Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Psi18c
Anime is about a 70+ wanting to marry a 15 year old. Something that many places in real life is a sad reality, especially 100+ year ago. But moving on from real life history
After that start, of cour the anime has other sexual fantasies of the autour, like said girl becoming a slave who is brough via money (very frecvent element in H games)
Student who is in a relationship with their teacher
Being who are clearly naked lolies <- no explicit stuff is shown, unless you count the rare moments when said femele are taking a position that are taken when having sex but otherwise, no one make such positions, but whatever, what I wrote sound way wrose then it's actually happening, after all, this anime is NOT an ecchi anime. and while the list goes on, you need to pay attention to such things si…
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This is my first review. It's worth noting that this being my first romance anime, my perspective may be influenced by a history of predominantly watching Romance-Comedy.
Chise, the main character in the anime, comes across as delicate, gentle, and somewhat oblivious to her own feelings. This can be occasionally frustrating as she tends to brush off her emotions by claiming not to understand them, only to readily express them when the focus shifts to others.. While the ambiance and music contribute to a captivating experience, the character development appears somewhat lacking. The main theme seems to stagnate intentionally, almost as if being deliberately prolonged. Elias, being a non-human entity, may struggle to understand emotions or empathize due to his nature. However, it's perplex…
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When the anime began airing, the community was split in half. There were those who were amazing with the fantastical world and the premise of an emotionally damaged female protagonist being given a second chance in life. And then there were those who 5 minutes into the opening scene of the OVAs had ‘nope’d out. It was another pro-slavery series where it’s fine to own slaves if you treat them well. This sick power fantasy that is mostly encountered in bottom of the barrel stories (which so happen to be mostly isekai) is enough to alienate all those who are not willing to see past it. And you can’t blame them, since there truly isn’t such a thing as good slavery. You either own slaves or you don’t. However you treat them does not change the fact you own them, they are in dept to you, and you…
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Firstly, this is not a series that I'll recommend to anyone or something that I think everyone will enjoy, but a series that I want everyone to at least give a try once. I also would like to mention that I categorize this more as an appreciation essay than a review for many reasons. With that being said, on to the essay!
From the beginning, this series felt like one of those worlds where I could simply get lost in. The world and magic of this anime induce that sense of awe and wonder in me. It has folklore and mythologies from Celtic, Irish, Christianity, British, Shakespear, Russia, Japanese and probably from all around the world at this point. Ever since I was young, I've adored mythologies and folklore from all over the world. Even though I do not believe in the supernatural, I've alwa…
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[Spoiler Warning]
The Ancient Magus' Bride comes to the table with one of the top ten presentations of the decade. The visuals and the soundtrack are absolutely magnificent, especially in the first half of the show. So how does a show with such an exceptionally good presentation end up with a score of 5? Read on...
Art-
As mentioned, the visuals are absolutely beautiful and have a true magical, mystical, fantasy world feel to them. It's extremely pretty if not outright enchanting to look at and after the first three or four episodes I was thinking I'd be in for quite the treat. Talk about counting your chickens before they hatch...
Sound-
In the first half of the show in particular there are at least three distinct and memorable moments in which the scene cuts to music. The production…
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Alright, I started watching this anime because the first few episodes received some good reviews and the score was and is still high, so why not? I did not get hyped or anything though. But then slowly but surely the disappointment came through.
Over the whole serie, in terms of character arc, Chise feels really incomplete. I know we're supposed to root for her ; the show deals with very serious matters. But her development is stuck in the same pattern for quite some time, maybe well until the very end actually, to the point where she seems like she's never gonna get from place A to place B.
Elias is just foggy and unlikeable. We basically know nothing about him, his abilities are confusing and most 'action' sequences ends up just being some mumbo jumbo casually thrown at us without any s…
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I really wanted to like this more than I did, which is why I ended up finishing it rather than dropping it.
When I began to watch The Ancient Magus' Bride I was really excited. I loved the concept, the initial world building, Elias as a character in particular and the lovely animation too. There were some nice, emotional moments near to the beginning that had me tearing up, so I was definitely open minded to give this show a chance to be something great.
