“Witch Hat Atelier” is an ongoing manga series that follows the adventures of Coco and her discovery of her inner magic. We are introduced to many other lovable characters once she becomes the newest student in a small magic school run by a teacher named Qifrey. Overall, it is a lighthearted story about determination and found family, but it also has a darker theme: just because a spell can be cast doesn’t mean that it should be. Good magic goes hand in hand with a mysterious dark magic. Coco and her classmates must learn to navigate that path in order to maintain magic as a useful tool instead of its leading to someone’s downfall.
If your reaction to these books, by Kamome Shirahama, is like mine and you never want to say goodbye to these characters, you are in luck. There is a spin-off series, entitled “Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen.” It follows the two teachers at Witch Hat atelier, Qifrey and Olruggio, as they prepare meals for themselves and their students. Each chapter features a recipe readers can follow using food from our world as substitutes for what is used in the magical universe.
As an added bonus this series just got an anime adaptation that is available to stream online.
UnCovered review by Jade Green, ACLS Mays Landing Branch
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