とんがり帽子のアトリエ

They cooked with the sequence of the girls demolishing the buildings and the sequence where Qifrey rescues them and defeating the dragon. The visuals of him arriving and casting ~~fire~~ (edit: water) magic was some domain-expansion level stuff. >Qifrey: "also, don't tell anyone what happened here." Nolnoa: "But if we see forbidden magic, we have to report--" Qifrey: "*well then I didn't say I saw forbidden magic, did I?"* The plot thickens.

Never has drawing a bunch of circles ever looked this badass and glorious. I loved how their whole plan wasn't just one or two big individual spells, but they had to come up with a bunch of smaller stuff to make sure it works. I also love how the dragon somehow managed to look awesome and adorable at the same time. Just look at how it was rolling all over the cloud mound. But that damn ungrateful lizard really just tried to kill them again after they made it the ultimate bed that it would've never found in nature. As punishment, Qifrey had to aura farm all over it. Speaking of which, the apprentices needing lots of preparation, whereas a master like him needing just a couple swipes of his pen to bring out the most grandiose displays of magic is great contrast, and also a great show of the heights the girls can get to one day. Also, good Tetia. Of course last episode was just an emotional reaction. She's just a wholesome cinnamon roll whose dream is just to create the most fantastical way for people to sleep. And I've had my guesses and been told this last episode, but it's good to see concretely what's going on in Coco's head. She truly puts way too much on her shoulders and is generally just too sweet for her own good. It's messed up that she of all people is at the center of some really dangerous stuff. Also, the way the music cut out from Qifrey's death stare was crazy.

I am *obsessed* with this episode's use of music. From the way that that Serpent's Bed of Sand scene is choreographed to be aligned exactly with Yuka Kitamura's boss battle theme (which is, after all, her bread and butter) to the fact that it cuts away from the gentle-sounding ED to emphasize the intensity of Qifrey's glare, the show's use of sound adds to its magical atmosphere almost as much as the animation does. It's truly a feast for the senses.

Bro cut off the ED!!! How often does that fucking happen?!? It had the desired effect though, that look was terrifying! Of all the ways I thought we'd deal with the terrifying dragon.....giving it a bed was not one of them, especially given the mood the last ep ended with. Was expecting this to be a fight to the death or something. Is the weird eye mage now hiding in Coco's hat? Is that what happened?

I really like how the show lulled us into this sort of... false sense of whimsy when it comes to the degrees of skill between the students and their teacher. We saw the cool little enchanted items and some fairly standard combat spells up until now, really, all the utility. The magic system feels deceptively accessible where you almost feel like the students are able to bridge the gap between themselves and Qifrey. Then Qifrey shows up and it's immediately apparent that no, these are still literally children and they have a decade of study ahead of them to even come *close* to what a fully fledged witch of his calibre is capable of.

It is very satisfying to see a group of young children come to a solution for a life and death situation that doesn’t involve fighting or killing. It is also incredibly satisfying seeing them come up with such a creative solution that could only be achieved using the talents and knowledge that all 4 of them each have individually. It is parts like this that make Witch Hat Aterlier an incredible piece of media that makes for a good watch for anyone of any age range. It is not dark or mature enough to not be watched by children but also respects the intelligence of children (unlike most modern kids media) and adults where it can be enjoyed by anoyone of any age. Also my god this episode was a work of art visually. At first I was questioning if I was just not paying enough attention to how pretty this series is but after the Qwifrey spell it was clear that this was a special standout episode that got a ton of work put into the animation and you can tell not just from the standout moment every frame looked incredible. I was marvelling at how pretty everything looked for the entire episode. BUG FILMS did an incredible job this episode. Also thank you Qwifrey for taking a week of slander so that we got this incredible arc in this story. I am very interested to see the reaction to that final interaction between him and the shop owner.

When the show skipped the OP entirely, you know something big’s about to happen. That’s a masterclass of a teamwork. Coco’s ingenious idea, Agott’s technical expertise, Riche’s demolition spell, and Tetia’s clouds which served as the foundation of Coco’s idea. Coco came up with a childish and stupid idea – but it worked. To think it boiled down to just giving the dragon a comfy bed to sleep on. Then again, it’s an idea that only someone with Coco’s innocence could conjure. Then, Qifrey came to the rescue and promptly used a slightly more violent tranquilising method. Granted, it didn’t seem that the dragon had suffered significant damage. You know something’s out of the ordinary when the usually affable Qifrey gave a killer glare. There’s a serious situation and for some reason he needed it to be kept secret from his peers.

