WEBVTT 00:00:05.610 --> 00:00:10.210 You're listening to the After Hours Arc. My name 00:00:10.210 --> 00:00:14.089 is Anti, and I'll be your host. Join me as I 00:00:14.089 --> 00:00:19.050 review, recap, and relive anime, one arc at a 00:00:19.050 --> 00:00:23.370 time. And as always, these are all from a manga 00:00:23.370 --> 00:00:28.929 -free point of view. Welcome back to the recap 00:00:28.929 --> 00:00:32.829 segment. It was not that long ago that we just 00:00:32.829 --> 00:00:38.009 finished Jujutsu Kaisen. season three i don't 00:00:38.009 --> 00:00:39.869 think there was much of a break in between to 00:00:39.869 --> 00:00:44.289 make anything unbearable so going into this anime 00:00:44.289 --> 00:00:49.530 i was so excited it seemed right up my alley 00:00:49.530 --> 00:00:54.149 and the trailer was really beautiful i will say 00:00:54.149 --> 00:00:59.090 that when i watched the trailer it was in japanese 00:00:59.090 --> 00:01:03.859 only and my settings on crunchyroll our English 00:01:03.859 --> 00:01:08.980 dub as my preference. So what I ended up doing 00:01:08.980 --> 00:01:11.640 because I had no idea he was going to have an 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.920 accent and I really enjoy it but I really wanted 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:19.780 to hear his Japanese voice. So I watched the 00:01:19.780 --> 00:01:22.780 first two episodes in the English dub and then 00:01:22.780 --> 00:01:26.500 I re -watched it in the Japanese and it's so 00:01:26.500 --> 00:01:29.599 good I can't decide which version I like better. 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:32.750 Right now they are tied. We'll see how long I 00:01:32.750 --> 00:01:37.269 keep doing that. But I was really happy with 00:01:37.269 --> 00:01:41.549 where the first two episodes landed for us. I'm 00:01:41.549 --> 00:01:45.209 really happy that it's also on Monday and not 00:01:45.209 --> 00:01:49.730 Thursday. Like I, for some reason, assumed it 00:01:49.730 --> 00:01:54.109 was. I think because I am doing recaps on this 00:01:54.109 --> 00:01:58.799 mentally. It checked in my brain that it's going 00:01:58.799 --> 00:02:02.379 to be on Thursdays and uploading a Friday just 00:02:02.379 --> 00:02:07.280 based on timing. But that's basically where my 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:11.620 credibility stands on what I know about anything. 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:17.060 So moving on from that, though, and getting into 00:02:17.060 --> 00:02:23.710 the witch hat atelier, I loved. Everything about 00:02:23.710 --> 00:02:27.069 the first episode. I even waited before jumping 00:02:27.069 --> 00:02:29.909 into the second. Because I wanted to just sit 00:02:29.909 --> 00:02:33.289 with it. I really wanted to treat it like I only 00:02:33.289 --> 00:02:37.710 got the first episode. And it really was pretty 00:02:37.710 --> 00:02:42.469 basic. They did a really good job of not letting 00:02:42.469 --> 00:02:45.830 too much of the story out. Like we opened right 00:02:45.830 --> 00:02:48.689 away with the main character Coco. Who's this 00:02:48.689 --> 00:02:54.020 young girl. And she is going to wash her laundry 00:02:54.020 --> 00:02:57.180 in this water basin. It's like in the woods. 00:02:58.259 --> 00:03:01.979 And we have this little deer hanging out. And 00:03:01.979 --> 00:03:05.620 he sees her soaping up the water and making it 00:03:05.620 --> 00:03:10.199 non -drinkable now. And she just doesn't have 00:03:10.199 --> 00:03:13.500 a concern in the world. Because she knows that 00:03:13.500 --> 00:03:18.580 apparently that spring is blessed with magic. 00:03:19.469 --> 00:03:22.389 And what that means is when she gets out, there 00:03:22.389 --> 00:03:26.610 is this glowing and all the soap and the debris 00:03:26.610 --> 00:03:30.590 that was caused by cleaning just disappears. 00:03:30.590 --> 00:03:34.150 And it's back to crystal clear and drinkable. 00:03:35.430 --> 00:03:38.270 And then the deer starts drinking. So right away 00:03:38.270 --> 00:03:43.110 we can tell that magic is very useful in this 00:03:43.110 --> 00:03:46.930 world, but it doesn't seem like everybody can 00:03:46.930 --> 00:03:53.090 use it. She is so fascinated by magic, but she's 00:03:53.090 --> 00:03:57.150 just an ordinary person. So one thing the show 00:03:57.150 --> 00:04:02.610 leads on pretty much right away is that the people 00:04:02.610 --> 00:04:07.729 who can cast spells are witches. And you have 00:04:07.729 --> 00:04:11.330 to be born with this talent and this skill in 00:04:11.330 --> 00:04:15.599 order to do it. And unfortunately for her, she 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:20.139 is just an ordinary girl. But we get to her hanging 00:04:20.139 --> 00:04:24.100 up her laundry to dry. And she's on a roof. And 00:04:24.100 --> 00:04:27.040 this scene was really cool. I didn't expect them 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:31.839 to have pegasuses. But they did. And they had 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:34.879 two of them flying this cart. This carriage. 00:04:35.779 --> 00:04:41.089 A very luxury way to travel. Very bougie. And 00:04:41.089 --> 00:04:46.370 Coco is so excited. Her eyes are just incredible. 00:04:47.250 --> 00:04:50.790 I just can't get over good eyes in an anime. 00:04:50.930 --> 00:04:56.629 And hers are very expressive. So when she goes 00:04:56.629 --> 00:04:59.930 down to tell her mother about the carriage, her 00:04:59.930 --> 00:05:02.810 mother basically runs the shop. I'm not sure 00:05:02.810 --> 00:05:06.790 if it's just fabrics or actual clothing. Maybe 00:05:06.790 --> 00:05:09.410 she's a seamstress. I didn't get the full scope. 00:05:10.350 --> 00:05:14.290 But as she tries to find her, she slams the door 00:05:14.290 --> 00:05:19.470 into Kifri, who is this white haired man at this 00:05:19.470 --> 00:05:23.389 point, just standing in the corner, minding his 00:05:23.389 --> 00:05:26.430 business. And then there's three women shopping 00:05:26.430 --> 00:05:31.970 and gawking and loving all of the finds that 00:05:31.970 --> 00:05:35.149 they are finding in the shop. We end up meeting 00:05:35.149 --> 00:05:38.949 her mother, who ends up having her help Kifri. 