Wistoria: Wand and Sword

Goetia Others Media Manga Volumes Chapters not yet in tankōbon format Light novel Anime Episodes Season 1 (2024) Season 2 (2026) Reception Notes References Further reading External links Wistoria: Wand and Sword Article Talk Read Edit View history Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color Automatic Light Dark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wistoria: Wand and Sword First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Will Serfort 杖と剣のウィストリア (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wisutoria) Genre Adventure[1] Fantasy[1] Manga Written by Fujino Ōmori Illustrated by Toshi Aoi Published by Kodansha English publisher NA: Kodansha USA Imprint Shōnen Magazine Comics Magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine Original run December 9, 2020 – present Volumes 16 Light novel Wistoria: Wand and Sword - Grimo Acta Written by Fujino Ōmori Illustrated by Yuunagi Published by SB Creative English publisher NA: Yen Press Imprint GA Bunko Original run July 14, 2024 – present Volumes 2 Anime television series Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara [ja][a] Hideaki Nakano (S2) Written by Tatsuya Yoshihara (S1) Noboru Kimura [ja] (S2) Music by Yuki Hayashi Luke Standridge[b] Asa Taylor[b] Studio Actas BN Pictures Licensed by Crunchyroll (streaming) SEA: Muse Communication Original network JNN (TBS), AT-X, BS NTV Original run July 7, 2024 – present Episodes 24 icon Anime and manga portal Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Japanese: 杖と剣のウィストリア, Hepburn: Tsue to Tsurugi no Wisutoria) is a Japanese manga series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi. It began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in December 2020, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Actas and BN Pictures aired from July to September 2024. A second season aired from April to June 2026. A third season has been announced. Plot Hundreds of years ago an invasion from the sky came close to destroying the world. Five mages cast a barrier to ward off the enemy set atop a tower called the Mercedes Caulis. The Rigarden Magical Academy gained magicians, including those strong enough to become Magia Vander who can maintain the barrier that protects the kingdom. Will Serfort is a Rigarden student who swore to become a magician strong enough to be accepted into the Mercedes Caulis and reunite with his childhood friend, Elfaria Albis Serfort, the youngest magician ever to become a Magia Vander. However, Will has no magic aptitude at all, having managed to progress on his studies so far with the perfect scores on written tests and the extra credits obtained from hunting monsters in the school's dungeon, but only a few people know his true power, as what he lacks in magic