The Ancient Magus' Bride

A sweet anime with nice art, good voice acting and an interesting premise. That being said I feel this show is a bit overrated. The story doesn't really go anywhere, the antagonist turns out to be somewhat boring, and the main character is going to die if she keeps using magic. Of course she keeps using magic and always gets gravely sick/injured but she always turns out ok so it doesn't matter and she keeps doing that in almost every episode. The emotions are somewhat shallow despite what some people have been saying. It almost feels like a children's show at times. The character development is there but it was hard to get invested for me. I had a hard time keeping myself engaged with the show and had to take a break a couple times from the 24 episodes to watch more entertaining animes with better writting and deeper emotions. In the end i couldn't wait for the last episode to end so I use my time to watch something better. A fairly boring anime with a boring ending.

It might sound like i didn't like the show but it really wasn't all bad. i just wanted to tell you the cons that are not included in the other reviews. If you have time and you're looking for something new and different to watch this wouldn't be a bad choice but I wouldn't say this is one of the best animes like some people are saying.

I really wasn't sure what to expect from this going into it completely unspoiled; and without reading the manga or any other form of media on the ancient magus bride...

Was absolutely blown away by the lore, Faye creatures and breathtakingly beautiful world/animation this show has to offer.

The character dynamics are immediately interesting and I found myself bingeing right through to catch up to the newly released season 2 in only a few days.

The show is never predictable and maintains a sense of mystery and excitement throughout. Well written character development with absolutely unique cast of mages, alchemists and creatures unlike I've seen in anything else.

Easy to get completely lost/immerse yourself in. Could not recommend enough !

There are so many stunning scenes in this anime, it has elements of old english mythology and has very interesting characters and character designs, Elias in particuar I find to be a very interesting character . It has deep emotions and a great soundtrack which somehow balances celtic and japanease music wonderfully. I highly recommend this series, although warning it can get a little dark at times but it can also be very lighthearted and touching. There are OVAs too which I really recommend watching at some point too.

So far it sticks really close to the manga, which I am also reading and I love it. The characters are all so individually important you don't notice until you final something new about them and then you fall in love with them all over again. The relationship between Elias and Chise is very interesting to watch because its not your traditional roles but you can still see those moments in them. The only way to describe the visual effects is breath taking. Despite being so very colorful this anime really touches on sensitive subjects and raw emotions to a new level that I've never seen an anime or a manga do before. So that is why I give it and its OVAs 10 stars and I can't wait to see what happens next!!

Such a colourful, mysterious and beautiful anime with deep emotional moments and vibrant characters