#wakfu the great wave manga

[cocogum]

I was acting like a massive fangirl when the first great wave volume had Yugo on the cover but I'm growing feral over seeing this second volume!!

LOOK AT THIS BOSS ASS QUEEN ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Can't wait for January to read it on Allskreen 😭😭😭 and for March to BUY IT 💖💖💖

[pinkysgallery]

I know I've been annoying... but Tot is NOT helping...

Here's the thing

I'm gonna leave these images here

And here's the current translation of the fragment corrected by @cocogum

No, that's not an illustration made for that chapter, it's from this tweet from Tot in X, obviously an art of Cathiane and a possible panel of the next Tome of the manga Le Grande Vague.

Says Tot:

Hello, I'm writing a script and I can't stop thinking about you. I've been working on the big finale of Wakfu for 4 years now, and telling myself that you won't see it before 2027 sometimes tends to get on my nerves. I want to tell you everything, share everything, spoil everything... I don't know if I'll hold out... Help!

Dear Tot, I'm in your same situation while writing my fanfic, that is looking more and more like your story, even before being published.

Would you like to talk? We've got a translator. Let's have a rich conversation, an we could help each other.

This is just a humble Wattpad writer, I know, but the offer is there.

And, if someone is interested, check this interesting post, just click HERE

[cocogum]

Volume 2 Chapter Covers + Concept Arts

Here are the pages that haven't been shown in the digital version of the Great Wave and can only be seen in the physical copy.

The first thing we see is the initial page of the book, featuring Grougalorasalar, followed by the summary page.

We also received the drawing in the book that had been previously sold in the Ankama Shop as an ex-libris. So for those who didn't get it, they at least had it as a drawing in the manga.

Then we got the chapter covers and their respective small drawings at the end of each one.

The way that this works is that the first volume had two chapters make up a single one. So instead of having ten short chapters, the physical copy had five long good ones.

So after Volume 1, we're starting with chapter 6!

Chapter 10 didn't have a drawing at the end of it, but instead got something much better: some Grougalorasalar and Dardondakal design concept art!

(You can tell that the ankama team were inspired by dracula, bats, and ofc lizards, while making these two lol I love these so much)

Just...the way that they make the dragons' human forms always hits hard, I love the creativity that goes around when it comes to these creatures! (but we don't talk about Adamai, sry adamai fans...i like his s3 concept design from the artbook tho so that's at least saying something)

And finally, a word from Tot as always ✨️

[saturnyukaa]

s4 amalia redesign. as a treat

[cocogum]

It took me a day to finally read this because I knew Aurora was gonna give me another major headache with her stupid bullshit.

Once again, you have dissected the two women in those chapters so perfectly well, and I really couldn't have asked for more details because it was all just done right.

Aurora continues to disappoint me with her lack of...well...everything that makes her a "character" and I have once again officially lost it.

The Interracial Wedding: Amalia's Convictions VS. Aurora's Hypocrisy

The more I think about it, the more convinced I am ToT never really intended for Aurora and her father to come across as having the moral high ground beyong Amalia's distrust of them causing her to jump the gun and suspect them of poisoning Yugo.

There are simply no instances where they are shown to be in the right aside from Amalia prematurely accusing them of trying to assassinate her husband and going after them.

In this particular case, what I want to discuss is Aurora's reaction to the Sadida/Eliatrope wedding from chapter 6 and how it reflects how little she actually knows about Sadida traditions, using every opportunity to try and smear Amalia's name without knowing what's really going on.

First things first, we have already discussed the sheer hypocrisy upon finding out about the interracial marriage and her outraged, almost disgusted reaction to it.

Said hypocrisy hinging on the fact that she is an Osamodas who had an arranged marriage with a Sadida, meaning she is the last person with any right to complain about Amalia allowing two different races to marry. Although it is true her problem seems to be less about it being an interracial marriage and more about the fact that the bride is an Eliatrope.

As per usual, we were never given an actual reason as to why she would hate the Eliatropes. Only being implied that she hates them solely because Armand hated them too and she has no agency or ability to make her own judgements, unrelated to the opinions of the men in her life. Thus, she greatly resents Amalia for seemingly allowing outsiders in despite how Armand, supposedly, would have never done such a thing.

(It's true he was adamant on not welcoming the Eliatropes after meeting their goddess, but given he, despite everything, still had a sense of honour and actually valued his sister's opinion, who knows? Hadn't he died, he might have actually rewarded the Eliatropes for their help, after all. Though this is just speculation on my part...)

