6.3/103 votesLoading...#1 - 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
6.3/103 votesLoading...#2 - Better bend than break.
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2023
Alice and Chise to try and sort through their feelings on their complicated relationships with their respective masters.
Director: Himari Tamagawa
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
6.5/102 votesLoading...#3 - 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
6.5/102 votesLoading...#4 - 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
6.7/103 votesLoading...#5 - 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
6.7/103 votesLoading...#6 - The cowl does not make the monk.
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2023
Two separate conversations reveal the multitude of revelations that Chise and Elias have had about one another, and the ways they've both grown and changed. Hazel guides them on a dangerous shortcut back to the College.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Aya Takaha
6.8/104 votesLoading...#7 - Slow and sure. I
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2023
Chise attends P.E. as Elias looks on. Philomela is summoned home. Alice stubbornly continues her training, while Adolf consoles Renfred through his troubles. The students embark on a camping trip.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.0/104 votesLoading...#8 - First impressions are the most lasting.
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2023
Chise learns a bit more about the history of both the College and her classmates. Zoe's secret is revealed, and a pact is formed.
Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
7.0/102 votesLoading...#9 - A small leak will sink a great ship. II
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2023
It's time for family explanations, whether between Lucy and her brother, or Alice and Renfred. The College is also going through a complicated period where other magicians seem to want to harm new students.
Director: Kyosuke Takada
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
7.0/102 votesLoading...#10 - 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
7.0/102 votesLoading...#11 - 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
7.0/101 votesLoading...#12 - Even a worm will turn.
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/23/2023
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.
Director: Himari Tamagawa
Writer: Akimine Takahashi
7.0/102 votesLoading...#13 - 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
7.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - The show must go on. I
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 12/21/2023
Philomela stands against Lizbeth in a final battle of wills.
Director: Kazuaki Terasawa, Aro Morita
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.2/104 votesLoading...#15 - Slow and sure. II
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2023
An otherwise educational and relaxing camping trip with her classmates ends with a terrifying encounter in the shadows of the night forest, forcing Chise to rely on her own wits and abilities instead of Elias' magic.
Director: Kunihiro Mori
Writer: Chiaki Nishinaka
7.5/104 votesLoading...#16 - Birds of a feather flock together. II
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2023
Chise shares a meal with her new classmates, but several teachers and students at the College have their eyes on both her and Elias for reasons yet unknown. Chise and Elias head home for the weekend and Stella drops by for a visit.
Director: Aro Morita
Writer: Chiaki Nishinaka
7.5/102 votesLoading...#17 - 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
7.5/102 votesLoading...#18 - Coming events cast their shadows before.
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 11/9/2023
Despite their disappointment that the College will be closed through Christmas, the students try and prepare for the holiday party. Chise takes another dive into Lucy's memories. Philomela reaches her breaking point.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.5/101 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.5/102 votesLoading...#20 - Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 12/7/2023
As Lizbeth's plans near fruition, Philomela thinks about what it is she really wants.
Director: Kazuaki Terasawa, Aro Morita, Yosuke Yamamoto
Writer: Aya Takaha
7.6/107 votesLoading...#21 - Live and let live.
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/2018
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
7.8/106 votesLoading...#22 - 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
8.0/106 votesLoading...#23 - 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
8.0/106 votesLoading...#24 - 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
8.0/103 votesLoading...#25 - A small leak will sink a great ship. I
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2023
Apparently, a forbidden magic book called "The Testament of Carnamagos" is being used to rob Lucy and Simeon of their magical powers. But who exactly is behind it is still unclear. Elias takes care of the matter because he fears that otherwise Chise will put herself in danger for her friend and because he himself wants to protect a friend.
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
The Worst Episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride
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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...
Genres:AnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo MX
Worst Episodes Summary
"Live and let live. II" is the worst rated episode of "The Ancient Magus' Bride". It scored 6.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Kazuaki Terasawa and written by Aya Takaha, it aired on 4/6/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Better bend than break.".