The Ancient Magus' Bride

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The Ancient Magus' Bride
The Ancient Magus' Bride, volume 1.jpg
The cover of the first volume.
魔法使いの嫁
(Mahō Tsukai no Yome)
Genre
Manga
Written byKore Yamazaki
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 30, 2013 – present
Volumes15 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
The Ancient Magus Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
Directed byNorihiro Naganuma
Written by
  • Kore Yamazaki
  • Norihiro Naganuma
  • Aya Takaha
Music byJunichi Matsumoto
StudioWit Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Released
  • August 13, 2016 (Theatrical)
  • September 10, 2016 – September 9, 2017 (DVD)
Episodes3 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Directed byNorihiro Naganuma
Produced by
  • Hirotsugu Ose
  • Toshio Iizuka
  • Masao Itou
Written by
  • Norihiro Naganuma
  • Aya Takaha
Music byJunichi Matsumoto
StudioWit Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll[5]
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, TVS, CTC, BS11, HBC
Original run October 7, 2017 – March 24, 2018
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Manga
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Jack Flash and the Faerie Case Files
Written byKore Yamazaki
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
ImprintBlade Comics
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 2019 – present
Volumes4
Manga
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's Blue
Written byKore Yamazaki
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
ImprintBlade Comics
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 2019 – present
Volumes4
Original video animation
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy From the West and the Knight of the Mountain Haze
Directed byKazuaki Terasawa
Written by
  • Aya Takaha
  • Yoko Yonaiyama
Music byJunichi Matsumoto
StudioStudio Kafka
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021 – scheduled
Episodes3
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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. It is serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. A three-part prequel anime OVA was produced by Wit Studio and an anime television series aired from October 2017 to March 2018. An original three-part OVA series by Studio Kafka will be released in September 2021.

Plot[]

Having been ostracized by both her relatives and partially by society, orphaned Japanese 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. The 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, Great Britain. The series deals with a romantic slice-of-life storyline in a surreal and supernatural light.

Characters[]

