The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Mo Fa Shi inoJia, Maho Tsukai no Yome) is a fantasy shonen manga by Kore Yamazaki. It was initially prepublished in Monthly Comic Blade magazine from November 2013, then in Blade Online and Monthly Comic Garden since September 2014; Mag Garden has been publishing the bound volumes since April 2014. The French version has been published by Komikku Editions since May 2015 and the English version by Seven Seas Entertainment. Wit Studio has produced a trilogy of OAVs, entitled Waiting for a Star (Xing Dai tsuhito, Hoshi matsu hito?) and serving as a prequel to the series; the animation studio also made an animated television series that was broadcast for the first time between October 8, 2017 and March 25, 2018. Two derived series debuted in the Manga Doa mobile application in May 2019: The Ancient Magus’ Bride Psalm 75: Jack the Lightning and the Fee Incident (Mo Fa Shi inoJia Shi Pian .75 Dao Qi ziya Written by Yu Godai and drawn by Mako Oikawa and The Ancient Magus’ Bride Psalm 108: The Magician’s Blue (Mo Komikku Editions also publishes a French version for these series. A series of 3 OADs, entitled Le Garcon et le Cavalier (Nishi no shonen to Seiran no kishi) was broadcast from September 10, 2021 to September 10, 2022. It was produced by Studio Kafka (a studio that was specially designed for the production of the anime), and was broadcast in France on the VOD platform Crunchyroll.

Trailer for Season 2 of The Ancient Magus’ Bride

Twin Engine has released the teaser video above to promote the announcement of the second season of anime production. It was made on September 5, 2022 by Twin Engine.
This video is part of a special live stream that features interviews with voice actors Ryouta Takeuchi and Atsumi Tanezaki, director Kazuaki Terasawa and Hirotaka Kato, character designer.
Tanezaki and Takeuchi were respectively the voice actors for Chise Hatori and Elias Ainsworth.
Fans were shown what the next season would bring, especially Chise’s transformation during the next story arc.
Following the announcement of season 2, mangaka Kore Yamazaki and director Terasawa released illustrations.

Season 2 of The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Release Date

The premiere will be at 10 p.m. JST on April 6, 2023. The show will be broadcast on Japan’s BS11 channel and available on Amazon Prime Video, Hikari TV. Crunchyroll international fans can also view the new season. Do you look forward to the new season or are you saving yourself for another? This section will be updated as soon as we have more information. Keep checking The Anime Daily for all the latest information about the new show.

Season 2 Expectations and The Ancient Magus’ Bride Story

Hatori Chise has become tired and is desperate to escape her own life. It’s easy to see why her father and younger brother ran away, and why her mother committed suicide in front of Chise. As an unwelcome visitor, she moves to her aunt’s home and is labeled a problem child, driving her further into misery.
Chise sells herself into slavery in desperate need of a new home.
Her new home is a seven-foot tall humanoid with an animal skull for a head. It’s Elias Ainsworth, a mysterious magus.
Elias purchases Chise as a special apprentice for five million pounds.
Chise is a Sleigh Beggy; her special constitution makes her an excellent magus. However, she only has a very short life expectancy.
Chise, Elias and her father explore the world to find a cure. She also learns more about herself and the world that her family is trying to escape.
This beautiful retelling of a fairy tale in romantic colors is a literary marvel to behold.
The manga written and illustrated in Yamazaki’s style became a popular favorite outside Japan. The first season of the anime won Best Drama at the 2017 Crunchyroll Animation Awards.
Fans still love this anime despite five years of waiting and studio changes.
Fans now have reason to be excited as the second season will be “a little more lively [with] a slightly different atmosphere,” Takeuchi, voice actor, shares.
The Gakuin Arc will be the second season, and Elias & Chise will join the College to continue their research on the short life of a Sleigh Beggy.
Tanezaki, voice actor, comments that Chise’s transformation is the highlight of this story. She “will be involved with more people than ever before.”

Preview of anime

Chise Hatori is 15 years of age. She doesn’t have a family, no special talent or hope for her future. One day she is sold to a sorcerer. He is a non-human being whose existence has been documented since the beginning of time. He takes her under his wing and makes her his disciple. Then he announces to her that she will eventually become his wife.

Review season 1

As many others, Mahoutsukai no Yome was something I eagerly awaited. Perhaps that was my mistake. I probably expected too much. Even anime that fails to live up to expectations often fail them so hard.

What went wrong? What happened to the plot? The characters? The worldbuilding? All of the above?

