List of The Ancient Magus' Bride episodes

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The Ancient Magus' Bride is an anime series based on Kore Yamazaki's manga series. 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.[1][2] The series' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog.[3][4] 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.[5] The first episode was shown in theaters for two weeks, starting on August 13, 2016;[1] the second episode premiered on February 4, 2017;[6] and the third episode premiered on August 19, 2017.[7] Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode on September 10, 2016.[2][8] An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2017, and aired from October 7, 2017 to March 24, 2018, on Mainichi Broadcasting System, Tokyo MX, BS11 and other Japanese channels.[9][10] JUNNA performed the opening theme "Here",[11] and Hana Itoki performed the ending theme "Wa –cycle-" (環-cycle-).[12] 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.[13] Funimation streamed an English dub.[14] An original three-part OVA series titled The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy From the West and the Knight of the Mountain Haze was announced on March 2021, and the episodes will be bundled with the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth volumes of the manga on September 10, 2021. The OVA series is animated by Studio Kafka, which was established by Japanese production company Twin Engine for creating the project.[15] It will be directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, with scripts by Aya Takaha and Yoko Yonaiyama. Hirotaka Katō returned to design the characters, and Junichi Matsumoto returned to compose the music.[16]

OVA (2016–17)[]

The three OVAs are a prequel anime series.

No.TitleOriginal air date
OVA–1"Those Awaiting a Star: Part 1"
Transcription: "Hoshi Matsu Hito: Zenpen" (Japanese: 星待つひと：前篇)		September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
Angelica sends a bag of books to Elias Ainsworth and Chise Hatori recalls her past about living alone in Japan. After evading a black creature with a white mask through the forest, she took refuge in a cottage library and Riichi Miura gave sanctuary for her.
OVA–2"Those Awaiting a Star: Part 2"
Transcription: "Hoshi Matsu Hito: Chuuhen" (Japanese: 星待つひと：中篇)		March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)
Miura insisted Chise to leave after revealing the truth. He prevented her from visiting the library, but she secretly entered there by a basement door. This allowed the same creature to consume all books and kill Miura.
OVA–3"Those Awaiting a Star: Part 3"
Transcription: "Hoshi Matsu Hito: Kouhen" (Japanese: 星待つひと：後篇)		September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)
Chise learned Miura was in love with Mayumi Niikura, but their relationship failed due to different positions. After returning the book, Chise asked Miura to meet her in the future. Miura realized he could not leave after entering the library. Back in the present day, Chise gives the book to Mayumi and plans to read other ones.

