7.3/10232 votesLoading...#1 - April Showers Bring May Flowers.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2017
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
7.3/10178 votesLoading...#2 - The Faerie Queene.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2017
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
7.3/10163 votesLoading...#3 - None so Deaf as Those Who Will Not Hear.
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2017
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
7.3/10151 votesLoading...#4 - God's mill grinds slow but sure.
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/2018
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
7.4/10161 votesLoading...#5 - We Live and Learn.
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2017
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
7.4/10159 votesLoading...#6 - East, west, home's best.
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2018
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.
Director: Michiru Itabisashi, Keisuke Nishijima
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.4/10148 votesLoading...#7 - Look before you leap.
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/2018
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
7.4/10145 votesLoading...#8 - Forgive and forget.
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/2018
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
7.5/10212 votesLoading...#9 - One Today Is Worth Two Tomorrows.
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2017
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
7.5/10189 votesLoading...#10 - Everything Must Have a Beginning.
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2017
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
7.5/10146 votesLoading...#11 - Any port in a storm.
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2018
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
Director: Tomoko Hiramuki, Yohji Satoh
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.5/10147 votesLoading...#12 - You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2018
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
7.5/10114 votesLoading...#13 - Live and let live. II
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2023
Chise attends her first day at the College with Elias in tow.
Director: Kazuaki Terasawa
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.5/1050 votesLoading...#14 - Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 11/2/2023
The mystery deepens as all the students drained of magic suddenly wake up feeling fine. Rumors about the culprit start to rise among the student body. Veronica checks in on Philomela.
Director: Miho Irobe
Writer: Chiaki Nishinaka
7.6/10158 votesLoading...#15 - Looks breed love.
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2018
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
7.6/10150 votesLoading...#16 - There is no place like home.
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/2018
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
7.6/10149 votesLoading...#17 - Necessity has no law.
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/4/2018
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
7.6/10108 votesLoading...#18 - Birds of a feather flock together. I
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/13/2023
It's a day of new beginnings at the College as Chise attends her first day of classes and meets some of her fellow students, and Elias adopts a mysterious guise for his first time teaching as a visiting instructor.
Director: Tetsuya Endo
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
7.6/1054 votesLoading...#19 - Nothing venture, nothing have. I
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/5/2023
The College is sealed off to protect the students and staff from whatever or whoever has been sapping magic from victims. Zaccheroni puts the students' survival abilities to the test, but with a catch: no sorcery allowed.
Director: Aro Morita
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.6/1053 votesLoading...#20 - Nothing venture, nothing have. II
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/12/2023
Outside the College, the witches hunt for the missing book. Inside, the students try to juggle lessons with their own personal goals and relationships. Philomela confides in Alcyone, but an ominous message reminds her of her assignment.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.6/1052 votesLoading...#21 - Needs must when the devil drives. I
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/19/2023
Bored with having nothing to do but study, the students play a puzzle game, but it stirs up bad memories for Philomela and Rian. Alcyone ponders her assigned role. As the rainy season starts, Elias and Chise finally sit down to catch up.
Director: Yohji Satoh
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
7.6/1052 votesLoading...#22 - Needs must when the devil drives. II
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/26/2023
Violet and Chise host an after hours test of courage for their classmates by having them pair up to visit various haunted locations around campus, but the evening leads to some revealing conversations.
Director: Taisuke Mamori
Writer: Akimine Takahashi
7.6/1043 votesLoading...#23 - Of two evils choose the less.
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/14/2023
The fight begins in earnest as Lizbeth starts to gain the upper hand, but Chise and company receive some unexpected assistance.
Director: Miho Nagisa
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
7.7/10165 votesLoading...#24 - Lovers Ever Run Before the Clock.
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2017
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
7.7/1046 votesLoading...#25 - A burnt child dreads the fire.
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/30/2023
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.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Chiaki Nishinaka
The Worst Episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride
Every episode of The Ancient Magus' Bride ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride!
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...
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Worst Episodes Summary
"April Showers Bring May Flowers." is the worst rated episode of "The Ancient Magus' Bride". It scored 7.3/10 based on 232 votes. Directed by Yoko Kanamori and written by Aya Takaha, it aired on 10/8/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Faerie Queene.".