00:05:39.449 --> 00:05:42.810 Because he is not a part of this gaggle of women 00:05:42.810 --> 00:05:46.790 who are shopping. So he needs specific fabric 00:05:46.790 --> 00:05:51.089 and it needs to be cut. And he has these specific 00:05:51.089 --> 00:05:55.910 measurements. So she goes to work and her line 00:05:55.910 --> 00:05:59.930 work looked amazing when she was drawing on the 00:05:59.930 --> 00:06:05.110 fabric to sketch out where to cut. And this is 00:06:05.110 --> 00:06:07.949 very important. And I'm not going to get into 00:06:07.949 --> 00:06:12.879 it yet. But just remember that he is fascinated 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:17.959 with her attention to detail and her level of 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.600 concentration. And he compares it to being like 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:27.060 real magic. And she is so embarrassed, but also 00:06:27.060 --> 00:06:29.899 a little offended because she thinks magic is 00:06:29.899 --> 00:06:34.279 way more unique and beautiful and not ordinary 00:06:34.279 --> 00:06:39.389 like this. So then he ends up asking her why 00:06:39.389 --> 00:06:44.310 she loves magic so much. And she goes into a 00:06:44.310 --> 00:06:47.449 story about when she was a little girl. There 00:06:47.449 --> 00:06:51.250 was this festival type situation and she ends 00:06:51.250 --> 00:06:55.470 up finding this masked witch. He ends up selling 00:06:55.470 --> 00:06:58.490 her this magic book and it comes with a free 00:06:58.490 --> 00:07:03.629 magic wand. And it was very amazing because he 00:07:03.629 --> 00:07:06.509 proves what the beauty of magic can look like. 00:07:07.129 --> 00:07:10.110 He created these illusions out of nothing and 00:07:10.110 --> 00:07:13.910 these beautiful light moments appeared and the 00:07:13.910 --> 00:07:18.790 animation was really captivating. It wasn't extra 00:07:18.790 --> 00:07:23.850 flashy, but it was enough to really keep me interested 00:07:23.850 --> 00:07:27.290 in what I might see next. Because again, this 00:07:27.290 --> 00:07:31.610 is very new. This is very early in this series. 00:07:33.800 --> 00:07:37.180 Where magic is not this commonplace knowledge, 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:40.680 to see it up close for one of the first times 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:44.819 is really important. Because you can see the 00:07:44.819 --> 00:07:49.300 effect it does have. Not just on her, but on 00:07:49.300 --> 00:07:52.879 anybody as a whole. I really put myself in her 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:56.459 shoes and could see how excited I would be being 00:07:56.459 --> 00:08:00.310 like a four or five year old. But obviously, 00:08:00.470 --> 00:08:05.050 this man had really sketchy vibes and he's going 00:08:05.050 --> 00:08:08.769 to definitely be a villain in this. So we'll 00:08:08.769 --> 00:08:12.009 be finding out more about him way later on. This 00:08:12.009 --> 00:08:14.649 is the only introduction that we have gotten 00:08:14.649 --> 00:08:18.949 of him so far. And it was so sad because as a 00:08:18.949 --> 00:08:22.250 little girl, she was so excited with this possibility 00:08:22.250 --> 00:08:26.189 of becoming a witch. And when she gets back to 00:08:26.189 --> 00:08:29.370 her mother and her mother's like, That's what 00:08:29.370 --> 00:08:35.090 you bought? Okay. Coco tells her how she is going 00:08:35.090 --> 00:08:37.970 to be a witch one day. And her mother just shuts 00:08:37.970 --> 00:08:41.250 her down immediately. I couldn't believe how 00:08:41.250 --> 00:08:44.230 real her mother was being with her. Like, so 00:08:44.230 --> 00:08:48.409 practical. She was like, you won't be. You're 00:08:48.409 --> 00:08:52.129 ordinary. You're a normal person. You need to 00:08:52.129 --> 00:08:56.460 be born with this ability. Which is kind of really 00:08:56.460 --> 00:08:59.740 heartbreaking. There was no magic in that sentence 00:08:59.740 --> 00:09:04.620 at all. But her footsteps were glowing, which 00:09:04.620 --> 00:09:07.759 I don't actually know why. It might have been 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:10.600 just because of the festival, like a timing thing. 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:15.759 I don't really know. But she said, look at when 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:18.299 I touch the ground, it lights up. Obviously, 00:09:18.299 --> 00:09:23.440 I possess magic. And her mother said, OK. Well, 00:09:23.539 --> 00:09:25.980 if the ground is still lit up by the time we 00:09:25.980 --> 00:09:29.399 make it home, maybe you will become a witch. 00:09:30.139 --> 00:09:33.039 And of course, it cuts to them still walking. 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:39.500 And it's so dark. And Coco is so sad. It was 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:43.860 really sad. I was, I definitely felt really bad 00:09:43.860 --> 00:09:47.399 for her. So Kifri was definitely interested in 00:09:47.399 --> 00:09:51.139 hearing more. But they get interrupted by this 00:09:51.139 --> 00:09:54.919 major crash, which is the Pegasus carriage. It 00:09:54.919 --> 00:09:59.659 falls apart. And he can fix it. He ends up pulling 00:09:59.659 --> 00:10:04.159 out his pointy hat, which served as this authoritative 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:08.120 emblem, essentially. All the women immediately 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:11.940 knew how important he was when he put it on. 00:10:12.460 --> 00:10:19.139 And I mean, Kifri has some serious style. Black 00:10:19.139 --> 00:10:22.179 and gray palette. Especially because he has that 00:10:22.179 --> 00:10:25.539 bright blue eye that we see. The white hair. 00:10:26.179 --> 00:10:30.399 He's very much a magical Gojo. And I love it. 00:10:30.440 --> 00:10:33.460 I am here for it. I was here for it from the 00:10:33.460 --> 00:10:36.519 beginning. I don't think I caught on until I 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:40.320 was watching