Episode list[]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"April showers bring May flowers."October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07)
Chise, an orphan shunned by society, has been sold into slavery. A mage named Elias Ainsworth bids five million pounds to win the auction, and adopts Chise. They moved to the house and announces she will be his apprentice. He asks her to bathe, during which fairies visit and reveal she is a Sleigh Beggy, a type of mage who unconsciously attracts the love of magical creatures who will help her when she is in need, though help from magical creatures may harm as easily as it helps. That night, the fairies convince Chise to walk through the woods where they attempt to kidnap her to spite Elias. After Chise insists on staying with Elias, he appears, having known what the fairies were planning and using the opportunity to show Chise a magical creatures idea of “help”. Elias wishes for Chise to become his wife.
2"One today is worth two tomorrows."October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)
Chise awakens having slept for two days after her fairy ordeal. Elias takes her shopping to a magus shop disguised as a bookstore; Chise meets the shop owner, Angelica Burley, a Magus Craft Artificer making magical tools. When she learns about the adoption and proposal, she angrily sends him out. Angelica teaches Chise about alchemy, while magic is closer to being a miracle capable of bending reality with help from magical creatures. She magically shape a crystal into a flower. However, Chise has a flashback of her mother in a field of flowers, causing the crystal to cover Angelica’s workshop in hundreds of crystal flowers. Elias stops them from spreading. Angelica sells Chise a magical knife, coat and several other magical items. As they return home they meet Simon Cullum, who asks Elias for a favour in return for the Church not interfering in his affairs. Elias suggests they think of the trip as their honeymoon. While travelling to Iceland, Chise is kidnapped by a man and a dragon.
3"The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead."October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21)
Chise is taken to a dragon nesting ground by the youthful mage Lindel, the dragon’s caretaker. Chise meets an elderly dragon called Uncle Nevin, who will die soon, and transform his body into a tree to keep the forest alive. Chise is saddened by this until Nevin explains dragons are not afraid of death when they live longer without regrets. Chise remembers being so alone she considered suicide but Nevin is glad she chose to live or Elias never would have found her. In his final moment, Nevin shares with her his memories of flying. Elias regrets that as human populations grow Chise may one day be one of the last surviving mages. Nevin dies transforming his body into a tree covered in white flowers and tells Chise that when the time comes and she needs a wand, he would be happy for her to use one of his branches, as thanks for making his final moments happy. Chise feels she has learned something about living a happy life. As they prepare to leave, Chise collapses after expending magic and sharing memories with Nevin.
4"Everything must have a beginning."October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28)
Chise awakens on a train with Elias. They meet a cat messenger who informs Elias the Cat King is waiting. Chise learns the rumour she is a special person. Chise sees a mysterious woman before meeting the Cat King, who reveals there is a problem within the kingdom. Elias begins investigating while Chise learns about the history. Years ago, a man who enjoyed killing cats was killed by the first Cat King and his corrupted soul imprisoned on an island. Chise is kidnapped by the mysterious woman who drops her into the lake. There, Chise meets Mina, a deceased woman, whose husband, Matthew, went mad after she died. Chise resolves to free them. Elias saves Chise and asks her to cleanse Matthew. Chise prepares her spell, but is stopped by the mysterious woman and a man called Renfred, sorcerers who want the corrupted Matthew for other purposes. Renfred accuses Elias for using Chise as a test subject and hiding the truth about Sleigh Beggies with a limited life span.
5"Love conquers all."November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)
The mysterious woman, Alice, explains Sleigh Beggies are valuable because they continuously generate magical power, but the strain it puts on the body results in an early death. Renfred offers to free Chise but she chooses to stay with Elias. Elias keeps the two sorcerers away while Chise performs the cleansing spell. Inside Matthew’s memories Chise asks a sorcerer to cure Mina. The sorcerer teaches Matthew how to make a potion that steals cats’ nine lives to make Mina healthy. They force Mina to drink, but instead of curing her it dissolves her body, killing her. The sorcerer had used Mina to test his soul manipulation spell, which had failed. Matthew was then killed by the Cat King. Mina had wanted Chise to erase her and Matthew from existence, since the corruption prevented them from finding their way to the afterlife, condemning them to eternity in the darkness. The Cat King offers her ninth life to act as their guide. Chise instead uses the fairies' power over wind to carry Mina and Matthew to the afterlife where they happily reunite after so long apart. While watching them, Chise cannot help but wonder how many years she has left.
6"The Faerie Queene."November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11)
With Matthew’s soul cleansed, Renfred and Alice leave and meet the sorcerer who killed Mina. Elias informs Chise she probably only has three years of life remaining, but he believes he has found a method of preventing her death. Chise promises to stay by his side before she passes out. Chise remains unconscious for two weeks, limiting her physical functions in favor of restoring her magic faster. During this time they meet Titania, Queen of the Faeries, and her husband, King Oberon, before Chise wakes up. Chise surprises the king by running straight to Elias instead of being frightened of him. The king believes Chise and Elias do not have children. Chise wonders about this while Elias experiences an unknown feeling in his gut, which amuses Titania. As they leave Oberon wonders whether Chise and Elias will stay together. Titania believes it would make more sense to guess exactly how many children they end up having. While returning home, Chise wishes she had met Elias years ago. Elias assures her that it does not matter, since he intends on curing her so they can spend decades together.