Let me start by saying what I loved about Mahoutsukai No Yome. It’s beautiful. Some scenes were magical, for lack of a better term. It’s also worth listening to the soundtrack.

Magus Bride is a beautiful production, with a wonderful world to explore. However, it falls flat due to its lack of subtlety and dull cast.

The side cast consists of characters with similar personalities, with very few exceptions. You wouldn’t be capable of identifying the majority of these cast members if you only described their personalities.

Chise, our heroine, isn’t much better. It’s really a shame. This story of a young woman who overcomes depression by falling in love and discovering a magical world has tremendous potential. However, the supposedly traumatized girl ends up sharing her dramatic and intimate backstories to everyone she meets. This happens all too often, making it difficult to believe that Chise was able to connect with people before the story.

Also, she makes a bad first impression. The only thing she does in the first few episodes is to sell herself into slavery. She can barely walk on her own. She’s obviously depressed. But a character should entertain, not be a living blob.

The Ancient Magus’ Bride News

In late 2013, The Ancient Magus’ Bride was first serialized as a manga in Mag Garden’s Monthly Comic Blade.
Although the magazine discontinued publication on September 1, 2014, a website was created to publish the manga series, including The Ancient Magus’ Bride.
Monthly Comic Garden purchased the manga’s printed publication at the same time Seven Seas Entertainment licensed it in North America in October 2014.
The fifth volume of the manga featured a prequel anime in three parts, titled The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting a Star.
Wit Studio created this anime in three episodes about Chise’s encounter with a mysterious library hidden deep within a forest. From 2016 to 2017, it was shown in Japanese cinemas.
The studio also produced 24-episode season 1, of The Ancient Magus’ Bride, during this time. Its broadcast began on October 7, 2017.
On March 29, 2021, another three-part production was announced, this time as an OAD.
It was confirmed that the anime, The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Boy From the West and The Knight of the Blue Storm was the “first” part of a new project.
Studio Kafka was established in order to produce the OAD series as well as the subsequent projects.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride’s second series was the “second part”.

What’s the story of Season 2?

The trailer shows that the anime will follow the manga’s path. Crunchyroll describes season 2 as follows:

Chise was able to accept Elias as well as herself, even though she did not agree with everything about her life. Chise was able to return to her normal life after Cartaphilus fell into a slumber which would not last for long. She is then invited by the College, a mutual aid organization for mages.
“Under the British Library is a secret society made up of mages. New doors are opening up as people meet and interact with one another.”

Official Announcement for Season 2 of The Ancient Magus’ Bride

Recently, the staff of the anime series released the first trailer and subtitles for the second season. The series’ main visual and cast have been revealed. Atsumi Tanezaki and Ryota Takeuchi are the cast members for the series. They will be playing the roles of Chise and Elias Ainsworth. Kotaro Nishiyama and Reina Ueda are also cast as Isaac Farrar and Veronica Rickenbacker respectively.
Kazuaki Terasawa, who directed the series in the first season, will also be returning to Studio Kafka. Aya Takaha, Chiaki Nishinaka and Yoko Yonaiyama will also be working on the scripts. Hirotaka Kato, character designer, will also be back at work on the character designs. Junichi Matsumoto will be composing the music.

What is The Second Season All About?

The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 will adapt the manga’s Gakuin College arc. This storyline is well-known to manga readers. According to the latest updates, the new storyline will focus on how Chise accepts Elias and all aspects of her life. After Cartaphilus fell into deep sleep, she returns to her normal routine. It is possible that he will never get out of this phase.
A mutual aid organization for mages, the College, also invites her. Under the British Library, there is a secret society for mages. This sequel will feature many new characters and challenges. The second season of anime might bring new opportunities for new characters.

EPISODES FOR SEASON 1

S01E01: April showers bring May blooms

Chise Hatori, a young girl, spent her childhood moving from one family to another. She was rejected by everyone because she could see certain creatures. In despair, she decides that her life is overdue and sells herself at an auction in the hope that someone will be interested in her existence. Elias Ainsworth is the strange sorcerer who pays the high cost, attracted to her famed power.

S01E02: One day is worth two tomorrows

Chise is slowly adjusting to her new life with Elias. However, she is also entangled in this bizarre marriage proposal. Angelica invites Chise to meet her new witch friend, Elias, who is eager to introduce the young Sleigh Beggy to witchcraft.

S01E03: The balance does not distinguish between lead and gold

Simon Callum assigns Elias the mission of meeting agitated dragons in Iceland. Chise is abducted by one or more dragons as soon as they arrive in the land.

