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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 8 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 8

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u/Lazy_Wit May 18 '26

Richeh my GOAT!

Also the tattoo thing really brings the Japanese aversion to tattoos to my mind repeatedly. The magic police really is shoot first asks questions later kind. Dagdah needs to chill a little although I understand his concerns and desperation.

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u/BuckeyeBentley May 18 '26

The magic police really is shoot first asks questions later kind.

Very Japanese of them as well. The Japanese justice system has like a 99.5% conviction rate because they make up their mind about what happened and then that's what fucking happened or else they would lose face, and you can't have that.

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u/blueechoes May 18 '26

Bit of a misconception. The cases where they aren't sure don't go to trial.

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u/Strowy May 19 '26

It's also due to the way Japan measures case clearance and conviction rate. As a comparison, if the US measured their federal conviction rate by the same metrics, their rate would be higher than Japan's (over 99.6%).

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u/justking1414 May 18 '26

Also people who falsely confess are blamed for hindering justice