Witches Can't Be Collared
Japanese light novel series
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Witches Can't Be Collared (Japanese: 魔女に首輪は付けられない, Hepburn: Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 2024 to September 2025.
| Witches Can't Be Collared | |
First light novel volume cover | |
| 魔女に首輪は付けられない (Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Yuri Yumemi |
| Illustrated by | Wata |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | February 9, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuri Yumemi |
| Illustrated by | Makuei |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Comics A |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Original run | October 4, 2024 – September 4, 2025 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Media
Light novel
Written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata, Witches Can't Be Collared began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint on February 9, 2024. Three volumes have been released as of June 10, 2025.[2]
On February 28, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels for English publication beginning in August 2025.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 9, 2024[4] | 978-4-04-915525-9 | August 12, 2025[1] | 979-8-8554-1742-5 |
| 2 | September 10, 2024[5] | 978-4-04-915700-0 | April 14, 2026[6] | 979-8-8554-1878-1 |
| 3 | June 10, 2025[2] | 978-4-04-916232-5 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 4, 2024, to September 4, 2025,[7][8] collected into two tankōbon volumes.[9]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 4, 2025[10] | 978-4-04-811460-8 |
| 2 | October 3, 2025[9] | 978-4-04-116606-2 |
Reception
The series won the Grand Prize at the 30th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2023.[11]