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The Ancient Magus' Bride S2E21 — A burnt child dreads the fire.

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The Ancient Magus' Bride•Season 2•Episode 21

A burnt child dreads the fire.

8.2/10 · 71 votesNov 30, 202324 min

Ranked #11 of 24 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

While Zoe fights off the werewolf, the other students finally reach Philomela. Chise takes a dive into her dark memories, but as everyone's secrets begin to unravel, Philomela hesitates to take her classmates' outstretched hands.

Directed byTomoaki Koshida

Written byChiaki Nishinaka

Previous episodeE20 · Even a worm will turn.Next episodeE22 · Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.

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Season 2 Episodes24

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Live and let live. II

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Better bend than break.

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Slow and sure. I

Slow and sure. II still

Slow and sure. II

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Conscience does make cowards of us all. II

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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

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Needs must when the devil drives. I

Needs must when the devil drives. II still

Needs must when the devil drives. II

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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

Takahiko Abiru

Takahiko Abiru

Animation Director

C

Chiaki Nishinaka

Writer

M

Mui Yamamoto

Animation Director

T

Tomoaki Koshida

Director

Y

Yuyu

Theme Song Performance

L

Lee Eun-young

Animation Director

Zhang Shengyan

Zhang Shengyan

Executive Producer

R

Ryota Shinozaki

Music Producer

L

Li Cheng

Producer

T

Tatsuhiro Ito

CGI Director

G

Ge Huan

Animation Director

S

Shinji Itadaki

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"A burnt child dreads the fire." is episode 21 of The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 71 votes, ranking #11 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Tomoaki Koshida and written by Chiaki Nishinaka, it aired on November 30, 2023.

Next: E22 · Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.Best of Season 2