Burn the Witch, Vol. 1
- Downloads：5845
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-12-25 09:51:31
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Tite Kubo
- ISBN：1974723593
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
A slipcased paperback edition of a modern fantasy tale set in the wider world of Bleach， by Bleach author Tite Kubo！
Behind the world you think you know lies a land of magic and fairy tales—but Reverse London isn’t the pretty picture that’s painted in children’s books。 Fairy tales have teeth， and the dedicated agents of Wing Bind are the only thing standing between you and the real story。
Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi are Wing Bind agents， and they aren’t serving out of the goodness of their hearts—they want achievement points and cold， hard credits in their bank accounts。 But instead of getting a prime assignment with lots of gold and glory， they get stuck on babysitting duty。 Before they can grow comfortable with boredom， Ninny and Noel find themselves on the run with a fugitive who’s like catnip for dragons。 Can they manage to pull off a happy ending or has their story just been cursed？
Behind the world you think you know lies a land of magic and fairy tales—but Reverse London isn’t the pretty picture that’s painted in children’s books。 Fairy tales have teeth， and the dedicated agents of Wing Bind are the only thing standing between you and the real story。
Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi are Wing Bind agents， and they aren’t serving out of the goodness of their hearts—they want achievement points and cold， hard credits in their bank accounts。 But instead of getting a prime assignment with lots of gold and glory， they get stuck on babysitting duty。 Before they can grow comfortable with boredom， Ninny and Noel find themselves on the run with a fugitive who’s like catnip for dragons。 Can they manage to pull off a happy ending or has their story just been cursed？
Reviews
Sara Rivera
，
4。5
Showering
，
Art style:- 5/5⭐️Plot:- 4/5⭐️Characters:- 4/5⭐️（（Detailed review will be upload））
dia
，
uhhh tem espaço pra melhorar。 a arte salva muito também， mas hoje em dia piada de calcinha não cola não， viu。 dá pra ser melhor que isso lmao
Kelly
，
Imagine Taking THAT For A Walk！A decent read。 I enjoyed it but I thought because it was being promoted as a one shot that it would have a contained story which it didn't really。 Things were left unresolved or up in the air。 There was also a character that really annoyed me and took away a bit of my enjoyment。 However that said， I loved the artwork and most of the characters， the world was fascinating and I would be interested in reading another volume。 Worth a read if you're a fan of Tite Kubo！ Imagine Taking THAT For A Walk！A decent read。 I enjoyed it but I thought because it was being promoted as a one shot that it would have a contained story which it didn't really。 Things were left unresolved or up in the air。 There was also a character that really annoyed me and took away a bit of my enjoyment。 However that said， I loved the artwork and most of the characters， the world was fascinating and I would be interested in reading another volume。 Worth a read if you're a fan of Tite Kubo！ 。。。more
Cara Thulon
，
This manga was such a pleasant surprise！ Burn the Witch’s world and story ended up being very different from what I expected， but in the best way possible for me。 I fell in love with everything it had to offer and am incredibly excited to read more whenever Kubo makes the “second season” happen。
Kathleen
，
It's。。。a harem series， sort of？ It's shaping up to be two competent girls being saddled with a bunch of annoying problem characters， anyway。 It's。。。a harem series， sort of？ It's shaping up to be two competent girls being saddled with a bunch of annoying problem characters， anyway。 。。。more
KathleenB
，
Interesting premise but characters seem to lack much depth。
Jessie
，
Perfect for fans of bleach's art style and the magical girl horror of Madoka Magica。As someone who is utterly a fan of both， this manga was basically heaven。 It carried the shellshock that Madoka Magica， but has an arguably more enjoyable plot line （do I need to remind people of the dragon-esque creatures？）。 I cannot wait to see where this manga goes in the future！ Perfect for fans of bleach's art style and the magical girl horror of Madoka Magica。As someone who is utterly a fan of both， this manga was basically heaven。 It carried the shellshock that Madoka Magica， but has an arguably more enjoyable plot line （do I need to remind people of the dragon-esque creatures？）。 I cannot wait to see where this manga goes in the future！ 。。。more
Morgan
，