the episode more. But he is so kind. 00:10:40.500 --> 00:10:44.279 And he has this gentle expression about him. 00:10:44.379 --> 00:10:47.440 No matter what he's saying or doing. I find him 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:50.500 very calming. And safe. He feels like a very 00:10:50.500 --> 00:10:55.159 safe man. But in order for him to fix it, the 00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:58.419 spell has to be done in private. So she offers 00:10:58.419 --> 00:11:01.919 their workshop. Even though she's not supposed 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:07.179 to look, she does. And what she sees is he's 00:11:07.179 --> 00:11:11.860 drawing on this piece of the carriage. What she 00:11:11.860 --> 00:11:17.200 realizes is the drawing is what is casting the 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:21.960 spell. So this is a major secret that she is 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:26.320 uncovering. And it has blown her absolute mind. 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:30.580 But as soon as she realizes what it is, he's 00:11:30.580 --> 00:11:33.440 done. And she's supposed to be on the other side 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:38.519 of a door. So she runs like a bat out of hell. 00:11:38.700 --> 00:11:41.799 By the time he makes it to the door, she did 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:45.500 come back. But she is all dirty and exhausted, 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:50.360 out of breath. It was really good. It was a typical 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:53.820 child doing something they aren't supposed to 00:11:53.820 --> 00:11:56.620 be doing. And I thought it was a really good 00:11:56.620 --> 00:12:00.340 representation of what somebody her age would 00:12:00.340 --> 00:12:03.500 actually be acting like. It was good. It felt 00:12:03.500 --> 00:12:06.320 real. But the women leave in their carriage. 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:10.840 He goes about on his business. And then she starts 00:12:10.840 --> 00:12:14.039 drawing in her room. Because she has now pieced 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:18.230 together. That magic wand that she got years 00:12:18.230 --> 00:12:22.470 ago. It had this purple top. It was this purple 00:12:22.470 --> 00:12:26.610 ball, which looked like a marble. Turns out that 00:12:26.610 --> 00:12:30.789 it is really like a jar of ink. And the bottom 00:12:30.789 --> 00:12:33.830 was this leather tip. And it was really just 00:12:33.830 --> 00:12:40.029 a case. So she starts to fuck around and find 00:12:40.029 --> 00:12:43.490 out. And I was so nervous. I can't believe she 00:12:43.490 --> 00:12:46.889 had the balls to do this. And I was especially 00:12:46.889 --> 00:12:51.769 nervous because her lines were very shaky. And 00:12:51.769 --> 00:12:53.990 compared to how they were at the fabric where 00:12:53.990 --> 00:12:57.710 she had this concentration, it's almost like 00:12:57.710 --> 00:13:01.210 she knew that she was not supposed to be doing 00:13:01.210 --> 00:13:04.889 this. And there was a very strong possibility 00:13:04.889 --> 00:13:10.210 that this wasn't going to work. Like you still 00:13:10.210 --> 00:13:15.590 had to possess this natural ability is, I believe, 00:13:15.690 --> 00:13:18.769 what she also had in her mind. So I can actually 00:13:18.769 --> 00:13:23.070 understand why she had a lot of fear and why 00:13:23.070 --> 00:13:26.090 she would be so nervous. She definitely wants 00:13:26.090 --> 00:13:29.029 it to work, but she didn't end up completing 00:13:29.029 --> 00:13:32.269 the circle, which is another important thing 00:13:32.269 --> 00:13:36.860 that. They teased with us. They teased with us 00:13:36.860 --> 00:13:41.080 the importance of completing the circle. Because 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:44.179 when she's done with her circle, but it doesn't 00:13:44.179 --> 00:13:47.879 work, she's all frustrated and throws her head 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:52.600 on the desk. And she's got her pen, her quill, 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:57.580 hanging over the paper. And the scene got really 00:13:57.580 --> 00:14:01.039 intense for a moment because the wind's blowing. 00:14:01.980 --> 00:14:06.899 Her little candles flickering. The paper. A drop 00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:10.299 of ink falls onto it and connects the circle. 00:14:10.860 --> 00:14:13.720 And then it was like we had these indoor fireworks. 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:17.559 There wasn't this sense of danger. It was more 00:14:17.559 --> 00:14:21.220 like fun and excitement. And it reminded me of 00:14:21.220 --> 00:14:24.480 when she was a little girl. And the man who sold 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:29.120 her this exact magic drawing book did for her. 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:33.320 And her eyes, of course, lit up like they do. 00:14:33.759 --> 00:14:38.379 So she ends up trying so many. There was a fire 00:14:38.379 --> 00:14:41.720 one that she had to put out. This girl was not 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:46.740 wasting any time. And while she's doing all of 00:14:46.740 --> 00:14:50.299 this, we do cut back to Kiefer, who's like camping 00:14:50.299 --> 00:14:53.899 in the woods. And he's got a piece of paper on 00:14:53.899 --> 00:14:58.350 the ground with the circular image and... There's 00:14:58.350 --> 00:15:02.169 a flame hovering above it, a ball of fire. So 00:15:02.169 --> 00:15:05.289 obviously that spell is like a campfire spell. 