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The Ancient Magus' Bride S2E6 — Better bend than break.

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The Ancient Magus' Bride•Season 2•Episode 6

Better bend than break.

8.3/10 · 105 votesMay 11, 202324 min

Ranked #5 of 24 in Season 2•+0.3 vs season avg

Alice and Chise to try and sort through their feelings on their complicated relationships with their respective masters.

Directed byHimari Tamagawa

Written byYoko Yonaiyama

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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

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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

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

M

Masao Fukuda

Music Producer

K

Kaoru Maehara

Key Animation

A

Aika Kawasaki

Key Animation

A

Aoi Matsushita

Background Designer

S

Sakako Itakura

Background Designer

Y

Yukiko Watabe

Animation Director

M

Michiko Notsu

Key Animation

M

Miho Nagisa

Animation Director

U

Umeko Tsukamoto

Key Animation

Y

Yuki Fukuda

Key Animation

L

Lee Mi-jin

Background Designer

H

Hiroko Watanabe

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Better bend than break." is episode 6 of The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 105 votes, ranking #5 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Himari Tamagawa and written by Yoko Yonaiyama, it aired on May 11, 2023.

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