History Manga / TheWitchAndTheBeast

The manga began serialization in 2016 in ''Young Magazine the 3rd'', later moving to ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in 2021. Kodansha Comics began publication of the English translation in 2020. An anime was announced on August 2022, which aired on January 12, 2024. It would be produced by Yokohama Animation Lab.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: On one hand, the Global Holy Church resembles a [[Main/SchizoTech high-tech magical society with floating medieval castles.]] On the other hand, we have Orlencia which is straight-up Gothic Victorian London that still uses horses and carriages as a mode of transport. The presence of modern technology in other places such as the flatscreen TVs and the aesthetic of cars implies that the story is set in the late 20th century.

* [[AlwaysaBiggerFish Always a Bigger Fish]]: Happens thrice.

* CoolAirship: The world is filled with zeppelins, lots and ''lots'' of zeppelins.

* OccultDetective: That's the entire schlick of the Order of Magical Resonance, of which Ashaf and Phanora Kristoffel is a part of.

* PetitePride: Although never overtly stated, a lot of women in the series have modest sizes and they never make a fuss about it in contrast to other anime or manga of its medium.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: On one hand, the Global Holy Church resembles a [[Main/SchizoTech high-tech magical society with floating medieval castles.]] On the other hand, we have Orlencia which is straight up Gothic Victorian London that still use horse and carriages as a mode of transport. However, generally speaking, fans seem to point that the overall world is set somewhere between the 1910s to the 1920s given the prevalent use of Art Deco and some Art Nouveau designs. However, the anime adaptation straight out reveals that it's set in the 21st century due to the presence of modern technology such as the cars, computers, and electronic signs.

* TheEdwardianEra: The world is set in the twilight days of such era. Although Art Nouveau and classical-inspired architecture is still around in certain cities and towns. It is ''very'' obvious that it is transitioning into something akin to the Roaring Twenties. It is played straight with Orlencia however.

* [[{{FilmNoir}} Film Noir]]: It is a dark, broody manga series that literally starts with a mystery, filled with dark moody characters that wear either trench coats or some form of 1920-1940s drip, smoke cigarettes and introspect with some monologues. It is film noir as hell. On the other hand, this may also clearly bleed into FantasticNoir as it is a film noir story filled to the brim with fantasy and magic.

* {{Magitek}}: The world of the Witch and the Beast is essentially magic industrialized into the 1910-1920s levels of technology. So don't expect any shiny and whimsical magic here; expect the grimy industrialisation of World War One.

* TheRoaringTwenties: In the manga. Where the world is set in right now or is transitioning into. No flappers and casinos ''yet'', but the bold, symmetrical architecture of Art Deco is dominant with women's fashion evolving into that time period.

* SettingUpdate: The time period of the anime adaptation is set in the 21st century, instead of the 1920's, given the presence of computers and flatscreen TV sets.

* [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale More Deadly Than The Male]]: With a series that is considered by some, to be a rare [[Main/FeministFantasy female power fantasy]] in the seinen genre, don't be too surprise that whenever a mix-gendered team is presented, the women is the more powerful and more dangerous of the two.
* [[PersonofMassDestruction Person of Mass Destruction]]: Almost every witch is essentially a [[OneManArmy One Man Army]]. In one backstory set in the medieval era, a single witch vaporized an entire demonic army by summoning a rain of [[ColonyDrop ''fucking meteors at them''.]] Archmages themselves are also a one-man army and the only ones that can rival a witch in power. One of them for example, [[spoiler:was able to summon the arm of a dragon so big, it ''flattened the entire surrounding geography'' with one swipe.]]

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: On one hand, the Global Holy Church resembles a [[Main/SchizoTech high-tech magical society with floating medieval castles.]] On the other hand, we have Orlencia which is straight up Gothic Victorian London that still use horse and carriages as a mode of transport. However, generally speaking, fans seem to point that the overall world is set somewhere between the 1910s to the 1920s given the prevalent use of Art Deco and some Art Nouveau designs.

* TheEdwardianEra: The world is set in the twilight days of such era. Although Art Nouveau and classical-inspired architecture is still around in certain cities and towns. It is ''very'' obvious that it is transitioning into something akin to the Roaring Twenties. It is played straight with Orlencia however.
* TheFashionista: The ''entire manga is this'', as everyone looks quite sharply dressed. But special mention goes to Guideau. For such as foul-mouth and foul-tempered [[spoiler:monster of a beast trapped in a girl's body]], Guideau sure knows a surprising amount of fashion sense.
* TheRoaringTwenties: Where the world is set in right now or is transitioning into. No flappers and casinos ''yet'', but the bold, symmetrical architecture of Art Deco is dominant with women's fashion evolving into that time period.

* ActionGirl: ''Tons''. Like, where do we begin? Almost every female character in the series could kick ass by themselves and have their own agency. It is to the point where there is just as many women that could hold their own or [[MoreDeadlyThanTheMale even exceed the male characters]], which is something that is quite rare and unheard of for a manga of its genre. To give you some examples:

The manga began serialization in 2016 in ''Young Magazine the 3rd'', later moving to ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in 2021. Kodansha Comics began publication of the English translation in 2020. An anime was announced on August 2022, which will air on January 12, 2024. It will be produced by Yokohama Animation Lab.

Ashaf, a tall, gaunt but soft-spoken man who carries a coffin around his back and Guideau, a short but erratic and violent girl are on a quest, to find the witch responsible for cursing Guideau with this body. For appearances can be deceiving, as within the coffin lies Guideau's secret that can only be temporarily freed from a kiss of a witch. Their quest would bring these two unlikely companions on an adventure throughout this grim, dark, atmospheric and heavily industrialized world where witches and the various magical cohorts and governments wrestle for control.