#galga/atwert

[petricorah]

[wip] witch hat anyone?? [id in alt]

[saccharinescorpion]

witch hat atelier spoilers (up to chapter 66)

the thing about Galga and Atwert is like. you're introduced to them like that and you're like "oh that's nice :) gay rights :)" and then That happens to Galga and you're like "wait was Galga being gay just introduced to make it hurt more when he's (symbolically) killed off??? i expected way better from this series :/" and then Atwert comes back and it turns out he's a lot more than just the side character soft boy boyfriend. And Then he figures out how to buck the law and save Galga from being sent away, but it's only by making him his apprentice. and that's so tragic and- and i don't think this is unintentional- actually reflects the reality of same-sex adult adoption, a practice many gay couples were forced to partake in to retain their rights, and a practice still alive in Japan (see "Why I Adopted My Husband"). AND THEN Galga ends up saving Ininia, the one who took his memories in the first place, and bringing her along with the two of them, inadvertly recreating the family unit with his forgotten lover and the source of their misery, with all parties having differing levels of knowledge of what "the truth" is and being unable to disclose it. and then you're like, wait, did Kamome Shirahama just take the token Wholesome Gay Background Couple you see a lot of nowadays, and then introduce tragedy to them, but then also eschew "Bury Your Gays" (symbolically in this case) to keep them together, and then make them a cog in the main story in a way that engages with the overarching themes of the narrative AND touches on real world issues? did Kamome Shirahama just do " what if they were a wholesome found family :)" but in a way that's actually really fascinating and bitterly tragic and ironic? are comics good???????????????

[emanondareka]

The best thing about that couple, is that no one can tell me shit like “ you can’t draw them like so, they are not a canon”

Bwujahahahha!

[cyellolemon]

Too many characters from wha i wanna draw... but them... i love them a lot

[coldwarmness]

they need their own spinoff please 😭

[modrzewek]

what why did no one warn me there are ACTUAL GAYS in the Witch Hat Atelier manga?? bro I'm so used to queerbaiting that I still don't believe my eyes 😭 and they are so cute too

and they appear more or less at the same time as the topic of SA, where the women speak up and the moral is that they are not "exaggerating" or "saying this for attention"?? I swear this author is BASED I already love her

there is much more I could say about this manga, but for now I'm gonna enjoy how stunningly beautiful it is and share this bookmark that I got

[guttednight]

i hate cops as much as the next guy buuuuuuttt i think atwert is so sweet…… so unfortunately I do want his stupid magical police officer boyfriend to get his stupid memories back…… not for galga!! but for my absolute sweetie atwert <33

[misarumis]

trying to get used to drawing on a tablet (regular not pen tablet), its definitely fun for doodling!

[niinnyu]

Redrew them from that Shirahama illustration (below) but in their canon outfits because I hate them <3

Oof look at this... i have too many feelings about them.

[brimhatgrimoire]

Galga & Atwert

Witch Hat Atelier by Shirohama Kamome

chapter 66 page 07

[briebysabs]

When the knights reject atuarto and say galga can only be turned over to a master or family. Yes that works as a metaphor for discrimination queer people face in the medical fields etc.

But I don’t think it was a case of homophobia in the world of wha. I’m so confused how ppl interpreted that as Vinanna being homophobic. I highly doubt she gives as fuck and she’s probably dated a girl or two if we’re being honest.

[amethystsoda]

[suzannethech33s3cak3]

Happy Halloween!!

I bring some new manga colouring with Atwert and Galga, (I hope I spelled the names correctly)

Even though it isn't full pages, I enjoy the process!!

Ahem, I also have started colouring page spread!! (correct if i'm not right english is not my first language)

Coco version!

Richeh and Agott are also finished but I wouldn't show them now

[howelixir]

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[cyellolemon]

Listen I just love them a lot

[shiftycryptid]

I just got WHA volume 10 today and I was just flipping through it and I just want to bring up this panel here:

For context, this is after Galga has his memory erased, and his partner Atwert (Atuarto in the fan translation) wants to stay with him, but is quickly dismissed by the knights moralis.

I remember when it was first revealed that Galga's partner was a man and he's shown being openly affectionate with him in public, a lot of people (myself included) assumed that witch society wasn't homophobic, and it's possible that it isn't to the same degree as in much of the real world, but this panel (and the emphasis on the word family) makes me wonder. Even if gay relationships are commonplace in witch society, or at least not openly frowned upon, are they still given the same value as straight relationships? Is it simply a matter of being legally married or not, in which case, is gay marriage legal? I'm assuming that these two are in a serious, long-term relationship, given Atwert's reaction to Galga losing his memory.

Now, I don't know a ton about the state of gay marriage in Japan, last I heard there were some prefectures where you could apply for a civil union, but they weren't recognized as marriage and weren't recognized everywhere. Given that Shirahama is a vocal LGBT+ ally, my guess is that this is an intentional parallel, showing that even in societies that are superficially okay with gay people existing, true equality doesn't exist unless gay relationships are given the same legitimacy as straight ones.