#release that witch

[nemrut]

Manhua/Light Novel: Release That Witch

Been reading this since covid started and recently caught up.

Anyway, Fangkai Nage Nuwu or Release That Witch by the writer/artist duo Er Mu and Zhi Hua Wenhua is about an Engineer from I think modern day China who one day transmigrates into the body of Roland Wimbledon, the fourth son of the royal family, who before the protag entered his body was kinda considered the fuck-up, fail-son of the kingdom of Graycastle, who was sent to manage tiny shithole village in the boonies to not mess up anyplace important called Border Town. Or rather, there is a succession crisis of sorts, between the five children of the King and each were given a piece of territory to govern for 5 years and the one who proved to be the most apt at it would get the throne, but Roland was the one basically no one had any hopes or expectations in, so he was given the most worthless territory, and the original Roland was happy lazing away in comfort.

Now, the setting is a fantasy world stuck roughly in the medieval times, but there is magic which seems to solely originate in some women who are considered to be witches and are treated with hostility, fear and suspicion, and it is a capital crime against the kingdom and mainly the church to be one. They are very "one shall not suffer a witch to live" over there, and the second our protag becomes Roland, he was actually in the middle of one such execution, where a town was about to publically execute Anna who can control and produce fire and who used her powers to save her father from a cave-in accident in the mine he worked in.

There also exist special stones that people wear as amulets which can completely nullify a witches power, called God's Locket of Retribution, which is how normal people can match witches, at least to a point. The true manner of control though is that Witches are isolated, uneducated, poor and scared children and women who have the full power of the state, the church and the society turned against them, most of which do not understand and in fact fear their own powers and constantly hide it, so they are usually easily apprehended. Even Anna was turned in to the authorities by her own party whom she had just saved, so widespread is the fear and hatred towards witches in this world.

This is the world in which our protag who I will call Roland from now on since that is the identity he assumes almost immediately. Now, him being a modern, practical man is initially not really buying the witchcraft allegations and cancels the execution for now, which is shocking to the rest of the people since the prince wasn't really someone like that.

Roland decides to at least hear the witch out, and she explains the exact circumstances, all the while his two advisors are urging him to execute her. Roland, still unconvinced about the existence of magical powers dares her to show her powers to him and takes off the stone that prevents her from using her powers, after which Anna immediately uses her magic to burn through her chains and prison cell, firmly proving that magic is real and that hers in particular is immense. Having showed Roland what she can do, she still wants them to go ahead with the execution, knowing that she doesn't really have anything to live for, now that her own family has forsaken her and everyone hates her.

And now we enter the driving force and main theme of the story, because Roland refuses, gives her his jacket and tells her he will hire her, because her magic is incredible, and they can do some cool stuff with it.

So yeah, this is a technological uplifting/civ building story with very strong harem vibes, seeing that witches can only be female and Roland is quickly trying to gather as many witches under his banner as possible, because magic is fucking awesome and very, very useful, and many do, because (almost) everyone else hates them and wants to kill them.

There is interesting stuff there. Roland wants to create a place where Witches can live freely, because there is just a human gut instinct against the prosecution they face, but also partly driven but just how much of a fucking waste it is to kill people with magical powers.

So, with his modern knowledge of engineering and a lot of other stuff, and with Anna's control, precision and sheer powerful output over fire, they can slowly but surely industrialize. With time, more and more witches join, which opens up new tech branches and possibilities.

One cool thing is that the world building has some very fun building blocks. Witches are feared because sometimes their powers go haywire and do damage to everyone around them, but it is discovered that with Roland, because they use their powers constantly and hone their control, they do not have these issues, because most witches never use their powers out of fear for being seen and caught, which had the whole witch population in this negative feedback loop that and outsider interrupted. Another cool thing is that due to his scientific knowledge, he just knows a lot about the physics and chemistry of things, so when he imparts this knowledge or knowledge in general about the world, witches understand their own powers more and what they can do and reach newer heights. Once Anna learns what fire actually is, how it works, what chemistry is, due to that new understanding, she can do a lot more stuff now, simply because some stuff is just not something you can figure out without knowing a lot of stuff that simply didn't exist yet.

