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The Best Episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1

Every episode of The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1!

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Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 1 - April showers bring May flowers.
    7.3/10(268 votes)

    #1 - April showers bring May flowers.

    S1:E1

    Having given up on life, 15-year-old Chise Hatori sells herself at an underground auction, where she is bought by Elias Ainsworth, a not-quite-human mage, for 5 million pounds. She learns that he intends for her to be his future bride, and her world begins to change.

    Director:Yoko Kanamori
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  2. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 2 - One today is worth two tomorrows.
    7.5/10(244 votes)

    #2 - One today is worth two tomorrows.

    S1:E2

    Few people know the truth about the bookstore on the outskirts of London that Elias frequents. He takes Chise there, where they meet Angelica, who teaches Chise a little bit of magic, but... The true power of the Sleigh Beggy materializes a fragment of Chise's memories.

    Director:Noriyuki Nomata
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  3. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 3 - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
    8.0/10(249 votes)

    #3 - The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.

    S1:E3

    Simon, who is assigned by the Church to keep an eye on Elias, visits with some business. One of his requests brings Chise and Elias to the ends of the earth, where they meet Elias' mentor, Lindel, along with an old race on the verge of extinction. An old one, about to return to the earth, spends his last moments sharing a dream with Chise.

    Director:Takeshi Ninomiya
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  4. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 4 - Everything must have a beginning.
    7.5/10(214 votes)

    #4 - Everything must have a beginning.

    S1:E4

    Long ago, the humans and cats of Ulthar, city of cats, were struck by a great tragedy. For generations, the souls of those who were at the center of this tragedy have been sealed away by the king of cats. Chise and Elias travel to Ulthar in order to complete Simon's second task: to purify the spirits that remain.

    Director:Yoshiki Kitai
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  5. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 5 - Love conquers all.
    7.9/10(222 votes)

    #5 - Love conquers all.

    S1:E5

    To sorcerer Refnred's eyes, Chise is a sad girl, being duped by a mage. But no matter what Elias' true motives are, Chise has no intention of leaving him. Elias was the first person to value her, after all. As she walks towards the epicenter, she learns of the truth behind it. The sight of a boy appears behind the tragedy.

    Director:Tomoya Kunisaki
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  6. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 6 - The Faerie Queene
    7.3/10(203 votes)

    #6 - The Faerie Queene

    S1:E6

    Chise is deep in thought as she watches the souls return to where they'd belonged all along. More than ten days have passed since the incident at Ulthar, but she is still in a deep sleep. Elias and Simon stand worriedly by her side, when they are met by two unexpected guests: Titania, Queen of Fairies, Lord of Tír na nÓg.

    Director:Takuma Suzuki
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  7. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 7 - Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.
    8.0/10(208 votes)

    #7 - Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.

    S1:E7

    The dog, with its flowing, black hair and burning red eyes, called Chise by the name "Isabelle." The Church's final request is to investigate a black dog that emerged in a cemetetry, but the black dog ends up saving Chise from danger. Meanwhile, Renfred's apprentice, Alice, is also on the move, looking for the black dog.

    Director:Ryuta Kawahara
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  8. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 8 - Let sleeping dogs lie.
    8.1/10(211 votes)

    #8 - Let sleeping dogs lie.

    S1:E8

    Alice sees Elias' changes and decides immediately that he could never be human. Sorcerer Cartaphilius, who is attempting to capture the black dog by manipulating Renfred and Alice, causes Elias to show a completely different side of himself when his "work" hurts Chise. Those who know Elias call him the Pilum Murialis.

    Director:Yuumi Kawai
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  9. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 9 - None so deaf as those who will not hear.
    7.3/10(185 votes)

    #9 - None so deaf as those who will not hear.

    S1:E9

    With the church's requests fulfilled, things were supposed to go back to normal. But Elias has been acting strange since the last request: he'd vanished on the first morning after Chise had spent a night in his room. Neither Angelica's kind words nor Ruth's pure words are enough to put Chise's mind to rest.

    Director:Yoko Kanamori
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  10. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 10 - We live and learn.
    7.4/10(182 votes)

    #10 - We live and learn.

    S1:E10

    Chise and Selkie climb aboard a dragon's back to meet Lindel, to have her own mage's staff made. Frustrated by Chise's acceptance of her being kept as a pet by Elias, he describes the time he found Elias in the darkness. Meanwhile, Elias, who had stayed at home by himself, receives a letter from a sorcerer's college.

    Director:Yoshiki Kitai
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  11. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 11 - Lovers ever run before the clock.
    7.7/10(186 votes)

    #11 - Lovers ever run before the clock.

    S1:E11

    Elias, is an odd failure who pretends to be human -- but is it because of his master's words, or because of his distrust for humans, that he stopped communicating about himself? Lindel's alias, Echoes, refers to the to a song akin to the sound of snowmelt, traveling through the wind, causing the blooming of flowers and the dancing of fairies. The magic of the song turns into a mirror the surface of the water Chise peers into. What does she see beyond the mirror?

