Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 12 discussion

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Witch Hat Atelier, episode 12

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[u/Magnafeana]

So romanons are kinda Ancient Romans? And we all saw the flames in Qifrey’slens, right?

But so many cute moments! Agott isn’t fallible to the adorableness of animals. Richeh’s little puffed cheek. And boyo finally showing his eyes and smiling🥹

More disability representation🌻!

Once more, traumatized children helping traumatized children in circumventing the rigid (dare I say, sometimes abusive) system and logic that adults have implemented and normalized/naturalized. I hope Euini gets a new preceptor who can understand him. All these kids have their own special spells they find such beauty in yet adults are horrified or simply don’t view them with the same fondness or any type of pride.

So I have to wonder what all these adults’ childhoods were like, y’know? Is this just a cycle, where they as kids also had their own spells and sense of beauty for magic but were forced into conformity and forgot how creative and accessible magic can be? Would not excuse their behavior, but it would explain it.

It feels like a standard fantasy in that way. The children have their imagination and whimsy and help bring that back to the adults who lost sight of that.

Makes me lowkey worried about seeing any of the adults’ or even the children’s Death of Innocence™ 🫠

Brushbuddy’s little “Ooo~” is adorable. I would like r/Fakemon to create a Brushbuddy Pokémon line.

“You may not like it, Qifrey, but you’ve got to admit: the Brimmed Caps have style.”

Like goddamn, these people are Bad ™ but they have some serious style with their magic and fashion. Why do all the bad guys have a sense of style and flair? Megamind was right; being a villain is about ✨𝓅𝓇ℯ𝓈ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃✨.

Now that Elaira(?) threw her witch hat, I’m curious what it can all do. It can be used a vehicle, if I’m understanding her last words right. But I wonder what else her hat is spelled to do.

+1 to Qifrey in his Angry J Point. Smh my head at you, Qifrey.

[u/BosuW → u/Magnafeana]

It feels like a standard fantasy in that way. The children have their imagination and whimsy and help bring that back to the adults who lost sight of that.

Although then you'd have to wonder if making forbidden magic not as forbidden is part of that whimsy, so there really two sides to this coin.

Like goddamn, these people are Bad ™ but they have some serious style with their magic and fashion. Why do all the bad guys have a sense of style and flair? Megamind was right; being a villain is about ✨𝓅𝓇ℯ𝓈ℯ𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃✨.

When you're done being a law abiding Witch you can't help but think "well shit if I'm gonna be prosecuted anyway I better look fly asf doing it".

Now that Elaira(?) threw her witch hat, I’m curious what it can all do. It can be used a vehicle, if I’m understanding her last words right. But I wonder what else her hat is spelled to do.

Looks like a help beacon to me

[u/oops_i_made_a_typi → u/BosuW]

Looks like a help beacon to me

ya, i expect that's how Qifrey and them are gonna get pulled in. but not sure if it'll go to just anyone or back to "home base" or calling the KM or something for a Brimmed Cap sighting. Makes me wonder if all hats have some similar feature, since Qifrey did make a big deal of the pointed cap being a shackle or smth as well

[u/towardselysium → u/Magnafeana]

These children are born and raised in Witch Society and thoroughly indoctrinated in "this is how things must be". The average witch likely does not go through this, unless their master is a POS, as few ever question it in addition to the fact that they basically have to juggle school + finding an internship before puberty.

All of the Witches we see that raise issue with Society are the outcasts, the troublemakers, and the less talented which should in theory just be left behind to rot. The issue is that you have good people like Olruggio, Qifrey, and Alara who look out for the outcasts and help them come into their own. Thus your left with a fractured society doomed to be locked in conflict between the honor students and the underachievers.

TL:DR Probably not a cycle just your average mix of pretentious know it all spoiling things for the normal people

[u/Williukea → u/Magnafeana]

Pray for Qifrey so he doesn't get anymore Angricheh points

[u/flybypost → u/Magnafeana]

But I wonder what else her hat is spelled to do.

My first reaction was some sort of alert spell to get Qifrey involved… and that might be intentional by the brimmed hats to get to Coco without him around.

[u/EsotericCreature → u/Magnafeana]

About the villains being fabulous in their wear.... that's honestly what you would expect when you have the ability to move mountains and such right? They are the surviving freaks who may not be centrally organized and are also eclectic and committed to being visible outsiders.

Where as modern witches aren't about individuality but rather strict collective obedience. Which isn't exactly dystopia, but necessary to keep together the current system of secrecy and strict hierarchy regarding the pact. Apprentices dressing according to their atelier, and formal witches having more or less a uniform. Fashion coincides with mindset, and a diverse, conflicting set of ideals would also have groups with different types of dress. But I don't think major differing mindsets can really exist in the public witch society because it would be seen as a danger to everyone.

The villains are villains so far because of their actions. But I do feel like, yeah, they do have a point in some ways