Holy crap they weren't kidding when they were hyping up this episode. That animation! The action was amazing for sure, but I want to point out the character acting in particular, too. Lots and lots of good shifts in expressions and body language! As for the content itself, what a good display of teamwork. Tetia's spell, Coco's plan, Agott's working out the details, Richeh's expertise with small seals. All combined to make a wonderful spell that made a dragon happy. Man. ... happy for like, five minutes until Qifrey's incredible magic slammed it to the ground lol. Oh well. Speaking of Qifrey, that abrupt cut of the ending theme when he shot his death glare at Nolnoa... yeaaaah, man's got his secrets for sure.

- They keep looping to the same location, huh? - Hahahaha alright then. - Oh, that’s cute. - So that magic circle Coco spotted *was* the thing causing them to be trapped there. - Oh boy. - Coco’s actually worrying about the dragon’s well-being, huh. - They’re making progress! - I think Richeh is my favorite of the girls so far, she’s fun haha. - She finally cast a stable fireball, good work Coco! - This whole sequence of them setting off their magic circles is so fun. - Awww, the dragon loves its new bed. - Oh fun… - Qifrey made it in there *just* in time. - Whoaaaaaaaaaa - Ominous… - Is everyone’s clothes all muddy because they were looking around in the parts of that space Qifrey flooded in case Coco fell down there? - Damn, Qifrey…

Awww, look at the dragon! He's just a big puppy who wanted a place to take a nap at. Quite an accomplishment tho to have the first spell for Tetia that the first thing she made happy with her original spell is a dragon. Seeing Qifrey in action was quite a treat! The dude literally made a giant water dragon to eat the actual dragon. And I love how it explodes into a giant flower too. High-level witches are definitely on a whole other level. I just hope that dragon is okay. The way I see it, he's also a victim here. What the fuck does the Brimmed Hats want with Coco? Like, is there a specific reason that this person chose Coco and gave her the book with forbidden spells? Or would anyone else do? I really hope Coco is someone ordinary who just got roped into this mess, but I'm starting to feel like this might be a "Chosen One" story. That final scene with Qifrey, tho. I love how the music immediately stopped when he told the old man not to tell the knights about it. Our boy looks like he really has some personal vendetta against the Brimmed Hats and wants to end them himself.

The way they beat the dragon solidified this series as something unique and special for me. I've never seen a fantasy series go a route to beating a dragon (or anything really) via comfort and happiness. It makes perfect logical sense, yet for 99.999% of fantasy (or all fiction?) it's about killing the thing. It also showed how ***creative*** magic is in this series. It's not just dps pew pew pew. It's something that opens up new possibilities. And it makes perfect sense. If magic can do anything, then why is our fictional magic just fancy energy based gunfire? Thinking "let's take the stone in this area and pulverize it and then poof it up into a giant cat bed for the dragon to get it to want to take a nap" — now that's magic. It also subverts our expectations about how problems will be solved and suggests how things might feel new again. What a beautifully animated way to do it.

The jaw-dropping celebratory whiplash of HOLY SHIT QIFREY to the music halting horror smash cut of... HOLT SHIT QIFREY?! After the harrowing introduction the the labyrinth last episode, I loved the pay-off of seeing the girls honestly address their fears and work together, with some lighthearted moments along the way. Every one of them had such a unique skill set and role to play, and it was satisfying to see them problem solve together, and then implement their plan in turn. I know Agott isn't everyone's favorite, but she does continue to surprise regardless: she saved Coco last episode by advising her what to do with the dragon, and this episode she physically shoved Coco out of the way and to safety at what was Agott's own detriment. It was also fun getting to see Argott be silly with the other girls, though she was being Very Serious about it, and Agott being shocked and inspired by Coco. All of the above would have been amazing enough, but then Qifrey came barreling into the labyrinth showing why the pen truly is mightier than the sword. Damn. I don't know if Brimmed Cap Witch literally put something into Coco's hat, or whether it was more of an analogy, but worrying regardless. The absolute venom in which the Witch (say that three times as fast) said Qifrey's name was intriguing, too. As with Episode 1 and Episode 3, I felt like I watched a film condensed into a television episode, and that is no easy feat. There's been a nice little dance of set-up and pay-off across the episodes, too: Episode 1 had set-up and pay-off, Episode 2 was set-up for Episode 3's pay-off, Episode 4 was set-up for Episode 5's payoff. What will the rest of the season have in store? I'm endlessly intrigued.