Chise Hatori (羽鳥智世, Hatori Chise)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[6][7][8] (Japanese); Dani Chambers[9] (English)
A teenage 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 sold herself to slavery, in order for someone to take her in. She is sold for five 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.
Elias Ainsworth (エリアス・エインズワース, Eriasu Einzuwāsu)
Voiced by: Ryota Takeuchi[6][7] (Japanese); Brian Mathis[9] (English)
Also known as "Pilum Muralis" (lit. "Wall Spear"), the Child of Thorns, and the Thorn Mage. He is Chise's master and fiancé, once apprenticed to Master Lindenbaum. A being with both fae and human elements, his origins are a mystery. It is hinted that he was born from the shadows of the forest, but his humanlike traits imply he was a mage who dabbled in black magic, consequently losing his humanity and memories. The other faeries see him as an abomination, something he does not mind. Occasionally, he uses glamour spells to hide his animalistic appearance taking on a similar look to people he knows or sees. In the series he first resembles Simon, then Chise, and then an unknown woman. He can summon and control thorns, and transform into shadows. When angry enough, he adopts a more monstrous form consisting of various animal parts, such as a fish tail, wings or a snake body. Lindenbaum calls him a child in regards to Elias' limited understanding and sensations of human emotions. To this end, Elias purchases Chise partially because she is a rare Sleigh Beggy, but also with hope she can teach him about human feelings and behavior. He dislikes children, because they often see through his shadow magic and fear him. The ones that do not fear him ask many questions about him he cannot answer.
Ruth (ルツ, Rutsu)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[6][7] (Japanese); Austin Tindle[9] (English)
Chise's familiar and a Church grim. He was originally a graveyard guard dog, who chased away grave robbers and evil spirits. He was formerly called Ulysse (ユリシィ, Yurishī) and used to be owned by Isabel. He initially thinks of himself as a human, keeping a human form until he later recalls his true identity. He shares a mental link with Chise and considers her a sister. Ruth's dog form resembles an Irish Wolfdog, although this form can change much like Elias, and he sometimes travels in Chise's shadow.
Angelica Varley (アンジェリカ・バーレイ, Anjerika Bārei)
Voiced by: Yūko Kaida[8] (Japanese); Janelle Lutz[9] (English)
An old acquaintance of Elias. She is a mage and a technician of the Magus Craft.
Her father was a technician of the Magus Craft. Even though her father was a magician, Angelica, who only had the quality of a sorcerer, could not directly learn the ways of her father. She worked hard to find her own method of performing magic. She later married, and had a daughter Althea.
Silver (シルキー, Shirukī, "Silky")
Voiced by: Aya Endō[6][7] (Japanese); Rachel Glass[9] (English)
A fairy landlady of the house where Elias and Chise reside. Originally a banshee, she is now a silent silkie and takes care of the housekeeping duties in the household. While protecting Chise, she dislikes Simon Kalm the village priest, glaring at him when he enters Elias' house and wrapping her arms around Chise.
Lindenbaum (リンデル, Rinderu, "Lindel")
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[10] (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn[9] (English)
Commonly called Lindel, he is Elias's magician master. He lives in the Land of Dragons. Guarding the last sanctuary of dragons, he is the caretaker of the dragon's nest. His title is Echoes: Song of Flowers, and is many centuries old.
Leanan Sídhe (リャナン・シー, Ryanan Shī)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[6][7] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett[9] (English)
A beautiful vampiric faerie who loves men and gives them talent at the cost of dying young. She had strong feelings for an old man named Joel Garland, but denied that they were in love as love would mean his inevitable death. Unfortunately, her presence was already killing him unintentionally at a slow rate. After learning this, Chise created a remedy that allowed them to see each other one last time. After Joel's passing, she tells Chise she will be living in Joel's garden and will not look for more lovers anymore. She later received the name, Redcurrant (レッドカラント Reddokaranto), as Joel and Chise noted her eyes were the same color as the flower in Joel's Garden.
Simon Kalm (サイモン・カラム, Saimon Karamu)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (drama CD)[6] (Japanese); Tyler Carson[9] (English)
A priest of the local church in the English town occupied by Elias and Chise, and was assigned the task of observing Elias. He has a breathing condition that is treated by Elias's medicine.
Michael Renfred (ミハイル・レンフレッド, Mihairu Renfureddo)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[10] (Japanese); Jarrod Greene[9] (English)
He is an alchemist who apparently hates Magi and magicians, but still cares for his apprentice Alice. He was scarred in the face while protecting Alice, and later allowed Cartaphilus to take his left arm as material for an experiment in place of Alice. He later rebels against Cartaphilus, and also becomes interested in finding a way to prevent Chise's premature death.
Alice (アリス, Arisu)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura[10] (Japanese); Jennifer Green[9] (English)
She is Renfred's highly devoted apprentice. A former street urchin, drug abuser and drug seller, Renfred discovered her innate magic potential, and took her in as an apprentice. Despite a few rough meetings with Chise, because of their similar circumstances and having been saved by her, she ends up befriending Chise.
Cartaphilius (カルタフィルス, Karutafirusu, "Cartaphilus")
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[11] (Japanese); Josh Grelle[9] (English)
His true identity is "Cartaphilus", but prefers the name Joseph (ヨセフ, Yosefu) after the young gravedigger he fused with. He is known also as the Wandering Jew, or the "Magician of the Flow". He is a mysterious being that looks like a young boy, but has been around longer than even Elias. He is so old that he even refers to Ainsworth as a "little boy". Long ago, people said that "God's Son" cast an immortal curse on him for mocking him during the crucifixion, (much like Gestas); it's said his immortality will last until Judgement Day. Through this curse he is unable to die, yet his body continuously rots causing perpetual pain and suffering. While he appears mostly human, he uses the body parts of other creatures and often collects fresh pieces for his body. He travels around the world performing gruesome experiments on both living and dead creatures as well as both humans and fae in hopes of creating a body that will not decay or will give him the ability to finally die. He has persisted for so long at this that he has forgotten why he does experiments causing him to bring nothing but suffering and carnage. His one true desire is to be forgiven and live without suffering.
