Bells

There were a few changes/cuts from ch. 12 and 13 for ep. that are clearly time saving choices but the ones I resent deeply are:

Hey man, Agott really needed that bit of praise actually. It matters that Qifrey gives it so freely too. Even amidst trying to impress upon both her and Coco how dangerous the whole thing was and how they could've easily really messed up here. That's like ... really vital to Agott specifically man. Arguably even more so than agreeing to arrange for her second test.

And cutting down his response to Olly when he questions him about the test from this:

To just "Yes. But. That's not what she's doing here. I think she's earned herself some trust." is ... also not great. There is something of the specific history and relationship between Qifrey and Agott that gets lost in cutting out his reasoning and fears even if you can intuit it from the visuals (the shot of the four girls huddled together from his pov is also in the manga).

I know these are not some earth shattering changes but just as each of the girls are very distinct from one another with an equally distinct dynamic with each of the other girls, they also have individually distinct relationships with Qifrey. These small moments are what characterizes each one of their unique dynamic with Qifrey. Where you start to get a feel for how he tries to provide care tailored to each apprentice and what needs of each of them is fulfilled by being in his care.

waiter!! waiter!! 17 more pounds of delusion please!!

and i have been going insane about it ever since! kamome shirahama your attention to details will be the death of me /pos

hands are the most expressive non-verbal tool humans have, and since it's also quite literally the tool that gives the witches their magic, watching hands in witch hat atelier is beyond important. implied spoilers up to ch93 under cut! [don't mind the language of half the screenshots, that's beside the point]

some more qifreys bc at some point i genuinely started saving all the times i noticed him clasping his hands tightly together or around his clothes

which could straight up be titled ‘Man Viscerally Uncomfortable with Current Situation™ (unexpected social call from a near stranger)’

like my god.

clenching hand at abdomen to awkwardly massaging the bad shoulder to self-consciously rubbing at face. all in the course of a 60 second conversation.

Qifrey you could not be more anxious-looking if you tried 😬

It's so funny too because you get tricked into thinking qifrey is very suave and charming!

And he is!

…When he has a script. Or is in control of the situation. Or he’s interacting with people he's close to. He's perfectly comfortable making his request of coco's mother in their shop. he has no trouble offering assistance to the ladies of the pegasus carriage.

But he also gets steamrolled by the tavern owner during the fire. He gets bullied by medical professionals. He reverts to a preteen in the presence of his old master.

When in his element—teaching children—he is confident and engaging and elegant. But put him in front of a stranger without his family to act as a buffer? ...well

Hiraeth

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Because what do you mean THE Niwaka Samurai, the guy who KNOWS there's a sniper aiming at him, the strongest killer of killers, got shot because he saw Lin?. He let down his guard.