Episode 162 - Witch Hat Atelier (Tongari Boushi no Atelier)

We've got a spring in our step for our Spring anime season tie-in, since one of the most anticipated anime adaptations has arrived! Yes, we're reading the award winning and critically acclaimed Witch Hat Atelier! Will the story of a normal girl stumbling into the world of magic resonate with our trio, or is one superfan about to have a horrible awakening... ~ Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't! Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short. New episodes drop every fortnight, where our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil read the first two volumes (or equivalent) of a manga, webtoon, manhua or manhwa, analysing every little thing to discuss what's good, what's bad, but mostly, what's trash. Five years in, we're just getting started, as trash never ends, and neither do we. So please, come join us and listen to our book club slash never-ending existential nightmare! ~ Follow us on social media! Links to all platforms on our site - https://trashmangafriends.carrd.co/ Sean, our forever host, is on Bluesky & Twitch - https://bsky.app/profile/slazo.bsky.social ~ https://www.twitch.tv/slazoking Mike, our streamer extraordinaire, is everywhere @Bersekrer - https://bersekrer.carrd.co/ Phil, our trash overlord, is on Twitter @PheNaxKian - https://twitter.com/PheNaxKian ~ Support the official release! Witch Hat Atelier is licensed by Kodansha - https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/ Want to check out the anime? It's available via Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2026/2/20/witch-hat-atelier-anime-april-6-premiere-new-trailer-visual