Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Description

From Kodansha:
In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem.

Original

Official English: Comic Days, Renta!

Note: Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018 and the Harvey Award for Best Manga in 2024.
Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia, together with Cats of the Louvre, at the Eisner Awards in 2020 and Best Manga at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Tongari Boushi no Kitchen (Side Story)

Associated Names

Asrama Topi Lancip

Atelier of Witch Hat (Indonesian)

Atelier of Witch Hat: Das Geheimnis der Hexen

Atelier spiczastych kapeluszy

Ateliér špičatých klobouků

Cadı Şapkası Atölyesi

El Atelier del Sombrero Puntiagudo

L'atelier des sorciers

Pondok Penyihir Topi Lancip

Tongari Booshi no Atorie

Tongari Boushi no Atelier ~ Atelier of Witch Hat

Tongari Boushi no Atorie

Tongari Bōshi no Atelier

Tongari Bōshi no Atorie

Tongariboushi no Atelier

Witch Hat Atelier

Xưởng Phép Thuật

Δ帽子

Ателье колдовских колпаков

Ательє чаклунських капелюхів

ورشة قبعة الساحرة

पोइन्ट टोपीको एटेलियर

จอมเวทฝึกหัดกับหมวกมหัศจรรย์

とんがり帽子のアトリエ

とんがり帽子のアトリエ ~ Atelier of Witch Hat

尖帽子的魔法工房

고깔모자의 아틀리에

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.68 by Project Vinland 2 years ago

c.67.5 by Project Vinland 2 years ago

c.67 by Project Vinland 2 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

14 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 3 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (313 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.22 / 10.0

29%

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12%

Last Updated

April 23rd, 2025 3:56am PDT - 1 week ago

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Genre

Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy School Life Seinen Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Morning Two (Kodansha)

Morning Two Web (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

INKR

K Manga

Kodansha USA (13 Vols - Ongoing; Early Digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #392

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Monthly Pos #836

(+141)

3 Month Pos #741

(-19)

6 Month Pos #811

(-82)

Year Pos #779

(+140)

List Stats

On 2069 reading lists

On 807 wish lists

On 23 completed lists

On 41 unfinished lists

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Witch Hat Atelier Gets Anime

3 years ago

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Wonderful art, but some annoying characters.

by MondSemmel
7 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

The art is phenomenal, and the magic is simultaneously magical and somewhat rule-based. But some of the side characters are unbelievable annoying. By chapter 8, multiple characters seem to exist only to victim-blame Coco.

For instance:

Agathe, one of Coco's fellow disciples, makes Coco take a trial that could kill her, just because she thinks Coco hasn't earned her role as a disciple. And for this, Agathe isn't even punished.

That said, this becomes less of a problem later on, which gives some of the more interesting characters a chance to shine.

... Last updated 7 years ago

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Oddly boring

by CCheshire
7 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

It started out fine but the longer I read the more bored I became of the story. It takes a lot to ruin magic so this is unique exp. The characters feel stock and 1D along with less than engaging plot means I dropped the series after a few ch. The art is lovely though.

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One of the best manga I ever read

by corpseboy
7 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is clearly one of my all-time favorites. I just love the beautifully told story of Coco who wants to become a real witch at whatever the cost. There's emotional depth, mystery, humor, adventure and everything in between. The unique universe the mangaka came up with really has tons of potential. And the artwork is of extremely outstanding quality and quite magical in itself. Whenever I turn one of the pages, I'm blown away by how much detail there is in every single panel - you can easily tell that the mangaka loves their craft. Definitely read it or you're going to miss out on one of the most precious experiences in your manga life.

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One of the best magic related mangas out there

by Jeffu
7 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

I don't even remember how i stumbled across this series, but I'm so glad i did, the art is breathtaking, the characters are really likable specially the protagonist that quickly became someone i wanted to see succeed. But by far the best of the manga is the magic system, in mangas where magic is the main focus the magic is either too simplistic and with no clear rules or it's super complicated but it's boring to learn every single little detail, this manga is on the complicated site but because everything is done by drawings, it's not that hard to understand once you get familiarized with the principal symbols and it makes you want to learn along the way with the protagonist how every type of drawings works.

