The second season of the popular anime series “The Ancient Magus’ Bride” was announced and is set to premiere on April 6, 2023. Studio Kafka, which produced the OVA, has returned to produce the season, while Kazuaki Terasawa will be directing. Aya Takaha, Yoko Yonaiyama, and Chiaki Nishinaka write the screenplay. Hirotaka Katō and Junichi Matsumoto also returned as character designers and composers.
The 1st episode of the 2nd season was released on April 6, 2023, and the episode was filled with intense dialogue. The pilot was primarily focused on setting up the plot and settings for the other story. Viewers were introduced to new characters and reunited with familiar faces. However, some of the old characters don’t look as friendly as viewers once knew them to be, especially if we consider interactions with Elias.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Synopsis
Chise Hatori, a 15-year-old girl from Japan, had a difficult childhood and was sold at an auction to a masked man for five million pounds. She was desperate for a home and willing to go to anyone who would take her in. Despite being called a rare Sleigh Beggy by robed men at the auction, she paid no attention to them.
The man who bought her was a magus named Elias Ainsworth. After a brief confrontation, he teleported her to his cottage in rural England, where fairies and other strange beings greeted her. This marked the beginning of Chise’s story as Elias’ apprentice and his supposed bride.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
In the first episode of The Ancient Magus’ Bride season 2, Chise and Elias go to the college and split up to care for different matters. Adolf Stroud gave Elias a tour of the campus while Alexandra Heath examined Chise. However, Chise felt someone was watching her while Elias encountered an old foe named Mikhail Renfred.
Later, Chise was shown around the dorms, where she met a talking cat named Rose Lyn, who became her dorm mother. Chise also met her roommate, Lucy, but their first encounter ended. Meanwhile, Elias revealed to Adolf that he and Chise planned to commute to the college, and he learned that Renfred and Alice Swayne also did the same.
The episode concluded with a focus on Chise. She dressed up in her new school uniform and met Alice. However, on her way, she encountered the girl who had been watching her earlier, and the girl passed out before her.
The episode introduced several new characters and settings, including the college and Chise’s dormitory. It also hinted at some possible conflicts, such as the tension between Chise and Lucy and the return of Mikhail Renfred as a potential threat to Elias and Chise’s safety. The mysterious girl who collapsed before Chise may also be a source of future plot developments.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 Episode 2 Release Date
The second episode of season 2 of The Ancient Magus’ Bride will premiere on local Japanese networks at 10:00 pm JST on Thursday, April 13, 2023. International viewers can watch the episode on Crunchyroll approximately an hour after it airs in Japan.
However, the release time may vary depending on the region and timezone. Funimation has been removing old and new anime titles, making Crunchyroll the best and only option for streaming any anime series from any year. The airing times of the episode on April 13, 2023, in different time zones are as follows:
- Pacific Standard Time (USA): 6:00 am on Thursday, April 13
- Eastern Standard Time (USA): 9:00 am on Thursday, April 13
- Greenwich Mean Time (UK): 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 13
- Central European Time (Europe): 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 13
- Indian Standard Time (India): 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 13
- Philippine Standard Time (Philippines): 9:00 pm on Thursday, April 13
- Australia Central Standard Time (Australia): 10:30 pm on Thursday, April 13
Where To Watch The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 Episode 2
As mentioned before, you can watch Episode 2 of Season 2 of Ancient Magus’ Bride on Crunchyroll, but you need to purchase the premium version of the platform to view this season. However, the first season can be watched without a premium subscription.
