50 Fun Facts About The Ancient Magus' Bride

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, how does Chise Hatori end up for sale at an auction?

She sold herself, hoping whoever bought her would at least give her a place to call home. Shunned by her relatives and by society, Chise saw the auction as her one chance to belong somewhere.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what sum does Elias Ainsworth bid to win Chise at the auction?

Five million pounds bought Elias an apprentice he also intends to marry. He chose her partly for her rare magical gift and partly in the hope that she could teach him about human feelings.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, the towering mage Elias Ainsworth has what in place of a human head?

An animal skull, horned and sharp-toothed with red lights glowing in the sockets, is his true face. He sometimes hides it behind a glamour or behind the red veil he wears.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Chise is which rare kind of mage, drawing magic from all around her?

A Sleigh Beggy draws magic both from her surroundings and from within, which strains the body so badly that most die young. Elias buys Chise hoping to spare her that fate.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which city hosts the auction where Elias Ainsworth buys Chise Hatori?

London is where the auction takes place, though Chise barely sees the city. Elias takes her straight to his house in the English countryside and announces that she will be his apprentice.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what name does Chise give the dog spirit who becomes her familiar?

Ruth is the name Chise chooses once the dog spirit accepts that his former owner Isabel is dead and asks to serve her. The bond gives the two a mental link, and he can travel inside her shadow.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which fairy queen treats Elias like her own child?

Titania still considers Elias her child and keeps asking him to come and live in the fairy kingdom, even though other fairies shun him. Her husband is the mischievous fairy king Oberon.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what does the body of the dying dragon Nevin turn into?

A tree covered in white flowers grows from Nevin after he shares his memories of flying with Chise. He offers her one of its branches for the day she needs a wand.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which handmade Christmas gift from Elias absorbs Chise's excess magic?

A teddy bear made by Elias himself soaks up her surplus magic overnight and turns it into crystals that look like rock candy. Chise later finds crystal flowers growing from it.

Which manga artist from Hokkaido writes and draws The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Kore Yamazaki is also credited as the writer of the animated prequel Those Awaiting a Star. Her other manga include Frau Faust and Ghost & Witch.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which small bird gives the fragile Chise one of her nicknames?

Robin is one of two bird nicknames she picks up, the other being Little Bird Mage. Both play on how small and fragile she seems to those who meet her.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Elias is called the Child of what, which he can summon and control?

Thorns give Elias two of his titles, Child of Thorns and Thorn Mage, alongside the Latin name Pilum Muralis. He can also dissolve into shadows.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which centuries-old mage guards the dragons' nest and trained Elias?

Lindel met Elias hundreds of years ago, walking alone through a snowy forest, and took him on as an apprentice. His own magic is sung, and one of his songs makes flowers bloom.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which artificer runs a magus shop disguised as a bookstore?

Angelica makes magical tools and sells Chise a knife and a coat on their first visit. When she hears about the adoption and the proposal, she angrily sends Elias out of the shop.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Chise inherited her red hair and which eye color from her mother?

Green eyes and red hair both came to Chise from her mother, Chika. Both of her parents also had the sight, so they could see the creatures that most people cannot.

Which animation house behind Attack on Titan made the first season of The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Wit Studio made the 2017 series and the earlier prequel episodes that were bundled with volumes of the manga. A different studio took over for the second season in 2023.

What is the original Japanese title of the manga known in English as The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Mahō Tsukai no Yome, also romanized Mahoutsukai no Yome, is the title under which the manga began in a Mag Garden magazine in November 2013.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what do fairies tell Chise and Elias to burn on Christmas Eve?

A Yule log has to be burned for the Horned God and the Dark Lady, as the fairies called the Yule Twins remind them. The same evening brings an awkward kiss under the mistletoe.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which part of Chise's body mutates after she absorbs a dragon's curse?

Her left arm takes the curse when she draws the dark magic out of a dragon that had been turned into a rampaging chimera. She wakes at home to find the limb mutated and wrapped in bandages.

Which North American company streamed the English dub of The Ancient Magus' Bride on its website?

Funimation streamed the dub, with Dani Chambers as the voice of Chise, and also handled the North American home video release. In the United Kingdom the discs came from Manga Entertainment.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, College student Zoe Ivy is half human and half which mythical creature?

A gorgon was his mother and a sorcerer his father, and Zoe struggles to control both his snake hair and his evil eye. He keeps the snakes hidden until a classmate pulls off his earphones.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Chise's dog familiar is which kind of spirit from British folklore?

Church grim is the name for this guardian in English and Nordic folklore, usually a black dog that drives off anyone who would profane a churchyard. Chise's once chased away grave robbers and evil spirits.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what kind of spirit was the silent Silver before becoming a silkie?

A banshee is what Silver was until she lost the family she wailed for. The fairy guard Spriggan found her weeping in the ruins of their house and gave her a new name and a new purpose.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, the boyish immortal Cartaphilus is which cursed figure of old legend?

The Wandering Jew of legend taunted Christ on the way to the crucifixion and was cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming. In the series the curse keeps Cartaphilus alive while his body endlessly rots.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which name does Cartaphilus take from the gravedigger he fused with?

Joseph was a kind gravedigger who could see fairies and speak with the dead, and who tried to nurse the decaying sorcerer back to health. Their fusion gave the immortal a boy's body.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, former street urchin Alice Swayne is the apprentice of which alchemist?

