Atelier of Witch Hat 07: Das Geheimnis der Hexen

とんがり帽子のアトリエ [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier] #7

by Kamome Shirahama

Um endlich ein paar Antworten über den Fluch zu finden der auf ihrer Mutter lastet, bricht Coco zum Bibliotheksturm auf. Quiffrey folgt ihr, denn der Turm hält mehr Gefahren bereit, als Coco weiß.
Und noch jemand folgt den beiden: Orugio. Aber seine Sorge gilt nicht Coco, sondern Quiffrey!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Young Adult, Magic

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2020

About the author

Kamome Shirahama (白浜鴎) is a Japanese manga artist.

Reviews

[Chantaal · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh shiiiit learning about Qifrey's backstory and that ending with him and Olruggio!!!

hello when are Qifrey and Olruggio going to confess their love for each other, they're already co-parenting 4 children

[remi · Rating 5 out of 5]

"You're such a kind person. I'm sure that you'll end up forgiving me again."

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this seventh volume, a kind of bridge between adventures, Olruggio questions whether Qifrey may be using his young apprentices, and Coco in particular, in his revenge plot for his lost eye at the hands of the Brimmed Hats, with all their Forbidden Magic. As that occurs, Coco decides she wants an answer to the question about whether they will ever be able to find her mother and heads to the Tower of Tomes to find out, joined, eventually by Qifrey. The main thing that gets accomplished in this volume is a kind of circling back to foundations:

“Think back on what you’ve established--pondering, inquiring, practicing, innovating, discussing, and solving the problems before you, one step at a time. It wasn’t so long ago that you didn’t know the first thing about magic. But look at all the trials you’ve overcome with your friends. . . When an answer is not forthcoming, we can rely on the wisdom contained here [he taps on her forehead] to find a different way. So long as you don’t stop imagining, you’ll be able to produce any number of answers. That is the essence of magic”--Qifrey, to Coco

So, it's a coming of age story, something everyone has to go through, problem-solving your way to adulthood (oh, how I wish schools focused on this more!) And in this series, at the heart of the project of imagining, of magic itself, is drawing, creating. Coco is learning to draw her way to hope.

“There is always hope. That’s just the kind of witches we are”--Qifrey

Also, the confrontation between Q and Olruggio gets resolved, also re-establishing that they are not adversaries, but friends. All this is preparation for Silver Eve, a witches festival, and then bigger, scarier challenges beyond that. A feel good volume, basically, with the award-winning drawing of Kamome Shirahama, at her unusually good usual.

[rain]

seven volumes in and im still floored by the magnificent art and the lush storytelling. this manga is truly a special work of art.

[b. ♡]

what do i have to do to get you all to read this series? i'll do it, it's for your own good

[Igel :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A PLOT-TWIST?! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE THE TIME UNTIL I BOUGHT VOLUME 8???? 😭

[Muffinsandbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’ai adoré ce tome ! On a des réponses et l’impression d’avancer ... et c’est toujours aussi envoûtant !

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, loved, loved this!

In this volume we get a lot more of Qifrey’s story and his friendship with Olruggio <3

Full RTC

[Umairah (Sereadipity)]

QIFREY REALLY DID THAT HUH

It low-key scares me these parallels being drawn between Qifrey and Coco, both of them had something important taken away by forbidden magic and they both keep getting drawn to the path of destruction and then coming to their senses... I have faith in Coco but I don't know about Qifrey...

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Care Bears volume where nothing much happens except everyone sits around talking about their feelings and how much they like everyone else. What little progress appears to be made is just erased by the end. And yet it looks so nice and the characters are just so wuvable.

[Andreea (booksstopia) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit mad on Qifrey that he doesn’t want to communicate with anyone or ask for help but oh well. We shall se the consequences of his actions pretty soon I think.

Also…we have a magic festival in volume 8 cannot wait!!!

[vin .ᐟ (hiatus)]

oh qifrey .. 😟

[Brooke &#x1f4da; · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐️ . Divine! Love this story!

[sandro✩ · Rating 5 out of 5]

as alwayssss sooo goooddd 😭😭 can't wait to continue!!!!

[Tree ✶.˚⟡ ࣪ ⋆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love that Qifrey has a somewhat dark side to him. I’m eating it up!

