My Super-Cute Black Mage!, Vol. 1

by Takidon

Aria, an honor student and prefect at her magic school, has just one problem— Jade, the black mage. Known for being cold and harsh towards his peers, Aria has been doing her best to avoid him. But when she runs into him by accident, she hears...his thoughts?! Now that she knows what he’s thinking, he’s almost kind of cute...

Genres: Manga, Romance

176 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 28, 2026

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I believe the word for this is "mid."

[annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was cute, but it could do with less of him swearing at her.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to Edelweiss and Yen Press for the free early access to a Digital Copy of this manga.

I enjoyed this volume so very much that I could simply not put it down! The concept was super cute sounding and I adored how it was executed! Jade’s such a great character I love how much his thoughts conflict with what he says. It’s absolutely hilarious some of the thoughts that come up! And our female lead Aria is adorable but also such a joy her reactions were so much fun! I can seem them both having some fun development as individuals and together.

I also loved how Aria tried to help Jade get along with his classmates more and to have his classmates try and understand him. That was such a sweet gesture and you could tell he really appreciated it considering how he said how he felt for once.

I’m super interested in learning more about Jade and Aria but also about their families magic. I truly wish this volume was longer cause I loved it that much.

Overall for the core of this manga I’d give it a 5/5 cause it was everything I love in a good romcom.

Now to the little extra one-shot story: I liked it but it doesn’t take up quite a lot of this volume which was a shame cause I personally would have preferred more of the main story. The couple featured in this one-shot was cute still nonetheless!

[Kaitlynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took a little bit to get used to reading Jade's actual feelings at the same time he was saying something completely opposite. It felt like whiplash which, I think, is the whole point.

It's super cute and I can't wait to see where the next few volumes will take us.

Thank you Yen Press for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.

[cw ˙ᵕ˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh, bring back tsunderes…
I love how standoffish Jade is, while having the cutest little fantasies of Aria and him together… I just hope he admits his true feelings soon! They deserve to be together ♡

[Tori Sprankle · Rating 5 out of 5]

So stinking cute! I was on a bit of a manga run at the end of the year and it didn’t disappoint. I wish it were longer!

[Salo]

5 ⭐ Son super monos, me encanta lo grumpy que es él

[Mehsi]

I received this manga from Yen Press on Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.

Review to come, this was fantastic! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!