7"Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear."November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18)
The sorcerer, Cartaphilius, threatens to use Alice in an experiment if Renfred fails him again. Elias is asked to discover if a Grimm in a nearby graveyard is dangerous. He gives Chise a magical ring to reduce the amount of magic she generates. At the graveyard, they find that a young woman has been murdered. Chise is attacked by a dark magical creature, but is saved by a young man who crushes the creature before collapsing from bite wounds. He suddenly transforms into the Grimm. Alice appears and tries to take the Grimm but Chise knocks her unconscious with a sleeping potion. The Grimm, called Yuris, cannot remember who injured him. Alice reveals Cartaphilius wants to turn Yuris into a Chimera. Elias appears and decides Yuris is safe. Alice asks Elias to help against Cartaphilius, who took Renfred's arm and created the Chimera that killed the woman. Elias agrees since the Church was probably going to ask him to do it. Cartaphilius attacks Chise and upsets Elias.
8"Let sleeping dogs lie."November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25)
Elias attacks Cartaphilius’s Praying Mantis Chimera. Chise experiences Yuris’s memories of Isabelle and suddenly awakens, quickly rushing to stop Elias, unafraid of his true form. Renfred appears and shoots Cartaphilius. Elias returns to normal, believing Chise is courageous. Cartaphilius returns to life and summons a Spider Chimera. Chise stops Yuris and unleashes her magic, summoning Tarantula hawks to kill the spider. Elias stops her, as spells used to change the rules of nature are forbidden. They are suddenly teleported away by a Will-o'-the-wisp (Blue Flame). It berates Yuris for clinging to his memories of Isabelle. Yuris finally accepts that Isabelle is dead and asks to become Chise’s familiar. Cartaphilius reappears but has his arm shot off by Alice. Chise makes Yuris her familiar and renames him Ruth. Empowered by Chise, Ruth destroys the Chimera. Cartaphilius decides to leave, but reveals he has spent eternity experimenting to free himself of the pain his body is cursed with. Renfred and Alice depart. Blue Flame retrieves the souls from the chimeras and guides them to the afterlife. Chise and Ruth leave with Elias.
9"None so deaf as those who will not hear."December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)
Since the incident with Cartaphilius, Elias stays in the bedroom and avoids anybody. Silver, the fairy landlady, requests Chise and Ruth to go shopping. At the town, they meet Angelica, who learns Chise has become dependent on Elias. Chise realizes Angelica is right. Chise enters Elias’s room, finding that he is stuck in his inhuman form. Chise decides to stay with him all night. The next day, Elias leaves, before Chise and Ruth try to find him. Chise meets a Leanan sídhe, a type of Fairy living off of a human's lifeforce, and is haunting a wise man named Joel, but does not steal the lifeforce. Chise believes the Leanan sídhe loves Joel, but the Leanan sídhe insists such a thing is impossible, before giving Chise a kiss and telling her to visit Joel someday. Chise becomes upset at Elias for hiding anything at the forest. Elias promises he will tell her everything when he is ready. A fairy familiar appears with a message from Lindel asking Chise to return to the land of dragons for an important matter.
10"We live and learn."December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
Lindel, having heard of Chise's struggles to control her magic, decides it is time she makes her wand from Uncle Nevin's tree, though he insists she come alone. Chise worries about being separated from Elias, but she and Ruth travel to the land of dragons without him. After meeting Lindel, Chise sets about finding a suitable branch to become her wand. Back home Elias is noticeably upset at Chise’s absence, remarking that the house feels colder without her. Via a magical messenger bird Elias speaks with Adolf Stroud, an administrator from The College wanting to talk about Chise’s future. Lindel tells Chise how he first met Elias hundreds of years ago walking through a snowy forest alone. He took him to his master, Rahab, who cannot identify what he is. Elias himself cannot remember anything about where he came from except for the colour red. Rahab decides Lindel should take him as his apprentice and names him Elias. Renfred interrupts the conversation, and informs Elias that he will ruin her if he continues to do nothing more than accompanying Chise.
11"Lovers ever run before the clock."December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16)
Lindel tells Chise about the time he spent training Elias. He noticed while Elias was a quick learner he had trouble understanding humans. On a occasion, Elias almost killed several villagers who attacked Lindel. Elias tells Lindel he thinks he ate humans once and still has urges to do so. Despite learning this Chise insists he has never frightened her, Lindel suggests that she tell Elias exactly how she feels. Chise is instructed to carve Nevin's branch into a wand. As night falls Lindel demonstrates his power and sings a beautiful song that causes flowers to bloom. Chise accidentally casts a mirror spell on the lake, through which she can see Elias. Elias tells her how he feels, that their home feels cold without her, despite it being summer. Chise says she is ready to tell him what she couldn’t before and promises to return home once her wand is finished. Overhearing them, Lindel complains he feels like a father having to raise two kids. Silver is shown burying the magical bird used to relay Renfred and Adolf’s voices to Elias, implying Elias killed the bird after they warned him about the future.