00:15:06.149 --> 00:15:09.590 And we see him laying and he's thinking to himself 00:15:09.590 --> 00:15:12.950 about this magic book, this magical drawing book. 00:15:13.230 --> 00:15:17.149 And it dawns on him what it may be and who it 00:15:17.149 --> 00:15:21.929 may be from. But they don't let on too much because 00:15:21.929 --> 00:15:26.309 then we see her. Figuring out that she can trace 00:15:26.309 --> 00:15:30.769 the image to make it a lot easier than just trying 00:15:30.769 --> 00:15:35.049 to draw it bigger. Which, I mean, she is trying 00:15:35.049 --> 00:15:38.870 to be efficient. I'm here for it. I'm not much 00:15:38.870 --> 00:15:42.669 of an artist, so I would do the same thing. But 00:15:42.669 --> 00:15:48.190 for her, this was a really big mistake. I wasn't 00:15:48.190 --> 00:15:51.330 really sure what was happening at first, but 00:15:51.330 --> 00:15:54.549 before she was completing the circle, There was 00:15:54.549 --> 00:15:59.610 this weird black darkness coming at her. And 00:15:59.610 --> 00:16:03.649 I assumed it was the spell that she was drawing. 00:16:04.470 --> 00:16:07.110 But as the spell activates from the piece of 00:16:07.110 --> 00:16:10.649 paper, it was actually Kiefer who just scoops 00:16:10.649 --> 00:16:14.690 her up. And the next couple parts of the scene 00:16:14.690 --> 00:16:18.649 were just so visually amazing to watch. Because 00:16:18.649 --> 00:16:22.889 he leaps out the window and... He must obviously 00:16:22.889 --> 00:16:28.149 have these magical symbols on his boots because 00:16:28.149 --> 00:16:32.990 he was able to fly and he is like losing his 00:16:32.990 --> 00:16:36.549 shit on her. He is like, what spell did you cast? 00:16:37.269 --> 00:16:41.629 What it does is it causes this massive like crystallization. 00:16:41.690 --> 00:16:46.590 It seems like a petrification of some sort. It 00:16:46.590 --> 00:16:50.590 was like this ice crystal. It was really intense, 00:16:50.750 --> 00:16:54.909 and unfortunately for Coco, her mother gets caught 00:16:54.909 --> 00:17:00.129 up in it. So he admits to her that she is right 00:17:00.129 --> 00:17:03.809 on how magic is done. So it turns out that this 00:17:03.809 --> 00:17:10.690 spell is a form of forbidden magic, and this 00:17:10.690 --> 00:17:14.049 is obviously tied to his reaction about somebody 00:17:14.049 --> 00:17:19.140 or something. And the solution is... Now that 00:17:19.140 --> 00:17:22.059 she knows the truth, her memories have to be 00:17:22.059 --> 00:17:25.420 erased. And she is not having this. Her poor 00:17:25.420 --> 00:17:28.940 mother just got like crystallized because of 00:17:28.940 --> 00:17:33.019 her. If she gets her memories erased, she's not 00:17:33.019 --> 00:17:35.920 going to be able to save her. He basically ends 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:39.880 up making a deal with her to help her become 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:44.740 a witch instead of erasing her memories. And 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:49.799 this isn't totally... just for her sake. It's 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:53.500 because she can remember from heart and memory 00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:57.779 the exact book that these pages were drawn from. 00:17:58.059 --> 00:18:00.339 So not only if they find this magical drawing 00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:05.640 book can they possibly reverse this forbidden 00:18:05.640 --> 00:18:10.660 magic, he also realizes that he needs her memories 00:18:10.660 --> 00:18:15.259 of this book to find whoever he's looking for. 00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:20.240 This whole ending to episode one was just visually 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:25.799 stunning and extremely emotional. There was a 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:28.920 lot of depth in what this character was feeling, 00:18:29.200 --> 00:18:32.500 the Coco, with her mother and this being literally 00:18:32.500 --> 00:18:37.660 her fault. And we had Kifri, who at first was 00:18:37.660 --> 00:18:42.440 so angry and concerned and full of fear almost. 00:18:42.539 --> 00:18:45.890 It was definitely a fear -based reaction. But 00:18:45.890 --> 00:18:50.829 he has such a soft side that he was trying to 00:18:50.829 --> 00:18:54.730 console her. I think he is going to be a very 00:18:54.730 --> 00:18:58.869 big supporting person within her life moving 00:18:58.869 --> 00:19:03.609 forward. And I am so here for it. I thought it 00:19:03.609 --> 00:19:07.250 was such a good first episode. I thought the 00:19:07.250 --> 00:19:12.000 pacing was absolutely perfect. I love the concept 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:17.200 of drawing spells instead of casting them with 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:21.000 your words. That was really fun. And I think 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:24.720 it's going to give a lot of different direction 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:29.960 to how we see magic throughout this series. So 00:19:29.960 --> 00:19:34.440 that was very exciting for me. That was one of 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:37.299 the things I didn't know going into this anime. 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.980 was how their magic system actually works. So 00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:45.039 I was very, very satisfied with that whole concept. 00:19:45.980 --> 00:19:51.279 Kifri is an absolute star in my book. I think 00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:56.299 he's a stud. The hair, the really fun monocle 00:19:56.299 --> 00:20:00.279 style sunglass, the blue eye showing. I mean, 00:20:00.279 --> 00:20:05.220 he's very Gojo, but I love Gojo, so I don't care. 00:20:05.920 --> 00:20:10.779 If he is just a different genre of him, I will 00:20:10.779 --> 00:20:14.779 take all the genres of Gojo. I will not discriminate. 00:20:16.220 --> 00:20:22.220 But getting into episode two, this is the episode 00:20:22.220 --> 00:20:26.940 that is going to introduce the Atelier, which 00:20:26.940 --> 00:20:31.920 is this magic school that Coco is going to be 00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:35.180 attending. And the scene starts with her waking 00:20:35.180 --> 00:20:39.099 up and they are in this Pegasus carriage. And 00:20:39.099 --> 00:20:42.059 he ends up pointing out of the window that that 00:20:42.059 --> 00:20:45.660 is their destination. And we see a little castle 00:20:45.660 --> 00:20:50.460 type villa. And basically that is his atelier. 