Manga Review – Witch Hat Atelier Vol 14 by Kamome Shirahama (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy/Manga
Length: 176 pages
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Release Date: March 17, 2026
ASIN: B0FDJHS1ZP
Stand Alone or Series: 14th volume in the Witch Hat Atelier series
Source: Bought paperback
Rating: 4/5 stars

“At long last, Dagda and Custas are back together, reunited in the medical tower. All they should have to do now is wait for the doctors to treat them. But at that moment, Qifrey has a terrible premonition. Meanwhile, Coco has a plan to defend the town from the rampaging valance leeches. But it’s a long shot that’ll need all the town’s witches to work together…”

Series Info/Source: This is the 14th volume in the Witch Hat Atelier series. I bought this in paperback to read.
Thoughts: This volume continues the storyline of the valance leeches and follows our witches as they try to fight it. When Coco comes up with an amazing idea to defend the town her idea is challenged by the knights. While both the knights and the witches want to save people, they have very different beliefs on how that should be done. Unfortunately, for them, the valance leeches latch onto a new location to unleash their deadly chaos.

I love the illustration in this manga series, it is absolutely beautiful and a joy to look at. I continue to enjoy the theme of family and teamwork throughout. This volume really drives home that idea that you need amazing ideas from a team of people to solve a complex situation. I also loved that a lot of our apprentice witches are gaining confidence and really stepping up to help solve complicated problems.

While I was happy to see this storyline make more progress, I was a bit disappointed that the valance leech storyline is still going strong at the end of this volume. I feel like it’s time to wrap that up. Although at this point, I am not even sure what would come next for our characters.

My Summary (4/5 ):Overall I really love the artwork throughout this volume and love that our characters are growing and becoming more confident. I am happy the storyline made some progress, but felt like it didn’t make enough progress. I definitely plan to continue with this series because I want to know if Coco’s plan will work! I would recommend this manga series to those who enjoy cozy magic fantasy stories.