Witches Can't Be Collared

Witches Can't Be Collared
	First light novel volume cover
魔女に首輪は付けられない; (Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai)
Genre	Action; Fantasy; Mystery;
Light novel
Written by	Yuri Yumemi
Illustrated by	Wata
Published by	ASCII Media Works
English publisher	NA: Yen Press;
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Original run	February 9, 2024 – present
Volumes	3
Manga
Written by	Yuri Yumemi
Illustrated by	Makuei
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Kadokawa Comics A
Magazine	Young Ace
Original run	October 4, 2024 – September 4, 2025
Volumes	1

Witches Can't Be Collared (Japanese: 魔女に首輪は付けられない, Hepburn: Majo ni Kubiwa wa Tsukerarenai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint in February 2024. A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 2024 to September 2025.

Media

Light novel

Written by Yuri Yumemi and illustrated by Wata, Witches Can't Be Collared began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint on February 9, 2024. Three volumes have been released as of June 10, 2025.^[2]

On February 28, 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the light novels for English publication beginning in August 2025.^[3]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	February 9, 2024^[4]	978-4-04-915525-9	August 12, 2025^[1]	979-8-85-541742-5
2	September 10, 2024^[5]	978-4-04-915700-0	—	—
3	June 10, 2025^[2]	978-4-04-916232-5	—	—

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Makuei was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace from October 4, 2024 to September 4, 2025.^[6]^[7] The manga's chapters have been collected into a single tankōbon volume as of March 2025.^[8]