The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a slice-of-life fantasy series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki and follows the story of a 15-year-old orphan who a demonic sorcerer purchases. The series received its first TV animation adaption in 2017. It has been announced that the second season is currently in production and will air in April 2023.
The official announcement trailer for season 2 showcases where the first season left off and the exciting storyline coming in the next season.
Chise Hatori is the female protagonist of this series. She has lived a life filled with nothing but abuse and neglect. However, her life changes when she is sold to a masked figure who can wield strange powers. He is known as a magic, a sorcerer with extraordinary powers. Because of him, Chise is released from her bonds and learns she is a “sleigh beggy” and will become not only his apprentice but also his bride.
While there isn’t a lot of information regarding the second season, it has been announced that the returning staff include:
- Director: Kazuaki Terasawa
- Script: Aya Takaha, Yoko Yonaiyama, Chiaki Nishinaka
- Animation Production: Studio Kafka
- Character Design: Hirotaka Kato
- Chief Animation Director: Kohei Tokuoka
- Music: Junichi Matsumoto
- Music Production: Flying Dog
- Sound Director: Shoji Hata
- Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
- Sound Production: Sound Team Don Juan
- Color Design: Yuko Kobari
- Art Director: Seiki Tamura
- Director of Photography: Mayo Suzuki
- CGO Director: Katsuaki Miyaji
- Special Effects: Chiptune
- Editing: Daisuke Imai
In addition, the Japanese voice actors are returning for the second season, and they include:
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Chise Hatori. Atsumi is known for her roles as Anya Forger in Spy x Family and Vivy in Vivy: Fluorite EyEye’song.
- Ryota Takeuchi as Elias Ainsworth. Ryota is known for his roles as Wakatoshi Ushijima in Haikyuu!! and Ren in DRAMAtical Murder.
- Kouki Uchiyama as Ruth. Kouki is known for his roles as Meruem in Hunter x Hunter and Izumi Miyamura in Horimiya.
- Aya Endo as Silky. Aya is known for her roles as Gilgamesh in Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2Wei Herz! and Komugi in Hunter x Hunter.
- Satoshi Hino as Mikhail Renfred. Satoshi is known for his roles as Momonga in Overlord and Kyoujurou Rengoku in Demon Slayer.
- Mutsumi Tamura as Alice. Matsumi is known for her roles as Kakashi Hatake in Naruto: Shippuden and Hirotaka Nifuji in Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride will see new adventures and romance for Chise and Elias in the second season, launching in April 2023. Be sure to check out our Anime section for more great content!
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