Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare

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Tales of Reincarnation in Maydare

Japanese Title:
Maydare Tensei Monogatari/Meidea Tensei Monogatari
メイデーア転生物語

Publisher: Fujimi Shobo

Year of Release: 2019

Volumes: 5 (Ongoing) [Volume 5 released last November 15, 2021]

Author: Midori Yuuma (Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi, Asakusa Oni Yome Nikki)

Illustrator: Esora Amaichi (Okyu no Trinity, Genkai Level 1 kara no Nariagari)

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Themes: Shoujo, Reincarnation, Isekai, Witch, School, Magic

Synopsis:
“Maydare”, a world that lives and breathes magic. Makia, the daughter of a rural noble, and Thor, a young knight, spend their days studying magic together and the two develop a strong bond. However, when Thor is chosen as a guardian of the Savior girl from another world, the two are separated.

Makia is shaken by Thor’s absence. However, if she attends the magic school in the capital, she will have the chance to see him again. In order to learn the truth behind her feelings for him, Makia goes to the most prominent magic school in the world.

Why do I want this licensed?
First of all, let me preface this by saying I'm a huge, huge fan of fantasy shoujo and/or fantasy romance. I fell in love with the genre because of Spice and Wolf. Then I came across Akagami no Shirayukihime, then Akatsuki no Yona, and so on and so forth.

ANYWAYS, moving on to my main point, Maydare is a beautiful series. It's a wonderful mix of genres that doesn't clash with each other. The characters are well-written and can display actual, human emotions (though I do have some reservations for some one-dimensional characters, but eh). It starts off quite slowly, and probably in a cliched manner for some, but it eventually picks up pace, with each revelation contributing to the thrill of the story.

I may be biased because of how much I love the genre, but I can vouch for Maydare being unique from a lot of similarly-themed works. My heart hurts when there's drama involved, my heart jumps when the romance kicks it up a notch, my heart laughs when it's time for comedy... it's really nice.

P.S. look at the covers below

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The Beautiful, Beautiful Covers:

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Other Works: A manga adaptation is being serialized and published by Square Enix's GFantasy magazine label

Mangaka: Natsunishi Nana
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Manga Covers:

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