Joseph (ヨセフ, Yosefu)
A kind young boy who was rumored to be the son of a witch. He is in charge of digging graves for the village. The villagers rejected and bullied him, calling him strange and creepy because of his ability to see fae and speak with the dead. One day, he hears a voice calling for help. He follows the voice and finds Cartaphilus, who looks like a shriveled up corpse. He brings Cartaphilus to his house and attempts to nurse him back to health. Cartaphilus makes Joseph feel needed causing Joseph to grow attached and he asks Cartaphilus to take him away once he is healed. Upon learning that Cartaphilus will never get better in order to take him away to a better place, a strange fusion is made between the two giving Cartaphilus Joseph's body in order to take him away from his misery. After the fusion however, both enter a state of temporary amnesia. This fusion does not stop the curse from slowly consuming both of them, rotting them from the inside out. Joseph then regains some memory after hearing about Cartaphilus' past. He then gets angry for suffering for something he didn't do and Cartaphilus does not even remember doing.
Oberon (オベロン, Oberon)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi[12] (Japanese); Joel McDonald[9] (English)
A mischievous Faerie King and Titania's husband. He resembles a satyr, with hooves and deer antlers.
Titania (ティターニア, Titānia)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara[13] (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard[9] (English)
The Faerie Queen and Oberon's wife. She looks like a beautiful and buxom woman riding a donkey, but can temporarily possess other faeries. She is a proud and very kind motherly figure to Ainsworth and frequently requests he come to live with her in the faerie kingdom. She still considers Ainsworth her child as he is the shadow of nature even though he is mostly a beast. Despite repeated requests from Ainsworth not to, she feels sorry for him and wishes for his happiness because she knows he is not accepted by humans or fae and may very well never find a place in the world.
Spriggan (スプリガン, Supurigan)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese); Chris Ryan[9] (English)
Titania and Oberon's bodyguard, who dislikes Elias. He is the one who gave Silver a new purpose and name (chapter twenty-four).
Rahab (ラハブ, Rahabu)
Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese); Lydia Mackay[9] (English)
Introduced by Lindel as his master and teacher. She is older than Lindel and is the person that gave both Lindel and Elias their names.
Stella Barklem (ステラ・バークレム, Sutera Bākuremu)
Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Skyler Mclntosh[9] (English)
A friend of Chise and the older sister of Ethan. While visiting her grandparents over Christmas she got into an argument with Ethan, in which afterwards, he ran off into the woods. Then Stella frantically went around town looking for him, but she couldn't find him and strangely everybody but her forgot he existed. Then she ran into Chise and Elias, telling them what happened and begging for their help. They agreed to help, then found out that it was Ashen Eye that took Stella's brother. Once they saved Ethan, Stella repays Chise and Elias by baking sweets for them when she makes her monthly visit to her grandparents.
Riichi Miura (三浦 理一, Miura Riichi)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[8]
A librarian friend of Chise appeared in The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star OVA.
Ashen Eye (灰の目, Hai no Me)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata (Japanese); Greg Dulcie[9] (English)
An ancient fae who gives Chise a magical fox skin that she can use to mutate into a were-animal of her choosing. Ashen Eye is spiteful towards humans to the point he will use them to amuse himself.
Mariel (マリエル, Marieru)
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese); Jamie Marchi[14] (English)
At first, Chise is the only one who sees or hears Mariel at Seth's auction house. Mariel later appears before Elias and Chise, revealing she's a witch, and that she may have a solution to Chise's curse.
Yuuki Hatori (羽鳥 夕輝, Hatori Yuuki)
Voiced by: Shinji Kawada (Japanese); Kyle Phillips (English)
Chise's father. Back in Japan, he kept their neighbors from spying on them until he and his youngest son Fumiki ran away together, leaving Chise and her mother to fend for themselves.
Chika Hatori (羽鳥 智花, Hatori Chika)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Rachel Michelle Thompson (English)
Chise and Fumiki's late mother. Originally before her death, she was kind, loving and soft-spoken; she tried protecting her daughter from the creatures that were drawn to her--but after a while, she grew to hate her own daughter. The stress of having to care for Chise tore her apart and she decided to end her own life by killing herself in front of Chise. It is implied that in the past, Chise's mother had gone through similar things when she was younger but was able to persevere. The stress of dealing with it again alongside raising Chise was what made her susceptible to her manipulation and near strangulation of her daughter. It is through her that Chise inherited the red hair and green eyes.
Fumiki Hatori (羽鳥 史輝, Hatori Fumiki)
Voiced by: Hana Satō (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)
Chise's younger brother who mysteriously disappeared with his father. Like the rest of his family, he has incredible magical energy that in the same vein as his father created a protective barrier at the family apartment to keep the neighbors away.
Akiko Hatori (羽鳥 亜紀子, Hatori Akiko)
Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa
A distant relative of Chise through marriage, her husband Shouji forced her to take her in to avoid having a negative reputation and raised her along her two sons. However, Akiko was heavily negligent of Chise and was constantly complaining to her husband due to his business trips, leaving him to not deal with the young mage-to-be.