I haven't seen the anime， and I had a really hard time understanding what was going on and how all the characters were connected？ Like randomly someone is in a band and their band mate is raising a dragon？ Like I literally could not follow this。 Maybe it's me， but it's also maybe this book。 Also， can we stop normalizing trying to look up girls skirts？ Like his friend calls him out on it， but then the friend is a dead demon/dragon， so。。。 I haven't seen the anime， and I had a really hard time understanding what was going on and how all the characters were connected？ Like randomly someone is in a band and their band mate is raising a dragon？ Like I literally could not follow this。 Maybe it's me， but it's also maybe this book。 Also， can we stop normalizing trying to look up girls skirts？ Like his friend calls him out on it， but then the friend is a dead demon/dragon， so。。。 。。。more
Evelyn
，
Okay， so London has this secret world called Reverse London where witches live。 These witches have the ability to at least see these supernatural beings called Dragons （normies can't see them）。 Each dragon is unique and you can even keep some of them as pets， but you have to be certified to even touch them because over exposure to a dragon will infect you with dragontoxin and turn you into dragonclad which means dragons will be naturally drawn to you and feed on your negative emotions and transf Okay， so London has this secret world called Reverse London where witches live。 These witches have the ability to at least see these supernatural beings called Dragons （normies can't see them）。 Each dragon is unique and you can even keep some of them as pets， but you have to be certified to even touch them because over exposure to a dragon will infect you with dragontoxin and turn you into dragonclad which means dragons will be naturally drawn to you and feed on your negative emotions and transform into dark dragons that are Whew， that was a lot of info dump just to explain the world， which is somehow connected to the Bleach universe because where our main characters work is called Soul Society West Branch。And speaking of our main characters。。。 we don't really seem to have one。 The first guess is Noel Niihashi since she's the first character we meet in the one-shot prologue but she's extremely bland。 She's a big-boobed high school girl who is also a witch that conserves （manages） dragons but there's no enthusiasm behind anything she does。 Meanwhile， her partner Ninny Spangcole is a pop star who is also a witch with a punk attitude。 She's mostly in it for the rewards。 Then there's Balgo， the poor human who accidently befriended two dragons and became a dragonclad。 He's a perv with a major crush on Noel and （currently） a completely useless idiot who has no idea what he's doing。 （He's basically this story's Kon）There's not a lot of plot so far， other than Balgo finding out he's dragonclad， having to move to Reverse London， and deal with not only dragons but bounty hunting witches who want him dead。 There also seems to be a lot of just telling and not actually showing。 This is a series about witches and dragons and I wanna see some action！ Overall， not super impressed with this series so far， but it's only volume one， so we'll see。 。。。more
Kate
，
The art is stunning， as one would expect with Kubo， but the story is just kind of a muddled mess。
Jenn Marshall
，
Behind our world there is land of magic and fairy tales。 This is the story of that world。 It is by the creator of Bleach which was one of the first manga I read all the way through so this already had a special place for me。 It is set in London and has dragons。 It is the witches job to keep the dragons under control。 So it fast paced and a lot of fun。 I couldn't help but see a lot of comparisons with Bleach， they were just dragons instead of Hollow。 But even thought it was similar to other manga Behind our world there is land of magic and fairy tales。 This is the story of that world。 It is by the creator of Bleach which was one of the first manga I read all the way through so this already had a special place for me。 It is set in London and has dragons。 It is the witches job to keep the dragons under control。 So it fast paced and a lot of fun。 I couldn't help but see a lot of comparisons with Bleach， they were just dragons instead of Hollow。 But even thought it was similar to other manga， this was so much fun to read。 I couldn't put it down。 It brought all my favorite things about this type of manga into one book。 I can't wait to get my hands on volume 2。5 stars。 。。。more
Pao Lightwood
，
Me gustó muchísimo el mundo， me gustaron demasiado los personajes， aunque hubo varias cosas que no entendí al final。Me quedé con ganas de más。🥺
Tom Campbell
，
Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole are witches working for Wing Bind in Reverse London。 While tasked with conserving and harvesting dragons， they often find themselves in battle with them， while also keeping an eye on Balgo Parks， a Dragonclad （those who， through contact with dragons， are able to see and attract them）。 This series comes from TIto Kube， creator of the long-running Bleach， and it takes place in the same fictional world as his prior series。Tito Kube's Bleach was a bit of a slow burn Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole are witches working for Wing Bind in Reverse London。 While tasked with conserving and harvesting dragons， they often find themselves in battle with them， while also keeping an eye on Balgo Parks， a Dragonclad （those who， through contact with dragons， are able to see and attract them）。 This series comes from TIto Kube， creator of the long-running Bleach， and it takes place in the same fictional world as his prior series。Tito Kube's Bleach was a bit of a slow burn， taking a significant amount of time to set up characters， relationships， and the fictional world before ultimately getting to the meat of the story。 Burn the Witch is apparently much the same， with this first volume establishing our heroines， the world of Reverse London， and their roles in Wing Bind。 It's really just four installments of battles with dragons， with the latter part of the book starting to establish what will apparently be the larger story。Noel and Ninny are appealing characters， polar opposite in many ways， with Noel being cool， calm and reserved， while Ninny is loud and hot-tempered。 Their primary supporting cast initially is primarily Balgo， who here serves principally to be a pest with an extreme crush on Noel。There's world-building aplenty here， with plenty of opportunities for the author to explain about Reverse London， dragons， and the rules surrounding them。 Structurally， though， this is really not much more than another version of Bleach， with factions and hierarchies within Wing Bind and powers and abilities akin to those of Soul Reapers。As an introduction to the series， this volume accomplishes its task， but the adventures of the characters don't advance the story enough to really motivate much to move on to the second volume。 Additionally， the action sometimes muddles the actual storytelling， such that some stories don't so much seem to end as just to stop。 Ultimately， anyone who enjoyed and had the patience for the early volumes of Bleach might find enough to keep them interested， but the sometimes confusing storytelling and slow set-up of an overarching plot makes this somewhat forgettable， though at times entertaining。Thanks to Netgalley and Viz for providing the ARC for review。 。。。more
Arsnoctis
，
Un numero uno che ho trovato un po' sciocchino e un pelo indulgente nei confronti del suo autore。 Si nota che è riuscito a prendersi il suo tempo in positivo， per esempio rifinendo ogni comparsa， ma credo anche che si sia preso qualche pagina di troppo per spiegare cose che saltano agli occhi anche in autonomia。 La premessa non è delle più originali， ma il cocktail dato da personaggi e ambientazione di fondo convince lo stesso。 In chiusura， non mi ha lasciato la curiosità di leggere i suoi segui Un numero uno che ho trovato un po' sciocchino e un pelo indulgente nei confronti del suo autore。 Si nota che è riuscito a prendersi il suo tempo in positivo， per esempio rifinendo ogni comparsa， ma credo anche che si sia preso qualche pagina di troppo per spiegare cose che saltano agli occhi anche in autonomia。 La premessa non è delle più originali， ma il cocktail dato da personaggi e ambientazione di fondo convince lo stesso。 In chiusura， non mi ha lasciato la curiosità di leggere i suoi seguiti。2。5 arrotondato per difetto 。。。more
Kash
，
Far more entertaining than Bleach itself。
Martin R
，
It almost fell into the "I've got other manga scratching that itch more interestingly"-category， but the last part turned it around。 I'll add volume 2 to my wishlist。 It almost fell into the "I've got other manga scratching that itch more interestingly"-category， but the last part turned it around。 I'll add volume 2 to my wishlist。 。。。more
Sam Flagello
，
Cute so far！ I want to see Noel and Balgo's relationship grow。 Cute so far！ I want to see Noel and Balgo's relationship grow。 。。。more
Debbie
，
3。5 starsNoel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole are witches。 They work for the Wing Bind in Reverse London their job is to deal with dragons。 Either the domesticated ones that get used for resources or the eradicating the violent ones。 There are two Londons。。。Front London， where the humans have no idea that dragons exist and believe Reverse London。 Reverse London is not a myth at all， residents here can see dragons and they are fully aware of Front London。 But although they are two separate places th 3。5 starsNoel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole are witches。 They work for the Wing Bind in Reverse London their job is to deal with dragons。 Either the domesticated ones that get used for resources or the eradicating the violent ones。 There are two Londons。。。Front London， where the humans have no idea that dragons exist and believe Reverse London。 Reverse London is not a myth at all， residents here can see dragons and they are fully aware of Front London。 But although they are two separate places they are still somehow linked。 It's been a long time。。。 A LONG TIME。。since I've read any manga。 So while I didn't LOVE this tome I certainly didn't hate it。 I'm definitely into the witches and dragons story line and I'm excited to see where it goes from here。 。。。more
