Spirits and magic are everywhere in the streets of Edinburgh – if only you dare to see it! Dive into this heartfelt manga about a witch and her apprentice as they try to find their place in a world that hates their very existence.

The last in a long line of Witches of the Black Wood, Marie Blackwood lives a quiet life in Edinburgh – away from the scrutiny of the Church. But when the Church thrusts 13-year-old Theo into her hands for safekeeping, Marie suddenly gains the responsibility not just of taking care of a teenager – but protecting the world, and Theo himself, from the amazing power that lives inside of him.

Out now from Titan Manga, John Tarachine’s Witch of Thistle Castle, with an English script translated by Motoko Tamamuro and me. Over at All the Anime, a Scottish-based blog, there’s already much love for it’s magical Edinburgh. Although not for the landscape-format front cover to the first volume, which even I find annoying.