Tongari Boushi no Atelier (Witch Hat Atelier)

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Synonyms: Atelier of Witch Hat

Japanese: とんがり帽子のアトリエ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Jul 22, 2016 to ?

Genre: Fantasy

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Morning Two

Authors: Shirahama, Kamome (Story & Art)

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Coco, a humble dressmaker's daughter, has always been fascinated by magic and the witches who cast it, despite the strict precautions they take to hide their methods from the public. However, when Coco takes advantage of a golden chance to spy on the skilled witch Qifrey, she realizes that her favorite picture book was a disguised magic book all along! In her excitement, she immediately starts testing out the various spells.

When a spell causes a disaster in her home, Qifrey rescues her just in time and decides to train her, realizing that she is the first lead he has found that could help him track down the Brimmed Caps—a dangerous group of heretics who experiment with forbidden body-altering magic and spread magical artifacts among the commoners. But before Coco and Qifrey can confront the Brimmed Caps, she is going to have to improve her magical skills and learn to get along with Qifrey's other apprentices.

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Tongari Boushi no Atelier has been published in English as Witch Hat Atelier by Kodansha USA since April 9, 2019.

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Qifrey

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Coco

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Olruggio

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Arkrome, Agat

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Riche

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Tetia

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Beldaruit

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Euini

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Tarta

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Luluci

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Oct 29, 2017

-HippySnob-

Recommended

Preliminary (7/? chp)

Are athletes, athletes from the moment they're born?
What about astronauts or idols? These things aren't decided at birth

So then what about witches?

Story starts off :

In a world run by the magic that flows through it, there are humans known as witches. Such individuals are male or female because the title of witch applies to both genders. Using a special type of ink, magic is drawn rather than being cast with voice or song. Different patterns represent different spells and they are often cast in secrecy. Why? To prevent the misuse of magic in the hands of the naive. If magic is used in such ...

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Apr 9, 2020

LapinTheRabbit

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Preliminary (37/? chp)

UPDATED 26/12/2021
Updating this as a lot more chapter has been released since I initially wrote this. If you wanna know the TLDR: read it, it's good.
With that out the way, here is the more lengthy review.

Story 10/10:
I won't lie and say this catch was quite generic: " girl, who isn't supposed to know magic, learns of magic and now is off to become a witch so she can save her family." It's nothing new. What is new however is how the author really expands on the world they have created. Asking questions we the reader would be asking if we were ... in that situation. It makes the world feel and scenario so believable. This is helped as the magic system used within the manga is "hard"- meaning there are well-defined rules. Things don't appear out of nowhere making us, the readers, able to follow along.

It's just very satisfying to read a manga that knows what world it has built and the limits of that.

Art 10/10
The first thing to grab peoples attention is probably the art style. It's more unique compared to your traditional manga and I love it for it being so. This is also shown within the panelling of the manga, where sometimes it's framed more so like a picture book.

Characters-8/10
If you have seen a magical girl anime, you would get a picture of what our main characters are like. Not saying that's bad in any way (quite the opposite) but it's not a new dynamic. Coco is our positive, outgoing type who is new to the world, Riche is the one that's the most outcast at first, Agete is the one who goes by the books type one and Tetia is the cheery one of the group. This is not bad and the characters undergo their development (some more than others as of now). If all else fails, I at least think our main characters charm can pull you through. Also a mention to Qifrey, the girl's teacher and a character who, though is kind to our protagonists, is clearly hiding something and he provides most of the mystery around the manga.

Side characters are a delight and I often find myself likening them more than our main characters. Mainly since each explores a different question relating to their world and how magic is used there. It gave these one-note characters just a bit more depth that is always welcomed.

Enjoyment/Overall-10/10
After reading thus far, my initial review is the same and that is "this is a good manga - go read it if you can". It has been many chapters since then and this manga has still held up and gotten better as it was able to explore more of its theme and questions.
I do admit that some bits fall flat such as the initial hook. I can't lie and say that our main girls are super developed despite being this far it. I still like them but I can't help but believe I like them since they are just charming to watch and their concepts are interesting (without fully being fleshed out in them as of writing this).

Even so, nothing is ever bad in this manga and I expect it will get better with time. Please give this a read if you get the chance!

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Aug 11, 2019

Arjuna777

Recommended

Preliminary (32/? chp)

May contain some spoilers

Tongari Boushi no Atelier sets a fairy-tale esque world in a beautiful way with a dark theme in the background.

Story-8/10

The main protagonist Coco is an eccentric girl who wants to be a witch but only those who are born as witches can be it.Well there is a twist in it which i won't spoil.Ina series of actions Coco gets a chance to become one.The story sets a mystery theme since the beginning.It flows in a lucid manner which is easy to understand.

Art-9/10

The art style is fluid and pretty artistic in a way.It is done well.Might not be the best in the manga ...

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