I really love the original concept about this manga and up to the end of first arc, I thought it was perfect. The characters are interesting and full of life, and their relationships give colours to the story. The plot is full of twists and turns and kept me hooked.

However, I guess it was just so good that the manga became too popular. Because of that, it had to continue, with new sets of witches and plot twists. More characters are introduced, and because there are too many of them, sometimes the original characters get suppressed and do not appear for months. And because of too many plot twists, I think even the manga-ka got confused and left plot holes here and there.

I can still forgive that, however. It got dull at some points but overall, it was entertaining. But what I cannot forgive is very near the end (fewer than ten chapters left) they decided to give a plot twist so absurd, it created a plot hole so big, even a Boeing 747 could go through it. My assumption is, the popularity of the manga must have gone down quite significantly so they decided to end it as soon as possible. Because of that they actually abandoned the plot line about Takuma and moved on to this new, totally unexpected plot that is supposed to lead to the grand finale of the manga. I call bullshit on that.

It is such a pity that a concept and story so good should meet with such a messy and disappointing ending. In the end, the biggest question about Yamada's power is never even answered.