Having said that, even if Aurora were trying to protect Armand's legacy, it still doesn't change the fact that this is coming from the same person who not only intended to rule the Sadida even without her husband despite being an Osamodas and, therefore, an outsider; but who actually brought her father, an even bigger outsider, with her to rule the Sadida by her side and raise the kid.

The very same person who values a random bat much more than the people she's supposed to serve and look after, as opposed to her husband, who actually gave his life in order to protect his kingdom.

But I digress.

The point is, hypocrisy.

However, what really seals the deal is her reaction to seeing the Sadida/Eliatrope wedding, more importantly, what she thinks of Amalia for it.

Regardless of whether Armand would have approved or not, Aurora's real issue seems to be that Amalia is allowing such a thing to happen despite her not approving of her ascension to power. More importantly, she resents the way she's managed to foster positive relationships between the Sadidas and the Eliatropes in such a short amount of time, and what it implies.

But as the above frames show, what really gets under her skin is Amalia's perceived hypocrisy. What she says about Amalia boasting about Sadida traditions despite going against Armand's supposed wishes (that last part is me reading between the lines) seems to imply these two have clashed over whether Aurora adhered to Sadida customs or not.

After all, while Amalia did indeed tell Yugo that Aurora was an outsider unfit to rule the kingdom due to not knowing anything about their customs, that was never brought up when the two women were in the same room. Instead, Amalia focused on the actual elephant in the room: the fact that they left them at the mercy of the Nécromes yet still have the gall to demand she hand over the throne.

Meaning they probably argued about Aurora not being fit to rule offscreen during the time between the OVAs and season 3. Otherwise, this comment just simply wouldn't make sense, as Amalia had never really boasted about her people's traditions before and, both until and during season 4, actually tried to be cordial towards her sister-in-law.

But most importantly, the way Aurora says this line implies she views Amalia as the hypocrite. If my theory is right and they indeed came to blows over Aurora not following the Sadida way of life, then it seems as she is taking Amalia welcoming the Eliatropes personally.

Something along the lines of "So I have to respect your culture but you can put your husband's people first?"

However, as we already hinted at early on, that's not really what's going on, is it?

If you look closely at this frame, then it becomes glaringly obvious that at no point in time is Amalia placing the Eliatropes before her own people and culture. Neither is Yugo, as a matter of fact.

First of all, Amalia is the one officiating the ceremony, not Yugo. He seems to be there simply to give his blessing as King of the Eliatropes and to support his wife like chapter 1 said he'd been doing since they got married and she ascended to the throne.

Then, there's the fact that Amalia is reading from what appears to be the Sadida equivalent of the Bible or, at least, an important ceremonial document. It's not as easy to see in this frame, but that book looks more like a flower with words written on its petals than an actual leather-bound tome.

And, last but not least, it's the actual ceremony:

To complete the wedding, instead of exchanging rings like Eva and Pinpin did (or, well, brass knuckles, in their case...), Amalia conjures up a flower that the groom must put on his bride's hair before they can share their first kiss as husband and wife. And then they're married.

Let's recap, okay?

Amalia is the one officiating the wedding, not Yugo.

The ceremony seems to follow Sadida guidelines.

The groom must present his bride with a flower before they're officially declared husband and wife...

Guys, it literally cannot get any more Sadida than that!

Seriously, Amalia and Yugo's own wedding was much more unconventional, compared to this. In theirs, there were at least portals!

So, what does this tell us?

Simple. It tells us that regardless of what that old Sadida from chapter 2 and Aurora say, Amalia is not going against Sadida tradition or giving the Eliatropes special treatment just because she welcomed them into her kingdom. In fact, she is still putting her people first, as the wedding shows their culture remains the predominant one (which can be either because the Eliatropes don't remember much of their own or because the bride and groom actually agreed on having a Sadida wedding; as always, that's only speculation).

Moreover, it shows Yugo is perfectly content with this. His main concerns being his people's safety and well-being and supporting Amalia without any ulterior motive, unlike the Osamodas and Aurora's political marriage to Armand.

Finally, I'd like to mention a point made by my good friend @alittlebookdust: the fact that Aurora fails to recognise Amalia isn't actually turning her back on her people's customs or Armand's legacy already implies she herself was never familiar with said customs to begin with. Either that, or she is just desperate to find fault in Amalia's way of doing things and feels compelled to criticise everything she does solely because she hates her.

