Witch Hat Atelier Season 2: Japanese Fans React to the Teaser — "Wait, Coco Has a Brimmed Hat Now?!"
とんがり帽子のアトリエ 2期 超ティザーPV 日本のファンの反応
“WHAT is that Coco?!?!?! A BRIM?!?!?! (from someone who's only read up to volume 5)”
あのココなに！？！？！？！？つば？！！？？！？(５巻までしか読んでない勢)
The teaser PV for Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 arrived shockingly fast after the announcement, and Japanese fans had two reactions at once: giddy hype at "movie-trailer-level" animation from a Season 1 they already called god-tier — and a single detail they can't stop pointing at. Coco is wearing a brimmed hat. For a series where that detail carries real meaning, manga readers immediately flagged it as significant, while anime-only viewers just went "wait, she has a brim now?!" The thread runs through the "life-or-death cliffhanger" Season 1 ended on, the widely shared read that the story only gets darker from here, a wave of people vowing to finally pick up the manga (the bonus goodies are that good), and heartfelt gratitude to a staff that turned this sequel around faster than anyone dared hope.
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Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 329)
- @こくるす-f6b👍 838
A PV this soon after the production announcement…?? I'm so excited.
制作決定からpvが早いだと、、 楽しみ
- @とんがり帽子_052👍 524
This is way too much of a movie trailer, lolol. Looking forward to Season 2!!!
映画の予告編すぎる笑笑 2期楽しみにしてます!!!
- @パープルワクチン👍 137
Season 1 was one god-tier cut after another. Season 2 looks like it'll top even that in quality.
神作画の連続だった1期。それをさらに上回るクオリティの2期になりそう
- @user-zc9bc5nw5j👍 137
The animation is insane… so hyped for Season 2 too!! I can't wait.
エグい作画だ…2期も楽しみにしてます！！待ちきれない
- @SuperKY1979👍 184
Season 1 ended on such an agonizing, leave-you-hanging note that I genuinely can't wait! So excited!
生殺しみたいな一期の終わり方だったので待ちきれません！楽しみ！
- @harisuten5692👍 28
Honestly, if they'd ENDED it right there we'd have a problem.
逆にあそこで終わられたら困る
- @motopsychorideordie👍 306
Brim-hat Coco in that witch-like outfit is adorable.
魔女っぽい衣装のつばありココちゃんかわいい
- @フデムシと一緒にくらしたい👍 16
The brimmed hat genuinely suits Coco, so personally I like it way more than the brimless one.
ココのツバあり帽マジ似合ってるからツバなしよりかありのが俺は好き
- @きゆきゆ-g9i👍 5
Coco wearing a brimmed hat is loaded with meaning.
ココがつばあり帽被っているの意味深
- @yutahkotomi1195👍 117
Me, who hasn't even caught up to Season 1 yet: "wait, she got a brimmed hat?!"
まだ 一期に追いついていない私「え、つばあり帽になった？！」
- @アクシア-n7j👍 32
It only gets darker and darker from here, so I'm looking forward to it.
これからどんどんダークになっていくから楽しみ
- @ちくわ-z4x👍 203
To everyone thinking of picking up the manga because of this: the per-volume bonuses are amazing, so sooner is better (like the Magic Circle notebook).
これを機に原作揃えようと思ってる人たち。 毎回特典付きが凄いから早い方が良いぞ（魔円手帳とか）
- @黄々大田-q4d👍 19
Thank you!! I'll grab them nice and early!!!!
ありがとうございます！！早めに揃えます！！！！
- @音熱👍 30
They clearly made Season 1 on the assumption a Season 2 was coming… can't wait. 😊
２期やる前提だったんだろうね...楽しみ😊
- @おびりる👍 5
Huh? I was watching on Prime and the ending was so weird I assumed it was a two-cour show — you mean THAT was the end?!
あれ？アマプラで見てて、変な終わり方だから2クールだと思ってたけどあれで終わりだったんかい
- @てるコロン👍 75
I'd braced myself to wait two years, but maybe we'll get the continuation sooner than I thought?! I have nothing but gratitude for the staff, so for now I'm buying the Blu-ray to show my support. 🎉
2年は待たなきゃと思ってたけど、これはもしや思ったより早く続き見れるのでは！！？！ 製作陣には感謝しかないので、とりあえずBlu-ray買って応援します🎉
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