The Ancient Magus ' Bride - Wikipedia The Ancient Magus ' Bride The Ancient Magus ' Bride The cover of the first volume. 魔法使い の 嫁 ( Mahō Tsukai no Yome ) Genre Supernatural, mystery Manga Written by Kore Yamazaki Published by Mag Garden English publisher Seven Seas Entertainment Demographic Shōnen Magazine Monthly Comic Blade ( 2013 -- September 1, 2014 ) Monthly Comic Garden ( September 2014 -- present ) Original run November 2013 -- present Volumes 8 ( List of volumes ) Original video animation The Ancient Magus Bride : Those Awaiting a Star Directed by Norihiro Naganuma Written by Kore Yamazaki Aya Takaha Music by Jun'ichi Matsumoto Studio Wit Studio Licensed by Crunchyroll Released August 13, 2016 ( Theatrical ) September 10, 2016 -- September 9, 2017 ( DVD ) Episodes Anime television series Directed by Norihiro Naganuma Produced by Hirotsugu Ose Toshio Iizuka Masao Itou George Wada Written by Kore Yamazaki Aya Takaha Music by Jun'ichi Matsumoto Studio Wit Studio Licensed by Crunchyroll Original network AT - X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TVA, TVS, CTC, BS11, HBC Original run October 7, 2017 -- present Episodes 24 Anime and Manga portal The Ancient Magus ' Bride ( 魔法使い の 嫁, Mahō Tsukai no Yome ) is a Japanese fantasy shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. The series is published in Japan by Mag Garden in its Monthly Comic Garden magazine. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Wit Studio produced a three - part prequel OVA of the manga and is doing the production for an anime television series adaptation that began airing in October 2017. Contents 1 Characters 2 Media 2.1 Manga 2.1. 1 Volumes 2.2 Anime 2.2. 1 OVA 2.2. 2 Episode list 3 Reception 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Characters Chise Hatori ( 羽鳥 智世, Hatori Chise ) Voiced by : Atsumi Tanezaki ( Japanese ) ; Dani Chambers ( English ) The 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. Feeling unwanted by her relatives, she sold herself into slavery so that she did not have to worry about anything, with Elias purchasing her. She is a Sleigh Beggy, a special magus who can draw magic from her surroundings and within herself, at the cost of dying young because of the strain on her body, hence why Elias took her in, hoping to prevent her death. She has about three years left to live naturally at most. Elias Ainsworth ( エリアス ・ エインズワース, Eriasu Einzuwāsu ) Voiced by : Ryota Takeuchi ( Japanese ) ; Brian Mathis ( English ) The Child of Thorns, Chise 's master and fiancé, once apprenticed to Master Lindenbaum. A being with both fae and human elements, his origins are a mystery. Known as the Thorn Sorcerer, the other faeries see him as an abomination, something he does not mind. Besides using glamour to hide his appearance, he can control and also turn himself into shadows, and when angry enough, he takes on a more monstrous form. He can even change his head to a human 's using magic. Despite claiming to lack human emotions, after some time caring for Chise he has slowly developed a true fondness for her. However, his innate lack of understanding certain human emotions makes Lindenbaum call him a child. One example of this being when Titania and her husband asked about him and Chise having children he felt an `` unknown feeling '' in his gut he could n't identify. He dislikes children. He says they do not have magic powers, but they are talented in being able to see the true nature of things, so sometimes he is found out. He is called `` Pilum Muralis '' by the wizards. Ruth ( ルツ, Rutsu ) Voiced by : Kōki Uchiyama Introduced in chapter nine, he is Chise 's familiar, a black grim who was originally a church guard dog who chased away grave robbers and evil spirits. He was formally called Ulysse and used to be owned by Isabel in chapter ten. He thinks of himself as a human, thus able to maintain human form, until he remembers who he is in chapter twelve. He shares a mental link with Chise and considers her a sister. Angelica Varley ( アンジェリカ ・ バーレイ, Anjerika Bārei ) Voiced by : Yūko Kaida ( Japanese ) ; Janelle Lutz ( English ) Introduced in chapter two, she is an old acquaintance of Elias. She is a witch and a technician of the Magus Craft. She has a daughter named Althea. 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. Silver ( シルキー, Shirukī, `` Silky '' ) Voiced by : Aya Endō ( Japanese ) ; Rachel Glass ( English ) Introduced in chapter two, she is the fairy landlady of the house where Elias and Chise reside. Originally a banshee ( chapter twenty four ), she is now silent and takes care of the housekeeping duties in the household. She is protective of Chise and has a strong dislike of Simon Kalm, the village priest, glaring at him when he enters Elias house and wrapping her arms around Chise to protect her. Lindenbaum ( リンデル, Rinderu, `` Lindel '' ) Voiced by : Daisuke Namikawa ( Japanese ) ; Todd Haberkorn ( English ) Introduced in chapter three, he is Elias 's magician Master, commonly referred as Lindel, lives in the Land of Dragons, the last sanctuary of dragons. He is the caretaker of the dragon 's nest. His title is Echoes, Song of Flowers and has lived for hundreds of years. Leanan Sídhe ( リャナン ・ シー, Ryanan Shī ) Introduced in chapter fourteen, she is a beautiful vampire - like 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 meant 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 ( chapter twenty two ). 