The Ancient Magus' Bride (Japanese: 魔法使いの嫁, Hepburn: Mahō Tsukai no Yome) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. The series is serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A three-part prequel OVA of the manga was animated by Wit Studio as well as an anime television series adaptation that aired from October 2017 to March 2018.
Plot[edit]
Having been ostracized by both her relatives and partially by society, orphaned high school student Chise Hatori decides to sell herself at an auction in order for somebody else to take her in and have a new place to call home. At the auction in London, she is sold for five million pounds to Elias Ainsworth, a seven-foot-tall humanoid with an animal skull for a head. This magus, who seems closer to a demon than human, either brings her the light she desperately seeks or drowns her in ever deeper shadows in her new country, Britain. The series deals with a romantic slice-of-life storyline in a surreal and supernatural light.
Characters[edit]
- Chise Hatori (羽鳥智世, Hatori Chise)
- Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[6][7][8] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[9] (English)
- The teenage protagonist and titular character of the story. She is the apprentice and future bride of Elias Ainsworth. Her father and brother abandoned the family when she was young, and her mother committed suicide in front of her causing her to feel unwanted by her relatives. She allows herself to be sold into slavery so someone will take her in. She is sold for 5 million Pounds to Elias. He tells her she is a Sleigh Beggy, a special magus who can draw magic from her surroundings and from within herself. However, this severely strains their bodies, making Sleigh Beggys very weak, and fated to die prematurely. Hence, Elias bought her with hopes of preventing her early death in about three years. Her small and fragile state has led others to give her the nicknames of Robin, and Little Bird Mage. She frequently receives gifts that suppress her magic to maintain her health. After being taken in by Elias she starts practicing magic, and finds she has a talent for sleep magic, but can also perform any type of magic at the cost of tremendous strain on her body.
Anime[edit]
A three-part prequel anime was announced in the fifth volume of the manga. The series is titled The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star (魔法使いの嫁 星待つひと, Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito). It is directed by Norihiro Naganuma and written by Kore Yamazaki, with scripts by Aya Takaha. Wit Studio produced the animation and Production I.G is credited with planning and production. Hirotaka Katō designed the characters and Bamboo is in charge of the background art.[7][49] The series' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog.[8][15]
The episodes were bundled with the sixth, seventh and eighth volumes of the manga, between September 10, 2016, March 10, 2017 and September 9, 2017.[50] The first episode was shown in theaters for two weeks, starting on August 13, 2016;[7] the second episode premiered in theaters on February 4, 2017;[51] and the third episode premiered on August 19, 2017.[52] Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode on September 10, 2016.[49][53]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2017, and aired from October 7, 2017 to March 24, 2018, on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11 and other Japanese channels.[54][10] JUNNA performed the opening theme "Here",[55] and Hana Itoki performed the ending theme "Wa –cycle-" (環-cycle-).[56] The second opening theme is "You" by May'n, and the ending theme is "Tsuki no Mō Hanbun" (月のもう半分, The Moon is Already a Half Moon) by AIKI & AKINO from bless4.[57] Funimation streamed an English dub.[58] The anime won the best drama award at the 2017 Crunchyroll anime awards. Manga Entertainment will distribute the series on home video in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[59]
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