History Manga / MajoNoShinzou

''Majo no Shinzou'' (''Witch's Heart'' in English) is a GaslampFantasy about a witch who's tirelessly seeking her heart, and her impact upon people she meets. Created by Matoba, it's published on ''Gangan Online''. Has a beautiful artwork, and quite a captivating story.

* PygmalionPlot: Chapter 30 is the manga's take on TheatreCoppelia, about a man falling in love with a lifelike doll named Olympia.

* PygmalionPlot: Chapter 30 is the manga's take on [[Theatre/Coppelia]], about a man falling in love with a lifelike doll named Olympia.

** NotSoStoic: When her emotion burst, is either [[WhenSheSmiles heart]][[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments warming]] or ''[[TenderTears heart]][[TearJerker breaking]]''.

* PygmalionPlot: Chapter 30 is the manga's take on [[Theater/Coppelia]], about a man falling in love with a lifelike doll named Olympia.

* PygmalionPlot: Chapter 30 is the manga's take on [[Coppelia]], about a man falling in love with a lifelike doll named Olympia.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: See DeathSeeker.

When she travels in snow-covered forest, {{M|ysticalWhiteHair}}ika [[ABoyAndHisX and her lantern]], [[SnarkyNonHumanSidekick Lumiere]], found a girl named Karen. They travel together, and then found a small church in a middle of the forest. A sister welcomed them, and offered them a place to stay. In there, Karen tell them about rumours of "[[TheHeartless Heartless]] [[ShroudedInMyth Boundary]] {{Wi|ckedWitch}}tch".

[[NastyParty That the nun is a criminal aiming to rob them, and already killed Karen.]] Then she stabs Mika....

Only to find out that Mika is the rumored "Heartless Boundary Witch". [[LiteralMetaphor Heartless,]] in terms that [[HavingAHeart "Her sister stole her literal heart]] [[HeadlessHorseman and she's out to get it back...]] [[TheAgeless for about 500 years."]]

* BloodMagic: Mika can used her blood to create ''anything''.

* DeathSeeker: Mika's reason to wanting her heart back is so that she could gain her mortality.

* CuteBruiser/ LittleMissBadass: Despite being a witch, Mika is well versed in variety of weapons, and strong enough to knock a wall with oversized bludgeon.

When she travels in snow-covered forest, [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Mika,]] [[ABoyAndHisX and her lantern,]] [[SnarkyNonHumanSidekick Lumiere,]] found a girl named Karen. They travel together, and then found a small church in a middle of the forest. A sister welcomed them, and offered them a place to stay. In there, Karen tell them about rumours of "[[TheHeartless Heartless]] [[ShroudedInMyth Boundary]] [[WickedWitch Witch]]".

Only to find out that Mika is the rumored "Heartless Boundary Witch". [[LiteralMetaphor Heartless,]] in terms that [[HavingAHeart "Her sister stole her literal heart]] [[HeadlessHorseman and she's out to get it back...]] [[TheAgeless for about 500 years.]]"

''Majo no Shinzou'' (''Witch's Heart'' in English) is a GaslampFantasy about a witch who tiredlessly seeking her heart, and her impact upon people she meets. Created by Matoba, it's published on ''Gangan Online''. Has a beautiful artwork, and quite a captivating story.

* AMagicContractComesWithAKiss: [[spoiler:[[WrongGenreSavvy Lumiere]] [[InvokedTrope believes wholeheartedly in this,]] [[ForcefulKiss this is the reason how his transformation trigger is a kiss.]] Mika, who planned the trigger to be a fingersnap, is rather upset, especially [[SacredFirstKiss since it's her first kiss.]]]]

* MoreThanMeetsTheEye/ HiddenDepths/ BaitAndSwitch: One of the main theme of the manga is that there are always a layer hiding something from our perception, and one should not judge from first impression. Shown the best by [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Mika]], who's ''very'' possibly had literally SeenItAll.

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: In one story, Mika meets [[{{Bishonen}} a handsome man]] and his genie, who takes shape of a beautiful girl. There are stories about [[GenieInABottle Genie In A Lamp]] who can be [[PinkIsFeminine "summoned with languange of flower"]].[[spoiler:Actually, it refers to the {{bishonen}} [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide guy]], who is actually the ''real'' genie. The girl is the one who summoned him out of desperation, and because of [[BrokenBird her]] [[HopeIsScary circum]][[ConditionedToAcceptHorror stances]], cannot ask for wishes. [[BenevolentGenie He still followed and helped her]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming out of concern and duty.]]]]

** NotSoStoic: When her emotion burst, is either [[WhenSheSmiles heart]][[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming warming]] or ''[[TenderTears heart]][[TearJerker breaking]]''.
* [[Really700YearsOld Really 500 Years Old]]: ...And still [[CantHoldHisLiquor can't hold her liquor.]]

* WhenSheSmiles: When [[CuteWitch Mika]] ''genuinely'' smiles, you'll guaranted to go [[CutenessProximity D'awwwwwww]].