Media[]

Manga[]

The Ancient Magus' Bride is written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. The series was first serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade from November 30, 2013 to September 1, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication.[15][16] The series was moved to the new Monthly Comic Garden magazine, while also continuing to be released on the Monthly Comic Blade website.[4][16] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for publication in North America in October 2014.[4][17]

A drama CD was bundled with the limited edition of the fifth volume, released in March 2016.[3]

Some copies of the English volume 8 were printed with black and white covers instead of color.[18]

The series has been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes,[19] with fourteen being published in English as of April 27th, 2021.[20]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 10, 2014[21]978-4-8000-0284-6May 12, 2015[20]978-1-626921-87-0
  1. "April showers bring May flowers."
  2. "One today is worth two tomorrows."
  3. "The scale distinguishes not between gold and lead."
  1. "Everything must have a beginning."
  2. "Misfortunes seldom come singly."
2 September 10, 2014[22][23]978-4-8000-0361-4September 1, 2015[20]978-1-626921-92-4
  1. "Curiosity killed the cat."
  2. "Love conquers all."
  3. "The Faerie Queene."
  1. "When one door closes, another opens."
  2. "Speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear."
3 March 10, 2015[24][25]978-4-8000-0422-2
ISBN 978-4-8000-0420-8 (LE)		December 1, 2015[20]978-1-626922-24-2
  1. "Seeing is believing."
  2. "Let sleeping dogs lie."
  3. "None so deaf as those who will not hear."
  1. "Little pitchers have long ears."
  2. "We live and learn."
4 September 10, 2015[26][27]978-4-8000-0498-7
ISBN 978-4-8000-0484-0 (LE)		April 12, 2016[20]978-1-626922-55-6
  1. "Once bitten, twice shy"
  2. "Lovers ever run before the clock."
  3. "Better to ask the way than go astray."
  1. "It is a long lane that has no turning."
  2. "East, west, home's best."
5 March 10, 2016[28][29]978-4-8000-0547-2
ISBN 978-4-8000-0510-6 (LE)		July 5, 2016[20]978-1-626922-84-6
  1. "Looks breed love."
  2. "A Contented mind is a perpetual feast."
  3. "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
  1. "There is no place like home."
  2. "The longest day has an end."
6 September 10, 2016[30]978-4-8000-0611-0January 3, 2017[20]978-1-626923-50-8
  1. "God's mill grinds slow but sure."
  2. "God's mill grinds slow but sure.II"
  3. "Look before you leap."
  1. "Look before you leap.II"
  2. "Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse."
7 March 10, 2017[31]978-4-8000-0658-5July 4, 2017[20]978-1-626924-99-4
  1. "Forgive and forget."
  2. "Examples are better than precept."
  3. "Any port in a storm.I"
  1. "Any port in a storm.II"
  2. "Any port in a storm.III"
8 September 9, 2017[32]978-4-8000-0567-0February 27, 2018[20]978-1-626925-97-7
  1. "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."
  2. "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.II"
  3. "The darkest hour is that before the dawn."
  1. "Necessity has no law."
  2. "What is bred in the bone will not out of the flesh."
9 March 24, 2018[33][34]978-4-8000-0747-6
ISBN 978-4-8000-0727-8 (LE)		September 11, 2018[35]978-1-626928-01-5
  1. "As you sow, so shall you reap."
  2. "It is the first step that is troublesome."
  3. "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
  1. "Nothing seek, nothing find."
  2. "Live and let live."
10 September 10, 2018[36][37]978-4-8000-0794-0
ISBN 978-4-8000-0785-8 (LE)		February 26, 2019[38]978-1-626929-90-6
  1. "Birds of a feather flock together.I"
  2. "Birds of a feather flock together.II"
  3. "Birds of a feather flock together.III"
  1. "Birds of a feather flock together.IV"
  2. "The cowl does not make the monk.I"
11 March 9, 2019[39]978-4-8000-0837-4September 24, 2019[40]978-1-642751-01-7
  1. "The cowl does not make the monk. II"
  2. "The cowl does not make the monk. III"
  3. "First impressions are the most lasting. I"
  1. "First impressions are the most lasting. II"
  2. "First impressions are the most lasting. III"
12 September 10, 2019[41]978-4-8000-0890-9February 25, 2020[42]978-1-64505-201-2
  1. "Better bend than break. I"
  2. "Better bend than break. II"
  3. "Better bend than break. III"
  1. "Slow and sure. I"
  2. "Slow and sure. II"
13 March 10, 2020[43]978-4-8000-0945-6October 13, 2020[44]978-1-64505-470-2
  1. "Slow and sure. III"
  2. "Conscience does make cowards of us all. I"
  3. "Conscience does make cowards of us all. II"
  1. "Conscience does make cowards of us all. III"
  2. "Conscience does make cowards of us all. IV"
14 September 10, 2020[45]978-4-80000-967-8April 27, 2021[46]978-1-64505-805-2
  1. "A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. I"
  2. "A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. II"
  3. "A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. III"
  1. "A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. IV"
  2. "A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. V"