Nevertheless, what this chapter proves is that despite the similar position she and Armand were in due to marrying outsiders, Amalia's actions are actually anything but hypocritical. As, unlike Aurora and her father, she has always remained true to her convictions and put her kingdom first without purposely harming her husband's.

(Thanks once again to @cocogum for the screenshots used in this analysis).

[p1ecetings]

Can’t wait!!! Love Cynthia’s art as always!! 🥰🥰

[cocogum]

NEW YUMALIA CANON ART DOWN BELOW ‼️‼️ 💙💚

A panel, possibly from volume 2, has been leaked by Tot 💖💖

Here's the tweet!!

Translated post:

Hello, I'm currently writing a script, and I just couldn't stop thinking about you all. It's now been 4 years since I've been working on Wakfu's grand finale and the fact that you won't be able to see it until 2027 really pisses me off sometimes. I want to tell everything to all of you, to share, to spoil...I don't think I'll be able to take it any longer...

Please help!

[cocogum]

💙☀️💚

Cozy morning 💕

[articwolfclawartist]

Adamaï: I can practically hear your thoughts

Yugo’s thoughts:

[ryoka8796]

I WANT TO SEE MORE OF SADIDA’S CULTURE PLEAASE

Okay, I’ve an headcanon that sadida are inspirated from african and native american people, especially native from South America, and it will be soo cool if they do that (apart if it’s bad representation / inspiration like Natlan in Genshin Impact)

I think the topic of the culture must be a plot point in season 5 and it will be soo interesting to see Yugo try to discovered his own culture (if eliatrope know about it).

[chlogummy]

Inktober 2024, jour 2 ! Un Yugo saison 4 pour la liste de thèmes de chez Allskreen :D

[cocogum]

Wait wait wait as funny as this is, WHAT DID THE OFFICIAL ENGLISH WAKFU TEAM MEAN ABOUT "HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T SPOIL TOO MUCH FOR CATHIANE"?????

CATHIANE DRAWS THE GREAT WAVE MANGA

IS THERE GONNA BE A YUMALIA SHOWER SCENE⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

Cathiane mentioned once how she was uncomfortable when she drew Yumalia's vanilla scene in the beginning of the manga.

SO IS THE TEAM TRYING TO WARN HER THAT THERE'S GONNA BE SOMETHING EVEN MORE EXPLICIT COMING UP ⁉️⁉️⁉️

EDIT: So Cathiane saw the same shower meme on the French Wakfu team account and said this:

Cathiane: "Saw the notif and panicked”

OMG GUYS ARE WE REALLY GETTING A SHOWER SCENE!?!?!?

IT'S CANON-

Even the official account doesn't play about them

[diyaokonel]

Can we just imagine that chapter 20 didn't exist?

I mean, we're all kind of disappointed?

‼️These are just my thoughts about the Manga, and I don't want to spoil anyone's mood, if you liked everything - that's great!‼️

I remember how in the beginning I was looking forward to Friday so I could read the new chapter as soon as possible.But after chapter 17 I stopped expecting anything.We'll come back to this, but before that, Amalia was on the cover of this volume .And Adamai It was also part of an advertising campaign, many have already spoken out on this topic...I'll just say that it's funny that as soon as Adamai disappears from the plot, we get Master Joris!Looks like an exchange doesn't it? 😅

Let's get back to expectations, after chapter 17 I stopped hoping for anything, this manga has a very STRANGE pace of narration... not in a good way.The chapters are incredibly short...and almost without a plot, I myself love jokes and everyday life, but here it seems to take up all the space.

There was also a lot of fanservice in this volume which upset me. Julith's resurrection just doesn't make sense to me at this point ..Besides fanservice!I like Julitte, but it's like this could...ruin her character too much.

And finally, chapter 20...it looks like we'll have to wait another year to finally get the plot.

Sorry, I'll write in more detail my thoughts about chapter 20 later if anyone is interested.

Thank you very much for reading! I am just beginning to understand what and how things work here, and this was my first long post, I hope you liked it! Bye!

[p1ecetings]

Second book of wakfu the great wave manga will be coming out on the 20th of January in webtoon format!!

Exciting!! 🥳🥳

[aphilayx]

How long will last Wakfu the Great Wave?

On Twitter, Tot said 12 chapters were already finished, and they woukd like to make about 100.

I don't know if it's good news for my heart, given what happened in the first chapter.

[cocogum]

YAY OMG LETS GO ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💗💖💖💗💖💗

Second book of wakfu the great wave manga will be coming out on the 20th of January in webtoon format!!

Exciting!! 🥳🥳