00:20:50.460 --> 00:20:53.859 That is his school. And that is going to be her 00:20:53.859 --> 00:20:58.460 new place of study. So as they're walking, I 00:20:58.460 --> 00:21:02.900 mean, she is barefoot. She literally barely got 00:21:02.900 --> 00:21:07.440 saved before the crystallization happened. So 00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:12.460 he ends up talking about this being her new home 00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:17.140 and it brings her to literally break down. I 00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:20.220 felt so bad for her because she's thinking about 00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:23.319 her mother and she had promised her mother that 00:21:23.319 --> 00:21:27.680 she would never leave her alone. And I mean, 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:32.759 she has no option now. He is just so kind and 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:36.500 I think in the English dub, his accent definitely 00:21:36.500 --> 00:21:41.000 amplifies it. His Japanese voice also is just 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:44.019 as good. Like I said, I am torn between which 00:21:44.019 --> 00:21:47.579 version I like better. He ends up telling her 00:21:47.579 --> 00:21:52.740 to pretty much wash away her tears and he uses 00:21:52.740 --> 00:21:56.359 this weird contraption and it creates this ball 00:21:56.359 --> 00:22:00.000 of water. He hands it to her and then he just 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:04.240 leaves. She is so confused on what this is and 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:07.640 how to use it. This is where we meet one of the 00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:11.700 apprentices. This is Tetya and she has pink hair 00:22:11.700 --> 00:22:16.480 and she is so friendly. I was really hoping that 00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:19.859 she was going to genuinely be nice. I didn't 00:22:19.859 --> 00:22:24.339 want a mean girl. I didn't want someone who immediately 00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:28.599 was going to hate her. So Tetsuya explains to 00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:33.359 her that it is a vapor bubble and it's made by 00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:37.779 pulling the water and the moisture out of the 00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:41.599 air. And she ends up showing Coco how to properly 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:46.380 pour it. So when Coco thanks her, this girl's 00:22:46.380 --> 00:22:49.039 eyes just light up and she goes, no, thank you. 00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:52.500 I love getting thanked, so thank you for your 00:22:52.500 --> 00:22:56.960 thanks. And it almost becomes this domino effect 00:22:56.960 --> 00:23:02.960 of thank yous. But we get interrupted by Riche, 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:07.180 who is this blue haired girl. Also, I'm not sure 00:23:07.180 --> 00:23:09.319 if I'm pronouncing them properly. I haven't really 00:23:09.319 --> 00:23:13.200 heard them too many times yet. So I'm just going 00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:16.200 off what I think I heard them say and like how 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:19.460 they're spelled. But she ends up telling her 00:23:19.460 --> 00:23:21.920 that you'll be there basically all day if you 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:25.339 keep thanking her. So if you ignore her, she'll 00:23:25.339 --> 00:23:29.319 just go away. So I really like the yin and yang 00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:32.799 kind of balance between the two of them. They're 00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:36.759 obviously friends and probably roommates. Because 00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:39.720 Coco is going to get a roommate. We just don't 00:23:39.720 --> 00:23:43.380 get introduced to her quite yet. But before we 00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:48.109 get into all that... Tetia really wants to know 00:23:48.109 --> 00:23:52.250 where she came from, what to tell you. And Coco's 00:23:52.250 --> 00:23:56.730 responses end up making the whole situation's 00:23:56.730 --> 00:24:02.049 tone shift. It got really dark. And basically 00:24:02.049 --> 00:24:06.690 they're like, oh, you're the girl that cast the 00:24:06.690 --> 00:24:10.990 forbidden magic that was supposed to have her 00:24:10.990 --> 00:24:16.559 memories erased. And instead. got accepted to 00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:19.420 become a witch. It's this rumor that's going 00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:22.980 around. And the scene went from being bright 00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:27.140 and sunny to dark. And these two girls were definitely 00:24:27.140 --> 00:24:30.339 not being mean. They were being very cautious. 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:34.720 I think they were a little scared because if 00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:38.180 you think about it, forbidden magic is forbidden 00:24:38.180 --> 00:24:42.549 for a reason. But Kifri ends up showing up and 00:24:42.549 --> 00:24:45.769 diffuses the situation without having to do anything. 00:24:46.630 --> 00:24:51.730 Honestly, his presence, I believe, I believe 00:24:51.730 --> 00:24:55.190 it just grounds everybody around him. So far, 00:24:55.269 --> 00:24:59.410 that is the vibe I've gotten. But he shows up 00:24:59.410 --> 00:25:02.430 because he has a new uniform for her. And this 00:25:02.430 --> 00:25:06.109 is the same uniform that all of his students 00:25:06.109 --> 00:25:10.319 wear. So she is officially... being taken on 00:25:10.319 --> 00:25:14.680 as his student and i am so excited we end up 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:18.460 learning about the history of magic key free 00:25:18.460 --> 00:25:22.319 goes into how it was pretty much nothing special 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.940 back in the day like a long time ago anybody 00:25:26.940 --> 00:25:30.119 and everybody could use it it was very common 00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:34.900 practice and very useful for everyday life but 00:25:34.900 --> 00:25:40.009 unfortunately this also brought Constant conflict. 