12"Better to ask the way than go astray."December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23)
With Chise still away Elias thinks about how close he has become to her. With Chise finished carving her wand Lindel sings a new spell, combining the wand with magical gems and Chise’s hair. As Chise holds her wand she has a vision of the spirit realm where she meets Uncle Nevin. She admits her feelings for Elias worry her as she had tried to stay distant in case he didn’t want her anymore. Nevin tells Chise he is grateful her mother chose to protect her because she never could have helped people. He tells her to think about what she wants to do with her life. When Chise awakens she declares with a smile she has something to tell Elias and casts a powerful spell to fly back to Elias in the form of a giant fiery phoenix. As she arrives in Elias's arms he becomes happy: their home feels warm again. Before Chise can tell him what she wants to say she falls asleep from using too much magic. Chise dreams about a time when her parents were happy then awakens after two days asleep, happy for the first time in years.
13"East, west, home's best."January 6, 2018 (2018-01-06)
Chise and Elias are in the middle of shearing Wooly Bugs, magical creatures who eat cold from the air and grow wool with magical properties. Chise becomes distracted and is attacked by a subspecies of Wooly Bug that eats warmth and steals her body heat. Elias banishes it back to its home and rushes Chise indoors to warm up. Chise reveals she knows about Elias's impulse to eat humans, and the time he was tempted to eat her while in his inhuman form. Elias nearly erases the memory, but she prevents him from doing so. Since she lost her parents and brother, Elias was the only family she had, so the thought of losing Elias scares her more than anything. Chise also reveals that both of her parents had the "sight" and could see the same creatures that most other humans cannot see. Elias admits he has no experience of emotions except for feeling cold when Chise was gone and warm when she returned. Chise recognizes this as loneliness and promises to be teach him human things. While showing scenes of Chise studying her magic books, we see the books that Angelica sent her, including the story book. Later, they are visited by a faerie acquaintance of Elias named Ashen Eye, who gives Chise a “gift” for capturing and binding his fellow spirits. He traps Chise in an animal skin, transforming her into a fox.
14"Looks breed love."January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
Chise goes to the forest, but Elias asks her to stay as he dislikes the cold when she left. Chise reverts into a human as she does the same thing. Chise is asked by the Leanan sídhe to save Joel, who is dying, as she has been unintentionally draining his life. Elias tells Joel he probably only has a week to live. Joel accepts his fate as his life had been happy. His one wish is to speak with the red-eyed girl living in his garden. Chise decides to create a forbidden potion allowing Joel to see the Leanan sídhe. Elias almost refuses, due to the magic required but instead warns Chise against exhausting herself. Five days later, the Leanan sídhe uses the potion on Joel. Joel happily offers her his remaining life for unintentionally inspiring him to continue living after his wife died. As his life runs out Joel fades away, leaving her devastated. The Leanan sídhe decides to stay in Joel’s garden to avoid hurting any more people. King Oberon confiscates the rest of the forbidden potion. Chise becomes weaker, after limiting her magic and the ring shatters.
15"There is no place like home."January 20, 2018 (2018-01-20)
Elias and Oberon take Chise to the Land of Fairies, where time passes rapidly, so she can recover under the care of the Fairy Doctor, Shannon. Titania tells Elias it would be safer for Chise to live in the Fairy Kingdom. Shannon tells Chise that living there would eventually turn her into something resembling a fairy. Elias, claiming he values Chise’s will, declining Titania’s offer. Shannon lures Chise to a pool then, claiming she hates Sleigh Beggies, tries to drown her. Chise finds the strength to fight back and overpowers Shannon, only to find her injuries healed. Shannon apologises as she had used Chise’s sudden desire to live as a healing spell. Silver becomes increasingly agitated, and Elias and Chise do not return. She recalls her previous life as a Banshee who lost the human family she was “haunting”. She was rescued by Spriggan, who tells her to always protect the weak. He transforms her into a silkie and places her with the human family living in the house Elias will one day own. Chise and Elias conclude that months have passed for winter.
16"God's mill grinds slow but sure."January 27, 2018 (2018-01-27)
On Christmas Eve, Chise and Elias are reminded by fairies called the Yule Twins to be sure to burn a Yule log for the Horned God and Dark Lady. Chise and Elias share an awkward kiss beneath Mistletoe, which, Elias claims, makes his back tingle. Chise goes shopping with Alice, who needs help choosing a present for Renfred. They meet Hazel, a Centaur postman, who suggests they buy presents they could see Renfred and Elias using. They are accosted by Alice’s former drug dealer who wants her to begin buying drugs again, but they escape. Alice explains that as a child she forcefully use drugs, until Renfred met her. Following an accident where a spirit scarred Renfred's face, Alice promised to always look after him. Ruth tells Chise he is happy to find a friend. Chise returns home and gives a new bolo tie for Elias to replace the old one. In return, Elias gives Chise a teddy bear he made himself, along with other gifts she received from Angelica, Simon and Lindel. That night, Ashen Eye follows a young boy through the woods.
17"Look before you leap."February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