    Director:Takeshi Ninomiya
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  12. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 12 - Better to ask the way than go astray.
    7.8/10(194 votes)

    #12 - Better to ask the way than go astray.

    S1:E12

    Lindel finishes the staff that Chise had finished carving. As she finishes, she meets an old friend, who offers her some wise advice.

    Director:Norihiro Naganuma
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  13. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 13 - East, west, home's best.
    7.4/10(178 votes)

    #13 - East, west, home's best.

    S1:E13

    Chise and Elias are in the middle of shearing Wooly Bugs, magical creatures who eat cold from the air and grow wool with magical properties. Chise becomes distracted and is attacked. As Chise recovers, she and Elias open themselves up to each other more.

    Directors:Michiru Itabisashi, Keisuke Nishijima
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  14. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 14 - Looks breed love.
    7.7/10(176 votes)

    #14 - Looks breed love.

    S1:E14

    With Chise being transformed into a fox, she takes off running into the woods. Elias chases after her. Later, Chise is visited by the Leanan sídhe, who is attached to Joel, claiming that Joel will not wake up.

    Director:Yoko Kanamori
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  15. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 15 - There is no place like home.
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #15 - There is no place like home.

    S1:E15

    With King Oberon taking Chise into the Fairy realm for recovery, Silke becomes agitated waiting at home. Chise slowly recovers under Dr. Shanon's care, a fairy that was raised as a human.

    Director:Ryuta Kawahara
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  16. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 16 - God's mill grinds slow but sure.
    7.3/10(170 votes)

    #16 - God's mill grinds slow but sure.

    S1:E16

    Christmas is coming up. Alice invites Chise out to London, where they hang out together and go gift shopping for Renfred and Elias.

    Director:Hiroshi Akiyama
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  17. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 17 - Look before you leap.
    7.3/10(166 votes)

    #17 - Look before you leap.

    S1:E17

    Stella, a young girl Chise encountered while Christmas shopping, finds that her brother, Ethan, has gone missing and her parents have forgotten he exists.

    Director:Tokugane Tanizawa
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  18. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 18 - Forgive and forget.
    7.4/10(165 votes)

    #18 - Forgive and forget.

    S1:E18

    Stella visits Chise with her payment of sweets. Elias, irritated by and jealous of Stella, runs away. Chise finds him hiding in a shadow but becomes worried as he restrains her and seems to want to eat her.

    Director:Shougo Arai
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  19. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 19 - Any port in a storm.
    7.5/10(165 votes)

    #19 - Any port in a storm.

    S1:E19

    In the land of dragons two young dragons are kidnapped from Lindel by Cartaphilius. Chise awakens from a dark dream to find, Alice, Renfred, Adolf and college administrator Tory Innis in Elias’ home. They explain Cartaphilius stole the two dragons using a teleportation device he stole from Renfred and want Elias to find the dragons and take them home

    Directors:Tomoko Hiramuki, Yohji Satoh
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  20. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 20 - You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
    7.5/10(166 votes)

    #20 - You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

    S1:E20

    As the dragon rampages, Elias tells Chise they must absorb the dragon’s magic in order to stop it. This leaves Chise in a predicament as Elias becomes unable to help.

    Director:Michiru Itabisashi
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  21. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 21 - Necessity has no law.
    7.6/10(168 votes)

    #21 - Necessity has no law.

    S1:E21

    Elias and Chise attend Mariel’s coven meeting and meet Phyllis, Mariel’s high priestess. Secretly, Elias is given information that could help Chise. Following the meeting, Chise becomes suspicious of Elias' activities.

    Director:Ryuta Kawahara
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  22. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 22 - As you sow, so shall you reap.
    7.9/10(172 votes)

    #22 - As you sow, so shall you reap.

    S1:E22

    Having captured Chise, Cartaphilus begins grafting parts of her onto himself. He forces her to relive some of her worst memories.

    Director:Yoko Kanamori
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  23. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 23 - Nothing seek, nothing find.
    7.8/10(165 votes)

    #23 - Nothing seek, nothing find.

    S1:E23

    Elias earns the help of many, and they form a search party for Chise. Meanwhile, Chise and Cartaphilus relive his past together.

    Directors:Tomoko Hiramuki, Yohji Satoh
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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  24. The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 1 Episode 24 - Live and let live.
    7.7/10(178 votes)

    #24 - Live and let live.

    S1:E24

    Cartaphilus and Chise argue over their respective approaches to dealing with their own suffering, beating each other up brutally in the process.

    Director:Norihiro Naganuma
    Writer:Aya Takaha

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"April showers bring May flowers." is the best rated episode of "The Ancient Magus' Bride" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 268 votes. Directed by Yoko Kanamori and written by Aya Takaha, it aired on 10/8/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "One today is worth two tomorrows.".