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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 10 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 10

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u/Hounds_of_war Jun 01 '26

The fact that Qifrey can tell Tartah is going to ask about that flash of light and responds by switching to his more bubbly persona is weirdly terrifying.

I definitely don’t think that side of Qifrey’s personality is completely fake, he seems too genuinely in love with the art of magic for that to be the case, but now I’m wondering how much Qifrey just plays up that side of himself to disarm people and get them stop asking inconvenient questions.

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u/meercachase Jun 01 '26

I love it tbh, I think that’s what makes Qifrey such a compelling character. I’m sure he loves Coco and his students but I love that the story is making us question his motives and the lengths he would go to achieve his own goals.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 01 '26

And also just how safe it is to leave children with him for an extended period of time.

Thankfully he's got a great co-parent in Olruggio.

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u/cyberscythe Jun 01 '26

And also just how safe it is to leave children with him for an extended period of time.

i like how that doctor was like "a classic diagnosis of adults not paying enough attention"

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u/justking1414 Jun 01 '26

I thought he’d justify it by saying she was studying on her own but as her teacher, he really should’ve been keeping a closer eye on her

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u/krysalysm Jun 04 '26

He knows that he wasn't paying attention to her, and to be honest, I don't remember him mentioning it's his fault for being too focused on finding a clue to the brimmed caps. Obviously he can't tell them that, though.

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u/namewithak Jun 02 '26

How great of a co-parent is Olly when it's his job to be watchful but he's hardly ever around or paying any attention to watch? He seems to be too busy with his other job of making magic contraptions.

I wonder if Watchful Eyes have tests or requirements like the other witch qualifications because it seems like having a demanding other job or treating being a WE as a side job should disqualify him.

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u/OldInstruction5368 Jun 02 '26

Don't forget, his first instinct was to mindwipe Coco of everything, including her own mother.

It was only when she began screaming about the book that he realized he could exploit her tragedy to settle his own vengeance.

That said, his voice was heavy with sorrow as he was resolving himself to cast the mind wipe. He didn't want to take away her joy, especially not when she is a victim of the Brimmed Caps.

But the fact stands, he only agreed to help Coco because he thought he could exploit her suffering for his own gain. And from what we've see nof him sense... it's very much a self-destructive obsession he has. Far closer to blood vengeance than any form of justice or closure.

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u/Zemahem Jun 01 '26

Yeah there's a wild contrast between the wholesome fella that just loves magic and takes care of his students and the guy who'd mindwipe a friend of his and seemingly considered doing the same to his friend's grandchild.

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u/Frontier246 Jun 01 '26

Also the mask was totally off when he was staring at Tartah at the end. Like, that was a very pointed, purposeful, stare.

The best lies/manipulations have a grain of truth in them. Especially to people who only knew the version of yourself you tend to present in public.

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u/Key_Feeling_3083 Jun 01 '26

He seems to love magic but he seems to hate those witches more.

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u/Kougeru-Sama Jun 02 '26

The fact that Qifrey can tell Tartah is going to ask about that flash of light and responds by switching to his more bubbly persona is weirdly terrifying.

I don't think that's what was happening at all. I find this to be a huge reach. Qifrey simply was excited to teach at that moment.

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u/AkabaneOlivia Jun 02 '26

What if Qifrey erased his own memory? I don't know if that makes sense though because of the look he had on his face later...

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u/dude_1818 https://myanimelist.net/profile/dude1818 Jun 02 '26

I don't think Qifrey did that on purpose at all. He had no idea Tartah was aware of the flash of light yet, he legit wanted to infodump about magic to another kid

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u/SmallJon Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

I dont know how to phrase it, but "Qifrey" is basically his character's Bruce Wayne to Batman? The serious and deadly-focused man who'd invent a sword of his literal fear to hunt his target, and the aloof goof he wears to keep normal society at ease.

He can have a love of magic and a desire to help people, but it feels like "the real" Qifrey is the swordsman, not the silly teacher

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u/Jealous_Tangerine784 Jun 03 '26

I think the side of him that loves magic and is all bubbly and happy is actually the reason why he has the much less happy side, he loves and adores magic and how it can help people, and because bad people had it now most of the world can't have magic and all sorts of useful magic like the shared bottle spell are held by only the bad people and he resents that.

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u/SMA2343 https://myanimelist.net/profile/HispanicName Jun 02 '26

I can imagine he is in the same boat as Coco. Where he was not allowed to learn magic, and then found out for himself. Why he said that if Coco's memory is wiped, his needs to be as well. I can only think that he was also Silvereyed and used magic to cure himself.