Kamome Shirahama‘s Witch Hat Atelier was recently awarded Best Manga at the 37th Harvey Awards.
The fantasy manga follows a young girl who becomes a witch-in-training after an incident and is translated in English by Stephen Kohler. It previously won this award in 2020.
Vanessa Tenazas, an English editor for Kodansha, accepted the award on behalf of Shirahama and read a message from the manga creator. As part of that message, Shirahama mentioned, “When accepting my first Harvey, I talked about how I started Witch Hat Atelier because I wanted to convey the idea that anyone, no matter who they are, can use magic and become a witch capable of changing the world.
Image source: @KodanshaManga“Although the characters have been on many adventures since then, that core theme has not changed. I continue writing with the belief that the pens people hold in their hands are not swords meant to hurt people who are weaker than them, but magic wands to change the world for the better. The inner spark in each of us that can bring about that happier place. In receiving this award tonight, I hope that message can reach even more out there.”
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
Witch Hat Atelier debuted in 2016 in Kodansha’s Monthly Morning Two and is set to release its 15th volume on November 21, 2025, JST. A TV anime adaptation is planned for 2026, following a delay from its original 2025 schedule.
This year, it competed against The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All (Sumiko Arai, translated by Ajani Oloye for Yen Press), The Summer Hikaru Died (Mokumokuren, translated by Ajani Oloye for Yen Press), Tokyo These Days (Taiyo Matsumoto, translated by Michael Arias for VIZ Media), and Wind Breaker (Satoru Nii, translated by Jacqueline Fung for Kodansha Comics).
The 37th Harvey Awards ceremony took place at New York Comic Con 2025.
Source: @KodanshaManga