[tamara &#x1fab2; · Rating 5 out of 5]

I GASPED SO BAD. DUDE

[Fei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Graphiquement c'est toujours merveilleux! Au niveau de l'histoire j'ai apprécié en apprendre plus sur Kieffrey cette fois ci et j'ose espérer que les choses commencent a s'accélérer (le précédents volumes stagnent un peu je trouve)

[Juan Manuel Sarmiento · Rating 3 out of 5]

El arte es muy bonito y la historia es muy interesante, pero cada tomo cuenta bastante poco y no hace más que alargarlo todo. Llevamos 7 tomos en los que apenas hemos descubierto cosas y si es un patrón que va a seguir repitiéndose es muy posible que la historia se acabe atragantando un poco

[Maia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series gets increasingly harder to summarize as I get deeper into the story, but remains just a charming and beautifully drawn as always.

[Nía · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creo que este es mi tomo favorito hasta el momento, voy a necesitar entre 7 y 14 días laborables para poder asimilarlo y procesarlo

[emmyway · Rating 5 out of 5]

у меня просто нет слов, чтобы описать насколько эта манга суперская

[alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,25 ⭐️ this was such a mysterious volume! the story of qifrey’s past and more about olruggio’s friendship with qifrey. we’re following a crazy journey right now, where coco learns more and more about the other sides of magic. i’m so curious to learn more about qifrey, and i wonder if he’s really the sweet guy he seems to be.

[Mary Catelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoilers ahead for the first six.

Does resolve whether Coco leaves Qifery for another master, and talk about the limits of magic, and about hope.

A book full of revelations about Qifery. I had thought I had guessed what his issue with the Brimmed Hats was, from when he asked whether they included someone who looked like him. (A twin, perhaps?) But the origin story is worse, and would preclude that.

It also reveals much more about Olruggio. A much finer character than has been revealed before. Also about how long he and Qifery knew each other.

Making some of the revelations about Qifery worse. He is a good teacher, and his purpose is higher than it seemed, but his tactics -- oh my.

[☾❀Apple✩ Blossom⋆｡˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork of this manga is one of the best I've ever seen. I wish the story was a little bit more enticing, but it's interesting enough and I love the characters. I suspect it's just not my genre. Still, I think this is a masterpiece and I wonder why it's not more popular.

[cris]

No supero.

[Rachel (Kalanadi) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Rodger’s Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️ rounded up. This one felt a little more side questy/filler but we got some interesting tid bits about Qifrey and I am watching you sir…the mystery deepens.

[SpaceBubble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dans ce tome on en apprend plus sur Kieffrey et sur son passé ainsi que ses motivations actuelles. C’est génial de découvrir un peu plus ce personnage.
Sinon c’est toujours aussi doux et cocooning !

[Ana Encinas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Atelier of Witch Hat, séptimo tomo de la serie escrita por Kamome Shirahama. Este nuevo tomo nos muestra la oscura infancia del maestro Qifrey, y tengo que decir que me ha destrozado el corazón y enternecido al mismo tiempo. Saber cada vez más sobre cada uno de sus personajes está siendo una verdadera maravilla de leer, por lo que estoy ansiosa por seguir adentrándome en esta historia llena de magia y oscuridad. Este nuevo capítulo es un punto de inflexión bastante importante para empezar a entender muchas incógnitas de tomos anteriores.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Las ganas que tenía de leer el nuevo tomo de Atelier no eran normales, leer este manga es para mí un momento agradable y de disfrute (momento cuqui que digo yo), pero tengo que decir que esta vez me he sentido un poquito decepcionada. A pesar de que hay tomos que tienen mucha acción, la historia se hace lenta pues se nos va dando a cuentagotas, sabemos muy poco acerca de este mundo y de los personajes para el punto en el que estamos. Si esto sigue así, no sé cuántos volúmenes van a componer la obra.

Con este tomo he sentido, más que nunca, que la trama estaba estancada. En este caso vamos a conocer un poco mejor la historia de Qifrey, el maestro de las chicas, pero tampoco demasiado. Ha dedicado todo este volumen a ello y salimos de él sintiendo que se podría haber contado muchísimo más o que podrían haber ocurrido más cosas. Tengo la sensación de que ha sido de relleno.

El punto positivo, que es el de siempre, es que el arte es espléndido. Kamome Shirahama es una maestra sumergiendo al lector en su mundo a través de sus dibujos, tan detallados y bonitos. Es toda una experiencia visual.

A pesar de la decepción, sigo enamorada de este manga, me hace sentir bien, es una zona de confort pues me transporta a mi niñez y de vez en cuando eso gusta. Espero que el próximo volumen esté a la altura de los anteriores a este.