Witch Hat Atelier (Manga)

**Witch Hat Atelier** (とんがり帽子のアトリエ, *Tongari Boushi no Atorie*) is an ongoing seinen manga written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama. It is published in the Morning Two monthly magazine by Kodansha, and began its serialization on July 22, 2016. It has been licensed for release in English by Kodansha USA.

An anime adaptation has been announced for April 2022.

## Plot

*Main article: Story Arcs*

In a wonderfully created fantasy world, Coco is a young normal country seamstress who has always been fanatic about magic and dreams of using it. However, it is said that magic can only be used by witches. One day, Coco secretly witnesses a traveling witch, Qifrey, doing magic by drawing it. Equipped with this bit of knowledge, Coco, using an old magic book and pen she had gotten from a mysterious brimmed hat witch when she was little, tries drawing her own magic. This results with her turning her home and mother to stone. In order to rescue her mother, Coco must become a witch so she may gain access to a witch's library where she hopes to find a counter spell. Qifrey who is already instructing three other girls in magic, agrees to let Coco become his fourth witch apprentice. The story will follow Coco's apprenticeship as she discovers the secret world of magic, encounters dangers, and learn the mysteries involving the forbidden group of brimmed hat witches who have taken an unknown interest in her.

## Volumes

* Volume 1
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Volume 5
* Volume 6
* Volume 7
* Volume 8
* Volume 9

Several volumes have limited edition versions with special content.

## Awards/Reception

* December 08, 2017 - In the 2018 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga is Amazing!) guidebook, Witch Hat Atelier was sixth place in the top 20 manga for male readers.

* February 01, 2018 - Witch Hat Atelier made first place in the 13th "Recommended Comics Chosen by Nationwide Sales Clerks" (全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック) award.

* March 22, 2018 - Witch Hat Atelier made 7th place in the 11th Manga Taisho Awards, scoring 42 points.

* April 05, 2018 - Witch Hat Atelier was nominated for Best General Manga in the 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards.

* January 03, 2019 - Witch Hat Atelier was nominated for the Best Youth Comic award in the French 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival.

* January 04, 2020 - Witch Hat Atelier Manga Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens

## Sales

The first volume of Witch Hat Atelier sold over 400,000 copies in a period from 1/23/2017-08/07/2017. On September 13, 2018, Kamome Shirahama announced that the series had 1 million copies in print.  The fifth volume of the manga announced that the series had 1.4 million copies in print.

### Japanese Oricon Chart Sales

#### Notes

1. All numbers come from ANN's weekly Japanese Comic Rankings until Volume 5, where the Oricon public charts are used instead, which only go up to 30.
2. If the sales of the special and normal editions of Witch Hat Atelier were combined for August 21-27 2017, they would take 11th place on the chart.
3. Volumes 3 & 4 also had special editions but did not place on the chart.

## References

1. ↑ Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers. Anime News Network
2. ↑ Recommended comics selected by bookstores nationwide. Wikipedia (Japan).
3. ↑ Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards. Anime News Network.
4. ↑ 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network.
5. ↑ 7 Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize. Anime News Network.
6. ↑ Witch Hat Atelier Manga Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens. Anime News Network.
7. ↑ 【累計40万部突破！】『とんがり帽子のアトリエ』待望の最新②巻通常版＆ミニ画集付き特装版は8/23発売！　同週発売のモーニング・ツー最新号は着せ替えカバー付き！. Morning Moae.
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/shirahamakamome/status/1040184867978240005 Twitter]

## External Links

* Official Japanese Manga Site
* Official English Manga Site