Release that Witch

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Chen Yan travels between worlds, ending up becoming an honorable prince in a medieval fantasy world. Yet this world was not quite as simple as he thought. Witches with magical powers abound, and fearsome wars between churches and kingdoms rage throughout the land.

Roland, a prince regarded as hopeless by his own father and assigned to the worst fief, spends his time developing a poor and backward town into a strong and modern city, while fighting against his siblings for the throne and absolute control over the kingdom. Join Roland as he befriends and allies with witches and, through fighting and even farming, pushes back invaders coming from the realm of evil.

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Fang Kai Nage Nuwu
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ปล่อยแม่มดคนนั้นซะ
放开那个女巫
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Naeddyr
Naeddyr rated it
May 10, 2018
Status: --
A western-style engineer-skeptic reincarnation fantasy that is bogged down by dragging chapters, terrible exposition and cartoon villains in a story without enough happening

This is a Chinese reincarnation novel almost indistinguishable in flavour from something that might have been published in the west. An engineering fantasy, with a lot of atheism and a Final Fantasy-levels corrupt evil Church, the story is about a Chinese engineer reincarnated as the good-for-nothing 4th prince of a western style kingdom who ends up saving a witch. Naturally, witches turn out to be perfectly ok, and... more>> really handy.

The prose is readable, the translation flows ok, and the style of the story and my mental images are un-anime enough that it took me a while to realise it might be a harem story...

However, as the story progresses it starts to *drag*. Our MC, besides building and building and building on his power-base in Bumduck, Kingdom of Graycastle, is mostly reactionary and stationary. Characters slowly atrophy to background machinery (most clearly with our main romantic interest, Anna, who becomes a glorified welding machine, but even the MC becomes just an idea dispenser), with some rare character moments sprinkled here and there.

So much that is written down could be easily done with a hundred times less text. The MC commissions a primitive and boring pontoon bridge, for example, which is then lovingly described for many,

many,

*many* paragraphs.

There are many side-chapters (or multipart sidechapters) from antagonistic characters, including ones where they reveal all their evil plans to the reader like a very verbose and clear-spoken council of ominous monoliths. Worst of all, all of these side-chapters are so full of aggravating filler and repetition; I don't want to know every single detail of how this or that irrelevant Duke ends up walking into an obvious death-trap of no importance to the story on the other side of the country in a war our MC isn't even really participating in..! And then, at the end of the chapter I learn it's another effing two-parter, with more of the same.

The story is slow-moving to its detriment, padded out in order to give room to a cookie-cutter industrialization fantasy. This can work in smaller doses and with more *stuff* happening (that the MC actually is PART of), but not if you just tease events for a hundred chapters and then deliver a damp squid. <<less
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hjieru
hjieru rated it
February 6, 2018
Status: c660
Very good. Interesting plot. Good romance. Wish there were much more hilarious moments then it would have been perfect! Plus, I learn a lot of new things from the novel. Very worth the time!
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freedom1x
freedom1x rated it
February 5, 2018
Status: c694
The novel development keeps getting better.

I like how you put a simple character in a fantastical journey to another world and slowly develop to become someone great.

A few times, I stop reading before the story reveals how MC would encounter a situation, and I just stare out my window and look at the Java apple tree outside. Wondering what will MC do. And then read what MC will do. And to my surprise. MC would just do simple but plausible and effective way to confront a situation. I like how... more>> MC does not have to over complicate things.

Rated 5/5 because I learned a lot from this novel. <<less
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Pyushis
Pyushis rated it
November 16, 2017
Status: c539
tl;dr: Top-tier novel. Worth the time spent in reading.

Reminder: this novel also includes Sci-Fi / Fantasy. Now if you try to add total Realism and Sci-Fi you have a problem cause that's just plain s*upidity.

Premise 3/5 - Beginning is not that unique. There is already a lot of reincarnation in another body that I've read. Witches are regarded as devil spawns even if they're innocent. Won't spoil more. Can you skip some chapters? Yes you can. But if you do, I wont be surprised if you suddenly don't understand how something is accomplished. If those are backstories then yes you can skip it.