* PoisonousPerson: In a story, a young girl tell Mika a (supposedly) secret story about a fisherman who met a princess from a conquered kingdom, who becomes this after her mother (the queen) was forced to drink a poisonous concoction while pregnant with her. The princess ended up poisoning people who involved at her birth. To [[spoiler:supposedly]] prevented another victim, the princess is locked up in a dungeon on a small island. The fisherman ends up met her after she accidentally got lost in the sea, and guided by the light from the island. Over time, they grew close, until one day a nasty storm causing the island to got flooded, in which the caretaker of the island simply left her for dead. The fisherman runs at her side, willing to free her and stay together with the princess, knowing full well of the consequences. [[spoiler:It is heavily implied that the young girl is the daughter of the fisherman and the (ex) princess, who manges to [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earn Their Happy Ending]]. [[WrongGenreSavvy Lumiere]] thinks that [[ArtisticLicenseBiology the poison in the princess body is simply eroded with salt contained within the sea wind over time, just like the poisonous flower who became inert near the sea]]. [[SeenItAll Mika]] simply [[OccamsRazor chalks it up]] to HumansAreBastards.]]

* PoisonousPerson: In a story, a young girl tell Mika a (supposedly) secret story about a fisherman who met a princess from a conquered kingdom, who becomes this after her mother (the queen) was forced to drink a poisonous concoction while pregnant with her. The princess ended up poisoning people who involved at her birth. To [[spoiler:supposedly]] prevented another victim, the princess is locked up in a dungeon on a small island. The fisherman ends up met her after she accidentally got lost in the sea, and guided by the light from the island. Over time, they grew close, until one day a nasty storm causing the island to got flooded, in which the caretaker of the island simply left her for dead. The fisherman runs at her side, willing to free her and stay together with the princess, knowing full well of the consequences. [[spoiler:It is heavily implied that the young girl is the daughter of the fisherman and the (ex) princess, who manges to [[EarnYourHappyEnding Earn Their Happy Ending]]. [[WrongGenreSavvy Lumiere]] thinks that [[ArtisticLicenseBiology the poison in the princess body is simply eroded with salt contained within the sea wind over time, just like the poisonous flower who became inert near the sea]]. [[SeenItAll Mika]] simply [[HumansAreBastard chalks it up]] to OccamsRazor.]]

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: In one story, Mika meets [[{{Bishonen}} a handsome man]] and his genie, who takes shape of a beautiful girl. There are stories about [[GenieInABottle Genie In A Lamp]] who can be [[PinkIsFeminine "summoned with languange of flower"]].[[spoiler:Actually, it refers to the {{bishonen}} [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide guy]], who is actually the ''real'' genie. The girl is the one who summoned him out of desperation, and because of [[BrokenBird her]] [[HopeIsScary circumstances]], cannot ask for wishes. [[BenevolentGenie He still followed and helped her]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming out of concern and duty.]]]]

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: In one story, Mika meets [[{{Bishonen}} a handsome man]] and his genie, who takes shape of a beautiful girl. There are stories about [[GenieInABottle Genie In A Lamp]] who can be [[FlowerAreFeminine "summoned with languange of flower"]].[[spoiler:Actually, it refers to the {{bishonen}} [[CampStraight guy]], who is actually the ''real'' genie. The girl is the one who summoned him out of desperation, and because of [[BrokenBird her]] [[HopeIsScary circumstances]], cannot ask for wishes. [[BenevolentGenie He still followed and helped her]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming out of concern and duty.]]]]

[[NastyParty That the nun is a criminal aiming to reb them, and already killed Karen.]] Then she stabs Mika....

* GaslampFantasy: With a bit of MedievalFantasy thrown left and right.

* [[spoiler:OurDragonsAreDifferent: They can shapeshift into human.]]

!!This game provides examples of:

* CannotHoldTheLiquor: Mika goes "puff" only after a sip of fermented juice.

* GeorgeousPeriodDress: It's a GaslampFantasy, after all.

** NotSoStoic: When her emotion burst, is either [[WhenSheSmiles heart]][[CrowniungMomentOfHeartwarming warming]] or ''[[TenderTears heart]][[TearJerker breaking]]''.

* WhenSheSmiles: When Mika ''genuinely'' smiles, you'll guaranted to go [[CutenessProximity D'awwwwwww]].

When she travels in snow-covered forest, [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Mika,]] [[ABoyAndHisX and her lantern,]] [[SnarkyNonHumanSidekick Lumiere,]] found a girl named Karen. They travel together, and then found a small church in a middle of the forest. A sister welcomed them, and offered them a place to stay. In there, Karen tell them about rumours of "[[TheHeartless Heartless]] [[ShroudedInMyth Boundary]] [[TheWickedWitch Witch]]".

** NotSoStoic: When her emotion burst, is ''heartbreaking''.

When she travels in snow-covered forest, [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl Mika,]] [[ABOyAndHerX and her lantern,]] [[SnarkyNonHumanSidekick Lumiere,]] found a girl named Karen. They travel together, and then found a small church in a middle of the forest. A sister welcomed them, and offered them a place to stay. In there, Karen tell them about rumours of "[[TheHeartless Heartless]] [[ShroudedInMyth Boundary]] [[TheWickedWitch Witch]]".