The Ancient Magus' Bride
2017 · TV Series · TV-14 · 24 min · ★ 8.4
A lonely young woman with a painful past is bought at an auction by a mysterious, beast-headed sorcerer and brought into a hidden world of magic. As he frees her and invites her to become both his apprentice and future bride, her life begins to change in unexpected ways.
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Details
- Original title
- 魔法使いの嫁
- Years
- 2017–2023
- Release date
- 2017-10-08
- Network
- Tokyo MX
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 24 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (430 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tender fantasy romance with melancholy vibes and a magical hidden world, especially if My Happy Marriage or Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts worked for you; Not for you if coercive relationship setups or heavy early trauma put you off.
Pros: magical fairy-tale atmosphere; emotional healing journey; unusual central bond | Cons: dark opening themes; unsettling power imbalance; very slow for some
Themes
- mythology
- magic
- fairy
- slavery
- forbidden love
- friendship
- supernatural
- slice of life
- curse
- tragedy
- coming of age
- religion
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Atsumi Tanezaki
as Chise Hatori (voice)
Ryota Takeuchi
as Elias Ainsworth (voice)
- NS
Nao Shiraki
as Dragon Chick (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
as Ruth (voice)
Aya Endo
as Silky (voice)
Minami Tsuda
as Lucy Webster (voice)
Maki Kawase
as Philomela Sergeant (voice)
Seiichiro Yamashita
as Rían Scrimgeour (voice)
Daiki Kobayashi
as Zoe Ivy (voice)
Reina Ueda
as Veronica Rickenbacker (voice)
Directed by Yosuke Yamamoto, Tomoya Kunisaki, Yuumi Kawai +24 more
Episodes2 seasons · 48 episodes
Season 124 episodes
- S1E1April showers bring May flowers.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2One today is worth two tomorrows.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E3The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E4Everything must have a beginning.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E5Love conquers all.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E6The Faerie Queene24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E7Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E8Let sleeping dogs lie.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E9None so deaf as those who will not hear.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E10We live and learn.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E11Lovers ever run before the clock.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E12Better to ask the way than go astray.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E13East, west, home's best.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E14Looks breed love.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E15There is no place like home.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E16God's mill grinds slow but sure.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E17Look before you leap.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E18Forgive and forget.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E19Any port in a storm.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E20You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E21Necessity has no law.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E22As you sow, so shall you reap.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E23Nothing seek, nothing find.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S1E24Live and let live.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
Season 224 episodes
- S2E1Live and let live. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E2Birds of a feather flock together. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E3Birds of a feather flock together. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E4The cowl does not make the monk.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5First impressions are the most lasting.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6Better bend than break.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E7Slow and sure. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E8Slow and sure. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E9Conscience does make cowards of us all. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E10Conscience does make cowards of us all. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E11A small leak will sink a great ship. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E12A small leak will sink a great ship. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E13Nothing venture, nothing have. I24mCrunchyroll
- S2E14Nothing venture, nothing have. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E15Needs must when the devil drives. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E16Needs must when the devil drives. II24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E17Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E18Coming events cast their shadows before.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E19Man's extremity is God's opportunity.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E20Even a worm will turn.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E21A burnt child dreads the fire.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E22Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E23Of two evils choose the less.24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video
- S2E24The show must go on. I24mCrunchyrollAmazon Prime Video