S01E04: Everything must start somewhere

Elias and Chise are given a new mission. It concerns the kingdom of cats, which was once under threat by a mysterious killer. Individuals see their intervention as a failure.

S01E05 – Love conquers all

Alice and Renfred, two magicians, intercede in the purification process of Mina and Mathew’s deceased couple. They claim that Chise is a vulgar guinea-pig and the bramble sorcerer thinks so. The ritual is performed by the suspect, who plunges Mina and Mathew into their tragic past.

S01E06 – The Faerie Queene

Chise, who purified Mathew, Mina and herself, falls asleep from exhaustion. Renfred has warned that Elias must explain to the concerned person how he plans to train her and keep her healthy. Now comes a distinguished guest: The queen of fairies, who is very interested in the young Sleigh Beggy.

S01E07: Talk of the devil and he will appear

Elias starts to teach Chise the basics of witchcraft. They cross paths with Alice, Renfred’s disciple, again during their new mission. It is clear that Mathew and Mina were threatened by the latter, and that Renfred was the one responsible.

S01E08 – Let sleeping dogs lie

Chise rescues Alice from the attack of the dark magician Joseph and is left seriously injured. This triggers Elias’ black anger, which then transforms into a huge creature.

S01E09: None are so deaf or hard of hearing as those who refuse to hear

Joseph is in a difficult situation and is fleeing. Chise is greatly disturbed by Elias’ transformation. However, the sorcerer appears to conceal a part of himself from his disciple…

S01E10: We live and learn

Chise is summoned by Lindel to dragon land, but without Elias. This nostalgic and dizzying journey will let the heroine learn more about the bramble wizard.

S01E11 – Lovers have ever run before the clock

Lindel heard about Chise’s past exploits and wants to give her the wand. He uses the opportunity to tell Chise more about the mysterious Elias, who has fascinated him so much.

S01E12: It’s better to ask for the right way than go astray

Chise makes his wand, which Lindel is about to finish. She is transported to another dimension during the procedure where she can speak to Lindel about Elias, who she collected.

S01E13: East, West, Home’s Best

Chise, who has just returned from the land where dragons live with his new wand, is happy to be reunited with Elias. She is in a rush to confide in him but she doesn’t find the time to have a conversation with him without being aware of the evil spirits around her.

S01E14 – Looks breed love

The Eye of Ashes cast an evil spell on Chise, turning him into a fox! Ruth and Elias then set out to find freedom with an amnesic Chise.

S01E15: There is no better place than home

Chise is seriously affected by the happiness backlash after she has helped Joel and Leanan Sídhe. Panicked, Elias considers taking Chise to the kingdom of fairies in order to take care of her.

S01E16: God’s mill grinds slowly but sure

Chise regrets that autumn has not passed her by. Chise and Elias are now preparing for traditional Christmas holidays, which Chise never experienced.

S01E17: Look before you jump

Chise is grateful for her Christmas gifts and would like to personally thank her friends. Now she crosses the path of Stella, a young girl who is scared by Ethan’s mysterious disappearance.

S01E18: Forgive and forget

Chise quickly made friends with Stella, the girl she had helped before. Elias appears to be uneasy about the girl’s presence.

S01E19: Any port in a hurricane

Renfred is part of a mysterious university that seeks Elias and Chise to help with a case relating to Lindel’s Dragons. They were allegedly poached. Chise was alerted to their distress and ordered Elias to help their fellow magicians.

S01E20: You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs

The London dragon auctioned enters black anger. Chise is determined to calm him and allow him to return home to the land of dragons. The task is not easy and will have consequences.

S01E21 – Necessity is not a law

After the rescue of the dragon, Chise becomes the victim of an evil curse that could endanger his life. Elias, Ruth, and Chise decide to join a group of witches to defeat it, if they can, without any sacrifices.

S01E22: As you sow, so will you reap

After seeing with horror the elaborate plans of Elias, Chise agrees to a deal with Joseph. She is ensconced in her childhood memories and Joseph offers her a strange transplant that will help her overcome her curse.

S01E23: Nothing seeks, nothing finds.

After Chise’s departure, Elias finds herself helpless. The queen of fairies agrees to assist her in finding her. Chise, on the other hand, plunges into the memories and stories of young Joseph.

S01E24 – Live and Let Live

Chise, determined to save Joseph, goes after him and attempts to get him back on the right track. Will she be able to overcome the curse that threatens to kill her?