Chelsea Best
，
I love the art。 Tite Kubo's art is so fantastic you cannot deny how mesmerizing the characters all look。 I think the story and world are a bit more complicated than Bleach。 This isn't necessarily a bad thing， but I think it's a good thing to know before going in。 This story is mostly about dragons。 The witch thing is similar to the soul society and their soul reapers。 Not as cool though， in my opinion。 I love the guy who has the skull mask。 He is hot， no lie。 The names in this series aren't my f I love the art。 Tite Kubo's art is so fantastic you cannot deny how mesmerizing the characters all look。 I think the story and world are a bit more complicated than Bleach。 This isn't necessarily a bad thing， but I think it's a good thing to know before going in。 This story is mostly about dragons。 The witch thing is similar to the soul society and their soul reapers。 Not as cool though， in my opinion。 I love the guy who has the skull mask。 He is hot， no lie。 The names in this series aren't my fav， going to be hard for me to remember。 。。。more
GaidenSpence
，
An intriguing fantasy story with charm and turns the ideas of fairytales on its head。 Just wish there was more material to chew but the dynamics of our main characters are clearly defined and bounce off one another really well。 Ninny the pop idol who doesn't believe in fantastical miracles like fairy tales （ironic bc she's in one） but sees for herself to be in control of her own destiny。 Having her be the one that always sparks the initiative to climb higher in society which makes sense since sh An intriguing fantasy story with charm and turns the ideas of fairytales on its head。 Just wish there was more material to chew but the dynamics of our main characters are clearly defined and bounce off one another really well。 Ninny the pop idol who doesn't believe in fantastical miracles like fairy tales （ironic bc she's in one） but sees for herself to be in control of her own destiny。 Having her be the one that always sparks the initiative to climb higher in society which makes sense since she has climed to stardom by being a pop idol in the normal world。 This firey personality bounces well off with her teammate Noel who is more level-headed about situations and is always trying to keep Ninny's temper in check。 I think the world-building has set itself up for an interesting ride since our MCs are nowhere near the top of the food chain when it comes to power scaling and the variety of different dragons yet to be explored sets itself up for more story which I am interested to see。 。。。more
Reid
，
Cool， so this is like surprisingly very British Bleach innit？
lukas ray hall
，
73% — oh how i’ve missed Kubo’s art style
Ivan
，
Em um volume Tite Kubo consegue criar e desenvolver ótimos personagens， uma ótima e interessante história em um cenário muito bem feito。Isso mostra que ele tem muita qualidade e que o final rushado e perdido do Bleach teve outros motivos que causaram os problemas， por que ele manja muito！Recomendo a todos e espero que tenha continuidade algum dia！
Geoff
，
I'll say up front that I haven't read bleach， so I'm not sure how much context and backstory I missed because of coming to this series cold。 That said， I was pretty disappointed。 The world building was really cool （with dragons， a reverse London， and magical office politics）， and the art is very manga cool （with the added bonus of well drawn and choreographed fight scenes）， but the plot was incoherent and the character motivations were tropey， overly dramatic， inconsistent， and unbelievable。 I'l I'll say up front that I haven't read bleach， so I'm not sure how much context and backstory I missed because of coming to this series cold。 That said， I was pretty disappointed。 The world building was really cool （with dragons， a reverse London， and magical office politics）， and the art is very manga cool （with the added bonus of well drawn and choreographed fight scenes）， but the plot was incoherent and the character motivations were tropey， overly dramatic， inconsistent， and unbelievable。 I'll read the next volume， but I'll have lower expectations and enjoy this for the fun candy it is。**Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ian Morando
，
Al principio no me terminaba de enganchar， pero la segunda parte es re intensa， ciertas situaciones me sorprendieron y me parecieron muy creativas。 Me encanta el diseño de personajes del señor Tite Kubo。Pd: pisame Noel， besto waifu。
