The Ancient Magus' Bride
The Ancient Magus' Bride streams on Crunchyroll, and it's a hauntingly beautiful dark-fantasy romance from Wit Studio. It follows a lonely girl taken in by a towering, beast-headed mage, and unfolds as a gentle, melancholic fairy tale about healing and belonging. If you love atmospheric fantasy with folklore in its bones, it's a quiet gem.
About
Chise Hatori has known little in her life but neglect and pain, and she's given up hope of ever being wanted. That changes when a strange being with the head of a beast purchases her at an auction and names her his apprentice and bride-to-be. In his cottage at the edge of a world full of fae and old magic, Chise begins to learn about her own rare nature and the powers she carries, while slowly, warily, discovering what it might feel like to be cared for.
Information
- Japanese
- 魔法使いの嫁
- Premiered
- October 8, 2017
- Episodes
- 24
- Duration
- 25 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- wit studio, inc., w-toon studio, dmm.futureworks
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- angst, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, present, fantasy
Seasons & Watch Order
Start with this main series. A prelude and later continuation exist, but this TV series is the intended entry point into Chise's story.
- Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hitoside story
- MahoYomeside story
- Mahoutsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishisequel
FAQ
It streams on Crunchyroll.
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