#MangaMonday 59 “Magical Girl Incident” by Zero Akabane

We’ve seen deconstructions of the magical girl pretty much since “Sailor Moon” codified it in its modern form. There’s even a subgenre of boys or men transforming into magical girls. At a glance this #manga is one of those, with an overworked salaryman discovering he can transform into a cute magical girl.

At its heart, #MagicalGirlIncident is a REconstruction of the magical girl. It actually plays things pretty straightforward. Unlike most of these type of stories, the gender bending isn’t a joke but is a result of the world’s magic system. Magic itself is a nice balance of being only partially understood, even by experts.

This is a three-volume story with all available in English (Yen Press.) It appears to be the first original manga from Akabane, who has previously contributed chapters to anthology volumes for established properties.