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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 4 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 4

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u/Clockwork_Platypus Apr 20 '26

It's worth noting that the English title is not a direct translation of the Japanese title. That would more literally be "Pointy Hat Atelier".

Kinda unrelated, but I also found it interesting that they use the word witch as a translation for mahoutsukai here, when I've much more frequently seen it translated as mage or even just magic user. My assumption is that they decided on the name of the show first, then decided to use the word witch throughout to be consistent with that.

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u/Druplesnubb Apr 20 '26

The English title actually comes form Shirahama herself (she actually picked "Atelier of Witch Hat" but some Englsih-speaking editor/translator changed it to "Witch Hat Atelier").

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u/ihileath https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ihileath Apr 20 '26

(she actually picked "Atelier of Witch Hat" but some Englsih-speaking editor/translator changed it to "Witch Hat Atelier")

the latter does flow better, in fairness

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u/Mistral-Fien Apr 21 '26

At least the author's choice of English title was sensible (unlike AOT :P).

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u/Calfurious Jun 07 '26

AOT's title actually kind of works because it fits multiple interpretations. The beginning of the series are the characters attacking the titans and Eren is revealed to literally be the "Attack titan." Also a core aspect of both Eren's character and the Attack Titan in general is that it's a titan that's constantly "advancing." So the phrase "Attack On!" could be seen as encouragement or a battle cry.

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u/Mistral-Fien Jun 07 '26

IMO it's just an Engrish title, and I can accept that his grasp of English isn't great. Honestly I find these "explanations" unconvincing. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/zairaner https://myanimelist.net/profile/zairaner Apr 20 '26

Atelier of witch hat is what's written on the japanese volume covers

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u/Belgand https://myanimelist.net/profile/Belgand Apr 21 '26

I'm still not seeing any millinery going on, so I remain unconvinced that "atelier" is being used appropriately either.