Characters 6/5 - This is where this novel shines brightly. The characters (Witches) are slowly built, their attitudes are fully laid out slowly and development is apparent throughout the chapters. Romance might be slow but it is not annoying unlike other novels. You can sympathize with the characters in their ordeals.

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Roland - the MC, knows a lot. Quite questionable how he remembers and knows a lot of stuff but at least he's not as omniscient as other MC in novels are. Theres a degree of realism. Readers can relate to him because he doesn't have any powers at all. Just modern day knowledge.


Witches - The witches are not tools as some would say. They are hired by roland. Two different things. In case you haven't noticed, I won't blame you. Now if you'll argue that employees are tools maybe you should go and have a therapy or something. Their characters aren't sloppily made as some would claim as well. Their attitude changed as time went by.
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Fight scenes 3/5 - A healthy dose of both super powers and military might. Strength gain is increasing in a logical and reasonable manner. Predictable? To some extent. Annoying? Not at all.

Personal Enjoyment - While it may not be as good as other novels, It has enough to make me crave for more every single time. That is enough to warrant a point higher than the maximum.

PS: I'm reading a lot of intelligent novels as well. 6/5 for personal enjoyment.
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ieh
ieh rated it
November 12, 2017
Status: c532
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this story and how it sidesteps a lot of cliches that run so rampant in the light novel world. It's not perfect but it's the best written story I've read so far.

I see other reviews comparing this with Spice and wolf or Maoyuu Maou Yuusha but it's like comparing apple to oranges. Those other 2 novels are heavily focused on the economic side as an excuse to flesh out a vibrant fantasy world. While RtW focuses more on a steady army building... more>> and technological growth for the final confrontation with monsters that threaten to eradicate what is left of humanity.

Personally, I don't think the main character Roland is as flawed or overpowered as some other reviews make him out to be. He has no physical or magical powers and is just a smarter than average human being with a current day University education and work experience. You have to understand that this was written by a Chinese author and in China they focus excessively on memorizing information in school. Also, he never outright builds a current day gun or technology right off the bat. The first good chunk of chapters he is hindered by the lack of resources and being unable to refine metals. He basically made brittle iron tubes with handles and saltpeter as a propellant to use as makeshift muskets (Think 1700s matchlock muskets with a rough iron ball that takes forever to manually reload). Steam engines were also invented in the 1600s before even matchlock muskets with the first steam engine in a mine made in 1702. Roland brought the fantasy world out of the dark ages to the age of enlightenment.

He also uses simple tactics like hiding his staggered gun lines behind a dirt wall made with a basic understanding of present day building techniques and knowledge from University science classes for science majors. You don't have to be a genius to balance chemical equations, remember the uses of acids/bases, or even to memorize the periodic table since you'd use that regularly for years until it became second nature.

RtW is almost a step by step story of how our actual technology progressed throughout the years except aided by magic. By later chapters and close to 2 years into the story, he's brought the town close to the industrialization era (Assembly line, specialization of skills to improve productivity) with near equivalent weapons for that era (Gatling guns, both occurred in the mid 1800s). I think the parallels to real history has made the story very satisfying and given it a touch of realism to make it more believable. Not to mention that there are witches whose magical powers are used in creative ways to bypass certain technological bottlenecks and speed up progress.

The flaws of this story are mostly the uninspired evil Church and High Nobles. I completely agree that the finances and gold royals in this story are glossed over, but that's fine because I don't want to read 100 chapters about a guy using double entry bookkeeping and balancing a checkbook. The speed of the town being built is a bit excessive on top of everything else but that's a minor nitpick to speed the story along. I wasn't a fan of the special boat they've built, I just keep picturing the CSS Palmetto State (also built during the mid 1800s!).

