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The Ancient Magus' Bride S2E20 — Even a worm will turn.

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The Ancient Magus' Bride•Season 2•Episode 20

Even a worm will turn.

8.2/10 · 68 votesNov 23, 202324 min

Ranked #10 of 24 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

Alycone reflects on Philomela's childhood and her all-important task. An ancient and fearsome goddess blocks Chise's path on the way to the Sargant family home and demands tribute that was promised a year ago.

Directed byHimari Tamagawa

Written byAkimine Takahashi

Previous episodeE19 · Man's extremity is God's opportunity.Next episodeE21 · A burnt child dreads the fire.

Seasons2

Season 2 Episodes24

Live and let live. II still

Live and let live. II

Birds of a feather flock together. I still

Birds of a feather flock together. I

Birds of a feather flock together. II still

Birds of a feather flock together. II

The cowl does not make the monk. still

The cowl does not make the monk.

First impressions are the most lasting. still

First impressions are the most lasting.

Better bend than break. still

Better bend than break.

Slow and sure. I still

Slow and sure. I

Slow and sure. II still

Slow and sure. II

Conscience does make cowards of us all. I still

Conscience does make cowards of us all. I

Conscience does make cowards of us all. II still

Conscience does make cowards of us all. II

A small leak will sink a great ship. I still

A small leak will sink a great ship. I

A small leak will sink a great ship. II still

A small leak will sink a great ship. II

Nothing venture, nothing have. I still

Nothing venture, nothing have. I

Nothing venture, nothing have. II still

Nothing venture, nothing have. II

Needs must when the devil drives. I still

Needs must when the devil drives. I

Needs must when the devil drives. II still

Needs must when the devil drives. II

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. still

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.

Coming events cast their shadows before. still

Coming events cast their shadows before.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity. still

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Even a worm will turn. still

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Even a worm will turn.

A burnt child dreads the fire. still

A burnt child dreads the fire.

Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. still

Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.

Of two evils choose the less. still

Of two evils choose the less.

The show must go on. I still

The show must go on. I

Cast12

Atsumi Tanezaki

Atsumi Tanezaki

Chise Hatori (voice)

Ryota Takeuchi

Ryota Takeuchi

Elias Ainsworth (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Ruth (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Silky (voice)

Minami Tsuda

Minami Tsuda

Lucy Webster (voice)

Maki Kawase

Maki Kawase

Philomela Sergeant (voice)

Seiichiro Yamashita

Seiichiro Yamashita

Rían Scrimgeour (voice)

Daiki Kobayashi

Daiki Kobayashi

Zoe Ivy (voice)

Reina Ueda

Reina Ueda

Veronica Rickenbacker (voice)

Koutaro Nishiyama

Koutaro Nishiyama

Isaac Farrar (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Mikhail Renfred (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Alice Swayne (voice)

Crew12

H

Himari Tamagawa

Director

T

Toshiharu Kudou

Animation Director

Y

Yuyu

Theme Song Performance

T

Tomomi Sugiyama

Animation Director

L

Lee Eun-young

Animation Director

A

Akimine Takahashi

Writer

Zhang Shengyan

Zhang Shengyan

Executive Producer

R

Ryota Shinozaki

Music Producer

L

Li Cheng

Producer

T

Tatsuhiro Ito

CGI Director

S

Shun

Animation Director

T

Tan Qiruo

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Even a worm will turn." is episode 20 of The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 68 votes, ranking #10 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Himari Tamagawa and written by Akimine Takahashi, it aired on November 23, 2023.

Next: E21 · A burnt child dreads the fire.Best of Season 2