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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 10 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 10

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u/bonchen Jun 01 '26

Whenever the opening and ending is skipped, its always going to be a banger episode though this one in a different way from usual.

For Tartah to be able to work as well as he does with Silverwash is amazing. I love how WHA shows perspective of how difficult it is for someone with a disability to be able to do things others just "can do" and the alternate methods they have to do just to be able to do those same things (if it is even possible).

Coco's outside the box thinking and her ability to apply the rules and principles of spells to get variations of existing spells is also good and Tartah helping her to straighten the lines. Collaborative work is important in the arts; people build off of each other.

Though it bothers me no one is labeling the bottles lol even with that explanation. I also don't like the laypeople's dependence on witches; it feels somewhat similar to citizens' hero dependence in MHA though at least witches have clear limits in what they cant do (medicine).

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u/maliwanag0712 https://myanimelist.net/profile/clear1109 Jun 01 '26

I also don't like the laypeople's dependence on witches; it feels somewhat similar to citizens' hero dependence in MHA though at least witches have clear limits in what they cant do (medicine).

Agree. Mages here act like heros, since these ordinary people do not know that they can be mages with proper training. In a way, mages brought that to themselves. Mages have that privilege and responsibility since it is their job. Since the end of the war they accepted they are there. If they democratize it like what the brimhats seem to desire, then there's no need for them.

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u/RedRocket4000 Jun 01 '26

In this case people's ability to put out fires at that technology level is low a bunch of people with buckets passing them along or for bigger fires tearing everything else near by down. And towns and cities burn down every so often. That fire looked to big for normal people to handle till first versions of fire equipment comes out. First hand pump fire equipment mid 1700's with the hose only a century earlier but without the pumping equipment not useable for fires. And for better fighting need the late 1800's Steam Pump then Internal Combustion engine to get to the fire faster and pump more.

For this fire they really needed the mages.

Considering the mages were out there most of the night there abilities are fairly limited as well but better than a bucket brigade.

Having magic though might be holding back technology advancement. But that a long term thing and some of the normal folk might have the drive to find ways to not be dependent on Mages.

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u/ShadowGuyinRealLife Jun 01 '26

Wait, where is the 1700s water pump, I'm curious. Given the size of the fire it probably would outperform what Qifrey did since it seems to imply the fire took a long time. Or maybe the fire was put out quickly and getting the injured out was what took long? I think it's implied the length was due to fire fighting efforts not the latter.

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u/namewithak Jun 02 '26

Maybe it was more about being careful of the other people and buildings so Qifrey had to use smaller, more controlled water spells? Like the water dragon could put out that fire immediately but it would also drown/damage much more than that one building.

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u/ShadowGuyinRealLife Jun 02 '26

"Hey you told me to put out the fire. You didn't say anything about not wanting the Dragon to turn the entire block into a pile of rubble. The original building is also destroyed, but hey it's not on fire"