Then...nothing really happened. As I'm typing this I actually can't remember what happened in the middle of this series arc and I JUST finished it. Each episode seemed to be about Chise being the best thing to walk the Earth and everyone falling madly in love with her for no convincing reason. Her only "flaws" were a) caring too much a…
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2023 update: my rating still stands but i've cracked it. i know why this is so popular. it's today's twilight set in a more fantastical regency(?) era. that's literally it. i know i mentioned it in this review 3 years ago, but i'm reminded that that's the only way anyone liking this series makes sense to me. also STOP comparing this to studio ghibli. there's no glorified human trafficking, there's no romanticized abuse, and there's no pedophilia...like the bar is in hell guys c'mon.
I HAAAATE the Studio Ghibli comparisons because this doesn't even come close. There could've been so much to love about Ancient Magus' Bride but their entire relationship is predicated on:
1) an older non-human man buying a 15-year-old girl at an auction (in other words, human trafficking),
2) calling her deh…
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I wanted to like this show. It was visually very pretty, and the soundtrack was nice. that is all it had going for it.
I stuck it out to the end but man everything was wrong.
Why make the ring or wand? they did nothing at all..
Why bother introducing half the characters that were introduced? they mostly served no purpose at all. Though at least they were more interesting than elias or chise
I feel half the issues that come up was just throwing random things at the wall and seeing what would stick.
I don't like Elias, i think even for something not human he was to devoid of character and to inhuman to actually be taken seriously as a love interest. I don't like that he purchased Chise, and even stated he was grooming her to be his bride. its just gross. I think romanticizing human traffic…
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Based on the premise and quality of the art and animation, I really wanted to like this show. But even in just the prequel OVAs, there were some warning flags I really should have paid attention to, because they forecasted the subtext of the rest of the series pretty well.
In the fewest words possible, Ancient Magus' Bride is a quintessential girls' escapist fantasy. In a sense, it's a bit like Sword Art Online in that it knows its target audience very well, and feeds them exactly what they want to see. In the case of Ancient Magus' Bride, this generally revolves around "a unique power that makes you misunderstood and miserable", "a male benefactor who accepts and loves you for who you are", and "sacrificing your health, happiness, and well-being for the greater good makes people love and…
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The Ancient Magus Bride starts like a big buffet of delicious food. You gobble up everything as fast as you can, in awe of how delicious everything is. Yet you quickly run out of food. Dissatisfied, you pick at the scraps, settling for eating them as you wish you had more of that delicious food you started with.
But enough with the similes. It's time for the review.
*This review contains some minor spoilers for the purpose of critiquing the series as fair and accurately as possible.
Plot: 3/10
What little over reaching plot there is serves as a poor excuse to aimlessly guide the characters through a show that can't quite decide if it wants to be episodic or plot driven. Floating between the two, it visits location after location of new, exciting places, but runs out of them as early as…
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The most disappointing anime I've watched this season. I've tried very hard to like this show but it did so many things wrong and honestly I don't understand the high score it has right now. If you're looking for something good just watch the OVAs.
Trying to be short, the show is a mess.
Most of the episodes in the beginning was the same rinse and repeat Chise getting into trouble.
Later on It feels like whoever wrote just thought of half interesting scenarios to put their MCs in.
The way they introduce characters for half of them to never appear again
really seems like they picked random stories out of a jar and decided to go from there.
Even their attempts at comedy with the characters having cute faces weren't funny.
Also Chise and Elias they themselves being quite uninteresting desp…
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Life is a wonderful, horrible, fascinating, disturbing, and complicated concept to experience.
The idea of existing is fascinating, as you get to have experiences that leave memories that you take with you and leave behind as you live your days in your world. No matter what twisted and painful situations occur in someone’s life, the idea of happiness, and memories worth cherishing, is nigh-universal. Everyone wants to have happy memories before they die. Death is a sad, chilling reality we must face, so we must cherish the life we have as much as we can, with people who will make us feel happy about living and having them in our lives.
Mahoutsukai no Yome serves as a brilliant reminder of this, with death looming as an intense shadow over everyone, characters whose lives were so devoid o…
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There was a lot of hype leading up to the Ancient Magus Bride. Its first three episodes were shown in theaters months before it began to air, and critics and the masses alike were declaring it the best thing ever. In a lot of ways, it lived up to all of that hype. However, I think all of that glowing praise is overshadowing some actual issues with this adaptation.
