Manga like Witch Hat Atelier: 6 series to read in English

Witch Hat Atelier imagines magic as something you draw. A spell there is a design made of special symbols drawn in magic ink. The picks below are the series on Mangainfo that share the most themes and genres with Witch Hat Atelier in AniList's tags and have English volumes out, with the more popular series winning any close call. All volume counts here are as of October 2026.

Delicious in Dungeon

Ryouko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon shares magic, philosophy and an environmental streak with Witch Hat Atelier. It is an adventure fantasy with plenty of comedy and a lot of food.

Laios Touden leads a party of adventurers through a huge dungeon. On one of its lower floors a red dragon crushes them.

The series finished in Japan at 14 volumes. All 14 are out in English. You can read it to the end today.

Berserk

Berserk comes from Kentarou Miura and Studio Gaga. Its tags line up with Witch Hat Atelier on disability, travel and found family. Be ready for a lot more horror and gore.

This is a dark fantasy of castles, mercenary armies and monsters. Guts wanders alone and hunts demons.

Berserk is still releasing in Japan with 43 volumes. English has 42 of them. No next English volume is listed yet.

Vinland Saga

A medieval setting links Vinland Saga to Witch Hat Atelier. The two also share travel and environmental themes. Makoto Yukimura wrote and drew it.

The story takes place in the early eleventh century. Danish Vikings are fighting for control of England. Thorfinn is a teenager who serves in a band of Viking mercenaries.

Vinland Saga finished in Japan at 29 volumes. All 29 are out in English.

Magus of the Library

Magus of the Library by Mitsu Izumi shares magic with Witch Hat Atelier. Politics and coming of age sit on both tag lists too. It is an adventure fantasy whose tags also include writing and philosophy.

The series is still releasing in Japan and has 10 volumes there. English has 8. Volume 9 comes out from Kodansha on 18 May 2027.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Environmental themes run through both this manga and Witch Hat Atelier. Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind also shares politics, philosophy and magic with it.

Expect a different kind of fantasy. It mixes adventure with sci-fi and its tags include war, a lost civilization and a post-apocalyptic world.

The manga finished in Japan at 7 volumes. The English edition stands at 5. No next English volume is listed.

Vagabond

Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond shares philosophy and coming of age with Witch Hat Atelier. Disability is on both tag lists as well.

Miyamoto Musashi was a real swordsman of the early Edo period. This manga reimagines Musashi's early years. Its starting point is the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa.

Vagabond is still listed as releasing in Japan with 37 volumes. English has all 37. No next English volume is listed.