Furthermore, we also learn about the world itself, its past, the history of the Church, where the dogma against witches came from and what events have shaped the world as it is, and what exactly is going on in the world, where a lot of people are scheming. The Church is plotting to take over all kingdoms, three of Roland's other siblings are vying for the throne of Greycastle and the fourth, his younger sister, has seemingly gone radio-silent.

There is a lot going on there in this story. So if you like reading about tech uplifts, about someone explaining how to make gunpowder, steam engines, how to make concrete or explaining the periodic table, how to make cannons and railways electricity, especially by utilizing magic to do so, while also ancient conspiracies and institutional shifts are taking place and have taken place over centuries as plans to save the world from a demonic threat that is looming over the world, all of that is in Release That Witch.

Character wise, I have to say, I do not like Roland much. The saving grace of his character is that Roland is very much not magical per se. Almost every witch who has an ability that could be wielded in combat would stomp him, but even though he does not wield physical or magical power, in practice it is still very much a power fantasy because he is the most knowledgeable person in the world and he basically has the solutions to almost every problem thanks to his modern education. It makes more sense than in most other stories with a similar dynamic, that all the witches under his banner are absolutely devoted to him, grateful beyond belief, some even feeling romantic love for him, mainly because, well, in a world where there was no acceptance, not even tolerance and only fear and prosecution and dying a painful death at best, he created a space where they not only were accepted and allowed to prosper, but became respected and valued members of society, and even enjoyed to live in some of the more modern facilities he created.

Going from poor peasant with absolutely no future, to live with plumbing, electricity, food and shelter, respect, wages and the ability to learn and use their own abilities, yeah, that would make one fiercely loyal to the one guy who allowed for that to happen.

And while I said haremy vibes, Roland really only has eyes for Anna and she loves him right back, and Nightingale, probably my fav char so far, another witch also has feelings for Roland but knows he doesn't return them on the same level. There are no usual harem shenanigans going on, with the girls being comedically jealous of each other or arguing over boob sizes or whatever. There is this bittersweet air about Nightingale having this unrequited love, while also not wanting to ruin things. I said haremy because 96 % of the cast are ladies who are all super fans of the protag and while there are no Roland slips and lands face first on anyone's boobs or ass,

The reason i never quite clicked with Roland was that I just found him a bit insufferable and condescending, and later on when he meets his younger sister she is quite obviously not buying things. The Roland she knew was a petty, cowardly, pathetic skirt-chasing idiot who liked to drink, not someone who would champion the rights of witches and be able to produce incredibly technological and societal advances like that, and his attitude while trying to lie to her just rubbed me the wrong way, especially seeing that he could have been honest with her and nothing would have changed. No one in the world gives a shit about OG Roland, no one.

So yeah, I read a few of the light novels a couple of years ago, but have since then switched to the manhua, because the colored art is just neat and kinda better written and combat and magic looks cool and the exposition on the tech is more engaging that way. I also quite like some of the character designs and I will express a lot of interest in the whole conspiracies, the secrets behind the Church and its formation and the connection to the demon threat.

I just never clicked with the main char too much, and the story is obviously not for everyone. Still, there are a lot of upsides, especially if you want a tech uplift story. It is just a bit self-indulgent at times, and Roland attitude is just a bit grating to me. Also, some dream stuff happens later on, which I wasn't a big fan of, and yeah, there is some societal, political stuff and values imposed by Roland that I wasn't super fond of, especially since it is presented very non-critically with Roland just stating things as fact, but meh, that sort of stuff comes kinda with the territory. I would like it if there was like, in story pushback or consequences of Roland's rule, but since he is modernizing and effectively creating way better living conditions for everyone under his rule and has overwhelming military strength thanks to the magic wielding witches AND gunpowder weapons AND an actual navy and artillery while all of his enemies are levies and knights, the message very much is that Roland just rules.

Worth checking out at least. The Light Novels are completely, to my understanding, and the manhua has 500 chapters as of the time of writing, so there is a lot to read.

