A Magical Girl Retires

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon, translated by Anton Hur, reinvents the fantasy genre to deal with the story of real-world challenges.

What We Say: “A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga. Author Park Seolyeon reimagines classic fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world challenges that are both deeply personal and universal: the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a world that feels like it’s ending” – Maria Padget

What They Say: “As a millennial and lover of all things magical girls, I adored this celebration of all things magical girls and how they might play out in the real world. The illustrations by Kim Sanho took me back to all of my favourite manga I read growing up. This one was such a fun read” — Book Riot

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Maria Padget is Service95 Book Club Director