“Abandoned girl, sold as rare Sleigh Beggy, becomes magus Elias's apprentice and bride in magical, dark world.”
The Ancient Magus' Bride
魔法使いの嫁
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Synopsis
Abandoned girl, sold as rare Sleigh Beggy, becomes magus Elias's apprentice and bride in magical, dark world.
Despite having the ability to see otherworldly creatures, Chise Hatori has never considered herself lucky. Ever since her parents abandoned her at a young age, it has been the center of her hardship, driving her to the point of selling herself to the slave market, just to secure a place she can call home. Presented to the bidders as a rare "Sleigh Beggy"—beings who have an unusually high affinity to magical energies—Chise's last remaining hope appears in the form of Elias Ainsworth, a mysterious magus more beast than man. Rather than keep her as a slave, he has decided to make her his apprentice, as well as his bride. Chise is not only physically transported to the English countryside where Elias lives, but also introduced to a world where wondrous things such as fairies and dragons are the norm. But she soon realizes there is as much to fear in her new life as there is to marvel at. And lying at the heart of it all is the question of whether she has fallen into the hands of something much darker than her own inner demons.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
What 17 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.13 · split reception
5.1 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 4.0
↑ 0.06
Running avg · Mar 2014 → Feb 2026
- 9 “I love this anime and I love the manga, even more, it is 9/10 wholesome chungus. Do yourself a favor and read this it is actually so poggers though fr. You might be like "bro whatchu mean this...”
- 7 “The art is beautiful, the initial characters are interesting and complex. Some panels are very stirring! the series holds up with creative problems and interesting magic lore outside of a school...”
- 10 “When I took this manga to read, I was totally surprised. All the development of the history won me since the first page, thanks to the characters, plot and mythology. It's a history, until then,...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Nov 2013 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24650 catalog