Maybe the recent Qifrey Slander campaign was onto something. The way he glared at Nolnoa was so chilling👀 Yet, they just had to animate his spell so beautifully too so now it intensified my mixed feelings towards him😂 Potential Evil Qifrey aside, this series so far is persuading me to draw again after so many years. Coco learning from her peers and the montage of the girls drawing their spells together gave me the same feelings that I had when I was still making art. Ironically, I didn't expect to pick up some inspiration from this anime of all places yet the way they portrayed the beauty of art as literal magic is so effective in reinforcing this message. I'll definitely pick up my drawing tools after this.

Teita's fear is completely natural, but I loved how she and Coco bonded over it. That in turn got all the girls to work together to get the dragon to sleep. I like this because it feels like a realistic outcome for new witches, then defeating the dragon. We get to see how strong Qifrey is when he one-shots the dragon. The animation quality was fucking insane in that sequence. Though the Brimmed Caps are grooming Coco, we can only hope that Qifrey can catch sight of it. With that being said, that look of Qifrey telling Nolnoa to keep what happened a secret was pretty creepy.

I appreciate Tetia apologizing to Coco and taking some responsibility as her senpai, even though it really is Coco’s fault. She’s a good kid. That was some damn fine teamwork this week. It was nice to see the girls working together and utilizing their strengths once they had a minute to regroup, calm down, and strategize. Their little plan worked for a minute. I’m glad Coco apologized for everything too. Qifrey may not be much of a teacher, but bro is one hell of a mage. That giant ass fire dragon devouring the other one was freakin amazing.

It's nice to finally leave an episode not feeling annoyed, on the contrary, it was such an intense episode I could finally breathe again. I experienced so many different emotions, like how heartwarming that moment with Tetia and Coco was inside the cloud bed, some nervousness as the girls take action to make a cloud bed for the dragon hoping it goes well, and then the amusement of the dragon finding comfort on the bed lol.  Then it all switches when an opening to that place is opened. Seeing Agott falling was such a surprise, but I was so amazed by Qifrey's spell. I was not expecting him to summon a dragon from the water around him, I was taken aback by how that entire scene was animated, it was so grand. It was a little amusing to see the dragon flailing around trying to run away.  I'm glad they're all okay, and it felt emotional watching Coco apologizing again now that everyone is safe. It's nice that Qifrey praised her talents in coming up with ideas, but I really also hope he makes sure she knows that she needs to be more careful.  Qifrey's eyes at the end though, I'm really curious of his backstory.

Damn Qifrey stopping the cheery music at the end. Normally, that is restricted to villains, but I don't want to jump to conclusions. I do get the felling that Qifrey has a more personal relationship with the rogue mages though and that is why he wants their encounter to be kept a secret for now. I just hope that this doesn't mean, he plans on using Coco as bait later on. I think it is interesting that they seemingly have a magic circle to restore other magic which then allows it to be used again. Though, I assume this just means an already drawn circle gets restored. Like when the magic circle to collect the sand as a cloud gets distorted through the sand or the dragon itself, it can be restored and activate the magic again. Would that then fall under time magic? That seems quite advanced for a student like Agott. The last thing that I wondered what the significance of the dragon getting bigger over time is. It isn't revealed so the question is still: Was the dragon getting bigger or the whole room getting smaller and only the dragon was not affected? And if so, what is the point of it? Or was that just a side effect of the magic that created this space in the first place? Like maybe dragons have some kind of magic resistance which resulted in it breaking out slowly.

