The Scientific Fantasy of Witch Hat Atelier

What do you like most about Witch Hat Atelier's magic? Which element of the story is your favorite?

To me, Witch Hat 's magic system is more specifically like coding, like you said, it is a bunch of "if ... then" statements, combining lines of codes/ runes to solve problems

I am praying to God that the studio animating this captures the magic in this manga. The Art style is breathtaking and the characters are so unique and interesting.

I think something i greatly i appreciate in witch hat is the ethics and personal philosophies about learning and magic. It's just such a kind story towards creation, how difficult but rewarding it is and how important it is to recognize your impact and limitations in your creations. No character has ever been truly completely right but they still learn from each other, even those who are butting heads. Qifrey does such a good job of helping them grow without stifling them, even if it goes against the societal norms, or laws, of the witch society. It also really captures the feeling of using your crafts/skills for people who largely don't understand HOW you do what you do, and the pressures of adhering to a society that doesn't value your same goals. You can care about making something better, but most with the power to change those struggles aren't affected by them and don't even realize they HAVE power compared to obviously talented people like witches, who are "born talented". And since you're "born talented", you can just fix things without even thinking about it and since you haven't, well...guess you didn't care? There's just so much to love about this series and I hope with the anime, even more people will be able to see the wonderful story that the author is creating and also, the cooking spin off. perfection <3

The part where Coco improvises a way to fly in order to pass the test is proof to me that Coco is a witch genious. Reminder that she's barely a beginner at that point!

I loved how the magic system here adheres to Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic. 1. The writer's ability to solve problems with magic is directly proportional with how the reader understands said magic. 2. Limitations favoured over power. 3. Expound what you have before adding something new.

I love my four daughters. And qifrey needs therapy

As someone who has been analyzing Witch Hat’s magic system and making my own fan spells for two and a half years, I really liked the way you presented Witch Hat’s magic in your video. I’ve literally spent 2 years writing the magic pages on the Witch Hat wiki, so I’m happy that other people out there care about it as much as me. Keep up the good videos.

Bought some of this yesterday (I usually read online but they sell it in my language so I said fuck it and bought 8 volumes)... And after finishing first volume I am really pleased. The art, panel structure, atmosphere, some unknown nostalgia... and mainly the magic. Honestly I loved magic in Mushoku Tensei where it was more explained and it was not like in majority of fantasy where it is just "something" and you can use it just like that... and here... the whole concept of writing and structuring of those circles and symbols... like yeah, magic circles are in majority of fantasy and even in some real life old books and grimoires BUT here it is basically build upon it and everything you draw has purpose and you can experiment with it and stuff... TLDR: I love it.

Honestly one of the First Comparisons I had when I was reading This Manga was that Magic reminded me of How Alchemy works in Fullmetal. Both fall under a Certain rule set that you most follow, both have to be drawn to Activate (Granted some people like Edward can use Alchemy without it, but he is a Special case), and finally both can be modified and Amproved on as long as you follow the Conventional rule set, plus you can be Very Creative when it comes to both power Systems.

Even though DND has its own magic system, I feel like the core topics discussed here is useful advice for making casting feel more immersive and interesting! Also I love WHA so much 😭

For real this manga became probably my favorite ever so far, and the magic system's logic is just the tip of the iceberg The art is PHENOMENAL (I'm an artist and the whole time I'm just like "BROOOOOOO HOWWWWW"), the worldbuilding is fairly thorough and easy to follow, the main characters are ones you want to root for. There are often moments where I wonder how the characters will solve a problem or pass a test and I'm delightfully surprised by the result! And the themes and plot is incredibly thoughtful. Even to that last point, some things that stand out to me are things like the relationship between adults and children. Several dire moments, the children are forced to solve a problem because they become separated from the adults, but when their teachers come running desperately, you see the love the adults have and how much they fight to protect their students (even Qifrey who has his own personal vengeance toward the villains, doesn't let it cloud his genuine teacher heart, even though he does morally ambiguous stuff here and there). Magic is a tool, and similar to science, it raises the questions and concerns of boundaries and limitations. At first, the villains seem crazy for wanting to practice magic from a dark era, but when you see certain limitations the magic world put on itself, there are some ideas from the dark era that would seem perfect and able to bring life and peace if wielded by a pure heart. So the current witches have a good mind to be wary of that dangerous line, but sometimes their treatment is black and white and doesn't consider those outside of themselves well enough. And Coco and her friends find solutions in that in-between, not playing on that foolish thin line but not giving up either, finding an alternate path and staying true, with less black and white hardness but a deep care to make magic that heals. Also, Coco isn't just a chipper protagonist; she's a child who loves magic, but you see her mind and heart experience both wonders and aches as she learns more and more. Each story moment stays with her, and makes things feel more real and conflicting

I love Witch hat so much!! Incredible art and magic system aside, I appreciate the writing! Also a bunch of life lessons 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Something interesting about this type of rule based magic compared to other rule based magic, is that the rules described here are relatively straightforward on their own and thus, have room for growth (for example, how adjusting the amount, orientation and such of signs affects the output of the spell), this is opposed to a lot of rules magic I've seen where the actual rules of the magic sound like a thesis on quantum mechanics rather than guides and standard practice, like having a whole periodic table of components for spells

I can see why this one took a while. Hats off to the editor. Haven’t read this series yet but might after trying the upcoming anime. Cause this looks right up my alley. I remember when I first learned about the terms science fantasy from Unnatural History (a CN show from the infamous CN real time period). It was then I realized how many of the things I loved were in this subcategory. The Index series was perhaps the first time I saw it in anime form, which was my favorite series back in the day. Even in anime series like Irregular at Magic High School that I had mixed feelings about, the science fantasy elements were still incredible. Though I do hope more series will be closer to Witch Hat as the best I can hope for nowadays is magic in isekai world that protagonists will use their very basic science knowledge to do something slightly unexpected/unconventional. I can see why from a writing perspective would be challenging. After all a pure magic world allows problems to get fixed easily. Black Clover is great but it does that from time to time. (Also appreciate the Mashle reference). Plus not having to explain the magic is also easier. But as I mentioned, there are isekai stories that do it to some extent. Meaning it’s not impossible but rather not as popular. Maybe someday that’ll change.

I already finished reading chapter 1, 2 and 3 now im going to buy 4,5,6 and 7 and tomorrow 8,9,10 and 11 :)

This video has convienced me to soon give Witch hat a chance.

i think the main theme of the story is information hazard and ethics of episteme. Who gets to hold power over knowledge? where are the limits between good and bad use of knowledge? should there be limits? who decides them? who enforces them? should we even care about the morality of said knowledge and how it is used? Everything about the last couple of chapters seems to lead towards those questions. Magic is infinite potential, free energy, completely and utterly amoral. On a different note, i would be very disappointed if there's no more diggin into the "basic principles" of magic. There's no way "magic ink" is the only thing that let's you do magic, just basic logic dictates there must be deeper, more fundamental rules at work beyond the very specific act of drawing with ink on a surface. These laws are very cool for fiction, but if the author doesn't go full on with their implications i'm gonna be soooo disappointed!

Very nice video. Thank you. I will buy this manga

I like how u referenced Jojo, Dr Stone, and Blue Period with Witch Hat. all series i love lol