I actually thought about that
I'm literally getting too emotional I had to take a break from this manga after reading chapter 57 so rigid and FOR WHAT
to be honest, i feel like the rigid rules are pretty realistic e.g. legislation on drugs in a lot of countries absolutely forbid it meaning it’s sold with less regulation and control meaning more ppl abuse it and get addicted. if drugs/magic was normalised but had good legislation and was regulated, people wouldn’t be doing crazy evil stuff w it….. i feel like it’s pretty realistic that something so powerful is banned because they aren’t sure how its effects can be controlled… another example is nuclear energy, even though it has immense positive effects, it also has the risk of a lot of destruction.
government organisations are always more likely to go with a less riskier cost efficient option - i guess in this case, because magic is so easily accessible and dangerous, they’ve decided to ban the very thought of it
that's pretty much what I'm arguing. like you said about drugs in countries with stricter rules being sold with less regulation and it being abused. a lot of their reasoning doesn't seem well thought out at all regardless of how realistic it is, like how that one faction of witches claimed to be healers but were instead researching resurrection and immortality. like how on earth did they come to the conclusion that witches shouldn't learn medicine at all because of that?
yeah completely agree ;-; it’s even more baffling that such extreme rules also happen in real life when it is so clearly detrimental in preventing crime and harm. magic would be so much less dangerous if it was regulated and people were more educated on it - coco wouldn’t have lost her mum if she knew what those spells were :(
but alas that’s exactly the critique that shirahama is making which makes the story extra cool heheh
rightttt that's the thing! it's such a good story but it's acc upsetting me at the same time the whole garuga situation was so painful to read.
Same sentiments
tbh I really do love the story but yea there are moments that kinda bother me like you're telling me that y'all been erasing memories just cus they used forbbiden magic or something else............but WHAT ABOUT THE ONES THAT WERE ACTUALLY INOCCENT like COCO!!!
also you're also telling me that ITS FORBIDDEN FOR WITCHES TO RESTORE THEIR LOST MEMORIES!?!?!? and you basically send them a fucking ass island... like this psycho ass royal guard started erasing witches memories while shit was going down!!!!!!! do you wanna rethink about restoring memories
this is why im in love with qifrey cus he saw that coco wasnt trying to hurt anyone after she had used forbbiden magic and was only just trying to learn magic.Im glad that he didnt erase her memory cus bro's a single dad trying to raise his kids ╮(￣▽￣)╭
started this because of the anime and woah the witches are kind of dumb with how black and white they are about things. an organisation like the brimmed hats were bound to happen like wdym witches can't learn medicine? why're you forbidding magic?? I thought it was going to be the stereotypical stuff like death magic or blood magic, but transformation magic too?? like omg you guys don't know how to have fun.