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, as Joel and Chise noted her eyes were the same color as the flower in Joel 's Garden. Simon Kalm ( サイモン, Saimon ) Voiced by : Toshiyuki Morikawa ( drama CD ) ( Japanese ) ; Tyler Carson ( English ) Introduced in chapter three, he is the priest of the local church in the town in England where Elias and Chise live and is under assignment by his superiors to keep an eye on Elias. He has a breathing condition that is treated by Elias 's medicine. Michael Renfred ( レン フレッド, Renfureddo ) Voiced by : Satoshi Hino ( Japanese ) ; Jarrod Greene ( English ) Introduced in chapter six, he is a wizard who apparently hates Magus and magicians, but at the same time is caring towards his apprentice Alice. He was scarred in the face protecting Alice ( chapter twenty seven ) and later allowed Cartaphilius to take his left arm as material for an experiment so Alice would n't be used instead. He later rebels against Cartaphilius and also becomes interested in finding a way to prevent Chise 's premature death. Alice ( アリス, Arisu ) Voiced by : Mutsumi Tamura ( Japanese ) ; Jennifer Green ( English ) Introduced in chapter six, she is Renfred 's apprentice. A former street urchin, drug abuser and drug seller, Renfred discovered her innate magic potential and took her in as an apprentice, hence her devotion towards him. 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 Introduced in chapter six, he actually dislikes the name `` Cartaphilius and prefers to be called Joseph, and 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 is much older, so old that he even refers to Ainsworth as `` little boy ''. A long time ago, people said that `` God 's Son '' cast an immortal curse on him. Holding no clear intention, he 's just a monster that simply does what he feels like and travels around the world experimenting with the living and dead for no clear reason. He has the appearance of a human but the body of a non-human -- as seen in chapter eleven when he was struck with a magic bullet. He claims his non-human body experiences constant pain and his one true desire is to be able to live without suffering. Oberon ( オベロン ) Voiced by : Kappei Yamaguchi Introduced in chapter eight, he is the 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 Introduced in chapter eight, she is the Faerie Queen and Oberon 's wife. She looks like a beautiful and buxom woman riding a donkey. Spriggan ( スプリガン, Supurigan ) Introduced in chapter eight, he is Titania and Oberon 's bodyguard, who dislikes Elias. He is the one who gave Silver a new purpose and name ( chapter twenty four ). Riichi Miura ( 三浦 理 一 ) Voiced by : Takahiro Sakurai A librarian who takes care of Chise. He is seen in The Ancient Magus ' Bride : Those Awaiting a Star OVA. Media Manga Kore Yamazaki began publishing the series in Mag Garden 's Monthly Comic Blade magazine in November 2013. The magazine ceased publication on September 1, 2014, at which point the series was moved to the new Monthly Comic Garden magazine, while also continuing to be released on the Monthly Comic Blade website. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for publication in North America in October 2014. A drama CD was bundled with the limited edition of the fifth volume, released in March 2016. Volumes The series has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes, seven of which have been republished in English. No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN April 10, 2014 ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0284 - 6 May 12, 2015 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626921 - 87 - 0 `` April showers bring May flowers. '' `` One today is worth two tomorrows. '' `` The scale distinguishes not between gold and lead. '' `` Everything must have a beginning. '' `` Misfortunes seldom come singly. '' September 10, 2014 ( regular edition ) September 10, 2014 ( limited edition ) ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0361 - 4 September 1, 2015 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626921 - 92 - 4 `` Curiosity killed the cat. '' `` Love conquers all. '' `` The Faerie Queene. '' `` When one door closes, another opens. '' `` Speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear. '' March 10, 2015 ( regular edition ) March 9, 2015 ( limited edition ) ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0422 - 2 ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0420 - 8 December 1, 2015 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626922 - 24 - 2 `` Seeing is believing. '' `` Let sleeping dogs lie. '' `` None so deaf as those who will not hear. '' `` Little pitchers have long ears. '' `` We live and learn. '' September 10, 2015 ( regular edition ) September 10, 2015 ( limited edition ) ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0498 - 7 ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0484 - 0 April 12, 2016 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626922 - 55 - 6 `` Once bitten, twice shy '' `` Lovers ever run before the clock. '' `` Better to ask the way than go astray. '' `` It is a long lane that has no turning. '' `` East, west, home 's best. '' 5 March 10, 2016 ( regular edition ) March 10, 2016 ( limited edition ) ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0547 - 2 ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0510 - 6 July 5, 2016 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626922 - 84 - 6 `` Looks breed love. '' `` A Contented mind is a perpetual feast. '' `` Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. '' `` There is no place like home. '' `` The longest day has an end. '' 6 September 10, 2016 ISBN 978 - 4 - 8000 - 0611 - 0 January 3, 2017 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626923 - 50 - 8 `` God 's mill grinds slow but sure. '' `` God 's mill grinds slow but sure. II '' `` Look before you leap. '' `` Look before you leap. II '' `` Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. '' 7 March 10, 2017 ISBN 978 - 4800006585 July 4, 2017 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626924 - 99 - 4 `` Forgive and forget. '' `` Examples are better than precept. '' `` Any port in a storm. I '' `` Any port in a storm. II '' `` Any port in a storm. III '' 8 September 9, 2017 ISBN 978 - 4800005670 February 27, 2018 ISBN 978 - 1 - 626925 - 97 - 7 `` You ca n't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. '' `` You ca n't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. II '' `` The darkest hour is that before the dawn. '' `` Necessity has no law. '' `` What is bred in the bone will not out of the flesh. '' Anime 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. The series ' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog. 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. The first episode was shown in theaters for two weeks, starting on August 13, 2016 ; the second episode premiered in theaters on February 4, 2017 ; and the third episode premiered on August 19, 2017. Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode on September 10, 2016. An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2017, and premiered on October 7, 2017 on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11 and other Japanese channels. JUNNA is performing the opening theme `` Here ''. 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 AKI&AKINO. Funimation is streaming an English dub. OVA No. Title Original air date OVA 1 `` Those Awaiting a Star : Part 1 '' `` Hoshi Matsu Hito : Zenpen '' ( 星 待つ ひと : 前 篇 ) September 9, 2016 OVA 2 `` Those Awaiting a Star : Part 2 '' `` Hoshi Matsu Hito : Chuuhen '' ( 星 待つ ひと : 中 篇 ) March 10, 2017 OVA 3 `` Those Awaiting a Star : Part 3 '' `` Hoshi Matsu Hito : Kouhen '' ( 星 待つ ひと : 後 篇 ) September 9, 2017 Episode list No. Title Original air date `` April showers bring May flowers. '' October 7, 2017 Hatori Chise is a lonely teenager who has no family and is shunned by society so she sells herself into slavery. During the auction numerous mages bid large sums of money for her, only for the auction to be interrupted by a strange mage named Elias Ainsworth who immediately outbids every other buyer by bidding 5 Million Pounds. Ainsworth brings Chise to her new home and announces she is to be his apprentice. He then forces 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 Ainsworth. After Chise insists on staying with Ainsworth, who is now her family, Ainsworth appears, having known what the fairies were planning and using the opportunity to show Chise a magical creatures idea of `` help ''. As they return home Ainsworth reveals that, as well as becoming his apprentice he hopes Chise will eventually become his wife. `` One today is worth two tomorrows. '' October 14, 2017 Chise awakens having slept for two days after her fairy ordeal. Ainsworth takes Chise shopping to a magus shop disguised as a bookstore ; Chise meets the shop 's owner, Angelica Burley, a Magus Craft Artificer, who makes magical tools. When Angelica learns Ainsworth bought Chise as a slave and proposed marriage, she angrily throws him out. Angelica teaches Chise that Sorcery is a science that can change reality, while magic is closer to being a miracle capable of bending reality with help from magical creatures. Angelica teaches Chise to magically shape a crystal into a flower. However Chise has a flashback to her mother in a field of flowers, causing the crystal to cover Angelica 's workshop in hundreds of crystal flowers. Ainsworth stops the flowers from spreading. Angelica sells Chise a magical knife, coat and several other magical items. As they return home they meet a priest named Simon Cullum who asks Ainsworth for a favour in return for the Church not interfering in his affairs. Ainsworth suggests they think of the trip as their honeymoon. Chise and Ainsworth travel to Iceland to check on a dragon colony, only for Chise to be kidnapped by a man riding on a dragon. `` The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead. '' October 21, 2017 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 Uncle Nevin explains dragons are not afraid of dying as all dragons live their lives to the fullest so they will have no regrets. Chise remembers being so alone she considered suicide but Uncle Nevin is glad she chose to live or Ainsworth never would have found her. In his final moments Uncle Nevin shares with her his memories of flying. Ainsworth regrets that as human populations grow Chise may one day be one of the last surviving mages. As Uncle Nevin dies and his body transforms into a tree covered in white flowers he 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, having expended too much magic sharing memories with Uncle Nevin, collapses. `` Everything must have a beginning. '' October 28, 2017 Chise awakens on a train with Ainsworth. They are approached by a cat messenger who informs Ainsworth the Cat King is waiting. Chise learns the rumour she is Ainsworth 's wife has spread across the world. Chise is watched by a mysterious woman before meeting the Cat King, who reveals there is a problem within the kingdom. Ainsworth begins investigating while Chise learns the Kingdoms 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. Underwater Chise meets, Mina, a deceased soul who reveals the corrupt soul was her husband, Matthew, who went mad after she died. She asks Chise to free both of them. Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth of using Chise as a test subject and keeping her prisoner by pretending to make her his apprentice while hiding the truth that Sleigh Beggy 's have a very limited life span. 5 `` Love conquers all. '' November 4, 2017 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 Ainsworth. Ainsworth keeps the two sorcerers away while Chise performs the cleansing spell. Inside Matthews 's memories Chise sees him ask 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 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. As she watches them Chise ca n't help but wonder how many years she has left. 6 `` The Faerie Queene. '' November 11, 2017 With Matthew 's soul cleansed Renfred and Alice leave and meet the sorcerer who killed Mina. Ainsworth 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 2 weeks, limiting her physical functions in favour of restoring her magic faster. During this time they are approached by Titania, Queen of the Faeries, and her husband, King Oberon, who restores Chise 's magic, waking her up. Chise then surprises the king by running straight to Ainsworth instead of being frightened of him. The king inquires as to whether Chise and Ainsworth have had children yet. Chise wonders about this while Ainsworth experiences an unknown feeling in his gut, which amuses Titania. As they leave Oberon wonders whether Chise and Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth years ago. Ainsworth assures her it does n't 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 The sorcerer, Cartaphilius, threatens to use Alice in an experiment if Renfred ever fails him again. Ainsworth 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 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. The Grimm, called Yuris, is unable to remember who injured him. Alice reveals Cartaphilius wants to turn Yuris into a Chimera. Ainsworth appears and decides Yuris is not dangerous. Alice asks Ainsworth to help against Cartaphilius, who took Renfreds arm and created the Chimera which killed the young woman. Ainsworth agrees since the Church was probably going to ask him to do it anyway. Chise suddenly pushes Alice out of the way and is impaled through the chest by Cartaphilius, who had been aiming for Alice. With Chise dying in his arms Ainsworth transforms into his true form, an inhuman monster. 8 `` Let sleeping dogs lie. '' November 25, 2017 Ainsworth attacks Cartaphilius ' Praying Mantis Chimera. Chise experiences Yuris ' memories of Isabelle and suddenly awakens, quickly rushing to stop Ainsworth, unafraid of his true form. Renfred appears and shoots Cartaphilius. Ainsworth returns to normal, happy that Chise was not afraid of him. Cartaphilius returns to life and summons a spider chimera. Chise refuses to let him take Yuris and unleashes her magic, summoning Tarantula hawks to kill the spider. Ainsworth stops her, as spells used to change the rules of nature are forbidden. They are suddenly teleported away by a Will - o ' - the - wisp. The Will - o ' - the - Wisp, called Blue Flame, berates Yuris for clinging to his memories of Isabelle. Yuris finally accepts 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 immortal body is cursed with. Renfred and Alice depart. Blue Flame retrieves the souls from the chimeras and guides them to the afterlife. Ainsworth, Chise and Ruth leave with Ainsworth promising to save Chise 's scolding until they get home. 9 `` None so deaf as those who will not hear. '' Reception Volume 2 reached the 9th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of September 21, 2014, had sold 104,518 copies. The series had sold half a million copies as of June 2015, 2.5 million copies as of March 2016, and over 3 million as of September 2016. The series was number two on the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi ! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey. It was number 36 on the 15th annual `` Book of the Year '' list by the Da Vinci magazine in 2014. 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. 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. It was one of fourteen titles nominated for the eighth Manga Taishō awards in 2015. Volume two appeared on The New York Times manga bestsellers list for four weeks, rising to third place for two. Volume three debuted on the list at second place, volume four debuted at first place, and volume five debuted at fourth place. 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. '' 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 ca n't - miss production. '' References ^ Jump up to : `` Seven Seas Adds The Ancient Magus ' Bride Supernatural Manga ''. Anime News Network. October 2, 2015. 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Question: how many episodes does the ancient magus bride have
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