This titles is a veritable mash-up of shojo sub-genres, along with influences both old and new. If only that mash-up were as graceful as the magical girls on its pages.
STELLAR WITCH LIPS (Majo Kaito LIPS), written by Hana Kagami with art by Kotoko Ichi. First published in 2019 and first published in North America in 2020.
PLOT:
Miku Hoshino is just as eager to help others as she is about her favorite boy band, even if doing so means missing out at a concert at the local museum. That's all the proof her homeroom teacher Mari needs to pass on her magical girl powers to Miku. With the application of a magical lipstick, Miku transforms into the magical witch Stellar Lips Star Crimson, The Sixth Witch of the Night! She is soon joined by two other girls, who together must use their magic to keep others from stealing the mana of the people all while evading the attention of teen detective Ryusei Azuchi.
