Witch Hat Atelier - Recommendations

• Vol: 5+; Ch: 32+
• 2016 - ?

Three days dragon flight from the nearest town, deep, deep in the forest, then deeper still, lives a 'witch'. Nina the witch, also called "The world's strongest witch". Visiting her is the apprentice, Iris.This is the record of the witch and her apprentice's peaceful days, in a remote forest that breathes illusions and magic.

• Vol: 4
• 2005

Every young girl has one dream or another... Dorothy, who's just a regular middle school girl, has a drastic change in her dreams when one day she runs into Mistress Lilly, an accomplished witch who is looking for an apprentice! Dorothy promptly casts a spell on the witch's nephew (she didn't think it would work) and turns him into a werewolf. Now she must learn enough magic to take the curse off of him. She doesn't seem to have much talent for magic, though....

• Vol: 4
• 1989

Kiki is a young witch who has just turned thirteen, and as tradition dictates she must now leave the safety of her home for a year to undergo witch training. One clear night, Kiki takes off with her cat Jiji and her mother's broomstick to start her new life, and finds herself in a town near the ocean - but she's disappointed to find that people aren't nearly as friendly as she'd imagined they'd be. With nowhere to stay and no outstanding magical skills besides flying, Kiki begins to wonder if she's come to the right place; but after returning a pacifier to a customer of a local shop, its owner, Osono, offers her a place to stay. Kiki soon decides that she'll start her own delivery service, and with the help of newfound friends she sets forth on a journey to discover who she is and how to make it on her own.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 21
• 2000

Pink-haired, sassy Doremi would love nothing more than to be a witch; and one day, after accidentally ousting a real witch at the House of Magic (and consequently turning the witch into a green blob in the process), Doremi's wish finally came true. Furious, the witch decreed that Doremi become a witch’s apprentice so that she may someday turn her back to normal, and from then on the fun began. Alongside her friends – also witch's apprentices - Hazuki, Aiko, and Onpu, Doremi will help run the newly-dubbed shop "Maho-dou," study hard for her magical exams, and work hard towards becoming a full-fledged witch!

• Vol: 17+
• 2005 - ?

Follows apprentice witch Fuuka on her adventures in magic and love.

• Vol: 2
• 2019 - 2020

I am the disciple of the dainty self-proclaimed World-class Magician Linaria. With my proud but careless and homebody master, the two of us lived together in peace, but that collapsed one day. That was because the war between the undying witches has begun—.

• Vol: 6; Ch: 64
• 1999 - 2007

Najaran is a young woman who just happens to be an apprentice Cepter. Cepters have the power to summon creatures from magical cards. Once, these cards were collected in a book called the 'Culdcept.' During an ancient battle, the book was destroyed -- its cards scattered far and wide. Najaran's master gives her a dangerous mission -- she must obtain information about the Black Cepters and their nefarious plans. If the Black Cepters rebuild the Culdcept, the arcane book of ages past will grant them unspeakable God-like powers!

• Vol: 4
• 2005 - 2012

1000 years ago, a war between humans and space witches ravaged the stars, destroying countless planets and taking even more lives. Eventually, the humans captured the most powerful witch and imprisoned her as a war criminal under the treaty. The castle where the Magic Lord is sealed away is watched over by a village where everyone has developed weak magical powers—everyone but Mugi, that is. Determined to prove that he doesn't need magic, Mugi accidentally flies into the monster-infested forest surrounding the castle and is saved by a girl that he has never seen before...

• Vol: 3; Ch: 18
• 2017 - 2018

This is a slightly different world. Normal humans exist, but so do magics and monsters. The witch Cheloaf’s specialty is making magical medicines, to the extent that many people travel from far away to buy them. Cheloaf’s servant Lololojio is a time-worn doll. When she was little, Cheloaf wanted a friend, so she made the magical doll — and now that she’s all grown up, he spends his days serving her.

• Vol: 1+; Ch: 4+
• 2023 - ?