WITCH WATCH

Morihito Otogi's family is descended from a long line of ogre familiars, and he has the inhuman strength to prove it. One day, his father comes to him with the life-changing news that he is to become the familiar of his childhood friend, the teenage witch Nico. He is to live under the same roof with her and protect her from anything and anyone that may attempt to harm her. Meanwhile, Nico is excited to get to live with the love of her life, even if her crush is one-sided—Morihito is so serious about his duties to protect her that any romance is going to be an uphill battle. But he has every reason to be serious, as Nico has a prophecy of doom hanging over her head!...Rated:T

Morihito receives a new prophecy, one that points to "dogs and raindrops" as the harbingers of disaster for Nico. Morihito makes sure to be extra alert on rainy days, but when he and Nico go shopping one rainy afternoon, they're attacked by a stranger wearing a dog mask! And apparently it's someone Nico already knows, and he's her friend?! But that isn't the only hurdle the pair faces, as Nico is soon caught in an unknown magic user's trap and whisked away! Who are these mysterious figures who are after Nico, and what do they want with her?...Rated:T

Life at the Otogi household has gotten much more lively now that Kanshi has moved in. Nico continues to work on using magic to help others, but fellow witch Nemu Miyao arrives with terrible news—there's a warlock after Nico! Meanwhile, while patrolling the school, Kanshi runs afoul of the enemy. The prophesied disaster is about to strike!...Rated:T

After a long and hard-fought battle with the warlock who was after Nico's power, more of the evil plot against Nico comes to light. And while Morihito and Nico believe the fight to be over, it's soon revealed that the warlock was not the mastermind—she was only a puppet in a bigger scheme. Meanwhile, the gang learns there is a traitor in their midst—a werewolf working with the warlock. And that werewolf is none other than Keigo! It turns out that if the warlock dies, so does Keigo. The painful past of the shy, awkward student is then revealed, including why he agreed to work with such an evil warlock in the first place......Rated:T

Nico's long-awaited movie date with Morihito has finally arrived! Morihito gives her permission to cast a spell on him to make his emotions easier to read...and the spell ends up a bit more interesting than the movie date itself. Next, Kanshi needs help with his part-time job and asks for a spell to speed him up...but things don't go as planned, per usual. And then the student council appears, and the president starts his harassment campaign to get Morihito to join them! Morihito's only escape from them is summer vacation...along with a letter from Nico's mother with a new prophecy!...Rated:

The Otogi household has gained a new familiar, the vampire Miharu! Prone to saying whatever he's thinking, he's barely just moved in but is already causing trouble! And then Nico accidentally turns all of her familiars into cube people! Later, Kuku and her homeroom teacher Makuwa decide to create a fan comic together, Morihito gets deep into his favorite hobbies, and the Asunaro School Festival is on the horizon! "Let's just kinda keep at it" in volume 6!...Rated:

With the school festival safely concluded, things once again return to being peaceful and ordinary—or so Morihito and the gang think. But shenanigans abound as they get dragged into a random death game, are turned into children's manga art, and more! Later, a letter Nico gave Morihito when they were children pops up during spring cleaning, shedding light on a secret from their past. And Nemu comes to a startling realization about the letter that could impact Nico and Morihito's relationship forever......Rated:

There's always something going on in the Otogi household. Glib-tongued Kanshi makes an offhand comment that winds up spiraling out of control, while student council president Tenryu, hoping to prevent any further shenanigans, gives Morihito and the other familiars a stern warning. But just as the words are out of his mouth, his arm begins to stretch wildly, and only one person could be behind that! Desperately hoping to stay out of trouble long enough to remove the spell, the group enacts a daring plan to get home!...Rated:

One day, a well-endowed young woman appears at the Otogi house—the witch Momochi, sent to take care of Nico! Morihito takes advantage of this to go on a training trip, but under Momochi's care, the rest of the crew turn into spoiled slobs! Meanwhile, Jekyll is misled into misunderstanding unexpected events, while the easily influenced Keigo is forced to learn in agonizing detail about denim from Morihito. Plus, the Fave Artist File pair work toward publishing their first doujinshi for Uron Mirage!...Rated:

