is a Japanese manga series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in December 2020, with its chapters collected in 16 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, he makes up with his swordsmanship, capable of defeating powerful monsters that even the strongest magicians have difficulties against. As Will keeps pushing toward his dream, he makes friends and enemies along the way while showing his true powers which shake the very foundations of the world.
Characters Main characters
The main protagonist. He is a sixth-year student at Rigarden Magical Academy, shunned by his peers due to his lack of magical aptitude. He is also a childhood friend of Magia Vander member Elfaria until their differing stations separated them. Having vowed to reunite with her one day, he strives to earn enough academy points to graduate and join her in the Ice Faction. After finally graduating, however, no faction initially wants him, and he later ends up in the Lightning Faction. Although unable to use magic, he is highly knowledgeable and an incredibly skilled swordsman, capable of countering his opponents after just witnessing their attacks once. He later discovers that he has an ability called "Wis", which lets him absorb others' magic and infuse it into his sword.
Will's pet familiar, a carbuncle capable of casting reflective magic.
Will's childhood friend. She is a prodigious magician who quickly rose through the ranks and became the youngest ever to become a Magia Vander, commanding the Ice Faction. However, privately, she is a slacker who pushes her responsibilities onto her subordinates, spending her days waiting for Will to fulfill his promise to reunite with her. Specializing in ice magic, she created twelve original spells, an unprecedented feat.
Rigarden Student Academy Students Will's Group
Will's classmate and one of his few friends, who interferes whenever their classmates bully him. She has a crush on him, which is obvious to everyone except him. However, she is too shy to confess. After graduating, she joins the Earth Faction and is later made their mascot known as the "Earth Princess" for her skill, much to her displeasure. It is also implied that she is a descendent of a former Magia Vander. While she specializes in earth magic, due to her bloodline she actually possesses a huge mana capacity capable of rivaling Magia Vanders in terms of output, although she uses a bracelet that restrains her mana due to her lack of control over it.
One of Will's classmates who used to bully him. However, after witnessing his true strength, he develops a begrudging one-sided rivalry with him. He also has unreciprocated feelings for Colette, further driving his rivalry with Will. After graduating, he joins the Fire Faction. He specializes in fire magic and his skills have only grown since starting his rivalry with Will.
One of the three top students in Will's class. Being a noble, he initially had a very arrogant demeanor. After Will publicly defeated him, however, he mellowed out and even agreed to team up with him for the sake of graduating from the academy. After graduating, he joined the Ice Faction. He specialized in ice magic, being the only person capable of replicating one of Elfaria's original spells.
One of the three top students in Will's class. He is an elf shunned by his peers since his magic is weak by their standards. Initially presenting an arrogant facade, he comes to respect Will after he helps him overcome his self-esteem issues. He is also the childhood friend of one of the Magia Vander, Ellenor, mirroring Will's relationship with Elfaria. After graduating from the academy, he joins the all-elf Fantasy Faction. He specializes in wind and illusion magic and later becomes capable of using his race's unique ability to turn illusions into reality.
One of the three top students in Will's class who aims to become a Magia Vander to save her noble family from ruin. After learning of Will's strength, she allies herself with him, Sion, Julius, and Wignall to graduate from the academy. After graduating, she joins the Thunder Faction along with Will. She is a close combat mage known as a "magic knight" specializing in lightning magic, which she uses to enhance her physical abilities.
Other Students
A student at Rigarden and Will's roommate who professed to have been in love with him and had a slightly androgynous appearance. He is heavily implied to be a gender-bend clone of Elfaria that she controls remotely through magic. He is a talented magic artificer who made magical items for Will to use.
One of the students in Rigarden. Though she presents a sociable and clumsy facade to her peers, she is actually a serious girl and a Watcher, talented young magicians who serve as scouts to recruit new members for the Magia Vanders' factions, a position regarded as an urban legend among the student body. She is also a member of the Ice Faction and told by Elfaria to assess Will's progress. When scouting for talented students in the dungeon, she meets Will and witnesses him defeat a powerful dungeon boss single-handedly. During a meeting with the Magia Vander, she deems him the only student of note and recommends he be immediately scouted for a position in the Tower. She has a crush on Will due to his capability.
Faculty and Staff
A teacher at Rigarden Magic Academy. He believes in Will's potential and oversees his progress in the dungeon. He specializes in handling magical familiars.
