The War of Greedy Witches
The War of Greedy Witches (Japanese: 魔女大戦 32人の異才の魔女は殺し合う, Hepburn: Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau) is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka. It has been serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon since October 2020.
The War of Greedy Witches (Japanese: 魔女大戦 32人の異才の魔女は殺し合う, Hepburn: Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau) is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka. It has been serialized in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon since October 2020.

Plot
Characters
Witches
A group of thirty two women that have been selected by Agrat Bat Mahlat to participate in Walpurgis and go against each other in order to fulfill their greatest desire.

Joan of Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Jannu Daruku)
A female knight from France and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Her title is "Nothing Witch", and her desire is "Abnegation".
Elizabeth Bathory (エリザベート・バートリー, Erizabēto Bātorī)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis, holding the title of "Blood Witch", and her desire being "Torment". Elizabeth is a noblewoman and serial killer, sometimes being referred to as a "real-life vampire", due to the belief that she drank and bathed in the blood of her victims.
Tomoe Gozen (巴御前, Tomoe Gozen)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis with the titled of "Mighty Witch", her desire is "Justice". She was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history, serving under Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate.
Wu Zetian (武則天, Busokuten)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis. Titled the "Supremacy Witch", her desire is the "Heavens".
Cleopatra (クレオパトラ, Kureopatora)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She held the title of "Love Witch", and her desire was for "True Love".
Himiko (卑弥呼)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Demon Witch", and her desire is "Attention". Her former name was Yogi.
Mata Hari (マタ・ハリ)
One of the Witches invited to the Walpurgis, holding the title of "Secret Witch", Her desire is currently unknown.
Mary Read (メアリ・リード, Meari Rīdo)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis, she holds the title of "Sea Witch", and her desire is the "Oceans".
Marie Antoinette (マリー・アントワネット, Marī Antowanetto)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis. Titled "Pure Witch", her desire is to "Control".
Catherine the Great (エカチェリーナII世, Ekacherīna Ni-sei)
An empress from Russia and one of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. Her title is "Will Witch", and her desire is "Subjugate".
Marie Curie (マリ ･ キュリー, Mari Kyurī)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Reason Witch", Her desire is to seek the "Truth".
Huang Yueying (黄月英, Kōgetsuei)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Knowledge Witch", Her desire is to gain more "Knowledge".
Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七,)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Flame Witch".
Orihime (織姫)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of "Star Witch". She is not the legendary Orihime from the folk tale Tanabata, but instead a regular modern-day idol singer who's using the name to impersonate the real one.
Yim Wing-Chun (嚴詠春, Gen'eishun)
One of the Witches invited to participate in the Walpurgis. She holds the title of the "Martial Arts Witch" and her desire is currently unknown. She is also a member of the group The Hammer, lead by Mata Hari.
Zenobia (ゼノビア)
A witch invited to the Walpurgis, titled the "War Witch", her desire is currently unknown.

Demons
Agrat Bat Mahlat (アグラット・バット・マハラト, Aguratto Batto Maharato)
The queen of the demons and the host of the Walpurgis tournament.
Lilith (リリス, Ririsu)
A demon serving the Queen of Demons Agrat Bat Mahlat. She and Lilim were responsible in handing the invites to the Witches and transporting them to Agrat.
Lilim (リリム, Ririmu)
A demon serving the Queen of Demons Agrat Bat Mahlat. She and Lilith were responsible in handing the invites to the Witches and transporting them to Agrat.
Lilitu (リリートゥ, Rirītu)
The commentor of Walpurgis.
Bubel (ブベル, Buberu)
The Demon of Healing and works in the infirmary of the Walpurgis tournament.

Other characters
Marsh (マーシュ, Marshu)
A maid in the service of Elizabeth Bathory's family.
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇, Shikōtei)
The first emperor of China.
Li Tian (李天, Ri Ten)
A close friend to Wu Zetian, after she moved into his village.
Former Himiko (卑弥呼)
The previous priestess and founder of the village where Yogi and her family lived.
Anne Bonny (アン・ボニー, An bonī)
The best friend of Mary Read, before she betrayed her.
Maria Theresa (マリア・テレジア, Maria Terejia)
The ruler of the Habsburg dominions, she was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, and more. She is the mother of the witch Marie Antoinette.

Publication
Written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Makoto Shiozuka, The War of Greedy Witches started in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon on October 24, 2020. Coamix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 18, 2021. As of November 20, 2023, eight volumes have been released.The manga has been published digitally in English by Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app since December 2022.The manga has also been licensed in France by Pika Édition.

Volumes
Reception
By July 2023, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.

References
Further reading
"Critique Vol.1 Witches' War". Manga News (in French). November 14, 2022.

External links
Official website at Comic Zenon (in Japanese)
Official English website at MangaHot
The War of Greedy Witches  at Anime News Network's encyclopedia