Mahoutsukai no Yome

Chise Hatori, a 15-year-old Japanese girl, was sold for five million pounds at an auction to a tall masked gentleman. Abandoned at a young age and ridiculed by her peers for her unconventional behavior, she was ready to give herself to any buyer if it meant having a place to go home to. In chains and on her way to an unknown fate, she hears whispers from robed men along her path, gossiping and complaining that such a buyer got his hands on a rare Sleigh Beggy.

Ignoring the murmurs, the mysterious man leads the girl to a study, where he reveals himself to be Elias Ainsworth—a magus. After a brief confrontation and a bit of teleportation magic, the two open their eyes to Elias' picturesque cottage in rural England. Greeted by fairies and surrounded by weird and wonderful beings upon her arrival, these events mark the beginning of Chise's story as the apprentice and supposed bride of the ancient magus.

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Hatori, Chise Main

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Ainsworth, Elias Main

Takeuchi, Ryouta Japanese

Ruth Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Silky Supporting

Endou, Aya Japanese

Lindel Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke Japanese

Cartaphilus Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Oberon Supporting

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Nevin Supporting

Ootomo, Ryuuzaburou Japanese

Redcurrant Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Varley, Angelica Supporting

Kaida, Yuuko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Wada, George Producer, Planning

Hasegawa, Hiroya Producer, Production Assistant, Production Manager

Itou, Shousei Producer

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Mar 9, 2025

Ramun_Flame

Recommended

This one is a little tough for me, since the pacing of this show isn't consistent. The world is very interesting, and you learn about it gradually as Chise does. A lot of character designs are really nice, especially Elias. Their relationship, while a bit problematic, is explored in a way that perhaps highlights the problematic nature of it.

Throughout the show I really the world and fantastical elements, but was not engaged fully to need to watch further. They tackle a lot of temporary issues throughout the show, so you get some small stories. These all lead to character development though, so it's not that ... bad.

Usually with a show that doesn't engage me fully, I would give it a 6, but this one had a few moments that pushed it past the edge. The overall vibe, and the select strong and engaging moments moves this to a recommend for me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 11, 2025

KimuraTheHatoru

Mixed Feelings

Well, this anime surely does tries to convey a whole lot of things. It even wears the now featureless tattered skin of romance over it's mangled mutilated corpse. Why? Because this show tries to be so much, but it never trully got 1 thing right. I will however give it a passing grade for at least trying.

I am a person who was always intrested in the whimsy and the fantastic . But when everything is whmiscal and fantastical, that abnormality becomes a simple reality. That's what this show did to me personally, an overload of the whimsy and fantastic. A vomit of fairy tales and ... the occult. Sorcerers ,Mages and Witches, fairies ,dragons,faceless amalgams, you name it they have it. And since they crammed so much, they really didn't bring out the differences between some of them,outside of sorcerers being basically some sorta magic realm exorcists? Handy-men? Trully a pointless distinction. And the difference between a witch and a mage might as well be non-existent. You'd think at first a coven of witches and the word witch being used they'd simply be an all-female group of mage-like individuals,but we see a dude wearing a veil in the gathering. And we see the witches basically use the same chants and processes as mages do.

The further we dove into the story the more entangled everything felt, and less explanations were given. This anime is a beautiful painting. You are meant to be staring at it and be in awe at what beautiful art it is. But as a show, it falls flat. In these 24 episodes + 3 in the prequel, i have to say it dragged itself around and didn't give me much to consume . Not to mention i was far more intrested in the stories that didn't revolve around the MC and her love interest.

And the batman approach to a disgusting human being of a villain,Joseph Cartaphilus gets to live on for whatever reason, until we need him to be a villain again ,instead of wiping his miserable existence off the face of the planet. You'd think at least those self-important fairies would seek retribution after he attacked the queen and all. But no. Also,the brief "fights" are horrendously animated compared to literally ever other frame in the anime that actually looks good.

Im not sure i'll watch the second season. I might be to blame since i set high expectations from this show, but im left.... dissapointed,becuase i still believe it could have been so much better. Alas, i can't fully recommend this no matter what .

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jan 11, 2024

TabutcuEmmi

Not Recommended

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This is my first review. It's worth noting that this being my first romance anime, my perspective may be influenced by a history of predominantly watching Romance-Comedy.

Chise, the main character in the anime, comes across as delicate, gentle, and somewhat oblivious to her own feelings. This can be occasionally frustrating as she tends to brush off her emotions by claiming not to understand them, only to readily express them when the focus shifts to others.. While the ambiance and music contribute to a captivating experience, the character development appears somewhat lacking. The main theme seems to stagnate intentionally, almost as if being deliberately prolonged. ...


Elias, being a non-human entity, may struggle to understand emotions or empathize due to his nature. However, it's perplexing why he suddenly has to act like a tsundere, expressing jealousy and fleeing, which doesn't align with his character design. Sometimes, actions like saying 'Oh, my chest is burning' just don't suit Elias's character at all. They make it feel a bit forced, like they are applying romance reluctantly.

For this anime with such potential suffered due to this aspect of the story. While the initial episodes were relatively effortless to watch, it became somewhat challenging as the story progressed. The jokes and dialogues began to feel repetitive. For instance, our main character, being weak, prompts Elias to repeatedly caution her to be careful. The girl responds with a nonchalant "okay, okay," but the incessant repetition feels as if a 10-year-old child is stubbornly refusing to heed advice. In another anime, this could have been executed more smoothly with better tones and delivery, but the girl's voice tone and expressions create an impression that she doesn't care, making it rather irritating.Okay okay I understand she's a girl who has been sold into slavery and is suffering from depression, but does she always have to wear a crying face?


Some love scenes become intolerable at times. I'm not someone who watches romance anime all the time, but I can assure you that this anime doesn't make me say, "Wow, this is what romance is." I'm sure there are excellent romance anime out there, but in this one, I can't find anything to say like, "This romance anime is excellent; everything, from character development to the plot, relationships, connections, actions is logical and orderly." If there are other elements that kept me watching, it's probably my curiosity about the stories of characters other than our main girl. I can't outright recommend it. If you have time, you might watch it, but watching it at 1,5-2x speed might be good for your mental health at some parts because it can be challenging to endure.
The flow of this anime is notably slow, occasionally even getting a bit tiresome. As I began watching it, I wondered how it could stretch to 24 episodes. Yet, considering its leisurely pace, it's no surprise; they could've easily made it a 48-episode season (or maybe they were going for that 'slow burn' vibe with less than 48 episodes)! It's up to you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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