Stella requests Chise to find her brother Ethan, when he left the family. Chise realises the teddy bear Elias gave her grows crystal flowers by absorbing magic. She receives a magic reduction bracelet from Angelica. Stella agrees to pay Chise with homemade sweets. After giving the crystal flowers for the creatures, they learn that Ashen Eye kidnapped Ethan and Stella realises her mistake. When Ashen Eye separates the others, Elias believes Ethan is amnesiac. Chise locates them under a lake with the scent. Ethan forgives Stella, after Ashen Eye returns their memories, but after taking a crystal flower Chise gave to Stella. Despite their success, Chise becomes upset about her lost brother.
18"Forgive and forget."February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)
Stella visits Chise with her payment of sweets. Elias, irritated by Stella, runs away. Chise finds him hiding in a shadow but becomes worried as he restrains her and seems to want to bite her. As Stella returns to London, both Ashen Eye and Cartaphilius are seen nearby. Chise becomes afraid Elias may be about to eat her and sends a distress signal to Ruth. Ruth is helped by the fairy daughter of the Dark Lady who shows him which shadow Elias is hiding. Chise realises Elias and Stella are upset. As his grip tightens, she gets angry and threatens to stab herself, causing him to suddenly let go. Elias admits he became afraid Chise would leave. Chise and Elias later sleep in the same bed where she sings him a lullaby. Chise visits Angelica, worrying Elias is sleeping for several days. Angelica suggests Chise may have accidentally sang a lullaby for the spell. Chise awakens Elias, offering a remedy for him to drink, before she passes out. Meanwhile, Cartaphilius kidnaps a dragon.
19"Any port in a storm."February 17, 2018 (2018-02-17)
Cartaphilius performs a procedure on the dragon. In a dream, Chise visits London and sees Cartaphilius suffering pain and insisting her to name him Joseph. During the meeting, Chise learns Cartaphilius has stole a teleportation device from Renfred, in order to kidnap and sell a dragon at the same auction house. There, Chise and the others plan to spend the money and buy the dragon. While Elias and Renfred argue about the future, a woman contacts Chise and they make an unknown agreement. As a result of Cartaphilius' procedure, the traumatised dragon transforms into a giant Chimera version of itself and goes on a rampage.
20"You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24)
To end the suffering pain, Chise absorbs the dark magic from the dragon and they fall unconscious into the river. The next day, Chise wakes up at home, only to find her left arm mutated and restrained by bandages. She concludes her body will fall apart, after absorbing and spreading the curse. Shannon has Chise to stay in the kingdom, hoping a fairy might help her. Chise promises to consider the offer this time. Elias and Chise discuss how they will move forward with the time Chise left. They are visited by Mariel, the witch Chise met at the auction. Mariel sees Chise’s arm and offers to help her find a cure, but only if she becomes a witch and joins her coven. Chise attends the meeting, as Mariel warns Elias about Chise's fate in spring.
21"Necessity has no law."March 3, 2018 (2018-03-03)
Elias and Chise meet Phyllis, Mariel’s high priestess. As they leave, Mariel apologizes for wasting time and passes a message to Elias, suggesting that to save one life is for another one to be sacrificed. Chise discovers Elias visiting the college and capturing Stella, when she is possessed by Cartaphilius. Cartaphilius, as Stella, congratulates Elias for being a monster. After berating Elias and leaving home, Chise pursues Stella. Cartaphilius promises Chise to release Stella, in return for leaving with him and participate for experiments. As they teleport and vanish, Elias arrives late and finds the necklace.
22"As you sow, so shall you reap."March 10, 2018 (2018-03-10)
Chise wakes up in the laboratory. Cartaphilius explains his plan: since he is cursed with eternal life and Chise is cursed to die, he proposes to swap her arm for his own, hoping it will curse him to die and for her to live. After forcibly performing corneal transplantation, Cartaphilius enters Chise's mind. While Chise was tormented by creatures, her father and brother died abandoning the latter, and her mother committed suicide after a failed attempt to kill her. Chise confronts and congratulates the dark version of her mother she kept in her memory. The fragment reveals Cartaphilius has the blessing curse and can transmit on Chise. She asks what he wants in return. The fragment says there is one wish he wanted for thousands of years. However, Chise wakes up in reality and tells Cartaphilius what happened.
23"Nothing seek, nothing find."March 17, 2018 (2018-03-17)
Titania and Oberon offer Elias to help him bring Chise to the Fairy Kingdom. Elias realizes he must become a better person and forgive Chise. Titania and Elias cast a locating spell. Phyllis tells Marielle to help fix the problem she caused. Chise enters Cartaphilius's memory, and concludes the latter has fused with Joseph and switch their names when he was a gravedigger. Chise learns that Cartaphilius threw a stone at Jesus during his crucifixion and was punished with immortality, a memory he has now forgotten. Cartaphilius attacks Chise, but she is saved by Elias and their allies. Chise pursues Cartaphilius at the fountain.
24"Live and let live."March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)
Chise and Cartaphilius argue about different ways they suffer. Ashen Eye appears and protects Cartaphilius, while Ruth, Elias and Aerial the wind fairy, save Chise. Ashen Eye tries to flee them, but is defeated by Elias and Aerial. Though Chise fails to put Cartaphilius to sleep, Elias traps him and Ruth retrieves the eye. Chise reconciles with Cartaphilius, and sings a lullaby to end their suffering. Chise dreams about Cartaphilius, who will keep her alive by fighting the curse. Later, Chise forgives Elias for all the things he did, and he responds to her for decision. They make an agreement about the future. Life returns to normal and Cartaphilius is now being kept by Chise in a place where he sleeps peacefully. Ashen Eye, who survived the attack, expresses his disappointment. Chise visits Angelica and Stella, who both give her birthday gifts. Elias discovers Chise in a wedding dress and veil at the forest. She places a ring on his left hand and they promise to stay together, even if they disagree.