Ok. I believe that this is currently the most beautiful drawn manga around and while hoping and trusting that the animation will be gorgeous I was sure it could not completly deliver. But that moment when Qifrey casts his spell, uses all the clouds around and is accompanied by the soundtrack - simply spectacular. Wow. It might be blasphemous, but I liked that scene even more in the anime than in the manga.

I've enjoyed every episode of this anime so far, it's a joy to watch. After this episode however, I think it's safe to say that we are watching something special. There were so many jaw dropping scenes from the girls charging, to Qifrey's arrival, even the changes in art style to lighten the mood have me smiling from ear to ear. And yet, what I enjoy most is Coco. Her reason for using Tetia's spell was beautiful and I can't wait to see how she uses magic in the future. Also release the OST!

What a fantastic episode we had here it was basically magical problem solving. But what I liked the most were the character moments seeing Coco and Tetia bond and the same way the dragon got "defeated" with kindness it seems Coco slowly has the same effect on Agott slowling killing her with kindness. Qifrey just clearing the sky and summoning a giant golden water dragon to eat the other was great but what made me more curious was him at the end with that look DONT TELL ANYONE. Shady witch gave a gift to coco ? Not ominous at all. I have a video review if anyone is interested.

The content adapted here, specifically the Brimmed Cap's interaction with Coco, is what hooked me on the story while I was originally going through it about a month ago. I binged the rest of it in one sitting. It was so damn good. This episode will probably be my personal EOTY, not only based off the animation, but based on the story it tells, especially near the end. Not only is this the episode where the four girls work together for the first time, but it also sets up mysteries to unravel, including what Qifrey's whole deal is, and more. Very special episode for me. Can't wait for the rest of the season.

Tetia is such a sweetheart! Her relationship with Coco is so darn wholesome. And Coco taking Qifrey's words about how magic should be used to make everyone happy to heart and applying it to find a way to even be kind to the dragon was so sweet too. This episode was just very heartwarming all around. Not what I expected after the way the previous one ended at all. Wonder what that brimmed one did to Coco. They said something about giving her a gift that Qifrey couldn't. What did they give her? She seemed disoriented at the end there. And of course she hides it from Qifrey instead of openly telling him what happened so he can take countermeasures. Worried for our adorable girl with her tendency to rush head first into danger.

Did the brimmed cap turn into her hat? Man the animation in this show does NOT fuck around. And it is very clearly going for a children's fairy tale vibe (the darker kind from olden days considering what happened to her mom) with seducing the dragon with a nice bed. Very cute though. "YOU WILL TELL NO ONE." Who the fuck is Qifrey to have that kind of pull. What the fuck. I'm even more curious about him now. And the way the music cut out and then a high pierced whine sound... shivers.

While the girls running around writing those spells sequence looks fantastic, the water dragon spell and the brief stop in OST as the clouds dispersed is just masterful direction choice. Basically him telling the dragon 'aight you need to chill for a sec'. I appreciated the amount of thoughts put into the dragon cloud design as the girls meandering about brainstorming the ideas. Good moment for building the magic system. Qifrey seems pretty sus for not reporting it to the enforcer (probably they just gonna erase it away instead of investigating it deeper?). He's taking some personal approach there including taking Coco as apprentice (not sure how he bypass the system instead of erasing her memories away)

just to comment on the incredible attention to detail, theres a cut this episode where aggot is blinking and you can see her eyelashes when she blinks in 1st person. I don't think I've ever seen anime do that before, its usually just a dark shade opening and closing. And theres another small cut, when coco is excited and seems like shes about to fall down the stairs, everybody else is worried shes gonna fall, and Richeh just steps to the side so coco doesnt crush her if she does fall. there are so many small little character animation details that are beautiful in this episode, it might be my episode of the year

Agott: “ this plan is stupid” Agott, ten seconds later: “ flattery will get you everywhere, all right let’s do this” Also, I’ve never loved being an anime only more than right now. Not knowing what’s Qifrey’s deal is exciting. All mediums of art have their things that they’re more skilled at more than others, but this is why film, and animation in particular is my favorite: having the ED suddenly cut and we get that tinnitus sound effect and a menacing closeup to his eyes sent chills down my spine in a way I’m sure the manga, however good it is, would not be able to do.

