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“Chise receives childhood book from Angelica, recounts to Elias her memory of Miura-san and a mysterious forest library.”
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
魔法使いの嫁 星待つひと
8.09
588 rank · 298,077 viewers · 764 favorites
Drama
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Chise receives childhood book from Angelica, recounts to Elias her memory of Miura-san and a mysterious forest library.
Angelica sends Chise some magic supplies including a present. The present turns out to be a book Chise read in her childhood. Elias asks Chise to tell him the story behind the book. Chise tells him about Miura-san and the mysterious library she found in the forest as a child.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
8.4
/10
What 29 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 1.56
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.62
Running avg · Sep 2016 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The OVA proved to be an enjoyable experience that strengthened my connection with the protagonist while clarifying many lingering questions from the main series. While the anime itself wasn't a...”
- 9 “This OVA tells a brilliant and clean story about a girl's childhood memories involving a magician from another world, with exceptional graphics and sound design that creates a deeply moving...”
- 7 “This prequel delivers the same mystery and emotional depth as the main series, culminating in a satisfying climax that makes the journey worthwhile. While the first two episodes suffer from slow...”
Verbosity
Short · 41%
Medium · 31%
Long · 28%
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- Format 3 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 09m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2016 – Sep 2017
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11238 catalog
Produced by
- Production I.G Producer
- flying DOG Producer
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- Crunchyroll Licensor