OVA (2021–22)[]

No.TitleOriginal release date
OVA–1TBASeptember 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)

Home video release[]

Japanese[]

Shochiku released the series on Blu-ray in Japan on four volumes, with the first volume released on November 29, 2017, and the final one released on July 25, 2018.[17]

Shochiku (Japan)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
1 1–6 November 29, 2017 [18]
2 7–12 March 21, 2018 [19]
3 13–18 May 30, 2018 [20]
4 19–24 July 25, 2018 [21]

English[]

The series was released in North America by Funimation, who released the series in two volumes. The first volume received a limited edition combo set release and a standard combo set release on January 29, 2019,[22][23] and the second volume received a standard combo set release on April 16, 2019.[24] Manga Entertainment released the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland, releasing the first volume on a standard combo set on April 1, 2019,[25] and the second volume on June 3, 2019.[26] In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment imported Funimation's North American release, releasing the limited edition first volume set on March 6, 2019,[27] the standard edition first volume on April 3, 2019,[28] and the second volume on June 5, 2019.[29]

Funimation (Region 1, 2, 4/A, B — North America)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Part One 1–12, OVA 1–3 January 29, 2019 [22][23]
Part Two 13–24 June 5, 2019 [24]
Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Part One 1–12, OVA 1–3 April 1, 2019 [25]
Part Two 13–24 June 3, 2019 [26]
Madman Entertainment (Region 1, 2, 4/A, B — Australia and New Zealand)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Part One (Limited Edition) 1–12, OVA 1–3 March 6, 2019 [27]
Part One 1–12, OVA 1–3 April 3, 2019 [28]
Part Two 13–24 June 5, 2019 [29]

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