I'd highly recommend reading this story! <<less
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Ginko
Ginko rated it
October 30, 2017
Status: --
Oddly Addicting

Pro's:

Interesting world building and plot

... more>> Writing style is easy to read

Characters become likable

However, there is one huge Con I can't ignore.

Cons:

Roland is suppose to be your average BA or Masters level engineer from our world. BUT this mother **** apparently has an IQ and comprehension that exceeds the combined smartest 6 people I have ever met (including those with PhDs). If the author would have taken the time to do a proper setup for him in the beginning of the novel, this could have been believed. - The rest of the Cons you can find in other reviews -

If you can overlook this, it becomes a fun read regardless <<less
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KiNG_JCD777
KiNG_JCD777 rated it
October 2, 2017
Status: c400
My new favourite novel. I can relate to this since im an engineer as well. Wahaha !! Thanks for this novel im really glad this novel existed. Good story line, unique and extra ordinary. Some chinese novels always considers cultivations and such but this novel hehe reading it will broaden your horizons. Try this out for a change of pace.
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Homeless_One
Homeless_One rated it
September 30, 2017
Status: c452
An amazing read, had me up late several nights cause I couldn't stop reading! The MC is not brainless, nor is he overpowered. He only has the knowledge of his former life to assist him. What's more, his previous profession was an engineer so it is much more believable that he has the amount of knowledge he does. He remembers a bit too much, but does have trouble remembering certain aspects, which we all would, if put in the same situation. He isn't a harem protagonist or really thickheaded either.... more>> He has someone he likes and he makes that clear as time goes on. Of the (few) people who are romantically inclined towards him, they do not just slobber all over him the second they see him. It takes time and trust for them to develop their emotions. It was a breath of fresh air, reading this, and I highly encourage you check it out too! <<less
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FeaRce
FeaRce rated it
September 4, 2017
Status: c405
Ok, my review on this novel is simply... AMAZING.

The characters are well developed and the world building is amazing too.

This novel is not your typical CN novels with arrogant characters whatsoever.

The MC is way too cool. And wait! He is not someone who is OP like in other novels, he' is just a pure genius with a lot of knowledge. ... more>>[ He can do civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, politics, law maker, buisinessman/merchant and most of all... it seems he is also building a ultra mega harem family xD]

As for how he use his knowledge is way too cool too. The author always explain how he make his new machines and other invention (not really invention since he is just using his past's life knowledge) is also great. I sometimes wonder how author do it all xD.

As for people would always get hyper when he brought his new creations into reality, especialy during wars. [ Just imagine using firearms to the world of swords and arrows.]

I truly recommend this novel for readers who might be accidentaly bump into this page.

Lets just hope that translator and author will keep their amazing jobs and dont ruin this piece of gem novel and would release more chapters, likely 10k more chapters hahahaha. <<less
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Raubtier
Raubtier rated it
August 10, 2017
Status: c202
The story has been enjoyable so far. Aside from the main plot, the interactions between the characters has been interesting. I'd call the story progress as slow with 4 volumes only covering about six months or so in the story.

But aside from the slow progress, main character's character development and sometimes annoyingly clustered info dumps, this story is one of those rare jewels. The 'Kingdom Building' tag is not exaggerated. The main plot can keep you addicted with it's intricacy.

I've only so far up to vol. 4 but I know... more>> my 5 rating won't change. <<less
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Diskat
Diskat rated it
June 9, 2017
Status: c700
This work is unlike any chinese novel I've read so far. I went to the chinese raws and to my surprise, it is actually readable machine translated. And so I read it up to the latest chapter, which is far more than I had bothered for any other brainless chinese novels. I feel like that since I read one xianxia, I've read it all.

I like this novel because this is unique in the fact Roland doesn't have a cheat and enemies were knocking at his door. So what does... more>> he do? He uses his past life's tech to actually play a huge role in developing his city.

Although the plot and storytelling is somewhat slightly above average, and it also its flaws, the story somehow far exceeded my expectation and hit something right with me.

