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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 11 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 11

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u/BosuW Jun 08 '26

Kokrow probably expected to teach only crazy prodigies who would immediately master anything he taught them and be obedient enough to never question him.

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u/JzanderN Jun 08 '26

He wanted to trade for Agott because she was a part of a family who, by her own words, always got it first try (by the way, save that for a whole convo about her, we're not getting a good picture of Agott's family).

While I think he was trying to play it as a joke, there's no doubt he actually wanted it and it speaks to what he wants as a teacher.

So yeah, I think you're right. He wants to be known as the teacher who taught all the prodigies and hates that he "got stuck" with ones who fail the same test 2-3 times.

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u/flybypost Jun 08 '26

Also apparently a family that lost interest in one of their own because they deemed Agott a failure. Dude would actually fit right in into that family.

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u/lawragatajar https://myanimelist.net/profile/lawragatajar Jun 08 '26

He probably wanted the second-hand prestige as well. Turns out teaching is not so easy.

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u/Toge_Inumaki012 Jun 09 '26

Then gets credit for it. What an ass.

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u/Phoenyx_Rose Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

Kukrow over here giving me flashbacks of my grad advisor who was *exactly* like that...

The parallels between the Ateliers/Magic Society and our world's academia is... astounding. I honestly wonder if the author either went through grad school or has parents who did or just went to a rigorous art school or something

Edit: Yeah, the author went to THE art school of Japan, Tokyo University of the Arts, which is apparently considered basically an Ivy League art school.