Rental Magica

Volume 01 Cover

Rental Magica is a light novel series by Makoto Sanda. It has been running in Kadokawa's The Sneaker since 2004 and has since reached twenty volumes and spawned an anime series.

Story Synopsis

There is more magic in the world than people think.

There is more mystery in the world than people think.

The incredibly shy and weak high school student Iba Itsuki inherits his father's magician dispatch company, "Astral," after his father's disappearance outlasts seven years and his father is taken for dead. However, he has trouble getting used to the work involved with being president of the company, and also has a hard time dealing with his employees' wild personalities.

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Updates

• 29 May 2011
  • Volume 01 chapter 3 complete
• 11 May 2011
  • Volume 01 chapter 2 complete
• 5 May 2011
  • Rental Magica project officially underway
• 27 April 2011
  • Volume 01 chapter 1 complete

Older updates can be found here.

Rental Magica by Makoto Sanda

Rental Magica Volume 1: ~Magicians for Rent!

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Magicians for Rent!
• Chapter 2 - The Magician's Offer
• Chapter 3 - <Night> of the Magician
• Chapter 4 - Taboo of the Magician (1/2)
• Chapter 5 - Shape of the Magician
• Chapter 6 - End of the Magician
• Chapter 7 - Eye of the Magician
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 2: Magicians V.S. Alchemists!

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Inheritance of the Magician
• Chapter 2 - Flying Ship of the Magician
• Chapter 3 - Magicians and Wings
• Chapter 4 - Magicians and Homunculi
• Chapter 5 - Home of the Magician
• Chapter 6 - The Magician and the Story of Long Ago
• Chapter 7 - Magicians V.S. Alchemists!
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 3: Magicians, Assemble!

• Novel Illustrations
• Magicians for Rent!
• The Magician and the Flower Thief
• The Magician and the Summer Festival
• The Magician and the Portrait
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 4: The Dragon and the Magician

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - The Magician and the Senior
• Chapter 2 - The Town of the Magician's Choosing
• Pause
• Chapter 3 - Magicians in the Mist
• Chapter 4 - The Magician and the Changeling
• Pause
• Chapter 5 - The Dragon and the Magician
• Chapter 6 - The Magician and the Fairy Eye
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 5: The Fate of the Magician!

• Novel Illustrations
• The Magician and the Sea of Summer
• The Magician and the School Ghost Story
• The Magician and the Tanabata Festival - Part 1
• The Magician and the Tanabata Festival - Part 2
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 6: Magicians in Training!

• Novel Illustrations
• The Magician and the Red Lance
• The Magician and Christmas
• The Magician and the Blood of Solomon
• The Magician and the Bonds of Solomon
• Special Supplement: Basic Theory of Rental Magica
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 7: The Demon Festival and the Magician (Part 1)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - The Magician that Doesn't Go Home
• Chapter 2 - The Magician's Hometown
• Pause
• Chapter 3 - Hunter of the Magician
• Chapter 4 - The Magician and the Mortal Hill
• Pause
• Chapter 5 - The Laughing Demon and the Magician
• Pause
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 8: The Demon Festival and the Magician (Part 2)

• Novel Illustrations
• Pause
• Chapter 6 - The Magician and the Beginning of the Festival
• Chapter 7 - The Stone and the Stage and the Magician
• Chapter 8 - The Magician and the Shadow of the Snake
• Pause
• Chapter 9 - The Magician and the Demon that is a God
• Pause
• Chapter 10 - The Magician and the End of the Festival
• Chapter 11 - The Magician and the Demon's Dream
• Epilouge
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 9: The Magician's Classmate

• Novel Illustrations
• The Magician and the Spiriting Away
• The Magician's Illness
• The Magician's Closing Ceremony
• The Magician and the Aquapolis
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 10: Vampires V.S. Magicians!

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - The Magician, a Second Year!
• Chapter 2 - The Magician's Secret Symbol
• Pause
• Chapter 3 - The Magician's Offer II
• Chapter 4 - The Magician and the Night-Colored Woman
• Chapter 5 - The Magician and the Monster
• Chapter 6 - Vampires V.S. Magicians!
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 11: The Magician of the Fairy Metropolis

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Magicians, to England
• Pause
• Chapter 2 - Magician Murder Mystery
• Pause
• Chapter 3 - Tower of the Magician
• Chapter 4 - Deliberations of the Magician
• Chapter 5 - The Magician's Defeat
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 12: The Magician's Memory

• Novel Illustrations
• The Magician's Investigation!
• The Magician's Supplementary Classes
• The Magician's Promise
• The Magician's Meeting
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 13: The Olden Day Magicians

