Coco is a young girl who's had put her dreams of becoming a witch aside because she was not born one... However a child's curiosity can never be quenched, and so after discovering that magic is something one does with a pen and ink, Coco can't help but test out the book of spells and wand she received as a child from a mysterious figure in a brimmed hat...  with disastrous results!

Before she knows it, her mother is turned to stone and needs the assistance of Qifrey, a witch seemingly obsessed with the brimmed hats, to help her reverse the spell she cast! She joins his Atelier as an apprentice, but Coco soon learns the road to saving her mother and fulfilling her dreams won't be so easy! 

On this week's podcast, Mat is joined by artist and designer Allie Oldfield to discuss Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama! Join us as we get into the incredible world Shirahama's created: discussing not only it's wonderful magic system, but the metaphor at it's heart. We even talk about the fantastic exhibition at Angouleme of Shirahama's original manuscripts, as well as the many, many artistic influences we see on the pages of the manga!

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Show Notes

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Mangaka, Artists and Writers

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Alphonse Mucha

Brothers Grimm

Gustav Doré

Tove Jansson

John Tenniel

Lewis Carroll

C.S. Lewis

J.R.R. Tolkien

Terry Pratchett

Chica Umino

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Anitrendz TCAF Interview with Shirahama 

Crunchy Roll Germany Interview with Shirahama

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Thanks to Juliano Zucareli for our theme music!

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