Before going into the story, I’d like to quickly run down the structure of the narrative. Magus Bride is a slow-paced and contemplative journey, and that’s not for everyone. Several friends of mine dropped it about a third of the way through simply because they didn’t feel any drive to see it through, which was exacerbated by a reliance on cheap cliffhangers. But if you’re willing to give the story time to unfold, it does have i…
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Like many others, I highly anticipated Mahoutsukai no Yome. Maybe that was my mistake, and I expected too much. But even anime that fail to live up to expectations usually fail them this hard.
So where did things go wrong? The plot? The characters? The worldbuilding? All of the above?
I’ll start with what I liked about Mahoutsukai no Yome. It’s beautiful. There were scenes that were, for a lack of a better word, magical. The soundtrack is also worth listening too.
But despite having high production quality and a magical world to explore, Magus Bride falls flat thanks to its dull cast and lack of subtlety.
The side cast is composed of characters with similar “blandly nice” personalities with few exceptions. If you described these characters by personality alone, you wouldn’t be able…
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Depression. I think most of us has experienced depression at some point in life. Anyone who has can recognize the lack of energy, self-preservation, emotions (good or bad), life lust, motivations and drive. When the world feels grey and empty, and you question why you even bother with even the easiest tasks. The reason for being in such a state may be very different; the death of some close to you, money problem, bulling, stress etc. A depressed character could be winning card in a story, if portrayed right, and create relatable feelings in the viewer/reader. To follow a depressed person´s journey out of the grey fog can be very emotional and touching and make up a good story and/or characterization.
But why am I talking about depression when reviewing the new big contribution to the fan…
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A story that eclipses through fantasy-esque likeness with the cruelty of mankind: the love story of a mere human with magical mysterious powers unlike any other (Hatori Chise, a Sleigh Beggy (or Sleigh Vega which keeps true to the manga translation) and Elias Ainsworth, an ancient monster of a mage).
Disclaimer (Spoilers warned if skipped): For those who haven't been up-to-date with the series, I'd recommend watching the 3-part prequel OVA series (Those Awaiting A Star) as it sets the story for Chise's entrance into the magical world and reveals tidbits of her relationship with Elias with a firm grounding before engaging the main 24-episode series.
Coming from the manga source of the same name by Kore Yamazaki, I'd say that Mahoutsukai no Yome or The Ancient Magus' Bride is one of the mo…
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I’d call Mahoutsukai no Yome a very wholesome anime. It contains loads of different genres that are normally incompatible, but here are all beautifully melded together to create a work of art. There are aspects of drama, horror, comedy, slice-of-life, adventure, and even romance. And of course, it’s set in a fantasy world.
It has a unique pace; sometimes large amounts of screen-time are dedicated to small details and sometimes the anime will almost disjointedly jump from one scene to another. This can be quite disconcerting and takes some getting used to. However it is resolved several episodes in, and the anime begins to feel much more like a proper story. Or maybe you do just get used to it after a while. In any case, the second half of the series reveals the actual plot, and from there…
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“I don’t care if he thinks of me as a toy, and throws me out when he’s bored. It’s because he… even though it was only one time, said to me that I am his family.” Chise Hatori.
The fall 17 anime season was a very interesting season for anime as we got a lot of shows that were actually good for the most part. Sure it that season had it stinkers like Ousama Game The Animation and Juuni Taisen but what am trying to say is that Fall 17 anime season reminded me how great the Fall 14 anime season was in terms of shows. However out of all the shows from the Fall 17 there was one show in particular that I had eyes ever since I watched the trailer it and that anime is Mahoutsukai No Yome or The Ancient Magus’ Bride in English.
When the first episode came out I watched it and while I liked it I thou…
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Opening a book and reading word by word is simple. Jumping into a story becoming part of its world while being enveloped by its ideas is a whole different experience. Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus Bride) has a way that make us see through its world, characters, and story. If you fancy yourself for a creative fantasy experience that blends between the lines of fiction and reality, then you came to the right place.
An anime adaptation of Mahoutsukai no Yome is pretty inevitable in the eyes of many fans who are familiar with the author’s work. Ever since we got the 3-episode prologue OVAs, a full TV anime adaptation would bring in fans hunger for more. This TV anime adaptation focuses directly on the manga as it chronicles the life of Chise Hatori and guide the viewer through her ex…
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