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Lending Magicians
• Chapter 2 - The Ghost City and the Magician
• Pause
• Chapter 3 - The Magician's Secret Poison
• Chapter 4 - The Dragon Egg and the Magician
• Pause
• Chapter 5 - The Magician that Doesn't Use Magic
• Epilogue (after)
• Epilogue (before)
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 14: The Magician's Little Sister

• Novel Illustrations
• The Magician's Home Visit
• The Magician's Confession
• The Magician's Summer Vacation
• The Magician's Blind Snake
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 15: The Magician of the Old Capital

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - The Field Trip and the Magician
• Chapter 2 - The Magician's Instructor
• Chapter 3 - The Magician's Production
• Chapter 4 - What the Magician Must Protect
• Chapter 5 - The Shattered Everyday Life and the Magician
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 16: The Fallen Dragon and the Magician

• Novel Illustrations
• Chapter 1 - The Magician in the Storm
• Chapter 2 - The Magician and the Evil Miracle
• Chapter 3 - The Magician and the Dragon of Degeneration
• Chapter 4 - The One Who Protects the Magician
• Chapter 5 - The Red-Colored World and the Magician
• Epilogue
• Author's Word

Rental Magica Volume 17: The Silver Knight and the Magician

• Novel Illustrations

Rental Magica Volume 18: The White Magician

• Novel Illustrations

Rental Magica Volume 19: The Magician's Little Sister, again

• Novel Illustrations

Project Staff

Translators

• Amazing Buffalo

All who are willing to help translate are welcome.

Editors

• Tetsu-nii
• Darn2k
• Jonathanasdf
• Krytyk

All editors who speak English proficiently are welcome.

Series Information

1. Rental Magica: ~Magicians for Rent! レンタルマギカ ～魔法使い、貸します! (August 2004, ISBN 978-4-04-424906-9)
2. Rental Magica: Magicians V.S. Alchemists! レンタルマギカ 魔法使いV.S.錬金術師! (March 2005, ISBN 978-4-04-424907-6)
3. Rental Magica: Magicians, Assemble! レンタルマギカ 魔法使い、集う! (July 2005, ISBN 978-4-04-424908-3)
4. Rental Magica: The Dragon and the Magician レンタルマギカ 竜と魔法使い (November 2005, ISBN 978-4-04-424910-6)
5. Rental Magica: The Fate of the Magician! レンタルマギカ 魔法使いの宿命! (December 2005, ISBN 978-4-04-424909-0)
6. Rental Magica: Magicians in Training! レンタルマギカ 魔法使い、修行中! (June 2006, ISBN 978-4-04-424911-3)
7. Rental Magica: The Demon Festival and the Magician (Part 1) レンタルマギカ 鬼の祭りと魔法使い(上) (October 2006, ISBN 978-4-04-424912-0)
8. Rental Magica: The Demon Festival and the Magician (Part 2) レンタルマギカ 鬼の祭りと魔法使い(下) (November 2006, ISBN 978-4-04-424913-7)
9. Rental Magica: The Magician's Classmate レンタルマギカ 魔法使いのクラスメイト (December 2006, ISBN 978-4-04-424914-4)
10. Rental Magica: Vampires V.S Magicians! レンタルマギカ 吸血鬼V.S.魔法使い! (July 2007, ISBN 978-4-04-424915-1)
11. Rental Magica: The Magician of the Fairy Metropolis レンタルマギカ 妖都の魔法使い (October 2007, ISBN 978-4-04-424916-8)
12. Rental Magica: Magical Method Encyclopedia レンタルマギカ 魔導書大全 (December 2007, ISBN 978-4-04-424917-5)
13. Rental Magica: The Magician's Memory レンタルマギカ 魔法使いの記憶 (January 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-424918-2)
14. Rental Magica: The Olden Day Magicians レンタルマギカ ありし日の魔法使い (April 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-424919-9)
15. Rental Magica: The Magician's Little Sister レンタルマギカ 魔法使いの妹 (August 2008, ISBN 978-4-04-424920-5)
16. Rental Magica: The Magician of the Old Capital レンタルマギカ 旧き都の魔法使い (March 2009, ISBN 978-4-04-424921-2)
17. Rental Magica: The Fallen Dragon and the Magician レンタルマギカ 滅びし竜と魔法使い (July 2009, ISBN 978-4-04-424922-9)
18. Rental Magica: The Silver Knight and the Magician レンタルマギカ 銀の騎士と魔法使い (February 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-424923-6)
19. Rental Magica: The White Magician レンタルマギカ 白の魔法使い (July 2010, ISBN 978-4-04-424924-3)
20. Rental Magica: The Magician's Little Sister, again レンタルマギカ 魔法使いの妹、再び (February 2011, ISBN 978-4-04-424925-0)