The Ancient Magus' Bride
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | 魔法使いの嫁 |
| Romaji: | Mahou Tsukai no Yome |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Oct 8, 2017 [7 years 3 months ago] |
| Ended: | Mar 23, 2018 [6 years 10 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | ANIDB |
With her mother dead and father long gone, Hatori Chise has spent her childhood being passed unwanted from relative to relative, until she finally makes her unfortunate way to a strange and improbable auction block. Offered as a sleigh beggy to the highest bidder, Chise is purchased by the (literally) boneheaded Elias Ainsworth, who promises to take her on as his apprentice. Elias is a mage, and his world is one of dragons and faeries - but before Chise can begin to get accustomed to all that nonsense, Elias drops another bombshell. Apparently Chise isn't just intended to be his apprentice - she will also be his bride. Note: The first three episodes received a special screening at the Anime Expo 2017 convention on July 1-4 in Los Angeles, followed by a one-day cinematic screening in over 100 american cinemas on July 26. * Based on a shounen manga by Yamazaki Kore.
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Episode 1: April Showers Bring May Flowers.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-10-08
Having given up on life, 15-year-old Hatori Chise sells herself at an underground auction, where she is bought by Elias Ainsworth, a not-quite-human mage, for 5 million pounds. She learns that he intends for her to be his future bride, and her world begins to change.
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Episode 2: One Today Is Worth Two Tomorrows.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-10-15
Few people know the truth about the bookstore on the outskirts of London that Elias frequents. He takes Chise there, where they meet Angelica, who teaches Chise a little bit of magic, but... The true power of the Sleigh Beggy materializes a fragment of Chise's memories.
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Episode 3: The Balance Distinguishes Not Between Gold and Lead.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-10-22
Simon, who is assigned by the Church to keep an eye on Elias, visits with some business. One of his requests brings Chise and Elias to the ends of the earth, where they meet Elias' mentor, Lindel, along with an old race on the verge of extinction. An old one, about to return to the earth, spends his last moments sharing a dream with Chise.
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Episode 4: Everything Must Have a Beginning.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-10-29
Long ago, the humans and cats of Ulthar, city of cats, were struck by a great tragedy. For generations, the souls of those who were at the center of this tragedy have been sealed away by the king of cats. Chise and Elias travel to Ulthar in order to complete Simon's second task: to purify the spirits that remain.
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Episode 5: Love Conquers All.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-11-05
To sorcerer Refnred's eyes, Chise is a sad girl, being duped by a mage. But no matter what Elias' true motives are, Chise has no intention of leaving him. Elias was the first person to value her, after all. As she walks towards the epicenter, she learns of the truth behind it. The sight of a boy appears behind the tragedy.
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Episode 6: The Faerie Queene.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-11-12
Chise is deep in thought as she watches the souls return to where they'd belonged all along. More than ten days have passed since the incident at Ulthar, but she is still in a deep sleep. Elias and Simon stand worriedly by her side, when they are met by two unexpected guests: Titania, Queen of Fairies, Lord of Tír na nÓg.
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Episode 7: Talk of the Devil, and He Is Sure to Appear.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-11-19
The dog, with its flowing, black hair and burning red eyes, called Chise by the name "Isabelle." The Church's final request is to investigate a black dog that emerged in a cemetetry, but the black dog ends up saving Chise from danger. Meanwhile, Renfred's apprentice, Alice, is also on the move, looking for the black dog.
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Episode 8: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-11-26
Alice sees Elias' changes and decides immediately that he could never be human. Sorcerer Cartaphilius, who is attempting to capture the black dog by manipulating Renfred and Alice, causes Elias to show a completely different side of himself when his "work" hurts Chise. Those who know Elias call him the Pilum Murialis.
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Episode 9: None So Deaf as Those Who Will Not Hear.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-12-03
With the church's requests fulfilled, things were supposed to go back to normal. But Elias has been acting strange since the last request: he'd vanished on the first morning after Chise had spent a night in his room. Neither Angelica's kind words nor Ruth's pure words are enough to put Chise's mind to rest.
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Episode 10: We Live and Learn.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-12-10
Chise and Selkie climb aboard a dragon's back to meet Lindel, to have her own mage's staff made. Frustrated by Chise's acceptance of her being kept as a pet by Elias, he describes the time he found Elias in the darkness. Meanwhile, Elias, who had stayed at home by himself, receives a letter from a sorcerer's college.
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Episode 11: Lovers Ever Run Before the Clock.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-12-17
"Elias, is an odd failure who pretends to be human -- but is it because of his master's words, or because of his distrust for humans, that he stopped communicating about himself?
Lindel's alias, Echoes, refers to the to a song aking to the sound of snowmelt, traveling through the wind, causing the blooming of flowers and the dancing of fairies. The magic of the song turns into a mirror the surface of the water Chise peers into. What does she see beyond the mirror?"
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Episode 12: Better to Ask the Way Than Go Astray.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2017-12-24
Lindel finishes the staff that Chise had finished carving. As she finishes, she meets an old friend, who offers her some wise advice.
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Episode 13: East, West, Home's Best.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-07
Chise is attacked by yukimushi, briefly making her dangerously ill. She and Elias discuss the nature of their relationship.
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Episode 14: Looks Breed Love.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-14
The Leannán Sídhe begs Chise for her help: Joel is on his death bed, and she can only seem to make things worse. Chise vows to do what she can to turn that around.
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Episode 15: There Is No Place Like Home.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-21
A surge of magic threatens to kill Chise. Elias takes her to the land of fairies for treatment, while Silky is left to take care of their home.
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Episode 16: God's Mill Grinds Slow but Sure.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-28
Christmas is coming up. Alice invites Chise out to London, where they hang out together and go gift shopping for Renfred and Elias.
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Episode 17: Look Before You Leap.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-04
Two siblings, Stella and Ethan, get in a fight. They wish for things that they don’t entirely mean, but come to regret dearly, as they become true.
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Episode 18: Forgive and Forget.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-11
Having made friends with Chise, Stella visits the Ainsworths’ home. Meanwhile, Elias’ behavior takes a troubling turn.
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Episode 19: Any Port in a Storm.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-18
In a dream, Chise converses with Cartaphilus. It seems that he’s found a solution to his problem – one that involves Chise.
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Episode 20: You Can't Make an Omelet Without Breaking a Few Eggs.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-25
Chise falls victim to a dragon’s curse after she attempts to free it as it’s being sold at an auction. She may not have very long left.
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Episode 21: Necessity Has No Law.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-04
Elias and Chise attend a meeting of witches to try to enlist their help. Elias, desperate to help Chise, makes some questionable decisions.
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Episode 22: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-11
Having captured Chise, Cartaphilus begins grafting parts of her onto himself. He forces her to relive some of her worst memories.
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Episode 23: Nothing Seek, Nothing Find.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-18
Elias earns the help of many, and they form a search party for Chise. Meanwhile, Chise and Cartaphilus relive his past together.
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Episode 24: Live and Let Live.
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-23
Cartaphilus and Chise argue over their respective approaches to dealing with their own suffering, beating each other up brutally in the process.
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