A teacher at Rigarden Magic Academy who is infamous for his strictness. Having failed to become a Magia Vander in the past, he wants Will to give up on his goal, not wanting the boy to suffer the same failure as himself, even if it means having to sabotage him. He is the strongest teacher at the academy, specializing in dark magic.
The headmaster of Rigarden Magic Academy. She is 64 years old but can use magic to appear much younger than she is in order to live a double life. She helps Will train and learn Wis in order to impress scouts and join a faction.
A teacher at Regarden Magical Academy teaching Nightwalker Ecology and Arcane Magic. She specializes in Dark Magic, and as a member of the Nosferat family she has access to the Nosefer Sique spells.
Mercedes Caulis / The Tower Magia Vander
The leader of the Magia Vander and its oldest member, leading the Light Faction. He often goes on long expeditions, leaving Cariott in charge in his absence. He specializes in light magic and is noted to be the strongest of the Magia Vander.
One of the Magia Vander, leading the Fire Faction. He is often left in charge of the group whenever Aaron goes on one of his lengthy expeditions. He's also Workner and Edward's old classmate. He specializes in fire magic.
An elf and one of the Magia Vander, leading the all-elf Fairy Faction. She is also a former childhood friend of Wignall until they were separated after her magical talent was discovered, mirroring Elfaria's relationship with Will (although in a more aggressive sense). She specializes in her race's unique fantasy magic, which can turn illusions into reality.
One of the Magia Vander, leading the Thunder Faction. Following Will's graduation from the academy, he recruits him into his faction after beating Elfaria in a game of rock-paper-scissor for him, having sensed the boy's potential. He uses lightning magic and specializes in a technique called "wrathbolt", which enhances his physical abilities using pure magic manipulation.
Mages of the Tower
A high-mage arbiter of the tower and an old classmate of Workner, Edward, and Carriot's. As she is a multos, she is able to utilize multiple types of magic.
The aide-de-camp of the ice faction who usually spends most of her time scolding Elfaria for neglecting her responsibilities as a Magia Vander.
The aide-de-camp from the Thunder Faction.
An aide-de-camp of the Elf faction and Ellenor's aide.
An aide-de-camp of the Elf faction and Ellenor's aide.
The aide-de-camp from the Light Faction and Aaron's assistant.
Director of the Upper Institute.
Goetia A mysterious terrorist organization serving as the series' main antagonists.
One of the enemies of humanity who is a member of Goetia and Marze's partner. In contrast to its name, Headless has no head, instead having what appears to be black smoke where it should be.
A member of Goetia and Headless' partner.
A member of Goetia. She specializes in puppet magic.
Others
A mysterious member of the Finn tribe and dungeon guide who has an appearance of a 7-year old boy, but has implied to have lived over 500 years. He watches and sometimes mentors over Will's development, where he and Mercedes has plans for to unite wands and swords together and it's objective on a oncoming crisis. Similar to Will, Finn seems to be more proficient with swords rather than magic. Finn bears many similarities to Finn Deimne from Fujino Omori's other work, DanMachi, especially having the same Japanese and English voice actors, although it is currently unknown whether they are the same character or just bear a strong resemblance.
A central mythological figure of Urbus Regarden as she was the Witch Queen and the first Magia Vander who pioneered the age of magic 500 years prior to the story. Five centuries before the events of the series, she led the final stand for humanity's survival as invaders from the sky ravaged the surface. By capturing primal cosmic forces, she constructed the gargantuan central tower, "Mercedes Caulis," to anchor a permanent barrier against the Celestial Hosts which would become the barrier around Regarden that continues to hold until present day. Her true fate remains unknown following her disappearance during the Tower's construction, though she would continue to appear through residual memories and visions that were instrumental such as Will's internal awakening to Wis, guiding the hidden goal meant to cultivate the ultimate power capable of shattering the world's stagnation and stopping oncoming crises while hoping to achieve the ultimate goal of wands and swords unity.
Media Manga Written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi, Wistoria: Wand and Sword began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on December 9, 2020. The series ended its first part on May 8, 2023. Its chapters have been collected in 16 volumes as of August 2026.
During their panel at Anime NYC, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume released on November 29, 2022.
Volumes
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.
Light novel