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Synopsis: Hatori Chise is only 16, but she has lost far more than most. With neither family nor hope, it seems all doors are closed to her. But, a chance encounter began to turn the rusted wheels of fate. In her darkest hour, a mysterious magus appears before Chitose, offering a chance she couldn't turn down.
-Ellias Ainsworth, He is an ancient magician with a skull instead of a human head because he is an incomplete being. The Child of Thorns, Chise's master and fiancee, once apprenticed to Master Lindenbaum. A being with both fae and human elements. His origins are a mystery.
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: The Magician's Bride Japanese: 魔法使いの嫁 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
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Status: Publishing
Published: Nov 30, 2013 to ?
Genre:
Fantasy
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Shounen
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Yamazaki, Kore (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #2712 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #161
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Feb 19, 2015
Sup,
Before I go into detail on The Ancient Magus Bride (Mahoutsukai no Yome), there are things a few things you need must consider. First, it is a slow paced story, that does a good job of creating characters that have very solid personalities and introduces a nostalgic world that doesn't feel boring, but keeps an air of mystery to itself. Though the demographic for this manga is classified as shounen, there is little to actual battles that take place in the ( at the time of this writing) fifteen chapters. The story unfolds at at a slave auction where we meet Hatori Chise, a ... 
Mar 5, 2014
Hatori Chise is only 16, but she has lost far more than most. With neither family nor hope, it seems all doors are closed to her. But, a chance encounter began to turn the rusted wheels of fate. In her darkest hour, a mysterious magus appears before Chitose, offering a chance she couldn't turn down. This magus who seems closer to demon than human, will he bring her the light she desperately seeks, or drown her in ever deeper shadows? Source: Sense-Scans
First manga of the manga artist Yamazaki Kore. Art of the characters, their surroundings and areas are very well drawn and maybe even rare ... 
Sep 25, 2017
My second review :) enjoy!
Slight spoilers I gues :/ not really to be honest. Story: (9/10) The plot is very original, I enjoy the fantasy aspect of the world. It's filled with faeries, dragons, vampires, spirits, sorcerers, magical beings, and much more yet to be discovered. Yet, Chise is a normal human being? Or so, that's what we thought In the beginning, Chise is sold at an auction. Yes, a human is sold to a monster- I mean, Elias. Who may look like a monster in our eyes but he's a sorcerer who is looking for an apprentice, and a wife. Upon taking Chise under his wing, we ... 
Nov 27, 2017
Here's my take after watching 8 episodes and reading 13 chapters of the otherworldly beauty which is Mahoutsukai no Yome by Wit Studio and the original art and story of Kore Yamazaki.
It's rare for me to find a story that captures my imagination, immerses me in the world and lore that is being projected in front of me. Mahoutsukai no Yome did that for me and more. Both the manga and anime adaptation shackled my heart like how Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi and Hunter x Hunter did to me before until now. I wanted to write this review taking into consideration both the manga and ... 
Dec 11, 2022
Series review up to chapter 91/early volume 19: 4/5
READERS BEWARE: there's old versions of the 1st volume's chapters that mention witches or magicians instead of magi as they should. The Ancient Magus' Bride hits so many niche interests just right and I'm sure my 15yo self would have gone gaga over the series. A wild but gorgeous fantasy world that is realistically integrated with the modern age and isn't overwhelming to keep track of. A (female) MC who experiences a lot of growth and ends up being very fun to follow. The monster, both in body and in nature, who offers her a new chance at ...
Dec 2, 2016
This is my first review on this site and as such most will be expecting something short and sweet for this anime and for those of you looking for such a thing, I LOVED this manga, it has become one of my favorite serialized pieces to date. I would recommend you also look into it if ever you need something to read.
Now that I’ve satisfied those of you who want something short and sweet, time to get into the bits and pieces which actually make up a review which I hope helps to justify my earlier statement. Before I begin however I admit my bias ...
Sep 30, 2017
40 chapters in:
I saw that an anime was coming out, and got me interested in this. Did a quick search of it and decided I wouldn't wait for the anime, and I'm glad I didn't. I really like fantasy, and I like magic. While I do enjoy those isekai anime or magic anime, this is kind of the ones I'm really looking for but can never find. Truly, the setting has a very fantasy and magical feel to it, with fae, mythical creatures and a sense of wonder. The series' strong points are its setting and general feel to it, and the characters. The relationship between the ... 
Oct 20, 2017
When I took this manga to read, I was totally surprised. All the development of the history won me since the first page, thanks to the characters, plot and mythology. It's a history, until then, light, but also have your depths. With every page that I leaf through, I feel more involved.
The characters are so different and captivating. While Chise lives in this bubble of past feelings, Elias is someone that doesn't know these feelings. Both end up evolving together, helping each other in these discoveries - sentimental or magic. About the others characters, I'll not go into too much detail, but Ruth, Alice and ... 
Mar 12, 2017
All right. No need for a summary. Lets just start with the review.
Tl;Dr at the end (spoiler free so just read that if you haven't read the manga) [MINOR SPOILERS] sorry bout that Story (7): For a fantasy manga, Yamazaki Kore has done us good with The Ancient Magus's Bride. The author has made creative use of the dark and comedic tones. This manga also is rather slow paced but that's good for giving the setting and story details. And the "bride" part is creative as well. One of the 2 main characters decides to make the other his bride but his naive personality makes it come ... 
Nov 5, 2020
I'd say this is my favorite manga of all time, but there's one other just about like this that suprasses it for me. I'll explain later.
I just love these 'forbidden love' stories. Love that should not be, but against odds it's there. A creature horrific and shunned, but touched by a smaller, often more fragile soul. However in this story the specific 'creature' is very powerful and also respected at some parts. But still, he is the thorn mage, still somewhat belittled and unholy in other eyes. But Chise knows better, she knows how to find that heart. and that's what I love more about ... 
Sep 4, 2022
I love this anime and I love the manga, even more, it is 9/10 wholesome chungus. Do yourself a favor and read this it is actually so poggers though fr.
You might be like "bro whatchu mean this sucks" except you wouldn't be like that because this manga is so good you wouldn't even dare to utter those words out of your mouth (not literally because you would never see me in person so you wouldn't actually say it to me you would type it) because it is such an amazing piece of fiction. All the characters are unique in their own way and they all ... 
Jan 29, 2023
This series would be better named "Stockholm Syndrome and the Wendigo" , I cant quite figure out what others see in this series. Chise and Elias have a strained Owner-Pet relationship throughout the 10+ volumes i suffered through. It comes off as extremely toxic, and every time Chise forgives Elias for being a literal monster, it just seems so forced... Some of the side characters are more interesting, Ruth, Silky, and Alice Swayne have genuinely captivating backstories, and i would happily read a spinoff series about them.
The Ancient Magus Bride ticks a lot of boxes. I wanted to like this series, but honestly I ... |