I like the Modern tech vs Medieval tech and the Modern Tech vs Magic that goes on here. The Magic part isn't exceedingly overpowered that Modern tech doesn't have a hope of overcoming, but Roland's current Modern tech isn't the strongest thing out there either. In fact, it's the surprise factor of Magic that is the blessing and curse to him. Thankfully, most of it can be mitigated by the God's Stone, but that isn't absolute.

Spoiler

The Modern tech raises the danger bar for the average man enough to fight the demon beasts and eventually alien devils. He'll have heavy machine guns and battleships and artillery by the time of his campaign against Timothy. Honestly, it was a bit of a letdown as the battle's a bit too short. But the shock factor is awesome.

I like how Roland would explain making gunpowder, and even goes on making smokeless gunpowder, and even dynamite, which is far more than any isekai protagonists usually do as they stop with 1700's gun tech. He brings his city up to WWI tech. While it feels like his knowledge far surpasses the average engineer, his thoughts are based on hard facts that a cursory internet search would have trouble finding how things work. I applaud the author who actually knows his stuff.

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For the church thing, at first I thought the author's understanding of religion was rather shallow, but...

Spoiler

it is explained why it was so in the later chapters which is quite a surprise. Not every author would bother thinking about such a thing. Apparently, the church hasn't been around for more than 400 years and that the church was designed to fight against the devils, not to worship some higher being. Although that doesn't mean that there isn't a possibility of higher being. Some of the upper echelons believe there is a War God, and that he only favors the victors.

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Even so, while I do give the novel 5/5, Roland *cough* the author *cough* is not perfect and has his own biases or is merely ignorant about some things.

Spoiler

Roland introduced chopsticks, stating that you can produce more utensils. Not sure if he realized, but chopsticks are made out of fast growing bamboo for a reason. There's likely no bamboo in Border Town, now called Neverwinter City. Moreover, they can't replace the utility of a spoon. Fortunately, we haven't seen that panning out reaching beyond his castle through because the author forgot about it or something.

I'd like to also know more about the revolver rifles, and how he fixed with the gunpowder blast not getting into their faces when shooting while aiming. Unfortunately, it seems that here is more glossed over the specifics.

Lastly, I'm not sure, but Roland might using an auto-revolver design, because there's no way he's able to fire so many shots quickly enough while being pinned down by an assassin.

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baqar_otaku
baqar_otaku rated it
May 25, 2017
Status: c308
Awesome. Novel. Such details of modern tech and applying it in another world, tho it can be a bit of a pain in the bu*t trying to understand all the tech but the beautiful mix of fantasy, suspense, Mystery, OP Military Power, Politics, Romance and action more than makes up for that (plus the MC is cool). Its a little hard to keep reading in the start and mid (ch1-ch150/ch200) but its worth it. Trust me
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Linbe
Linbe rated it
March 13, 2017
Status: c1
I don't think there's actually any reason for me to write a review on this novel because anyone can understand how good this novel is just from the reviews and the ratings. I can't even begin to fathom what sort of sad*st gave it a 1 star.

This is one of the most original novels in this site. Although it does have the reincarnation which is a cliche, give the author a break. Everyone's gotta start somewhere and to get the guy to this setting and for the novel to have... more>> such an interesting story this was essential.

The MC is smart but cannot actually be called a Genius. He has outstanding management skills has a good memory and doesn't laze around. One of the things many people complain about is that he does not take more than one woman but that is something I like about the MC that he does not lose his moral values which he was taught in his previous world. We see in many books how the MC's just lose their moral compass after reincarnating.

Though I do think that it will most probably be a harem, this is one of those harems which I don't mind either because it was not forced. This is the first time I'm actually even supporting the Harem too.

The character building is also amazing, how the MC blends in and starts managing and how they give importance to side characters too and doesn't make the MC too OP. I have to say one of the best reads right now and easily in my top 3. <<less
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Arafell
Arafell rated it
November 8, 2016
Status: c131
I've read through what's been translated so far - chapter 131 - and I have to say, it's pretty good. This is very much an 'uplift' story in the technological sense, so if you don't like the thought of a modern engineer leading musketeers/cannon teams against cavalry knights, you're probably not going to like the way this is going.

