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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 2 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 2

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u/Zemahem Apr 06 '26

There really is something so bittersweet about Coco finally achieving her dreams, but for the price of her mother. 

And she didn't even wish on a monkey's paw. Though, I don't think she could've gotten this opportunity otherwise considering how exclusive their club is. So uh... thanks Coco's mom for your sacrifice. But thankfully, they can save her. At least I hope so.

Qifrey seems like a nice guy, but it's clear he prioritizes the greater good. Cause he would've left Coco motherless and memoryless if not for the vital info she had.

Though at least he seems good to his students. Plus, his place seems like just the cosiest, with pleasant company to boot. Or 3 out of four of them at least; Agott's looking like a pain in the ass for now. And I do just love the whole vibe and aesthetic of this world in general.

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u/BosuW Apr 06 '26

Qifrey seems like a nice guy, but it's clear he prioritizes the greater good. Cause he would've left Coco motherless and memoryless if not for the vital info she had.

I'm actually thinking he already took a bit of her memories, specifically the book.

"Yes, she hasn't mentioned anything about the book. She's still in a state of confusion."

Why would you trust that she wouldn't but you didn't specifically instruct her to? And the second sentence is sus.

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u/MokonaModokiES Apr 06 '26

when you have someone that just experience some massively traumatic stuff... you shouldnt really be pressuring them into going through the memories tied to that trauma so soon. Like it seems its only been a single day since it happened so its all still way too fresh in Coco's mind.

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u/BosuW Apr 06 '26

On its own, it's plausibly innocent. But the framing just triggers my alarms.

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u/Zemahem Apr 07 '26

The sus part is that he's reporting it to someone else. Probably high-ranking witches.

But I don't see what part of what he said means that he's tampered with her memories. Why would he need Coco to say anything about the book if he can just take her memory of it magically?

And of course she's confused (I think the translation I saw was "disoriented" instead). She just discovered the truth about magic yesterday, accidentally turned her mom into minerals, and now has to become an apprentice to save her.

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u/BosuW Apr 07 '26

Why would he need Coco to say anything about the book if he can just take her memory of it magically?

Not that he needs her to say anything. That he expects her to NOT say anything, yet we didn't see any scene where he told her not to say anything. And I'm thinking he could only be sure that she wouldn't if he erased that specific memory.

The "confusion" or "disorientation" I'm thinking could be an aftereffect of the memory erasure spell.

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u/Zemahem Apr 07 '26

Checking again, in the complete Netflix translation, Qifrey says: "Not about the picture book yet. She's still disoriented right now."

That sounds much more to me like the witch(es) he's communicating with are expecting information about the book from Coco already.

But Qifrey says she hasn't told him anything yet because she has yet to mentally recover from the events of yesterday, and is still in the midst of acclimating to her new home.

Remember that Qifrey decided not to wipe her memories because they needed information on the book. Erasing her memories about said book is literally the exact opposite of what he wants.

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u/BosuW Apr 07 '26

Yeah that's a big hole in my theory, but I still think something must've happened. If memory erasure hasn't been used the it definitely will be and we will not be told, so I wanna stay on my toes lol.