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Witch Hat Atelier 1 by Kamome Shirahama

Witch Hat Atelier 1

Kamome Shirahama, Stephen Kohler

Kodansha Comics · Paperback · April 9, 2019

Best of the Year — AV Club, New York Public Library, Nerdist, SYFY Wire, Chicago Public Library "Harry Potter meets Kiki's Delivery Service!" -AV Club A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be.

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A layered, accessible fantasy comic with collector appeal and a steady story rhythm.
Themes
magic, coming-of-age, self-discovery
Pacing
Steady

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Best of the Year — AV Club, New York Public Library, Nerdist, SYFY Wire, Chicago Public Library "Harry Potter meets Kiki's Delivery Service!" -AV Club A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. Reminiscent of Studio Ghibli, this lushly-drawn story has captured the hearts of fantasy fans worldwide.

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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...

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A layered, accessible fantasy comic with collector appeal and a steady story rhythm.

Come here for

  • lush fantasy-manga worldbuilding
  • folklore-adjacent charm

Expect

  • YA manga pacing
  • visual detail that rewards close reading

Where it sits

Magical Girl Manga83%
General Manga52%
Fantasy Comics39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Comics
  • Magical Girl Manga
  • Action & Adventure Comics
Authors
Kamome Shirahama, Stephen Kohler
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Published
April 9, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
magic · coming-of-age · self-discovery
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics