Witches Can't Be Collared
{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}}
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| image = Witches Can't Be Collared light novel volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First light novel volume cover
| ja_kanji = 魔女に首輪は付けられない
| ja_romaji = Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai
| genre = {{ubl|Action|Fantasy|Mystery}}
| creator =
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| author = Yuri Yumemi
| illustrator = Wata
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Dengeki Bunko
| first = February 9, 2024
| last =
| volumes = 2
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yuri Yumemi
| illustrator = Makuei
| publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint = Kadokawa Comics A
| magazine = Young Ace
| first = October 4, 2024
| last =
| volumes = 1
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{{Nihongo|Witches Can't Be Collared|魔女に首輪は付けられない|Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai|lead=yes}} 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 began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace in October 2024.
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. Two volumes have been released as of September 10, 2024.
On February 28, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels for English publication beginning in August 2025.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Yen Press Licenses Common-Sense Monster, Land, Hollow Regalia, Futari Switch, More Manga/Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-28/yen-press-licenses-common-sense-monster-land-hollow-regalia-futari-switch-more-manga-novels/.221790|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 16, 2025|date=February 28, 2025}}
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| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = North American
| Width = 72%
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = February 9, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:魔女に首輪は付けられない|url=https://dengekibunko.jp/product/majyokubi/322310000071.html|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=April 16, 2025|lang=ja |date=10 April 2025 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-915525-9
| LicensedRelDate = August 12, 2025{{cite web|title=Witches Can't Be Collared, Vol. 1|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855417425-witches-can-t-be-collared-vol-1|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=April 16, 2025}}
| LicensedISBN = 979-8-85-541742-5
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = September 10, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:魔女に首輪は付けられない2|url=https://dengekibunko.jp/product/majyokubi/322401000382.html|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=April 16, 2025|lang=ja |date=10 April 2025 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-915700-0
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = June 10, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:魔女に首輪は付けられない3|url=https://dengekibunko.jp/product/majyokubi/322410000816.html|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=April 16, 2025|lang=ja |date=10 April 2025 }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-916232-5
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=Manga=
A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace on October 4, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja: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|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/593853|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=October 4, 2024|access-date=April 16, 2025|lang=ja}} The manga's chapters have been collected into a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume as of March 2025.
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = March 4, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:魔女に首輪は付けられない (１)|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322410000923/|publisher=Kadokawa Shoten|access-date=April 16, 2025|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-04-811460-8
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Reception
The series won the Grand Prize at the 30th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja: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|url=https://ln-news.com/articles/117864|website=LN-news.com|access-date=April 16, 2025|date=October 8, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://dengekibunko.jp/special/majyokubi/|Light novel official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://web-ace.jp/youngace/contents/756/|Manga official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006377_S|Manga official website at KadoComi}} {{in lang|ja}}
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