{"id":88578,"date":"2026-05-01T22:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/before-witch-hat-kamome-shirahama-blessed-us-with-a-hilarious-romp-about-gals-being-pals\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:45:54","slug":"before-witch-hat-kamome-shirahama-blessed-us-with-a-hilarious-romp-about-gals-being-pals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/before-witch-hat-kamome-shirahama-blessed-us-with-a-hilarious-romp-about-gals-being-pals\/","title":{"rendered":"Before ‘Witch Hat,’ Kamome Shirahama Blessed Us With a Hilarious Romp About Gals Being Pals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Witch Hat Atelier<\/em>\u00a0has quickly become one of, if not the, must-watch anime of the season. So much so, you can\u2019t fault fans for hitting a common anime adaptation impasse: watching weekly, banking episodes for a finale-day binge, or giving in and reading ahead in Kamome Shirahama\u2018s beloved manga.<\/span>\u00a0Decisions, decisions.<\/p>\n

But what if we told you there\u2019s a secret third option\u2014one that scratches the Shirahama itch to bask in her bespoke artistry and trades the unspeakable horrors awaiting Coco for a side-splitting, utterly riotous comedy? Well, good, because we are. That option is her slept-on, pre-Witch Hat Atelier<\/em> manga, Eniale & Dewiela<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Kamome Shirahama\/Yen Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If Witch Hat Atelier<\/em> is Shirahama in her grand adventure, Dragon Ball Z<\/em> era, Eniale & Dewiela<\/em> was her at peak Dr. Slump<\/em> whimsy.<\/p>\n

Set in a world where heaven and hell coexist, the manga follows the unruly yet wildly endearing friendship between Eniale, the angel, and Dewiela, the demon\u2014two gals tasked with collecting souls on Earth, a job they\u2019d much rather procrastinate on by going shopping. Unfortunately for them, celestial bureaucracies run a tight ship, so shirking their duties only piles more work onto them.<\/p>\n

So they have their fun wherever they can get it by diving into a generational rivalry of soul-dollect, ducking exorcists, and doing the absolute most in the process to one-up each other. Naturally, their daily angel-devil routine spirals into chaos, ranging from the benign to the apocalyptic, making for a hilarious, short-but-sweet read.<\/p>\n

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For comparison, Eniale and Dewiela\u2019s dynamic\u00a0gives\u00a0Bayonetta and Jeanne\u00a0a touch of\u00a0Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt<\/em>, but with the debauchery dialed down from a raucous 11 to a mischievous five<\/span>. In Witch Hat Atelier<\/em> terms, Eni and Dewi read like the proto-blueprint for Agott\u2019s tsundere bite and Coco\u2019s sheepish na\u00efvet\u00e9 reimagined as a madcap buddy comedy duo. Watching Shirahama remove her limiters and let these two wreak havoc\u2014whether sabotaging each other\u2019s soul quotas or teaming up to do the bare minimum\u2014is a delight. And when they\u2019re not butting heads, they\u2019re simply gals being pals: shopping, scheming, and trying to live their best lives.<\/p>\n

What I love most about the manga is that it\u2019s Shirahama fully in her comedic bag, writing slapstick gags with an elasticity and confidence that feel distinctly aged-up, in line with Witch Hat Atelier<\/em>\u2018s gentler whimsy.\u00a0With each chapter, you can feel her stretching, riffing, and letting herself be unserious in ways that\u00a0WHA<\/em>\u2018s tone doesn\u2019t always allow.<\/span> Coincidentally, the manga also teases her natural aptitude for sapphic-tinged storytelling that WHA<\/em> fans\u2014especially Arkco-truthers (we see you)\u2014will clock immediately. Shirahama\u2019s genuinely funny here, but she\u2019s also effortlessly flexing her ability to weave emotionally stirring beats into her gag comedy manga.<\/p>\n

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For readers who adore WHA<\/em>\u2019s visual splendor, rest assured: Eniale & Dewiela<\/em> carries the same hallmarks. The panel work is exquisite, the ornate borders feel like thumbing through an ancient tome, and the intricate detailing is as gobsmacking as ever. But here, that craft is in service of pure comedy. Across its three volumes, Shirahama unleashes a cavalcade of supernatural disasters born from the duo\u2019s joint dumbassery\u2014raising hordes of zombies while trying to turn a priest into both an angel and a demon, splitting the sea like Moses to find a missing earring, and firing a sky\u2011beam of souls straight into the heavens.<\/p>\n

And when the manga isn\u2019t serving killer runway fashion, heavenly\u2011hellish hijinks, or a few sapphic glances, it\u2019s got heart. The standout moment comes in chapter eight, where Dewiela goes from hovering over an old woman like a vulture waiting to collect her soul to befriending her and her \u201cfugly\u201d guard cat. That chapter made me misty-eyed, I\u2019m not gonna lie.<\/p>\n

\"Eniale
\u00a9 Kamome Shirahama\/Yen Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So if you need a quick, delightful read while you deliberate over whether you\u2019re going to stockpile\u00a0Witch Hat Atelier<\/em> episodes or are simply craving more of Shirahama\u2019s work (outside her\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>\u00a0card illustrations\u2014she contains multitudes),\u00a0Eniale & Dewiela<\/em> is absolutely worth your time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n


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