If you DO like seeing military smackdowns, and you like watching people exploit magic to its logical conclusion, and you often cheat in Civilization to fight barbarian archers with attack helicopters, this... more>> web novel is for you.

Pros: Battles. Monsters. Engineering feats. Story moves quickly, and I actually READ the interludes which is rare for me. The plot has some mysteries lurking, but you still feel like you understand what's going on. The author also did a fair amount of research on the industrial revolution the MC is kicking off, which is nice.

Cons: Protagonist is a bit generic. You could sum him up in just a couple of words - "Perfect Prince." He's a fair and intelligent ruler with everyone's best intentions in mind, and if they all just rolled over and let him do what he wanted the world would be a better place, but anyone that gets in his way is going to get shot by musket volley fire. Witches are beginning to resemble a battle harem. <<less
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AonDuine
AonDuine rated it
December 3, 2024
Status: c320
You'd think this was one of the best written works ever with how hard and often some people fellate it. I couldn't maintain interest. Dropped the comic version then picked up the novel after a few people said that it was far better. It is a bit better admittedly, at least at first, but not by much and quickly falls off. I'd say the first 100 or so chapters are the best part. Past that?

So many cliches, the witches are basically plot conveniences, the story feels like it begins to... more>> simply meander without focus, and the MC is too unrealistically knowledgeable. It's just a dull read frankly. <<less
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MisterAbstruse
MisterAbstruse rated it
January 26, 2024
Status: Completed
Release That Witch is one of my favorite novels. Allow me to be transparent upfront, the first several hundred chapters are a FIRM 10/10. Then it dips to an 8/10, and eventually has a 6/10 ending. Why did I still give it 5 stars? For two reasons: extremely high and resonant enjoyment, and it's peak (and averaged) quality.

It's been quite some time since I finished this novel, and I had taken a break around chapter 900 (because the translation was not finished) ; but I still use "Novels like Release... more>> That Witch" in my Google searches to find books that I will like. Almost everything that it does, it does incredibly well for quite some time.

I spent an immense amount of time crafting mental fanfiction of where the story could go while I was reading it, thinking of different ways that the witches powers could be used or cultivated into particular directions. I'm a sucker for science and engineering, as well as city development, and it's such a joy to hear processes and advancements described in such a holistic way. It's like watching someone play "Civilization"; but more detailed, fantastic, and personalized - you are taken on the adventure firsthand.

Spoiler

Also, Nightingale is best girl - and you cannot convince me otherwise.

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If you know of novels like Release That Witch, DM me; I need more of it in my life.

Final score: (900*1+500*0.8+100*0.6) /1500 = ~0.91

9.1/10 goes to a 5/5 (I may have finessed the numbers. I'm not sorry. Reading it is worth the sadness of knowing you will not soon find another novel that takes you to the same heights that this one does.) <<less
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cosme7
cosme7 rated it
July 31, 2023
Status: Completed
I just finished reading it and I hope this review helps you decide whether to give the WN a chance or not :P

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Story ★★☆ & 5/10 - The beginning of the story is fantastic, he starting to develop the technologies of the City, little by little conquering a place in the hearts of the people, of course the Propaganda in the Communist molds comes strong, but it is part of the history XD, and I must say that it was well implemented XD. You ask yourself, okay but did you... more>> give it a 5/10? The problem with this note comes from half of WN onwards, after the first war in which I won't give spoilers directly, the work takes another direction, and from then on it is completely lost.

Some spoilers in case you're interested in this topic.

Spoiler

- I must agree with one of the reviews on the site, whenever he needs to develop something, magically a new Witch appears JUST what he needs, I personally don't bother, but the pattern is present.

