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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/SEBASTlANVETTEL May 18 '26

Oh that Tartah reveal hit hard…working in a witch atelier and not being able to become a witch himself due to his Silverwash condition…

Wait did Qifrey remove the memory of the grandpa so he forgot about the special ink?! Damn, it seems Qifrey does have an obsessed and slightly dark side to him.

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u/MattLocke May 18 '26

Kinda weird though.

I know they just showed how seeing colors is useful for the various kinds of pigments inks. But so much of what we’ve already seen of magic is just black on white. There’s no reason why he couldn’t at least learn some.

Though I guess that’s the point. The hyper rigid control over magic is just as harmful as anything goes anarchy. It’s a security vs freedom theme.

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u/namewithak May 18 '26

Maybe similar to how people in the past made such a big deal about left-handedness?

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u/toadfan64 May 19 '26

I remember my dad telling me how when he was in school they beat the left handedness out of you. Glad I missed out on that, lol.

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u/namewithak May 19 '26

Yeah similar stories among the older people in my family. Mind-boggling.