#release that witch #fangkai nage nuwu #manhua

[elgremiomaestro]

Estoy leyendo "Release that Witch" y como que ya se esta volviendo familiar a donde va la trama xD

#Release That Witch #manhwa español

[otakunews]

Release That Witch Chap 448: Kế hoạch mới của Vua phàm!

Release That Witch Chap 448: Kế hoạch mới của Vua phàm!

Anh ta đã cố gắng hết sức để truy cập bản đồ và pha lê để giúp đỡ mọi người. Nhưng mọi thứ xung quanh anh ta đi xuống, và anh ta cần tìm cách thoát khỏi tình huống này. Kể từ khi bắt đầu manhwa này, anh ấy dễ dàng xử lý mọi thứ. Nhưng tình huống này sẽ khác. Anh ấy có thể đối phó với nó? Hãy đọc để biết vị trí của mình. Chap sắp tới sẽ chap trung vào hậu quả của cuộc chạm trán giữa vị vua phàm…

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#Release That Witch

[cali]

thank you tipsilon you will keep us warm

#art #its 2am now and i sat on this from early in the morning with interruptions though #i made myself a perfect drawing day though perfectly configured #and the mental facilities boost from drawing + coffee always gets me in hyper mood and it makes me make more tumblr posts #this is in the style of the one with the rocket launch site and the splitheaded witches again #the other cave painting looking one #i was thinking about winter so hard it was exhausting now its kind of released a little bit

[smallpapers]

NOW EAT THIS SUCKAAAAAA

edit: print available!

#the owl house #luz noceda #philip wittebane #titan luz #watching and dreaming #Toh spoilers #gooplos #emperor Belos #good witch luzura #Toh s3 #Toh s3 spoilers #man the amount of detail I had to go through #I might release a speed paint but it’s gonna be hard to watch due to the portrait orientation #anyways I m gonna go pass out now so I don’t have to think about how hard it’ll flop on twt #myart

[mushroomwitchgames]

COMING NOV 22 - CATS KNOW THINGS

CATS KNOW THINGS is a light-hearted game meant to tell a humorous story of intrigue, all while pretending to be a very nosy cat. 

But you are no ordinary cat.

You are a very special feline who, through some magic you cannot explain, can communicate with your human, an individual who wishes to make their mark in society by any means necessary. The two of you decide to start a society page, (a very fancy type of tabloid newspaper dedicated to a particular location) revealing the glitz, glamour, and inner turmoil of the town’s most notable individuals. 

As the cat you will travel across town, using your stealth and wiles to listen in on the most intimate conversations and encounters. At the end of the day you return to your human to relay to them all the town’s salacious gossip for the society page. The goal is to prepare 6-8 items for the newspaper before your human sends them to the presses for the week.

CATS KNOW THINGS will be available on our Itch.io store at 9am PST on November 22!! Please reblog to get the work out! We're really excited to share this game with you!

#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #ttrpg community #ttrpg design #ttrpg art #game development #mushroom witch games #rpg design #solo journaling game #solo journaling rpg #solo ttrpg #new release

[thegirlivealwaysbeen]

your idea of me (chloe et al. by taylor swift x body better by maisie peters x all too well by taylor swift)

#tswiftedit #taylor swift #taylornation #tswift lyrics #taylorswiftedit #tsedit #tswiftdaily #candy swift #all too well #all too well lyrics #all too well 10 min version #all too well taylor's version #all too well ten minute version #all too well 10mv #ttpd era #taylor swift ttpd #ts ttpd #tortured poets department #ttpd release #ttpd the anthology #chloe or sam or sophia or marcus #chloe et al #mpetersedit #maisiepetersedit #maisie peters #maisie peters aesthetic #maisiepetersnetwork #maisie peters lyrics #body better maisie peters #the good witch maisie peters

[pinkcrayon]

good morning :)

#sulemio #gundam witch from mercury #g witch #suletta mercury #miorine rembran #gonna b honest i got to the point w this one where ive stared at it for so long that idk if it's even good anymore but i spent too much tim #on it to not release it into the world #my art

[seventymatches]

Good old-fashioned lover boy 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

#witch hat atelier #tongari boushi no atelier #orufrey #orugio #qifrey #δ帽子 #My alternate caption for this was <History of Ezrest centuries before the release of unrelated Belgian techno anthem “Pump Up the Jam”>

[wha-archive]

Volume 13's cover has been revealed, along with the special edition item - a folding shopping bag shaped like a witch hat!

