Witch Hat Atelier

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two since July 2016, with its chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of June 2023. An anime adaptation has been announced. A spin-off series, Witch Hat Kitchen, started in Monthly Morning Two in November 2019 and has five volumes as of October 2022. The series follows a girl named Coco, who dreams of being a witch, but in her world only those born with magical abilities are able to become witches. However, after meeting a witch named Qifrey, it seems like there may be hope for Coco after all. By October 2022, Witch Hat Atelier had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. In 2020, the series won the Harvey Award for the Best Manga category as well as the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. Plot Coco is a kind and daydreaming daughter of a dressmaker who aspires to become a witch; however because only innate magical users can practice and use magic, she has to give up on her dream. One day she meets a male witch named Qifrey and after she witnesses how he uses magic (by drawing magical runes and using magical ink), Coco accidentally casts a spell that turns her mother to stone.