The third volume of the cartoon "Flying Witch" set in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture will be released on April 10.

A witch, Makoto Kohata, who came to Aomori, depicts the everyday life with relatives who are living there. Bi-monthly serialization began in "Separate Volume Shonen Magazine" from September 2012, and two books have been published so far. In the city, it became a hot topic that "Hirosaki is the stage", and on the Internet, there is a reputation as "Post" Yotsubato! "" As a "manga that depicts everyday life when nothing happens."

The author, Chihiro Ishizuka, is from the same city and is currently writing manga. "I wanted to draw a witch's daily life," he said about the origin of the idea, and explained that "the witch's daily life was not enough. It was established as a manga by setting a local stage" about the setting of the city. .. "Maybe the quiet atmosphere of Hirosaki is close to that of a witch," he said.

Mr. Ishizuka says that he mainly travels around the city by bicycle to find out the stage. He moved to Tokyo to have a meeting with the editor when creating a name to determine the frame and frame division of the story, and stayed in Tokyo for about a week. After creating the name, return to Hirosaki and draw the manuscript. "It is rare for a manga artist to make his debut in Tokyo and return to his hometown. He is the only manga artist in charge," says editor Shintaro Kawabobo. It is evaluated as "a manga artist who can express a unique worldview".

“Three volumes also portray a witch's daily life in which nothing happens,” says Ishizuka. "The cover page was submitted once and I scrapped it by myself," he said. "I repainted it with a life-like illustration." The sales of the manga in Aomori prefecture are said to account for about 8% nationwide. "I'm just happy to be supported by the locals," laughs. Regarding future developments, he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to use local festivals and events as the subject. I want to expand the stage not only to Hirosaki but also to Aomori Prefecture."

The price is 463 yen.