The Ancient Magus' Bride

Synopsis

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!

Main Cast

Atsumi Tanezaki

Chise Hatori (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Ryota Takeuchi

Elias Ainsworth (voice)

Age : 41 | Popularity : 7%

Koki Uchiyama

Ruth (voice)

Age : 33 | Popularity : 52%

Aya Endo

Silky (voice)

Age : 44 | Popularity : 25%

Minami Tsuda

Lucy Webster (voice)

Age : 34 | Popularity : 7%

Maki Kawase

Philomela Sergeant (voice)

Age : 28 | Popularity : 6%

Seiichiro Yamashita

Rian Scrimgeour (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Daiki Kobayashi

Zoe Ivy (voice)

Age : 32 | Popularity : 3%

Seasons

Season 1

2017 | 24 episodes

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.

Season details

Season 2

2023 | 24 episodes

Chise was able to accept Elias and herself, if not necessarily everything about her situation. After Cartaphilus fell into a slumber that would not last forever, Chise could return to her regular life. Then Chise is invited to enroll at the College, a prestigious learning institution for sorcerers, to examine and look for a way to remove the curses she bears. Despite the reluctance of her groom, Elias Ainsworth, Chise accepts the proposal, as she believes attending the school might help her minimize her self-sacrificing tendencies. From the get-go, Chise grabs the attention of her classmates and professors alike, who have never seen a mage in action before. However, there is a sinister plot brewing behind the College's back, and the young mage will have to determine who is friend or foe in order to put a stop to it.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Series Director	Kazuaki Terasawa
Art	Art Direction	Seiki Tamura
	Prop Designer	Tomomi Sugiyama
Crew	Special Effects	Shoko Dobashi
Visual Effects	2D Artist	Maori Yusa
	Supervising Animation Director	Kohei Tokuoka
	Character Designer	Hirotaka Kato
	Color Designer	Yuko Kobari
Production	Producer	Naokado Fujiyama Kyohei Shinfuku
	Executive Producer	Kosuke Hosogai Yoshihiro Iida Koji Yamamoto Yoshihiro Hosaka
	Publicist	Misaki Hashimoto
Sound	Music Producer	Shiro Sasaki
	Theme Song Performance	JUNNA
	Original Music Composer	Junichi Matsumoto
	Sound Director	Shoji Hata
	Sound Effects	Noriko Izumo
Writing	Series Composition	Kazuaki Terasawa
	Comic Book	Kore Yamazaki
Camera	Director of Photography	Mayo Suzuki
Editing	Editor	Daisuke Imai
Department	Role	Name

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