A Witch's Life in Mongol

A Witch's Life in Mongol
Cover of the first volume
天幕のジャードゥーガル
(Tenmaku no Jādūgaru)
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byTomato Soup [ja]
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineSouffle
DemographicJosei
Original runSeptember 25, 2021 – present
Volumes4

A Witch's Life in Mongol (Japanese: 天幕のジャードゥーガル, Hepburn: Tenmaku no Jādūgaru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomato Soup. It began serialization on Akita Shoten's Souffle website in September 2021. As of August 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four volumes.

Plot

In the 13th century, in the city of Tus, Fatima was sold as a slave to a family of scholars, and although she initially tried to run away, they taught her the importance of knowledge and she ended up working and studying in their home.

After the heir to the family left for Nishapur to further his studies, the Mongols invaded Tus. Fatima was captured by Tolui's army and her master was killed while protecting her. After being taken to Mongolia, Fatima begins to think about taking revenge on the Mongols.

Production

Tomato Soup originally had Töregene Khatun as the protagonist, though she felt that Fatima would be better to represent the size of the Mongol Empire. She also felt Fatima would be more interesting to write.[2] Regarding the illustrations, Tomato Soup felt that medieval manuscripts tend to have "unrealistic" styles, so she tried to imitate that style.[2]

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tomato Soup, the series began serialization on Akita Shoten's Souffle website on September 25, 2021.[3] As of August 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes.[4]

At New York Comic Con 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[5]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 16, 2022[6]978-4-253-26446-4May 27, 2025[7]979-8-855-41421-9
2 February 16, 2023[8]978-4-253-26447-1——
3 September 14, 2023[9]978-4-253-26448-8——
4 August 16, 2024[4]978-4-253-26449-5——

Reception

Yuka Furukawa of Da Vinci praised the setting and characters, particularly the villains, which Furukawa felt were realistic.[1] Kazushi Shimada of Real Sound praised the story, particularly recommending it to fans of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie and Uoto's Orb: On the Movements of the Earth.[10]

The series was nominated for the 16th Manga Taishō in 2023.[11] It was also nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024.[12] In the 2023 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the top manga for female readers, the series ranked first.[13] In the 2024 edition's list, the series ranked 11th.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Furukawa, Yuka (September 28, 2022). 賢さこそが少女が生き残るための武器だった――「知識」でモンゴル帝国を翻弄した、奴隷少女の物語. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hyogo, Ikuko (March 27, 2023). 構想10年以上！ モンゴル帝国を揺るがす女性たちを描く『天幕のジャードゥーガル』が話題. An An (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ 『天幕のジャードゥーガル』トマトスープ. Souffle (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 天幕のジャードゥーガル 第4巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 21, 2024). "Yen Press Announces 16 Title Licenses, Ize Press Licenses 4 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  6. ^ 天幕のジャードゥーガル 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "A Witch's Life in Mongol, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  8. ^ 天幕のジャードゥーガル 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  9. ^ 天幕のジャードゥーガル 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Shimada, Kazushi (October 1, 2022). 【漫画】知識を武器に元奴隷少女が成り上がる物語『天幕のジャードゥーガル』が凄い. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (January 24, 2023). "16th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 11 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael (January 23, 2024). "17th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 12, 2022). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael; Cayanan, Joanna (December 11, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 1, 2024.