Preorders for JP limited edition (with bag)

Preorders for JP standard edition (volume only)

Olruggio illustration also from Shirahama's twitter

This was not posted on announcement day in support of the economic strike for Palestine. Though that week is over, we should also still look to help however we can.

Arab.org - click once a day (free click, no sign up) to generate donation from sponsors

Places to donate:

Palestinian Children's Relief Fund

Care for Gaza

UNRWA - amidst many rich nations pulling their funding, the UNRWA needs donations to keep running (not just in Gaza, but all relief efforts)

You can also find a guide to donating eSims here, to help keep people in Gaza connected to their loved ones, find assistance, etc.

(These are just a few credible organisations that I've seen verified, not an exhaustive list of all places to donate)

#witch hat atelier #tongari boushi no atelier #tbna #new volume #wha volume release #wha archive #archive update

[d0rax0x]

Aoko collaring Soujyuro

I made a commission of Aoko collaring Soujyuro to celebrate Mahoyo's Steam release! Credit to Toomishou.

#mahoyo #mahoutsukai no yoru #aozaki aoko #aoko aozaki #soujuurou shizuki #shizuki soujuurou #souao #soujyuro shizuki #shizuki soujyuro #witch on the holy night #type moon #typemoon #nasuverse #草青 #蒼崎青子 #静希草十郎 #魔法使いの夜 #まほよ #mahoyo steam #mahoyo steam release #タイプムーン

[elgremiomaestro]

Mames jajajajaja

#Release that witch

[magnusbae]

Oh I do love finding unfinished art! Lowkey implied they didn't expect people to reach those spots quite as fast, did they~

#I also want those recorded so we can compare it to the finished cutscenes later on when they release the complete game!! #also what are those boons that's insane?????????? #also first fishing with toulllaaaaaaaa #they're such professionals~~ both witches~~~ #Hades #Hades 2 #Hades Game #Hades 2 Spoilers #Melinoe #Melinoë #buns.hades #Medea #Hades Medea

[the-clumsywitchtarot]

Pick-a-Card Reading: What do You Need to Release Right Now?

Pile 1 Pile 2 Pile 3

Cards

The King of Swords (Reversed)

Seven of Wands

King of Pentacles

This pile needs to let go of feeling like they've never done enough. I feel like you are someone that is diligent and puts their time and effort into almost any and everything that they do. But I feel like you have a hard time letting go and will continue to overthink something long after it's been completed, agonizing over what you could've done better. For instance, if you turn in an assignment at college or university you'll be thinking about how you could've better written the essay only to receive a 100% on it.

On a side note, I also feel like this pile needs to start listening to their intuition more, you are wise. Of course be careful when necessary. But don't completely dismiss your intuition.

Cards

Ace of Cups

Three of Swords (Reversed)

Seven of Pentacles (Reversed)

This is a very interesting pile because I'm getting two different things for some people that will choose this pile I'm getting that you need to release feeling bad about how you express your emotions and for others I'm getting that you need to stop dismissing your emotions.

For the first set of people (those that are made to feel bad about how they express their emotions) consider ignoring those around you that ridicule you for either being too emotional or not emotional enough. Everyone expresses their emotions differently, you have to do what works best for you, if you are extremely emotional, that's fine. And if you are more reserved with your emotions, that's perfectly fine too, please do not let anyone pressure you into changing your emotional expression.

For the second set of people that may have chosen this pile (those that dismiss their emotions). You may need to learn that it is okay and safe to feel and that it's probably better to feel your emotions to avoid issues down the road. I'm not saying that you need to be a puddle of tears and snot, but consider taking the time to actually feel instead of just dismissing an emotion as soon as it arises.