Now this series is not perfect, it's just starting so it could always get boring along the way, but as of now there's no evidence that's going to happen and the main problem is that as of the moment I am writing this review there's no one translating it, the manga is going to get an official release and I'm going to get it once it comes out, but waiting for the volumes to release is always a pain in the ass.

But anyway, i can see this manga rising to my favorite list on the near future. Anyone who loves manga where magic is the main focus should read it.

... Last updated 7 years ago

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An artbook in manga form

by NazarethSTG
7 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Witch Hat Atelier joins the wave of amazing seinen manga done by female mangaka. Created by one of the finest Japanese artists of the moment, every page feels like it comes out from a black and white artbook. And while the technique and detail in display is amazing, what is truly breath-taking is the paneling: in every chapter Shirahama Kamome manages to find novel ways to use the panels, giving it a look like nothing else on the market right now.

And, thankfully, the story and characters are up to the task, too. The world is intricate and detailed, with magic with clearly explained rules and mechanics that make it look like an actual craft or science of this world; magic is cast by drawing glyphs, and drawing them incorrectly can mess it up, or certain modifications in the glyph may augment or alter its functioning.

There's a sort of bureaucracy that regulates the usage of magic and decides who can and cannot cast spells, and going against it can end up with the culprit having his/her memories erased. This is said to be in place to prevent magic from being used as weapons, which caused wars before, but something else seems to be going on.

If you are eager to read a great and fresh fantasy manga that tries to attempt new angles, look no further. Witch Hat Atelier is one of the best you can find.

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Excellent fantasy, heavy roots in tradition, & a strange kind of magic. JUST READ IT

by Swifft
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is about a world of magic where magic is able to be used by anyone, but that fact is kept secret. Magic only needs special ink to be performed; draw a glyph with that ink, and voila, magic. Our main character learns this fact by a strange hand of fate, and is shakily propelled into the world of magical apprenticeship. It's GREAT. Has very strong, very memorable characters and a very intriguing story. And that ART. Good GOD. Wrote a long review on the series you can read below. Damn, great manga.

Full review:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/witch-hat-atelier/

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I want more

by hackenbush
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

This one I find really intriguing so far. It has good world building and the magic system is fairly well thought out. The beautiful designs of the creatures, land, and buildings makes it easy for me to accept it's fantasy world. The front story follows a young wannabe-witch girl who accidentally dabbles in unknown dangerous magic. As a results, she turns her mother and home to crystal, along with the magic book she used. In order to find a way to free her mother, the girl must become a witch and gain access to a Witches-only library to find the spell she used and hopefully it's counter-spell. She is taken in as an apprentice by the Warlock (calling a guy a witch seems wrong to me) who saved her from being crystallized with her home. The story will seem to mainly follow the girl and the Warlock's three other apprentice girls as they learn to become Witches.

Then there is the background story that's going on, which still remains unclear. I think the Warlock has some dislike towards the Witches' hierarchy and so lives away from them. Then there's some stuff on an opposing fracture of Witches that the Warlock is hunting, who seem to be trying to mess things up with the practice of magic, and for some reason the main girl is mixed up in all of it.

As for the characters, they are alright so far. There's nothing about them that makes them stand and makes me root for them. They are just there for the story. This is probably this manga's weakest point. However, none of them annoy me, so that's always a plus in my book. This is only based on 4 chapters so there is plenty of room for character development.

Overall, beautiful drawings, interesting story, good magic system, and it leaves me wanting to read more.

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wonderful gem of a manga

by Rin_Uzuki
8 years ago

Rating: N/A

Beautiful art, great pacing, and inventive items and spells. I'm hooked! This series is a real joy to translate, and I hope a lot of people can enjoy it. Fingers crossed that it'll be officially licensed for the English-language market!

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