A fantasy anime that just wrapped its first season on Crunchyroll is already giving fans a reason to watch the production side closely. The adaptation had a long road before it even premiered: it was first announced in April 2022, originally expected earlier, delayed so BUG FILMS could spend more time matching the manga’s hand-drawn beauty, and finally completed ahead of its 13-episode run.
The early Season 2 talk makes sense because the first season only adapted the opening stretch of the story, reportedly covering Chapters 1 through 23 at roughly 1.5 to 2 chapters per episode. That leaves plenty of manga material untouched, especially with Kamome Shirahama’s original series already sitting at millions of copies in circulation worldwide. The bigger issue is timing. Episode 5 alone reportedly involved more than 20,000 drawings, and that kind of production standard explains why fans may have to wait even if the next season is already moving behind the scenes.
The anime is Witch Hat Atelier, and the update comes from Sugoi LITE, which claimed on X that Season 2 is currently in production at Studio BUG FILMS. BUG FILMS and Shirahama have not officially announced the renewal yet, so this should be treated as a strong report rather than a studio-confirmed reveal. Still, the claim lines up with the show’s reception, the manga’s popularity, and the unfinished source material. Witch Hat Atelier Season 1, however, is now streaming on Crunchyroll, and if Season 2 really is underway, the main question becomes how long BUG FILMS will need to preserve the same level of craft.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Witch Hat Atelier’s Whole Appeal Lies in Linework, Spell Design, and From Not Being Rushed
The appeal of Witch Hat Atelier comes from how carefully its fantasy is drawn. Kamome Shirahama’s manga is famous for detailed linework, elegant costume design, spell circles, page composition, and magic that feels handmade instead of generic. That made the anime a difficult adaptation from the start, because rushing it would have flattened the exact thing fans loved.
BUG FILMS delayed the series from its earlier release window, and that patience showed in the final result as well — Episode 5 reportedly used more than 20,000 drawings. Season 2 will need the same care if it wants to preserve that identity. So although Witch Hat Atelier was greenlit fast for Season 2, it shouldn’t be at the cost of the meticulousness the first installment followed.
Witch Hat Atelier is available to stream on Crunchyroll. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
