A review by sara_ndipity
Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 8 by Kamome Shirahama

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

This manga series has amazing disability representation, and disability justice is a huge theme of the plot! These characters have my heart, and the worldbuilding is phenomenal. Readers who enjoy high fantasy and stories about witches will quickly be drawn into this world. The rules and mechanics of magic are incredibly sophisticated and beautifully laid out in the first few volumes. At this point in the series, the ethics of magic and laws regulating magic are increasingly questioned as our characters encounter new problems in the action of the story. The layers and complexity of Witch Hat Atelier encourage higher-order thinking and provide rich grounds for discussions around duty/ethics and law, magic/technology, and disability justice with tweens and teens.