- Witches not getting pregnant I thought it was too much bullshit, it could be something in the footprint of the elves who are difficult to get pregnant, and they still have to keep reading the MC saying "Wow, that's great that they can't get pregnant and blah blah", trying to find a valid reason for that, being that he is a KING and needs an Heir, besides, the moment I thought "is the MC kidding me?" that's when he wanted to do an advertisement to increase the birth rate in the Kingdom, MARRYING A WITCH, I thought AHHHHHHHHHH if I was in this room...

- Sleeping Island plot totally irrelevant, pure waste of time in the story, the characters could have been inserted in another way, but there had to be a whole plot on the island and blah blah, totally unnecessary.

- Dream World, after the battle with the church, and he starts to have these "powers", I found the chapters extremely BORING, totally unnecessary plot, could have simply continued with the war against the demons and it was great, BUT, let's go for one third race in between.

- In addition to Dream World, the passing in the last 300 caps is strange, he starts using technologies that were not present in his kingdom in a totally simple way, and in other chapters the MC complains about lack of material and etc...

- And the end comes with a giant load of science-fiction out of nowhere and you're like ??? It is serious? Okay, at least it's not Nanomachine's, but it still sucks.

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Character ★★☆ & 5/10 - That part was what saddened me the most, it had enormous potential, but it was something totally simple, with the exception of the Side Characters (Humans), because in them you even feel that they are "palpable" they are "real" you know? If you were to complain about anyone (Human), it would have to be the MC and his passivity in certain matters. Now when you go to the Witches, it's a sad thing.

Some spoilers: Humans

Spoiler

- MC, his passivity at certain times, he has to have a lot of c*ckroach blood to bear, especially when it involves the witches of Taquila, the "women" all the time talking with disdain of humans, even Edith humiliates them, from afar the BEST FEMALE CHARACTER, should have become Queen aff!

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Some spoilers: Witches

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General: They all went through trauma at some level, with the exception of the witches of Taquila, but it's always the same background with some variations, the way that "trauma" is healed, is being accepted by humans and working with them, and only, they don't have anything else, how to relate and etc... The other variation is the power of Witch being "useless" apparently, but the MC has the right place to put this girl to work, and the Witch is neurotic of "AHHH I AM USELESS and blah blah"

- Union Witches: Scroll, Wendy (debatable) and Nightingale, have a certain more two-dimensional personality, the rest of them are even too simple, others are UNBEARABLE boring.

- Sleeping Island: Tilly is an extremely boring character, irrelevant to the story honestly, she could have put another character and removed the plot from the island, which would have given space to develop other things in the story, in addition to her personality, Tilly is unbearably selfish, skill is "meh", in relation to other characters like Andrea, Ashes, Maggie, Ify and etc... It's debatable, because on the island itself there are about 300 witches and you only read about 20 or less, of course the author has the perfect excuse that "oh they are traumatized and blah blah blah, so they don't want to go out", in addition to the many others that go to town, you barely read about any of them.

- Taquila Witches: For me they are the worst with the exception of Agatha, all the other witches, AFTER THEY LOST A WAR, they are still: look at the "commons", they can't do anything without us, they are a bunch of weaklings, IF IT WAS IN OUR TIME PEOPLE COULD SOLVE IT FAST, plus he keeps playing jokes about "aahh what if we take power again? LET'S REVIVE WITCH SUPREMACY!" as if it had worked before KEKW, another detail is that they think they are HYPER intelligent, and they don't have a third of the knowledge of the MC, having them over 400 years old.

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Some Spoilers: Romance

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- Anna is a boring character, is she BEAUTIFUL? YES! But it's boring, it barely has any personality, Nightingale is much better, and their romance, it's an extremely strange thing in WN, they make a deal that the reader is never told about the content, it just stays on the air, or in some moments is quoted.

- And where I REALLY found it wasted, is with the Witches themselves and the residents of the city (Humans), ok, they have their traumas, but this PLOT could have been inserted to give WN more color, at least to the witches from the Union, because it has the harem tag, but it is not the case with WN.

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Art ★★★★★ - I'm going to use Manhua as a base, and I thought the arts were very beautiful XD, just so I don't leave this part blank.

