Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 7

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

by Kamome Shirahama

As the new trial comes to an end, one of Coco's rewards from Beldaruit the Wise is the story of Qifrey's past and how he came to desire the mysteries of magic. Feeling a connection with her own desire to save her mother, Coco departs for the source of all the Tower of Tomes. But it is a perilous journey to make on her own, and the secrets held within could sway even the most virtuous of witches...

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

173 pages, Kindle Edition

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???? 😭

[sage · Rating 5 out of 5]

that last chapter…

[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

[julkahap · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG AAAAA

[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.

[vin .ᐟ (hiatus)]

oh qifrey .. 😟

[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!!!

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

I GASPED SO BAD. DUDE

[Brooke ☯︎ · 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!

[Notteviddia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le gasp

[Feilyn · 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.