So the potential character development points for each cast are: Coco needing to learn caution and self control, Agott learning to accept Coco and be a leader, Tetia improving her cloud magic. I couldn't identify any for Qifrey and Riceh yet, might need to wait until the show focuses on their character. Why didn't Qifrey want to report the use of the forbidden magic to the authorities? That plot thread is interesting.

* This labyrinth reminds me of a fantasy series that r/Fantasy highly recommends and I’m so angry I don’t know the title. I’m gonna hunt for it. No, it’s not Brandon Sanderson. Maybe R Scott Bakker? A China Miéville one? * I started laughing, Coco, you just cut through that awkward shit, I want you to meet Tanjiro 😭 * **Tetia was too stunned to speak.** * I hope the renfaire community musicians watch WHA because I wanna hear this music while frolicking at my local renfair. * Tetia is a relative of Agares? * Tetia, I assure you. Frieren would take your spell if you offered it as payment. * Backrooms. WHA Edition. * Feckin’ cloud magic * Oh my gods, Riche’s adorable. Protect her. * First POV! * And this is where I have beef with Qifrey. Yes, he’s right you can learn from your peers, but good lord, Coco really was left so stranded just letting her draw willy nilly and not actually teaching her the true fundamentals. Again, he’s a good *guy*, but a bad teacher. * The animation is smooth as hell. Which additional freelancers, directors, or other studios worked on this episode? * ***Parkour!*** * Chills. Literal chills. * Dragons once again not beating the “are just big cats” allegation once again. * Aww, Tetia. You deserve to know how much joy magic can bring others and you, love. * Riche’s hair like that, I’m dying 😭😭 * Fucking hell the gasp I guspt * Hold on. Why is Qifrey’s other half of his classes blacked out? I’m just noticing now that we only see his visible eye. Why not a monocle? * **Jaysus, Qifrey**. *** I admit, Tetia’s accent sometimes comes across as thick French and then dives into Scottish, unless Danish does sound like that? So I’m very curious what Danish watchers make of her accent. Thank you to all the animators, directors, storyboard artists, and otherwise who worked on this episode. Time to wait for the comments who give us BTS on this episode’s staffing so I can see where to follow these staff on YouTube. Incredible. Magnificent. Like goddamn, I want to rewatch this episode on my big TV with the synch lights at night and have the full experience. Really glad to see the girls being a united front. I still don’t blame Agott for her lashing at Coco, even if it wasn’t right in the *way* she said things. I can understand Tetia and Riche not speaking up. And Coco’s recklessness is dangerous. So I ***hope*** this incident inspired Qifrey to be a more active educator. Again, like, dude. You knew Coco has some type of connection to the Brimmed Hats. She’s magic naive. She’s curious. She’s reckless. I’m sure this incident will be on Coco remembers and will be more careful. But we gotta get it together now in making sure she’s properly trained and warned when it comes to magic and magic society. Now. I will admit. Qifrey looked fucking Hot™ and evaluated to Daddy status in that last bit, I mean, who said that? 👀

Great episode all around. Definitely the best one so far. I was so happy to see that Tetia immediately apologized to Coco for her moment of weakness and that they seem to be besties again. Tetia's little cloud spell was cute which got the gears in Coco's head turning. It kinda reminded me of Doctor Strange facing Dormammu. Strange wasn't going to overpower Dormammu so he had to exploit something else. Coco did the same here. Everyone loves a nice warm soft bed. Once it was decided and knew how they would do it it was nice to see the girls working together on the spell. That's how it should be. Working together to achieve a common goal. Not even Agott can be a hater after that. Her development from hater to best friend is probably going to be great. Seeing Qifrey cast a spell was crazy. They were clearly saving some of the budget for that spell alone. The girls spent half the episode thinking about to not hurt the dragon (though it was mostly because there was no way they were going to overpower) and then Qifrey comes with his best Ripley impression. "Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure." Such a cool moment. And that ending? So good. We've only seen Qifrey as the happy go-lucky teacher that needs to keep a better eye on his students so that death glare gave me chills. The plot thickens. I have no idea what's going to happen, but I'm just throwing this out there. Qifrey was either originally a Brimmed Cap, but he got out and is now fighting against them or he's just more tolerant of forbidden magic. Either way, Pointed Cap society at large (or at least those in charge) cast him out for his association with/tolerance of forbidden magic. Now we have Coco which based on the ending seems to some kind of Child of Prophecy. At least to the Brimmed Caps. I'm so pumped for next week. It's a been a while since I looked forward to a show like this. The waiting sucks so much. P.S. Wait a second. Magic, good and evil factions, a mentor whose name starts with Q that is on his own and has different views to that of his establishment, and he's training a random child that has huge amounts of hidden potential? This is just Star Wars without lightsabers and if no one knew Anakin was the Chosen One.

