Majo to Kyurasu - Vol. 3 Ch. 19 - 19th Dose: Witches and Desire

[MangaDex]

 

[skywardgem]

gotta love some classic "leading someone out of the darkness" imagery, Mode's as kind a witch as the rest of the crew. It's nice seeing Rea indulge a lil in her selfishness too as she finally got to air some of her grievances out lol

now... what's the choice with the medicine.......

thanks for the chapter!

 

[UdenEmpati]

Mode-chan on p.19 reminding all of us that, whatever her circumstances, she's still as much a Boss Witch as any of them.

and her leading Rea into the light was sublime. The author has a fantastic feel for pacing in this series from panel to panel, and all the little visual details—both the gags and the artistic flair when Magic enters the equation—is beautiful. I know the path for Rea will continue to be hard, as she doesn't yet trust herself. But at least she has others in her corner, and whatever her selfish wants and wishes, I look forward to seeing what her healing process entails and how brightly she shines on the other end.

thanks for the TL work as always.

 

[Grishnag]

gotta love some classic "leading someone out of the darkness" imagery

Into a sewer

 

[beThereShortly]

Things we know about Mode-chan:

• cute
• friend with animals

Thank you very much Tama for your poster!

 

[UdenEmpati]

Into a sewer

I think they meant page 21 specifically

 

[mrboxeater]

so much boob envy in this lol

 

[darkniter123]

I like how they treat Tama like a ray of sunshine, but we still have yet to see what kind of past she has—given how things are going, I don't think it was all smiles and optimism.

 

[witchyboi]

I like how they treat Tama like a ray of sunshine, but we still have yet to see what kind of past she has—given how things are going, I don't think it was all smiles and optimism.

If you refer to chapter 1: Tama-sama survived by eating waste when necessary, relying on animals for transportation across water, and taking on various jobs.

 

[Okuu]

SWOLE RAT

 

[Turbotune]

Loving this chapter. It seems that even Mode-Chan can take on a soul as unfortunate as her own, and give a genuine hear-to-heart!

Shows that deep in her petite body, there’s a strong sense of love not just for animals, but for other friends as well, to raise them from the darkness and into the light!

And as always, the author is so brilliant, the translation is so good, so see you in a fortnight!

 

[CyberneticSusurrus]

gotta love some classic "leading someone out of the darkness" imagery [...]

Grishnag:
Into a sewer

hey, healing is messy. sometimes you do gotta trudge through a sewer to get to a better place.

 

[q0099]

Thank you kindly for the chapter!

 

[darkniter123]

If you refer to chapter 1: Tama-sama survived by eating waste when necessary, relying on animals for transportation across water, and taking on various jobs.

Yeah, but all of that was not very superficial? Isn't a proper flashback missing? Although, well, maybe Tama is just the bold type and that's that.

 

[Prismatic-chan]

these witches are a wonderful bunch, and they heal each other.
love them!

 

[q0099]

Yeah, but all of that was not very superficial? Isn't a proper flashback missing? Although, well, maybe Tama is just the bold type and that's that.

I think, a flashback missing is the whole point - Tama has no flashbacks to show. Unlike the rest of the gang she went under the radar of Witch Hunt, so basically, nothing happened to her. Seeing her being the way as she was back then helps other girls to connect to each other anew and to their former selves, one way or another. Shien get into business again, Mode is smiling again, Rea is helping people again.

 

[UdenEmpati]

I think, a flashback missing is the whole point - Tama has no flashbacks to show. Unlike the rest of the gang she went under the radar of Witch Hunt, so basically, nothing happened to her. Seeing her being the way as she was back then helps other girls to connect to each other anew and to their former selves, one way or another. Shien get into business again, Mode is smiling again, Ren is helping people again.

yeah - I read all of this as Tama being the "normal" one—i.e. the one who didn't suffer severe trauma, and thus will be instrumental in helping the others heal, as they all help one another heal as well.

She also doesn't "need" a big tragic backstory; she's the lens character of the series (for the most part), and so having someone who isn't carrying a metric tonne of narrative baggage who can be the primary perspective for the reader means that the others can have their stories focused on more effectively. Her being more even-keeled provides a bit of a contextual contrast that the other characters can be compared against, and she gives readers someone to relate to in a series that has a lot of heavy stuff happening.

 

[evandark]

I like how they treat Tama like a ray of sunshine, but we still have yet to see what kind of past she has—given how things are going, I don't think it was all smiles and optimism.

She is the only one of them who still has her innocence. She's the only one who, despite everything that happened didn't break. Rea and Mode (and probably Shien too) was broken by the witch hunts.

 

[BreadBunny]

She is the only one of them who still has her innocence. She's the only one who, despite everything that happened didn't break. Rea and Mode (and probably Shien too) was broken by the witch hunts.

not for Shien, it's heavily implied in an earlier chapter if not outright stated that nothing happened to Shien. But that the sheer boredom and loneliness of not having Tama with her to manage the aspects of her life outside of alchemy turned her into who she is today. Falling into a deep depression because there was just nothing for her to do or look forward to without Tama.

 

[Puromew]

Those detailed panels where the "With Marks" are shown, never fails to amaze me.

It gives a sense of otherworldy feeling that makes you think about the subject deeply.

Anyways, PEAK!