Renfred discovered her magical potential when she was living on the streets and took her in. His face was later scarred while he was protecting her, and she has guarded him fiercely ever since.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which kind of fairy haunts old Joel Garland and slowly drains his life?

A leanan sídhe gives a man talent at the cost of an early death, yet this one denies loving Joel because love would doom him. Chise brews a remedy so the two can see each other one last time.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which creature does Chise become when Ashen Eye traps her in a pelt?

A fox is the shape the old fairy's so-called gift forces on her, and she runs into the forest lost to its instincts. Elias wins her back by admitting that life feels cold and lonely without her.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, in what form does Chise fly home to Elias after finishing her wand?

A phoenix of fire carries her from the land of dragons all the way home to him. The spell is so draining that she falls asleep before she can speak and does not wake for two days.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Elias and Chise travel to which country to investigate its dragons?

Iceland holds the last sanctuary of the dragons, and the errand is a favor asked by the village priest in return for a blind eye to what Elias does. On arrival, Chise is promptly carried off by a dragon.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, an early case takes Chise and Elias to the king of which creatures?

Cats have their own kingdom here, and its ruler needs help with a corrupted soul imprisoned on an island. The first of their kings had killed the man because he enjoyed killing their kind.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, what does Elias take on at the College so he can stay close to Chise?

A teaching post, granted on a temporary basis by College President Liza Quillyn, keeps him near his apprentice. His first magic class ends with him stopping a salamander from killing a student.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, the family of Chise's roommate Lucy Webster bred what for their silk?

Spiders raised by the Websters spun silk that was used to preserve grimoires, until the family was massacred and every one of the creatures stolen. Lucy was one of only two survivors.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Mariel offers to help cure Chise's curse only if Chise joins what?

A witches' coven led by the high priestess Phyllis is the price of Mariel's help. Chise and Elias decline on learning that its only cure means killing the dragon whose curse she carries.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Hazel the postman, who helps Alice pick a present, is what creature?

A centaur, Hazel delivers the mail and suggests gifts when Alice is stuck for what to give her master. He later guides Chise and Elias along a dangerous shortcut guarded by hounds.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Chise can try any spell but has a natural gift for which kind of magic?

Sleep magic comes so naturally to her that a lullaby she sings leaves Elias asleep for several days. Any other kind of spell is open to her too, but only at a tremendous strain on her body.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, how is the cruel Lizbeth related to the College student Philomela?

Her grandmother took Philomela in only after losing her own son and heir, the girl's father, and despised her as an unworthy replacement. She keeps the girl obedient with threats about her parents.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star, a masked creature chases young Chise into what?

A library in a forest cottage, kept by a man named Riichi Miura, takes her in. The memory comes back to her years later, when a bag of books arrives at the house she shares with Elias.

Which publisher licensed The Ancient Magus' Bride manga and its two spin-offs for North America?

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the main series in October 2014, less than a year after it began in Japan. The spin-offs are Jack Flash and the Faerie Case Files and Wizard's Blue.

Which voice actress plays Chise in the original Japanese version of The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Atsumi Tanezaki voices Chise in the prequel episodes and in both seasons, with Ryōta Takeuchi opposite her as Elias. Her most famous roles are Anya Forger and the elf mage Frieren.

Which Macross Delta vocalist sang Here, the first opening theme of The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Junna made her debut as a teenager, as the singing voice of Macross Delta's Mikumo. She returned to The Ancient Magus' Bride in 2023 to perform both opening themes of its second season.

Which category did The Ancient Magus' Bride win at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for anime from 2017?

Best Drama went to the series at the ceremony held in February 2018, ahead of Made in Abyss and March Comes In like a Lion. Its opening theme and its score were nominated too, but both lost.

Which Twin Engine company, founded for the project, animated season two of The Ancient Magus' Bride?

Studio Kafka was established by the production company Twin Engine to make the series, beginning with a three-part OAD in 2021. Kazuaki Terasawa directed both that and the 2023 season.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which ancient mage on an island adrift in time gave Elias his name?

Rahab could not tell what the nameless creature was, so she named him Elias and had her own pupil take him on as an apprentice. He also lived with her for decades, learning about humans.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, Chise restores the Dark Lady's powers by calling which true name?

Morrigan is the name that returns the goddess's old powers of war and conflict, which she turns on the guards blocking Chise's way. In Irish myth the Morrígan is tied to war and fate and often appears as a crow.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which sea demon of Orkney folklore pursues Chise on a camping trip?

A nuckelavee cannot tolerate fresh water, so Chise and her friends escape it by fleeing across a river. In Orkney tales the horse-like demon was blamed for wilted crops, droughts and epidemics.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, which deadly grimoire at the College is swapped for a forgery?

Testament of Carnamagos is a book so dangerous that reading its words can kill. Elias, who has read it once, says it deals with stealing magic, creating or killing immortals, and necromancy.

In the second Ancient Magus' Bride OAD series, which spectral host roams the forest leaderless?

The Wild Hunt wanders without its leader after lightning chips an ancient stone, and its presence is what makes Chise fall ill. A sickly boy named Gabriel befriends the missing rider's spirit.

Which Mag Garden magazine first ran The Ancient Magus' Bride, then stopped printing within a year?

Monthly Comic Blade carried the series from November 2013 until the magazine stopped printing in 2014. The manga then moved to the newly launched Monthly Comic Garden.

In The Ancient Magus' Bride, whom does Elias dislike because they often see through his magic?

Children often see through his shadow magic and fear him, while the ones who are not afraid pester him with questions about himself that he cannot answer.