Fave Artist File is participating in its first dojin event! But everything seems to be falling apart at the seams—they've ordered too many copies, there are misprints, and Ms. Makuwa has left poor Kuku to staff the booth by herself after an unexpected meeting comes up. Kuku goes to Nico for help, and the witch uses her magic to transform a messy nightmare into a smashing success for the newbie dojin circle! Later, Morihito runs into an old friend, the ogre Ran. But it's not the touching reunion he expects... Then, more hijinks ensue as the boys in the Otogi household turn into girls for Keigo's YouTube channel, Kanshi becomes an invisible man for a day, and more!...Rated:

After his fateful reunion with the undying warlock and ogre Ran, Morihito is determined to train. And what better way to train than to use one of Nico's spells to summon the original masters of ogre qigong?! Later, Kanshi is still at it with his multiple part-time jobs, and Momochi asks him to double-book for a wedding and a funeral. It should be easy-peasy with her teleportation magic. But things take an expected turn when the guests of the wedding look a little too familiar and Sket Dance's Roman breaks the fourth wall to announce a special crossover arc with the cast of the creator's first series. The crossover kicks off with a temporary new homeroom teacher—Hime Onizuka, the former brawn of the Sket Dance trio....Rated:

Miharu and Jekyll's secret meetings behind the gym become not so secret anymore when a fellow student named Fran interrupts Miharu while he's feeding off Jekyll's power. But Fran has some secrets of her own that the two boys quickly discover...in the form of rocket-powered fists nearly hitting them in the face! Meanwhile, Nico is more resolved than ever to confess to Morihito before the fated battle, and all her familiars and friends want to help. But her fellow witch Nemu discovers an awful secret—Nico accidentally cursed Morihito into the friend zone when they were children. Now it's up to everyone to tear down the dam blocking Morihito's true feelings for Nico....Rated:

The curse holding back Morihito's feelings for Nico is finally lifted, and his love for her explodes through him. Now that the proverbial dam has broken, there's just one problem—Morihito has no idea how to handle love and tries his best to hide his feelings for Nico. Meanwhile, Nico makes the bold decision to confess her feelings to him. The rest of her familiars and her friends help plan the whole event, but things take an unexpected dark turn when the Day of Disaster upends everything and a traitor steps forward to kick off the battle!...Rated:

It was supposed to be the perfect day for a confession, but instead it was a disaster—the day of the disaster. The Earthshaper traps Nico in a well of dirt, and the rest of her familiars face off against other warlocks. The odds seem stacked against them, but their friends and allies come to their aid. Jekyll and Fran help Miharu, and the dream that Kan is trapped in takes an unexpected turn in the form of a certain manga creator. And an unexpected witch drops in to rescue Keigo!...Rated:

Morihito struggles in his fight against Ran, but he uses a special technique that Ran's own father taught him in order to unleash one final, powerful blow and defeat him. But just as the battle seems to be at an end, a mysterious warlock appears who has been pulling strings behind the scenes. Instead of unleashing powerful magic, the man pulls out a gun and mortally wounds Morihito! As the Witch of Thousands, Nico has the power to save Morihito, but at what cost...?...Rated:T

Having sacrificed her memories and time with Morihito to save his life, Nico is now a child. And the previous youngest of the group, Miharu, is growing jealous of all the attention she's now getting instead of him! His jealousy pushes Nico to summon an animal familiar, which, as per all the antics in the Otogi household, doesn't go quite as expected. Then, with Christmas soon approaching, Morihito goes into full parent mode, wanting to make the perfect Christmas for the young Nico...resulting in a brief reunion that's bittersweet enough to make even Morihito cry....Rated:

Thanks to the magic butterflies Nico has recovered so far and Miharu's powers as a vampire, the two are able to drain the powers of the warlocks who attacked them. Keigo and Nemu pay a visit to Komugi and offer her a chance to start over. Rather than taking her magic away, they suggest she go to Yuzenkyo and train as a proper witch. This visit stirs a change in Nemu's heart when she sees another side to Keigo... Then, with Nico growing steadily as more and more butterflies are gathered, it's time for her school play! But her familiars are in the audience, and the other students' parents aren't exactly pleased with their attendance......Rated:T