For anyone that chose this pile, if you feel that you might need help consider speaking with a licensed therapist to address any emotional issues that you may have. And if that's the case I wish you all the very best and I hope you receive absolutely everything that you need. 🩷

Cards

Eight of Swords

The Lovers

Queen of Cups

For this pile I'm getting that you need to release the feeling that you need to be perfect or fit some standard that is hard for you to conform to for a partner. This may be for an existing partner or one that you hope to attract. I mainly feel like this is about your physical appearance but I also see that you have some quirks that you feel like you need to hide in order to keep/make your partner happy. But what you don't see is that this person loves you for you, your appearance, those weird things that you try to hide from them, all of it. They find you captivating and they love that you're whole and complete. You're not draining to be around and in this person's eyes you are the whole package. Let's put it this way, if you were anything else in this person's life you'd be their favorite version of it, like if you were a city you'd be their favorite city. If you were a drink you'd be their favorite drink, etcetera, etcetera (a super weird way of describing how much they love you, I know but it's what I got 😊).

Stop thinking that you are not enough and need to be refined in some way to be loved.

Please let me know if your reading resonated and always remember not to make a decision based on a reading unless it's one you feel completely comfortable with. Thank you for visiting my tarot page!

All the Best to You,

Erika, The Clumsy Witch

#the clumsy witch #the clumsy witch tarot #tarot #pick a card tarot reading #pick a card #pick a card tarot #tarotblr #tarot blog #tarot reader #tarot readers of tumblr #black witches of tumblr #witches of tumblr #release #black tarot readers

[civetside]

im bout to do my physical media rant baybe i keep trying to find some of my favorite cartoons n shit on DVD and SOO many of them only have like the first season and maybe the second physically and IM LIKE WHAT you went ahead and made a DVD for this series but couldn't be bothered to do like??? the rest of it??? and i ALMOST understand it ya know you wanna release the first season and see if it sells well before going and doing the rest, but also that's dumb? i don't wanna own only ONE SEASON if im going to buy a dvd for a series esp one that's already finished, i want to be sure it's THE WHOLE THING i'm not going to buy just a lil bit im going to wait for the full series to buy it so i know when im rewatching i don't have to like stop half way through and go watch the rest of it ONLINE GRRR GRRR do the full series or don't do it AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! im about to start buying bootlegs

#civetrambling #physical media #sorry i started collecting DVDs like last year and now im a nerd about it #just lIKE WHY #cant believe kipo age of wonderbeasts got a full series release on DVD but bojack fucking horseman didn't #i mean they are for very different people of course but like in the sense that they are both popular animated netflix series #like i was waiting for infinity train to fully release on DVD to watch it since i thought that would be fun but now im just gonna have to #fucking pirate it i GUESS #witch i dont have a problem doing but i like collecting things okay #love cartoon network for actually bothering to make good dvd box sets for their popular series you go kings #i need DVD bonus features or im going to die

[landinrris]

Choosing My Confession

Pairings: Lando/Carlos; Alex/George

Rating: E

Tags: Alternate Universe - Witchcraft, Magical Realism, Nondriver AU, Friends as Family, alternating pov, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a happy and hopeful ending, Explicit Sexual Content, Learning and Growth, Slowburn, Soulmates but not explicitly or tangibly

Sober Guy rubs a hand over the back of his neck and steps closer to the counter. “I don’t know if you remember me. I’m Carlos, I was in yesterday with a group of people. They were a bit drunk. I just wanted to apologize for them again. Make sure you knew we weren’t just another group of annoying tourists.” It’s a silly thing to say the world shifts upon learning Sober Guy’s name. Carlos. It’s the perfect name for him. Lando suddenly feels like he can breathe easier, like he’s just cleaned his glasses for the first time in too long. Or: Lando is part of a small coven of witches living down on the coast of England and Carlos is a very normal human who stumbles into his life one summer day.

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#screaming crying throwing up it's hereeee #i dont even know what it feels like to finally be releasing this into the wild #writing tag #carlando #witch au #husbands™