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Enjoyment ★★☆ & 5/10 - As I said in the story part, it started fantastic, I loved every part of the development, it's even well explained, the reason the character is doing X or Y, but after War, it becomes something cliché, which could have been done differently, or in my opinion, it doesn't even exist in WN, and in relation to "City-Building", mainly in the weapons development part, it becomes something irrelevant, the MC starts taking things off the top hat to be done, the reason is acceptable, the problem is the execution.

Some Spoilers: Feminism

Spoiler

- Firstly, it's a CN work, if you're seeing feminism in it, you're crazy, the work is completely the opposite in my opinion, a woman in a position of power = it's a problem XD, especially when the plot of the witches of Taquila comes into play, and the ABSURD IDEA they had, you stay ??? IS IT SERIOUS THAT YOU DID THIS? AND YET WANNA CALL HUMANS "WEAK" or TREAT WITH DISDAIN? If they were f*cked, it was little.

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General ★★☆ & 5/10 - I really picked it up to read it because of the high rating on the site, and having read some good reviews, but unfortunately they are not just "flowers", a lot of things left to be desired from the story to the characters, due to the number of chapters, I could have done one GREAT work, but as I said, in my opinion the author got lost in his own story, and the rush at the end trying to close all possible points is proof of that.

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If you read this review thank you very much and may God bless you! <<less
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mondoplus
mondoplus rated it
May 27, 2023
Status: --
I have read the entire novel. Be careful when reading the review, there may be spoilers.

I will only put this review to defend the novel from some reviews.

1.- This novel is not feminist. The reason why witches are all women is an inspiration from medieval European times, where the Lutherans burned thousands of women for witchcraft.

2.- The MC has a college degree. He has a university degree in Engineering. At the time of his death, he had a job, making him approximately 30 years old. It is true that his... more>> general knowledge is basic, but he has the foundations to develop because he knows the way. If we take weapons as an example, it develops technology step by step, it is not capable of developing assault rifles or missiles.

3.- This knowledge is shared in their environment and with the population. It is normal that intelligence and understanding grow not only in the MC's environment, it also grows in the population.

4.- The characters come and go, I think it's a success because that's how life works. The novel ends very quickly and with important characters disappearing (Edith, for example). It is not known what led to the novel's cancellation, but most believe it is due to censorship by the Chinese government. This novel has 1500 chapters and it looks like it could have been 1000 more chapters.

5.- This novel is family friendly compared to others of the similar genre. The characters are either very pure or very dark, there are no gray main characters. If you consider that this novel is aimed at adolescent readers, or you think that the novel is very childish, you should consider another similar one like "Tales Reincarnator Lord". In literary terms, don't look to read "The Lord of the Rings" in a book like "The Hobbit." This novel leaves no one indifferent for a reason. There is nothing like it in the genre. When writing something that does not adapt to what exists, the result is that many will love it and many will hate it.

The only things that bothered me about this novel are:

  • They do not explain reincarnation. It is the basis and engine of this story. They only theorize at the end in a couple of paragraphs.
  • In the last 200 chapters you can feel the author's rush of wanting to finish the novel. I think the moment they expose the Battle of Divine as a trap, everything rushes to the end.
  • The end is closed. It is not possible to resume the novel to fix the mess.
SFME (Sorry for my English). <<less
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paperjack
paperjack
July 21, 2021
Status: Completed
Fun at the beginning, meh at the middle, absolutely awful rushed ending
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hailboy
hailboy rated it
April 25, 2021
Status: Completed
"Release that Witch' is one of the legendary novels beside "Lord of the Mysteries". It is probably the best "Kingdom Building" and "Army Building" novel out there. Among the countless novels I have read this will forever be one of the best. This novel practically portrays the evolution of a civilization. Moreover the character of the protagonist is also logic oriented and extremely humane. The novel is also quite descriptive which makes it very immersive. "Roland" the protagonist of this novel will also forever be my one the best protagonist.
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