Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア, Tsue to Tsurugi no Uisutoria) is a Japanese manga series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi. It began serialization on Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in December 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures is set to premiere in July 2024.
Written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi, Wistoria: Wand and Sword began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on December 9, 2020.[6] The series ended its first part on May 8, 2023.[7] Its chapters have been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of February 2024.[8]
During their panel at Anime NYC, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume releasing in Q4 2022.[9]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 8, 2024. The series is produced by Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures and directed and written by Tatsuya Yoshihara, with Sayaka Ono designing the characters and Yuki Hayashi composing the music. It is set to premiere in July 2024, on TBS and its affiliates.[3]Crunchyroll licensed the series.[25]
Reception
The series was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in 2021 in the print category.[26]
Notes
^For the serialization on the magazine, this episode was published as the 17th and 18th episodes, titled Part 1 and Part 2.