Heidi
，
I wanted to love this。 I love fantasy。 I love graphic novels。 The description on the book sounded amazing-like this was going to be exactly the sort of thing I love。 The cover looked like this might be funny。 I was a bit bored reading this。 And the jokes seemed to be mostly of the Boobies！ Panties！ variety。 If that’s how you get your chuckles no harm no foul but…。 No thanks。
Pili Aguilera
，
Me gusta que trate de brujas y dragones， encuentro que la trama me gusta bastante， además que la construcción de mundo es interesante y el dibujo buenísimo。Eso si， no me gusta mucho Balgo， es un tipo medio pervertido algo inútil jajajajjaja me gusta la relación entre Nihha y Ninny， son un buen team。 Esto no se sintió como un standalone。 Pero si realmente se quedará como standalone le daria un 3。5？ No sé la verdad
Ron
，
Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi work in Reverse London to keep everyone safe from the dark side of fairy tales。 They work for Wing Binders to deal with dragons which come in all sizes and uses from potted plant holders， to transports to scary， evil creatures！ The girls get a babysitting job for Balgo， a dragonclad human who seems to attract dragons where ever he goes。 But he ends up being handy when they have to face off with a dragon out of legend。 It will be interesting to see what happens i Ninny Spangcole and Noel Niihashi work in Reverse London to keep everyone safe from the dark side of fairy tales。 They work for Wing Binders to deal with dragons which come in all sizes and uses from potted plant holders， to transports to scary， evil creatures！ The girls get a babysitting job for Balgo， a dragonclad human who seems to attract dragons where ever he goes。 But he ends up being handy when they have to face off with a dragon out of legend。 It will be interesting to see what happens in volume 2！Thanks Netgalley for the chance to read this title！ 。。。more
Sara
，
Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。Noel and Ninny are witches and part of the Piper segment of the Wing Bind， a group of witches and wizards who are tasked with keeping dragons away from ordinary humans。 Dragons are harmful to humans because humans have no magical abilities。 Wing Bind， and most of the witches’ tasks， are in Reverse London， the opposite of Front London， where magic is much stronger and dragons more prevalent。 One of the cases the witches get called for involv Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。Noel and Ninny are witches and part of the Piper segment of the Wing Bind， a group of witches and wizards who are tasked with keeping dragons away from ordinary humans。 Dragons are harmful to humans because humans have no magical abilities。 Wing Bind， and most of the witches’ tasks， are in Reverse London， the opposite of Front London， where magic is much stronger and dragons more prevalent。 One of the cases the witches get called for involves Noel’s admirer， Balgo。 Balgo’s best friend turns into a dark dragon， which exist only to hurt people and destroy things。 Being so close to a dragon for so long means Balgo has absorbed lots of dragon magic， and now he has to be watched by Noel and Ninny constantly。 The three of them continue to take on cases involving dragons getting too close to humans， including one involving a girl Ninny knows， and an extremely powerful dragon that either influenced or was named from fairy tales。This series is exploring the greater world of Bleach， but I don’t thing readers necessarily need to be familiar with Bleach in order to read this story。 Nonetheless， there is a LOT going on in this volume。 Kubo exposes readers to a whole group and bureaucratic system within a few pages without much exposition。 Noel is the calm， collected foil to Ninny’s explosive， fiery personality， but we don’t get much else in terms of character development of these two ladies。 What does develop is the prominence of certain parts of Noel's body。 In the first few chapters， Noel’s bust is not really prevalent， but as the story progresses， Noel's curves become even more pronounced， and there is more emphasis on her large chest in panels and in poses。 Balgo is fairly obsessed with seeing Noel’s knickers at the beginning of the story， and it evolves into a persistent goal of getting swished by her bosom later in the volume。 Aside from the problematic emphasis on Noel's body， this title suffers from just being too packed with disparate plot points that Kube tries to cram in to the story with little time to digest it all。 Sara's Rating: 5/10Suitability Level: Grades 10-12This review was made possible with an advanced reader copy from the publisher through Net Galley。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Burn the Witch, Vol. 1
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Burn the Witch, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft