The Witch of hopelessness

Let me preface my thoughts by saying that I feel like a lot of people within this community doesn't respect the artists behind their favorite works.

As of recently, it's been announced that Spoon, artist behind the Forgotten Field and Who Made Me A Princess will be taking a hiatus on July 1st and then followed up by a release schedule of one episode weekly for three weeks and one week of break for them.

After this announcement, many voiced their dissatisfaction over this, saying that this is annoying and comparing to the release schedule of Under the Oak Tree which is still releasing after six years of serialization.

Now i understand certain point of views, perhaps some of these are fans of Spoon from WMMAP and underwent the long wait for them to release the side stories and now seeing that the artist is going on a hiatus, it gives them a sense of uncertainty if they will ever see more of Spoon's works in the near future.

But most, especially one who believes manhwa artists are 'privileged' for taking a hiatus, need to be reminded that artists are still humans at their core. Art takes time to create. And we have to take note that this industry is not only challenging but practically life threatening.

One of the more known cases of overworking during production has to be Juniljus, the artist behind Roxana/The Way to Protect the Female Lead's Older Brother

Juniljus was overworked by Kakao (allegedly?) to the point of suffering a miscarriage. This caused her to announce an indefinite hiatus on Roxana and she hasn't updated on any social medias since 2022

I hope Juniljus continues her journey through healing and continue putting her wellbeing above all else going forward on.

This entire situation could be read on this reddit post

OR

You could head down over to Juniljus's twitter page and read her statement regarding the situation

Another huge case within the opposite of this industry is DUBU of Solo Leveling

Now this is just speculation, take this with a grain of salt, i am only quoting what others have said and i might be wrong so i apologize in advance and willing to take anyone who's knowledgeable in this situation to give a better perspective on this

But in 2022, DUBU otherwise known as Jang Sungrak died to a long time chronic illness. Some fans and individuals within the industry speculate that this was due to poor working conditions during the serialization of Solo Leveling especially with how many long time fans would joke on how many times the artist took break from working on his manhwa.

And there could be more that remain unreported.

CONCLUSION

Though it is disheartening having to wait for a indefinite time for beloved stories to be told in a form of media accessible (trust me i've lived through waiting a long time for Under the Green Light : In Dreams to return). It has to be taken in account that artists are still humans that have limits to their own bodies.

No, they are not 'privileged' for taking hiatus, they are humans who has set their boundaries. They are humans who are risking losing their job, livelihood and months or years of work simply for prioritizing their health above all else.

Видно, де мені було влом малювати

On the eve of the Witch's Sabbath, I bring you the latest chapter of the fallen goddess and her ascendant devil, on their perpetual dance.

For all the happiness you wish for someone, someone else gets cursed with equal misery. That's how it works for Magical Girls, and that's how it is for me. I was so stupid, so stupid.

She's been replaced by a different, but still manga-exclusive magical girl!

In the anime, the first magical girl Madokami saves is a green-haired girl in a mountainous region.

In the original manga printing, Madokami's first rescue is a schoolgirl on a rooftop.

However, the reprint manga actually seems to imply that Madokami's first rescue was the magical girl who became the Witch who would form the basis of Walpurgisnacht:

Look at the gears on her outfit and in her hair; to me, that seems to imply a connection to Walpurgisnacht!

actually wrong in this

one, but may I add

C'Mon, You Know You Wanna...

Misogyny doesn't end at a gross old king who wants to marry the beautiful and intelligent Ariadne, it's the cardinal setting his daughters up against each other from the very beginning by conditioning them into a box, it's the blatant disrespect Lariessa faces because her implied mental disabilities are treated as hysteric, it's the casual breast size comparison between Isabella and Ariadne when they are still teenagers, it's the implication that one of Isabella's flaws as a MINOR is that her chest isn't as big as her YOUNGER sister, it's the way female villains face far more severe punishments than male villains, including sexual assault as "karma" for Isabella.

"Im gonna get youuu" Ahh😞