Dahlia in Bloom

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools (Japanese: 魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ～今日から自由な職人ライフ～, Hepburn: Madōgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai: Kyō kara Jiyū na Shokunin Raifu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Hisaya Amagishi. The series originated on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018, before being published in print with illustrations by Kei by Media Factory beginning in October 2018. Eight volumes have been released. Two manga adaptations, illustrated by Kamada and Megumi Sumikawa, began serialization in the Comp Ace magazine and Mag Comi website in April 2019. The first series completed serialization in February 2020 with its chapters collected into two volumes, whereas the second series, titled Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More, has been published in five volumes.

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools
Cover of the first light novel volume
魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ～今日から自由な職人ライフ～
(Madōgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai: Kyō kara Jiyū na Shokunin Raifu)
GenreIsekai, romance[1]
Novel series
Written byHisaya Amagishi
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runApril 1, 2018 – present
Light novel
Written byHisaya Amagishi
Illustrated byKei
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Books
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 25, 2018 – present
Volumes8
Manga
Written byHisaya Amagishi
Illustrated byKamada
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 26, 2019 – February 26, 2020
Volumes2
Manga
Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More
Written byHisaya Amagishi
Illustrated byMegumi Sumikawa
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
MagazineMag Comi
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 25, 2019 – present
Volumes5

Premise

Magic device craftsman Dahliah is a reincarnated woman, who is told by her fiancee Tobias that he wishes to annual their engagement just shortly after they move in together. She complies gladly, since she never wanted the marriage; instead focusing on her craft. This lead her to befriended a local knight named Wolfred.

Characters
Dahlia Rossetti (ダリヤ・ロセッティ, Dariya Rosetti)
A magic device craftsman. In her past life, Dahlia had her spirit crushed by thankless work; which came back when Tobias began selfishly asking her to change her looks to have some control in their relationship. When she gets out of the engagement, Dahlia begins her own independent business and cancels all contact with the Orlando Firm.
Dahlia is immune to Wolf's attractiveness, which makes other girls swoon; it's unknown if this is due to her bitterness at Orlando, or her soul not being native to the world.
Tobias Orlando (トビアス・オルランド, Tobiasu Orurando)
Dahlia's former fiancee and junior craftsman disciple; he left her for Emilia Tullini. Tobias lacks skills to make magic devices himself; having planned to steal credit for Dahlia's work, while trying to make her dependant on him. Sadly, Tobias is imbecilic enough to even ask Dahlia to help him financially and pin her as vindictive towards Emilia; continuing to pester her in the story even after Dahlia keeps telling him to leave her alone.
Wolfred Scalfarotto (ヴォルフレード・スカルファロット, Borufurēdo Sukarufarotto)
A knight whom Dahlia helped recover from a previous mission. He is cursed (literally) with good looks that make girls swoon over him, even if they already have a lover; this also makes it hard for him to keep friends as the girls he spurned lie to their brothers that he made a move on them. (Wolfred ended up taking the retribution the girls deserved.) Dahlia is immune to this charm, so Wolfred enjoys her company.

Media

Light novel

Written by Hisaya Amagishi, the series began publication on the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 1, 2018.[2] The series was later acquired by Media Factory, who began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Kei on October 25, 2018.[3] As of June 2022, eight volumes have been released.[4]

In July 2021, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[5]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 25, 2018[3]978-4-04-065307-5September 27, 2021[6]978-1-71-838098-1
2 April 25, 2019[7]978-4-04-065634-2November 19, 2021[8]978-1-71-838100-1
3 September 25, 2019[9]978-4-04-064059-4March 28, 2022[10]978-1-71-838102-5
4 February 25, 2020[11]978-4-04-064454-7July 25, 2022[12]978-1-71-838104-9
5 September 25, 2020[13]978-4-04-064941-2November 16, 2022[14]978-1-71-838106-3
6 April 24, 2021[15]978-4-04-680376-4February 27, 2023[16]978-1-71-838108-7
7 October 25, 2021[17]978-4-04-680836-3——
8 June 24, 2022[4]978-4-04-681176-9——

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kamada, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine on April 26, 2019.[18] It completed serialization on February 26, 2020.[19] The series' individual chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes.[20]

Another manga adaptation, titled Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More and illustrated by Megumi Sumikawa, began serialization on Mag Garden's Mag Comi website on April 25, 2019.[21] As of September 2022, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes.[22] In September 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[23]

First series
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 25, 2019[24]978-4-04-108681-0
2 July 21, 2020[20]978-4-04-109729-8
Second series
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 25, 2019[25]978-4-80-000897-8April 19, 2022[26]978-1-63-858199-4
2 February 25, 2020[27]978-4-80-000943-2July 5, 2022[28]978-1-63-858341-7
3 January 9, 2021[29]978-4-80-001043-8October 11, 2022[30]978-1-63-858718-7
4 October 25, 2021[31]978-4-80-001141-1February 28, 2023[32]978-1-63-858968-6
5 September 9, 2022[22]978-4-80-001242-5August 22, 2023[33]978-1-68579-570-2

Reception

Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment praised the characters and romance, though he felt the story was a bit generic.[1] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the illustrations and main characters, though she criticized a "lack of authorial focus".[34]

In the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook's tankōbon and novel category, the series ranked ninth in 2021 and 2022 and second in 2023.[35][36][37]

The series has 1.2 million copies in circulation.[38]

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