00:25:40.750 --> 00:25:45.130 And by conflict, I mean wars. People creating 00:25:45.130 --> 00:25:50.990 these horrible, disgusting spells that really 00:25:50.990 --> 00:25:55.970 are made to hurt people. There were a few witches 00:25:55.970 --> 00:26:00.950 that banded together and they basically made 00:26:00.950 --> 00:26:06.390 a pact to specifically hide magic from everybody. 00:26:07.099 --> 00:26:11.259 They basically lied to the world and they had 00:26:11.259 --> 00:26:14.460 erased the memories of the people that did know 00:26:14.460 --> 00:26:18.339 back then. But because it was so long ago, most 00:26:18.339 --> 00:26:21.140 people assume you have to be born with this natural 00:26:21.140 --> 00:26:25.819 talent. So they literally have turned this into 00:26:25.819 --> 00:26:30.019 one of the biggest best kept secrets up until 00:26:30.019 --> 00:26:35.660 Coco showed up. around and i really enjoy that 00:26:35.660 --> 00:26:40.019 whole concept because there is a lot of history 00:26:40.019 --> 00:26:44.460 that has to be built behind it and i know we 00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:49.579 were only on episode two but i feel like it sets 00:26:49.579 --> 00:26:53.539 us up for such an exciting journey into their 00:26:53.539 --> 00:26:57.559 world of magic i really can't wait we do find 00:26:57.559 --> 00:27:01.519 out though that forbidden magic is technically 00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:07.140 magic that was drawn during like the war and 00:27:07.140 --> 00:27:10.859 it was banned after the pact was formed basically 00:27:10.859 --> 00:27:14.200 forbidden magic is just magic that is meant to 00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:18.880 hurt people and of course this got her so worked 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:23.400 up and she wanted to know all about forbidden 00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:28.670 magic and not for actually learning it But because 00:27:28.670 --> 00:27:31.849 she is afraid of repeating the same mistakes 00:27:31.849 --> 00:27:35.609 she just did. And I can't blame her. This poor 00:27:35.609 --> 00:27:41.410 girl. Instead, this is where he is so good. Because 00:27:41.410 --> 00:27:45.769 he starts teaching her that any spells that are 00:27:45.769 --> 00:27:51.289 cast directly on a body is prohibited. Even healing 00:27:51.289 --> 00:27:54.230 them. And I thought that one was very interesting. 00:27:55.049 --> 00:27:58.880 But he did say there was one exception. And she 00:27:58.880 --> 00:28:02.279 figured that one out, which was erasing memories. 00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:06.359 We end up coming to this window and it looked 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:09.240 like a puzzle. There were all these different 00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:11.980 rings and they were different colors and there 00:28:11.980 --> 00:28:14.599 were different marks on them. And he's turning 00:28:14.599 --> 00:28:19.940 each one. And then we see this seal and a glowing 00:28:19.940 --> 00:28:23.720 light and then a lake. And now mind you, there 00:28:23.720 --> 00:28:26.420 was no lake to be found. They are surrounded 00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:32.500 by hills. So what this window does is it links 00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:36.960 because of these same patterns. It's like teleporting 00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:39.839 sort of, and I really thought that was a cool 00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:43.980 concept. What the window showed though was this 00:28:43.980 --> 00:28:50.019 tower of tomes. We learn that as soon as a piece 00:28:50.019 --> 00:28:53.640 of magic is essentially drawn into existence, 00:28:53.779 --> 00:28:57.630 a copy of it Appears there like automatically. 00:28:58.109 --> 00:29:01.289 To make sure that it is never to be lost from 00:29:01.289 --> 00:29:06.269 the world. She realizes that she can find the 00:29:06.269 --> 00:29:10.009 magic picture book. But before she can get even 00:29:10.009 --> 00:29:13.329 more excited about that. He's like no wait a 00:29:13.329 --> 00:29:17.210 minute. And we see this like giant serpent tail. 00:29:17.309 --> 00:29:22.029 It was very long. Very wild and gnarly. And it 00:29:22.029 --> 00:29:25.329 splashed so much water at them, I can't believe 00:29:25.329 --> 00:29:28.309 how much came into that little window. And they 00:29:28.309 --> 00:29:32.049 were drenched. So Kiefer ends up explaining to 00:29:32.049 --> 00:29:36.410 her that that was the library's trial. So the 00:29:36.410 --> 00:29:39.809 tome is guarded by four librarians, and only 00:29:39.809 --> 00:29:42.809 witches who overcome their trials may enter. 00:29:44.450 --> 00:29:47.589 Even though she's a little discouraged, he does 00:29:47.589 --> 00:29:53.539 let her know that Hearing her eagerness and her 00:29:53.539 --> 00:29:58.079 excitement to learn, it filled him with such 00:29:58.079 --> 00:30:02.200 happiness. And there was this very dramatic but 00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:06.700 beautifully done visual of his eye. It was just 00:30:06.700 --> 00:30:12.140 such a nice shot. He also is, again, being so 00:30:12.140 --> 00:30:17.619 kind and reminding her that fear, the fear that 00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:22.519 she feels, Is natural. But then he shows her. 00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:26.099 The spells that haven't been. Like forbidden. 00:30:27.059 --> 00:30:29.940 And it was such a beautiful scene. I love the 00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:32.640 way they do the animation. I don't even know 00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:35.859 how to describe it yet. It's almost like fireflies. 