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Magical Girl Dandelion (Japanese: 魔法少女ダンデライオン, Hepburn: Mahō Shōjo Danderaion) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaeru Mizuho. It began serialization in Shogakukan‘s shōjo manga magazine Sho-Comi in August 2024.

Synopsis

As she enjoys her high school life, Tanpopo Ohanami has been offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a magical girl to take down monsters named Fiends. However, Tanpopo has a secret that she can’t disclose. The secret is she made friends with a Fiend named Shade in her childhood. When Shade finds out about that Tanpopo has become a magical girl, he is not happy with the decision, but reluctantly works together with Tanpopo to take down Fiends.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kaeru Mizuho, Magical Girl Dandelion began serialization in Shogakukan‘s shōjo manga magazine Sho-Comi on August 20, 2024.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into four tankōbon volumes as of March 2026.[3]

The series’ chapters are simultaneously published in English on Viz Media‘s Viz Manga app.[4] In June 2025, Viz Media announced that they would begin releasing volumes of the series in Q2 2026.[5]

[6]
978-4-09-873111-4March 3, 2026[7]978-1-9747-5779-4
  • Chapters 1–4
2July 25, 2025[8]978-4-09-873174-9June 2, 2026[9]978-1-9747-1661-6
  • Chapters 5–8
3November 26, 2025[10]978-4-09-873259-3September 1, 2026[11]978-1-9747-6665-9
4March 26, 2026[3]978-4-09-873296-8——
5August 26, 2026[12]978-4-09-873472-6——

Reception

The series was nominated for the eleventh Next Manga Awards in 2025 in the print category.[13] It has also been nominated for the same award in 2026.[14]

The second volume featured a recommendation from manga creator Kazuhiro Fujita.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 海外でも話題、怪人×魔法少女のダークファンタジー「魔法少女ダンデライオン」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ くまがい杏子の14年ぶり新作読み切りがSho-Comiに、魔法少女×怪人の新連載も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 20, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 魔法少女ダンデライオン ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 20, 2024). “Viz Licenses Magical Girl Dandelion Manga for Simulpub Release Starting in October”. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 6, 2025). “Viz Media Reveals Releases for Bug Ego, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, Sakamoto Holidays, More Manga”. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ 魔法少女ダンデライオン １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ “Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 1”. Viz Media. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ 魔法少女ダンデライオン ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ “Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 2”. Viz Media. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ 魔法少女ダンデライオン ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ “Magical Girl Dandelion, Vol. 3”. Viz Media. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ 魔法少女ダンデライオン ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ “Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults”. Japan Anime News. Oricon. June 19, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ 【次にくるマンガ大賞2026】、ノミネート作品発表　6/26よりユーザー投票開始. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ 「魔法少女ダンデライオン」を藤田和日郎が称賛、直筆で「ステキだぜ!!」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.