Witches Can't Be Collared

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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 byYuri Yumemi
Illustrated byWata
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
Original runFebruary 9, 2024 – present
Volumes3
Manga
Written byYuri Yumemi
Illustrated byMakuei
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
ImprintKadokawa Comics A
MagazineYoung Ace
Original runOctober 4, 2024 – September 4, 2025
Volumes2

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.

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
1February 9, 2024[4]978-4-04-915525-9August 12, 2025[1]979-8-8554-1742-5
2September 10, 2024[5]978-4-04-915700-0April 14, 2026[6]979-8-8554-1878-1
3June 10, 2025[2]978-4-04-916232-5October 13, 2026[7]979-8-8554-3827-7

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,[8][9] collected into two tankōbon volumes.[10]

On June 12, 2026, Yen Press announced that they had also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication beginning in December 2026.[11]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1March 4, 2025[12]978-4-04-811460-8December 15, 2026[13]979-8-8554-3815-4
2October 3, 2025[10]978-4-04-116606-2——

Reception

The series won the Grand Prize at the 30th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2023.[14]

References

  1. "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. 魔女に首輪は付けられない3 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. Mateo, Alex (February 28, 2025). "Yen Press Licenses Common-Sense Monster, Land, Hollow Regalia, Futari Switch, More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. 魔女に首輪は付けられない (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. 魔女に首輪は付けられない2 (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  6. "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  7. "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  8. 電撃小説大賞作「魔女に首輪は付けられない」マンガ化、ヤングエース新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  9. Mateo, Alex (September 4, 2025). "Witches Can't Be Collared Manga Adaptation Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  10. 魔女に首輪は付けられない（２） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  11. Mateo, Alex (June 12, 2026). "Yen Press Licenses Witches Can't Be Collared, 'Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!', Yamada's Class Diary, More Manga/Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  12. 魔女に首輪は付けられない　(１) (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  13. "Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  14. 第30回電撃大賞の結果発表　小説部門は「大賞」に2作品を含む9作品が受賞. LN-news.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.