Agott's still a bit of a jerk, but I won't say it's unwarranted to not want an amateur working on life-or-death spellwork. She respected Coco's ideas, and overall wasn't a drain to the party. Actually tbh, I don't hate Agott that much. She was out of line 2 episodes ago, but she's also a kid. I'd say it's more Qifrey-sensei's fault for leaving them to their own devices without explaining things properly. She still owes Coco a proper apology though. Qifrey-sensei. Love the energy. Admittedly, it makes the girls' previous commitment to try to not hurt the dragon a bit dulled, but he did the right thing in the situation. And is it just me, or does the music and animation feel like it was dialed to 100 in this episode? The previous episodes didn't feel nearly as cool. Uh, that hat guy going Senator/Emperor Palpatine on Coco isn't ominous at all... And neither are Qifrey-sensei's eyes at the end...

"Are you still mad at me for what I said?" You mean for reminding Coco of her dead mom every chance you get? Yeah kinda. Like come on Agott, its perfectly fine to be upset but just tone it down like 5% or 10%. The other girls are all clearly looking up to you and yet your the only one throwing tantrums in a group of emotionally compromised children. Its a fun dynamic to have the tsundere deal with three cinnamon rolls and it works well, Agott just goes too far sometimes. I guess she's a kid and thats fine but still grow up girl. At least she has an excuse unlike Qifrey. Dude loses 4 young mini nukes, has to be lead to the plot by another child, and then somehow still manages to lose a child yet again. And his response to the whole situation? "Good job not dying kids. I got a lead out of this". Like sure scolding Coco on the verge of a breakdown is not productive but this is infinitely worse a situation than her playing around with flight magic and bro does not care. He got his lead, no one died, who cares about the rest. Time to yell at the old demand your demanding help you

Peak episode, small tangent though Agott asks "Are you still mad at me about what I said before?" in the beginning I find it interesting that Agott is fully aware what she said to Coco was fucked up yet has no intention to apologize or anything at the current moment, Meanwhile Tetia does apologize just for looking at Coco a certain way and takes full responsibility I wonder how Agott stans are gonna try and defend her from this one since they can't use the "she's just a kid" argument or "she had a right to be mad at the moment" defense since those things are also true for Tetia lol

Ngl, this has been my favourite episode so far. The quality and care that went into every part of this episode was amazing, The whole segment where they struggled to create the spell with Coco learning from them to the one sided fight between qifrey and the dragon, to even the whole brim cap scene was honestly so well done. Also this episode did help redeem Agott a bit more, as she realises that she misjudged Coco, can’t wait for her development. This is probably a high 9 out of 10 for me. Definitely the best episode this week for me.

Welp, I'm invested af now, and holy shit, bro finishing that spell on a rag while flying is crazy. you guys try finishing closing a circle perfectly just on a moving bus lol, not happening. really interested in seeing why the hats want her and also the true capabilities of magic. Bro practically a god with the spell he just made, idk if that was a forbidden spell he used there but it was cool af. flooded that entire area, better hope a village doesn't piss him off. Also *I wonder why even the male magicians are called witches?*

To all the sweats arguing over Frieren and Witch Hat and which one is better written, or more mature, or less cliche, y'all all sound like literal teenagers trying to justify why your favorite is better than someone else's favorite by tearing the other work down. I quite like both, for me I do like Witch Hat more, but I'm not gonna act like I've got superior taste for having preference. It's fine to have critiques, but none of us are some big art masters who have a vastly superior view on quality in all it's shapes, we like anime with flaws and merits, enjoy it if you want, get nitpicky if you want, but you're having a stupid argument on reddit over drawings. And yes, I'm sure your dad can beat my dad in a fight, especially since he's already dead lol.