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series written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It has been serialized in

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'' since November 2017, with its chapters collected in seven ''

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'' volumes as of June 2023.

Publication

''Magus of the Library'' is written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It has been serialized in

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'' since November 7, 2017. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual ''

'' volumes. The first volume was released on April 6, 2018. As of June 7, 2023, seven volumes have been released. In North America,

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announced the English language release on the manga in October 2018.

Volume list

Reception

The series ranked 12th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" by the Honya Club website. The series ranked 50th on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by ''Da Vinci'' magazine. French newspaper ''

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'' selected ''Magus of the Library'' as one of their six recommended manga featured at the 2019 Paris Book Fair.

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* * {{Good! Afternoon Adventure anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Kodansha manga Seinen manga