
Plot
In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo Fumis. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn’t allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don’t exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna—a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak—and his life changes forever.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi, Magus of the Library has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon since November 7, 2017.[2] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2018.[3] As of June 5, 2026, ten volumes have been released.[4]
In North America, Kodansha USA announced the English language release of the manga in October 2018.[5] The first volume was released on July 9, 2019.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 6, 2018[3] | 978-4-06-511243-4 | July 9, 2019[6] | 978-1-63236-823-2 |
| 2 | November 7, 2018[7] | 978-4-06-513566-2 | September 24, 2019[8] | 978-1-63236-845-4 |
| 3 | August 7, 2019[9] | 978-4-06-516736-6 | February 25, 2020[10] | 978-1-63236-846-1 |
| 4 | June 5, 2020[11] | 978-4-06-519471-3 | January 26, 2021[12] | 978-1-63236-916-1 |
| 5 | June 7, 2021[13] | 978-4-06-523523-2 | December 14, 2021[14] | 978-1-64651-213-3 |
| 6 | June 7, 2022[15] | 978-4-06-528198-7 | March 7, 2023[16] | 978-1-64651-405-2 |
| 7 | June 7, 2023[17] | 978-4-06-531799-0 | May 28, 2024[18] | 978-1-64651-582-0 |
| 8 | June 6, 2024[19] | 978-4-06-535756-9 | May 27, 2025[20] | 979-8-88877-450-2 |
| 9 | June 6, 2025[21] | 978-4-06-539701-5 | — | — |
| 10 | June 5, 2026[4] | 978-4-06-543899-2 | — | — |
Reception
The series ranked 12th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" by the Honya Club website.[22] The series ranked 50th on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[23] French newspaper Le Figaro selected Magus of the Library as one of their six recommended manga featured at the 2019 Paris Book Fair.[24] It was nominated for the 18th Manga Taishō in 2025 and ranked fourth with 69 points.[25][26]
See also
- 7thGarden, another manga series by the same author