00:30:36.400 --> 00:30:40.960 And. It just makes me smile. And he even says. 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:43.579 Which is actually funny. That I'm thinking about 00:30:43.579 --> 00:30:47.299 smiling. But magic that brings happiness. To 00:30:47.299 --> 00:30:50.279 people's lives. those are the spells that were 00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:54.839 banned. So there's plenty of magic that is beautiful 00:30:54.839 --> 00:30:58.779 and that can bring joy. So why not learn something 00:30:58.779 --> 00:31:04.920 a little softer? And she agrees. So I know she's 00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:07.799 going to want to go to that library again, but 00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:11.900 right now she is just in awe of the absolute 00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:16.359 wonder that magic is. Again, this is something 00:31:16.359 --> 00:31:20.940 she has been Dying to see her whole life. And 00:31:20.940 --> 00:31:24.900 now she is going to be one of the ones to be 00:31:24.900 --> 00:31:29.799 able to use it. He ends up bringing her to essentially 00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:35.500 her dorm. And he explains that the study room 00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:39.839 is divided for both of them. But each of them 00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:44.119 have their own separate bedrooms. And Agate is 00:31:44.119 --> 00:31:47.890 going to be her new roommate. He ends up leaving 00:31:47.890 --> 00:31:53.349 her and he uses this really weird dial phone. 00:31:53.549 --> 00:31:57.529 It was kind of like a rotary, but I thought it 00:31:57.529 --> 00:32:00.210 was going to be speakerphone and it wasn't. Somehow 00:32:00.210 --> 00:32:03.829 he was able to hear, but we couldn't. And basically 00:32:03.829 --> 00:32:08.690 he's saying that she's settling in and no, there 00:32:08.690 --> 00:32:13.660 was nothing said about the magic book yet. So 00:32:13.660 --> 00:32:16.880 obviously his reactions are showing that he's 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:20.140 having a conversation with someone who he's having 00:32:20.140 --> 00:32:24.599 a conversation with. I'm not sure, but he thanked 00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:29.900 them for approving her apprenticeship. So I'm 00:32:29.900 --> 00:32:32.680 very interested to see who that's going to be. 00:32:32.880 --> 00:32:35.619 Maybe it's the guy with the beard, the little 00:32:35.619 --> 00:32:38.579 mustache goatee. I'm not sure who that's going 00:32:38.579 --> 00:32:40.980 to be. I don't know what kind of role he will 00:32:40.980 --> 00:32:44.119 play. I don't even know what his name is, but 00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:47.500 I have a feeling it's probably going to be him. 00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:52.500 We get back to Coco, who is checking out the 00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:56.980 room, and she is in awe of this being a witch's 00:32:56.980 --> 00:33:00.319 room and a real one. And she was about to touch 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:04.440 one of the pens, but we hear Agate. We can't 00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:08.700 see her, but we hear her say that that's my side 00:33:08.700 --> 00:33:12.539 of the desk. So she's floating. And she's using 00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:18.119 her boots just like Kifri did when he rescued 00:33:18.119 --> 00:33:22.680 Coco before the whole house crystallized. And 00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:26.680 I really love that that's how they fly. I can't 00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:30.039 wait to see it done in so many different settings. 00:33:30.119 --> 00:33:32.519 I feel like it's going to be a running theme 00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:36.859 in the show, that specific spell. So at first, 00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:41.319 I thought she was being kind because she apologizes 00:33:41.319 --> 00:33:45.500 about Coco's mother. But then she gets really 00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:50.299 cold and is like, it's like all your fault. She's 00:33:50.299 --> 00:33:52.640 never going to be human again or something like 00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:59.259 that. She is not a fan of Coco, clearly. And 00:33:59.259 --> 00:34:02.000 it's basically like she's sort of jealous, but 00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:06.700 she feels also ripped off. Because she has worked 00:34:06.700 --> 00:34:10.320 so hard that like the tips of her fingers are 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:14.659 stained black from practicing drawing these symbols 00:34:14.659 --> 00:34:19.260 and sigils her whole life. Like it took a lot 00:34:19.260 --> 00:34:22.619 of work and practice and experience just to become 00:34:22.619 --> 00:34:28.800 an apprentice. And this girl just broke the rules 00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:33.630 and got in. Before it gets too intense. Our little 00:34:33.630 --> 00:34:38.250 cotton candy duo, Rishay and Tatya, they show 00:34:38.250 --> 00:34:40.889 up because there's supposed to be a feast, like 00:34:40.889 --> 00:34:44.190 a welcome party type situation. And I thought 00:34:44.190 --> 00:34:48.289 that was really sweet. We find out that Kifri 00:34:48.289 --> 00:34:51.130 is actually kind of like a good chef and a really 00:34:51.130 --> 00:34:56.269 good cook. She was amazed with how good the bread 00:34:56.269 --> 00:35:00.840 was and the vegetables. I'm not sure if anything's 00:35:00.840 --> 00:35:03.900 done with the magic or if it's done the old fashioned 00:35:03.900 --> 00:35:07.599 way. I'm sure maybe we'll get into that if they 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:13.519 called him such a chef. The next day is a completely 00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:17.920 different experience for Coco because Kifri shows 00:35:17.920 --> 00:35:24.159 up and he has a whole bunch of tools for her. 00:35:24.909 --> 00:35:28.570 It is time to start learning. And it was really 00:35:28.570 --> 00:35:32.110 funny. They opened all the books. And as soon 00:35:32.110 --> 00:35:35.110 as they like. Opened the last one. She is like 00:35:35.110 --> 00:35:37.789 face on the ground. The books are sprawled everywhere. 