Still, her precision in drawing rune circles makes her very popular with her schoolmates, who often approach her for help or advice. Upon becoming Qifrey's student, she became a bitter loner, obsessed with perfecting her magic skills under her own power, and distanced herself from the other students.
#WITCH DRAWING TRIAL#
Agott was cast out during her test for apprenticeship when malicious rumors surfaced that the magic she was to present at her trial was someone else's. Agott ( アガット, Agatto) A black-haired girl from the renowned Arklaum family, one of the houses who established the vow to keep the magic arts a secret to the general populace.
In his pursuit for vengeance, Qifrey is ruthless enough to employ forbidden mind control magic to prevent any hindrance.
As a result of their attempts to prevent him from tracking his tormentors, he distanced himself from the Assembly, returning only for necessities.
In fact, he holds a very personal grudge against the Brimmed Caps ever since his childhood, where they used him in a fell ritual that took away his right eye (which he now keeps covered by his hair) and the memory of his former life. While it is partly out of kindness that he takes Coco in, he has also taken note of the Brimmed Caps' designs on her. His atelier is a haven for child witches who are considered outcasts because they did not-or refused to-fit into the rigid structures of the old established schools. Qifrey ( キーフリー, Kīfurī) A reclusive witch and magic teacher specializing in water magic. While initially clumsy and naive, she is very enthusiastic about learning all she can about magic, and with her background as an Outsider, she is able to conceive highly creative ways of using her new-found knowledge. Subsequently, she is taken in by Qifrey and, instead of having her memory erased, is allowed to learn the ways of rune magic, which gains her a dubious reputation in the magic community. Thus, as Coco immerses herself into this new, wondrous world, a sinister plot begins to thicken around her.Ĭharacters Qifrey's Atelier Coco ( ココ, Koko) A bright, green-haired, optimistic young half-orphan and dressmaker's daughter who dreams of becoming a witch, and sees her wish fulfilled at the horrid cost of her mother getting turned to stone. Because rune magic can be effectively made by everyone, the Assembly carefully watches over any abuse of it, even going as so far as to erase the memories of any uninitiated (called "Outsiders") when they discover this secret.
#WITCH DRAWING FREE#
As it is gradually revealed, the coven in question-the Brimmed Caps-have taken an extraordinary interest in Coco, hoping that she will help them revive the free use of magic, which was outlawed because of the atrocities committed with it in past times, with some of their repercussions still enduring in Coco's world. One day she meets a male witch named Qifrey and after she witnesses how he uses magic (by drawing magical runes and using magical ink), Coco accidentally casts a spell that turns her mother to stone.Īs Coco does not know which magic spell she cast and Qifrey is tracking the sinister coven that could be behind the incident, he takes Coco as his apprentice in order to undo the spell and allow her to fulfill her dream. Edition of International Material-Asia.Ĭoco is a kind and daydreaming daughter of a dressmaker who aspires to become a witch however because only innate magical users can practice and use magic, she has to give up on her dream.
#WITCH DRAWING SERIES#
In 2020, the series won the Harvey Award for the Best Manga category as well as the Eisner Award for Best U.S. However, after meeting a witch named Qifrey, it seems like there may be hope for Coco after all.Īs of October 2022, Witch Hat Atelier had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. The series follows a girl named Coco, who dreams of being a witch, but in her world only those born with magical abilities are able to become witches. A spinoff series, Witch Hat Kitchen, started in November 2019 and has five volumes as of October 2022. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two since July 2016, with its chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. Witch Hat Atelier ( Japanese: とんがり帽子のアトリエ, Hepburn: Tongari Bōshi no Atorie) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama.
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