Review of The Ancient Magus' Bride

I'm new at Slice of Life genre. This anime is very slow paced, but has sudden 2 minute escalations or jumps in time where a lot happens. It's almost as if the other 18 minutes are just fillers, or "a build-up". The main character has the biggest development, while the mysterious monster, Elias, gets more flawed as the anime progresses, more vulnerable. It all feels like a build up of numbness that ends with intense emotions and meanings, like how important it is to accept and leave the past and how important compromises or middle grounds in relationships are. This"numbness" is accompanied by very beautiful nature shots and great music. It makes it so soothing and relaxing to watch.

It also tries to be episodic. One of the parts is about an elderly wise dragon, Nevin, and it's incredibly meaningful. However, some of the parts feature absolutely absurd side characters, that have no place in an anime like this: over-sexualized female characters.