00:35:38.610 --> 00:35:42.170 And he's asking if she needs a break. And she's 00:35:42.170 --> 00:35:47.010 like no. So this is where. He has her. Tell us 00:35:47.010 --> 00:35:52.510 basically. What she has learned. And so what 00:35:52.510 --> 00:35:56.670 we find out. Is that. a spell contains three 00:35:56.670 --> 00:36:00.769 specific elements there is a sigil in the center 00:36:00.769 --> 00:36:04.309 and that is surrounded by marks that they're 00:36:04.309 --> 00:36:07.289 calling signs and then there's also an outer 00:36:07.289 --> 00:36:10.710 circle that completes that and that is called 00:36:10.710 --> 00:36:15.190 a ring and there's multiple types of sigils they're 00:36:15.190 --> 00:36:20.190 basically like elemental signs so fire water 00:36:20.190 --> 00:36:24.699 they said light and wind I don't know if there's 00:36:24.699 --> 00:36:27.980 going to be more than those four, but those are 00:36:27.980 --> 00:36:31.900 what they told us. And those sigils are what 00:36:31.900 --> 00:36:36.699 actually determine what kind of magic is created. 00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:42.099 The signs end up determining the form it takes. 00:36:42.300 --> 00:36:47.480 And I believe it also determines the size and 00:36:47.480 --> 00:36:52.000 direction of the spell. And then finally the 00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:55.559 ring that's completed. As soon as it's completed, 00:36:55.679 --> 00:36:59.079 it like locks it in and it seals and activates 00:36:59.079 --> 00:37:03.460 the spell. So it's a multi -step process. And 00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:07.860 she is about to draw one. And he was such a cheerleader. 00:37:08.059 --> 00:37:12.380 I really enjoy him so much. He definitely has 00:37:12.380 --> 00:37:16.980 Gojo vibes. I'm not going to lie. I'm very much 00:37:16.980 --> 00:37:20.679 here for it. But what ends up happening is when 00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:24.579 she completes it, it shoots this like steady 00:37:24.579 --> 00:37:29.179 stream of water straight at Agate. And I mean, 00:37:29.219 --> 00:37:32.760 I was really excited that it happened. But both 00:37:32.760 --> 00:37:36.880 of their faces, Kifri and Coco, they were like, 00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:42.159 oh my god, this is not gonna be good. She says 00:37:42.159 --> 00:37:45.550 it's fine and wants to see the drawing. And ends 00:37:45.550 --> 00:37:49.190 up pointing out what went wrong. So in one of 00:37:49.190 --> 00:37:52.510 these signs, Coco ended up drawing it a little 00:37:52.510 --> 00:37:57.090 too long. So that changed the trajectory and, 00:37:57.210 --> 00:38:00.449 you know, that whole concept. And with that, 00:38:00.610 --> 00:38:06.909 Kifri ends up leaving Coco in Agaton's. Because 00:38:06.909 --> 00:38:09.429 he's going to be going away to some great hall. 00:38:09.710 --> 00:38:12.250 I'm not exactly sure what the great hall is. 00:38:12.829 --> 00:38:16.150 I'm excited to find out. Maybe that's where the 00:38:16.150 --> 00:38:20.050 mystery friend on the other line will be. I'm 00:38:20.050 --> 00:38:22.429 not sure. He says it's going to take a couple 00:38:22.429 --> 00:38:26.969 days, so we'll find out about that. But the way 00:38:26.969 --> 00:38:32.190 it ends is she reminds Coco how she's going to 00:38:32.190 --> 00:38:34.829 put it to the test. Like, your test begins now. 00:38:35.329 --> 00:38:39.789 No more cushy, easy learning. Which, I mean, 00:38:39.829 --> 00:38:43.300 this has not been easy for Coco, so... I don't 00:38:43.300 --> 00:38:46.659 know what this girl thinks it has been for her, 00:38:46.780 --> 00:38:51.000 but it created a lot of tension and then it ended. 00:38:51.380 --> 00:38:55.059 But the way it ended, the scene looked like a 00:38:55.059 --> 00:38:58.960 pop -up book, like a pop -up picture book. And 00:38:58.960 --> 00:39:04.039 I really loved how that looked. That really made 00:39:04.039 --> 00:39:07.719 me excited because it was so on brand for what 00:39:07.719 --> 00:39:11.260 is happening and the way that this story has 00:39:11.260 --> 00:39:15.360 been unfolding. and the why so i feel for two 00:39:15.360 --> 00:39:18.699 episodes it was almost a full circle moment already 00:39:18.699 --> 00:39:21.579 because that's not how the first episode ended 00:39:21.579 --> 00:39:25.440 the first episode ended almost like a blank page 00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:29.019 on an open book where this was a full -on scene 00:39:29.019 --> 00:39:34.440 like a 3d movable picture book i really like 00:39:34.440 --> 00:39:39.139 the idea and concept of magic being drawn on 00:39:39.139 --> 00:39:43.139 tools and equipment in order for it to work versus 00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:46.900 just happening out of nothing i really enjoy 00:39:46.900 --> 00:39:52.000 that it almost makes it very tangible so all 00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:56.960 in all for an episode one episode two season 00:39:56.960 --> 00:40:01.800 premiere for a new anime i am absolutely excited 00:40:01.800 --> 00:40:06.239 to continue diving in like i said earlier i am 00:40:06.239 --> 00:40:08.900 not sure which version i'm gonna end up liking 00:40:09.510 --> 00:40:13.389 More. So far, Japanese and English dub are tied. 00:40:14.190 --> 00:40:18.630 That is what I have for this week's recap. I'm 00:40:18.630 --> 00:40:22.349 very excited and ready to be uploading these 00:40:22.349 --> 00:40:26.050 every Tuesday. So be sure to check that out on 00:40:26.050 --> 00:40:30.110 Tuesdays. So until next time, I'll see you then.