Light novels[]

No. Title Original release date English release date
1The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Golden Yarn
Mahōtsukai no Yome Kinshi-hen (魔法使いの嫁　金糸篇)		September 8, 2017[47]
9784800006905		December 11, 2018[48]
978-1-626929-75-3
2The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Silver Yarn
Mahōtsukai no Yome Ginshi-hen (魔法使いの嫁　銀糸篇)		October 10, 2017[49]
9784800006929		March 19, 2019[50]
978-1-642750-01-0

Anime[]

Main article: List of The Ancient Magus' Bride episodes

A three-part prequel anime was announced in the fifth volume of the manga.[51] 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][52] The series' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog.[8][51]

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.[53] 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;[54] and the third episode premiered on August 19, 2017.[55] Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode on September 10, 2016.[52][56]

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.[57][10] JUNNA performed the opening theme "Here",[58] and Hana Itoki performed the ending theme "Wa –cycle-" (環-cycle-).[59] 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.[60] Funimation streamed an English dub.[61] 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.[62]

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, with the episodes being bundled with the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth volumes of the manga, starting from September 10, 2021. The OVA series is animated by Studio Kafka and directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, with scripts by Aya Takaha and Yoko Yonaiyama. Hirotaka Katō returns to design the characters, and Junichi Matsumoto returns to compose the series' music.[63]

Reception[]

Volume 2 reached the 9th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart[64] and, as of September 21, 2014, had sold 104,518 copies.[65]

The series had sold half a million copies as of June 2015,[66] 2.5 million copies as of March 2016,[51] and over three million as of September 2016.[67] By December 2017, the series had five million copies in print.[68]

The series was number two on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[69][70] It was number 36 on the 15th annual "Book of the Year" list by the Da Vinci magazine in 2014.[71] Da Vinci readers also ranked it at number two in a poll to determine the series most likely to "make their big break" in 2015.[72] The series ranked number one on a poll of 2,360 bookstore employees to determine 2015's top 15 manga series of under five volumes.[73][74] It was one of fourteen titles nominated for the eighth Manga Taishō awards in 2015.[75]

Volume two appeared on The New York Times manga bestsellers list for four weeks, rising to third place for two.[76] Volume three debuted on the list at second place,[77] volume four debuted at first place,[78] and volume five debuted at fourth place.[79]

Reviewing the first volume for Anime News Network, Nick Creamer gave it a grade of A−. He praised the series' art, noting that it "does great work in impressing upon the audience the same sense of wonder Chise experiences throughout. The character designs are expressive and backgrounds ornate". Commenting on the relationship between Chise and Elias, he wrote that "having this story go in a legitimately romantic direction would likely raise thorny issues of power dynamics and consent", but remarked that, as it was, the story "does a commendable job of making both Chise and Elias understandable and likable characters". He concluded his review by writing: "What conflict all these lovely details might be leading towards is a mystery so far, but the execution is so strong that I'm ready to follow wherever it leads."[80] In his review of the second volume, he admitted to coming to an appreciation of the main characters' relationship, writing that "the ambiguities of their relationship actually seem like one more fitting piece of a world where every relationship is ambiguous". He called the series' magic "classic but still refreshing". He also commented that the series' art "remains gorgeous and well-suited to the story all throughout this volume ... the backgrounds are lush and faces expressive, and the whole style has an ornate looseness to it that works perfectly for this kind of fantasy storytelling". He concluded by saying "If you have any appreciation for this style of classic fantasy storytelling, Ancient Magus' Bride is a can't-miss production".[81]

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