#sasaran

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something i just noticed because of a re-read (and the characters proximity), but looky here

both of them have this sort of "division" symbol in association with an "eye" (sasaran's actual eye, and iguin's mask). i dont know if this particular sign/sigil has been revealed elsewhere, but i thought it was interesting. perhaps iguin's eye mask is more than just decoration. (also im just now realizing the eye mask uses a bunch of circles in the design. perhaps that is also a seal of some kind? i think its possible there could also be a circle that functions as a sigil rather than an actual circle. meaning their mask could be a contraption of sorts)

anyway no clue what this means, but i thought it was an interesting detail wait hold on i just thought of smth as i typed this out.

one of sasaran's eyes is most likely the one on his hat. perhaps that seal on his face moves the location of the object it touches, thereby allowing sasaran to see from his cloak puppet.

on top of that, iguin refers to themself as the "eye of the world" and "the lidless one". perhaps their own eye (and im thinking it might be just be One for clone theory reasons) isn't actually contained within their body? not only would that allow them to view "the world" far beyond their body, an eye plucked from a face is, by its very nature, lidless.

EDIT: HOLY SHIT I FOUND SOMETHING ELSE LITERALLY RIGHT AFTER. LOOK AT EUINI'S ANTI-SCALEWOLF MEDALLION

COMPUTER. ENHANCE THAT BITCH

ITS ALMOST THE SAME FUCKING DESIGN, WITH A RING MISSING. WHAT THE FUCK DOES ANY OF THIS MEAN

(its not the forbidden tattoo design btw, its just the back of the medallion, not the spell itself but STILL. there is SOMETHING abt this design motif)

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Brimmed Cap Witches

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♡ Witch Hat Atelier ch. 22 ♡

[freakish-hazzard]

Every time some draws Sasaran as their physical form and not their cloak form an angel fucking dies by crashing into a skyscraper window

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Witch Hat Atelier Episode 10 Review - His World Of Silver

This episode adapts one of my favorite parts of the manga: Coco being an inspiration for Tartah, who has his own issues within witch society. The way Bug Films animated this was superb. Gosh, I got emotional after watching it. It was splendidly handled.

The way some of the scenes turn into silver to demonstrate how Tartah sees the world is such creative input. Whoever did this needs their descendants to live happy lives without worries ever again. I honestly love how Tartah goes from a kid who holds back because of his disability to becoming a young man confident on taking witch society by storm even with handicaps. The way he was only helping Qifrey out by taking him to the clinic and checking up on Coco to becoming each other’s first friend outside of their ateliers.

Even though Coco is an Outsider, her love for magic never wanes and it only makes her love for it be stronger. That positivity is what helps Tartah regain his own love for magic as it did seem as if he was someone who was falling out of love for it at first before Coco decides on a good idea by reversing signs. This is beneficial for both of them as it can help Tartah overcome a obstacle in his path—mainly being able to distinguish stuff in bottles. Since he can’t see colors, being able to see what plant the dyes or powders come from would be extremely beneficial for someone like him. While Coco didn’t ‘fix’ his issues, she did find a way for him to be able to do what he loves even with setbacks. For Coco, the idea of reversing signs can be a clue to to reverse the Forbidden Spell on her mother. Coco’s talent isn’t just straight lines, but thinking outside of the box as being an Outsider does have its perks.

This episode also showcases the bad aspects of being a witch in that Qifrey is both admonished and praised by different nurses for his talents. The old nurse chides him for pushing Coco too hard to the point of her getting a cold; as an adult, it is his responsibility to take care of the children under his wing. The male nurse is awed by his bubble magic in that it helped humidify the room so Coco can breathe easily. It shows that there are things medicine can do that magic can’t and stuff that magic can do that medicine can’t. By the way, anyone in the medical field cannot be a witch as it’s forbidden. If you thought that Tartah can be a good apothecary—he can’t become one.

It also showcases that witches are like heroes in the sense that citizens rely on them too much to fix their problems. Even if Qifrey wanted to go back to check up on Coco, he keeps getting interrupted by that one civilian. Fortunately, the witches in burgundy allow him to go back. It is still sad to see that because there is a divide between witches and outsiders, people take magic for granted—sort of like how Dagda expected Agott and the other witches to be able to save Custas or cure his injuries.

Anyways, I can’t wait to see what’s next for Coco and the atelier (I don’t know why I’m saying this because I already know what’s next) because there’s a new Brimmed Cap revealed and he’s voiced by Ryusei Nakao in Japanese and Kellen Goff in English. Ryusei Nakao is the voice actor of Frieza in Dragon Ball and Mayuri in Bleach—he’s basically THE prime antagonist voice actor, so it’s definitely going to be a treat to hear him cause chaos in the next episodes. Kellen Goff voiced Funtime Freddy in FNAF, Overhaul in My Hero Academia and Sasaki in Sasaki and Miyano. He’s very good at villain roles too, so it’s a treat for viewers of both languages. All I can say is that the next arc is going to be wild. Let me know your thoughts on this episode!

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Can't believe my first real witch hat post is gonna be about Sasaran...

But it is! Hear me out for a second. Sasaran actually makes me feel pretty sad? Like, don't get me wrong, he Defo mutilated a pre-teen and I'm not ignoring that. What I'm thinking about, though, is just what got him to that point.

We see the flashback of Sasaran and the emotion we get is a bit of dread and... maybe there's some schadenfreude? We know he's the villain tormenting these kids, and now we're shown his arrogance and knowing it will be his downfall — that in reality he is a fuckup that read every cautionary tale, said "I'm different though," and then lost that bet so severely it cost him his life.

And that is! Sad! When you dig past the gratification, lots of people make stupid and predictable mistakes. Making a choice like that doesn't mean you deserve to have to bear that for the rest of your life.

To use a very imperfect analogy but it's the one I've got: if somebody ignores every warning about addiction and brain and body damage and goes ahead and sniffs some cocaine anyway — they still deserve compassion. They are still owed a chance at medical care and substance treatment if they want it, and they are still owed a chance at life.

I can't say Sasaran was noble for experimenting on himself instead of others, we don't know if that was his only stage in the process. But I can say that when he found his body mutated, he should have been able to get help. Maybe they don't have the know-how to reverse it, god knows probably the only way to learn how to transform the body is to experiment and that's pretty hard to do ethically. But he shouldn't have had to be completely isolated from the world.

His life ended with a choice that took him a few minutes to make. He lost all connection to his home, his society, any friends and family, and knew if he's caught he will effectively be executed. There was no hope for him! No chance! His only community became a cult of extremists — no wonder he's jaded and malicious and eager to hurt people now. He sucks. Don't get me wrong, he sucks. But it strikes me that he IS in part a victim of his society, not unlike many more sympathetic chatacters.

Anyway! This is my thesis on how Sasaran maybe would have been less eager to mutilate children if he'd had access to grief counseling instead of The Cult.