Mahoutsukai no Yome


The Ancient Magus' Bride

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Synonyms: The Magician's Bride, Mahoyome
Japanese: 魔法使いの嫁
English: The Ancient Magus' Bride
German: The Ancient Magus' Bride
Spanish: The Ancient Magus Bride
French: The Ancient Magus' Bride
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 2017 to Mar 25, 2018
Premiered: Fall 2017
Broadcast: Sundays at 01:30 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Wit Studio
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, RomanceRomance
Themes: MythologyMythology, Urban FantasyUrban Fantasy
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.061 (scored by 405656405,656 users)
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Ranked: #5882
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Popularity: #179
Members: 967,627
Favorites: 12,823

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Synopsis

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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Characters & Voice Actors

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

Varley, Angelica

Supporting
Kaida, Yuuko
Japanese

Redcurrant

Supporting
Hayami, Saori
Japanese

Staff

Cook, Justin
Producer
Wada, Jouji
Producer, Planning
Hasegawa, Hiroya
Producer, Production Manager, Production Assistant
Itou, Shousei
Producer


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1: "Here" by JUNNA (eps 1-12)
2: "You" by May'n (eps 13-24)
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Ending Theme

1: "Wa -cycle- (環-cycle-)" by Hana Itoki (糸奇はな) (eps 1-12)
2: "Tsuki no mou Hanbun (月のもう半分)" by AIKI & AKINO from bless4 (eps 13-23)
3: "The Legend of "The Ancient Magus Bride"" by Jessica (eps 24)

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Reviews

Jan 13, 2025
This first series of The Ancient Magus Bride is a delightfully strange and distinctively magical bit of fantasy. The initial pitch can be a bit offputting, on the face of it – Elias, a very old mage, purchases a teenage girl called Chise at an auction with the express purpose of eventually making her his wife. However, it rapidly becomes evident that both of them are excessively comfortable with this arrangement because they are each in their own ways out of touch with humanity. Chise has lived a life of sufficient neglect and isolation that she is desperate to be valued in any way, even ...
Oct 18, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Anime is about a 70+ wanting to marry a 15 year old. Something that many places in real life is a sad reality, especially 100+ year ago. But moving on from real life history

After that start, of cour the anime has other sexual fantasies of the autour, like said girl becoming a slave who is brough via money (very frecvent element in H games)

Student who is in a relationship with their teacher

Being who are clearly naked lolies <- no explicit stuff is shown, unless you count the rare moments when said femele are taking a position that are taken when having sex but otherwise, no ...
Jan 11, 2024
Well-writtenWell-written
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. ...

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