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Mahou Tsukai no Yome - The Ancient Magus' Bride (Anime Thread)

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KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#226: Mar 13th 2018 at 12:22:51 AM

[up] Ultimately, because this is from Chise's point of view and because she was young and half asleep, I think the only thing that can be said for certain is that we are missing a metric buttload information on the surrounding context.

SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#227: Mar 13th 2018 at 12:55:25 AM

There was even that creepy as hell cat outside that he noticed and then disappeared.

I thought it looked more like a weasel, which means it could have been an Itachi Yōkai and to quote the linked article:

Their calls are also considered to be ill omens, for after the yelping cries of a group of itachi is heard, misfortune and despair always follows. For this reason, they are seen not only as dangerous yokai themselves, but as harbingers of greater evil.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#228: Mar 13th 2018 at 2:03:25 AM

I like how he decided that an eye transplantation was something insignificant enough to use as a test.

Magical beings are just assholes in this series.
At least she had the little one on her side. Who claims to be more selfish than she shows herself to be.

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#229: Mar 13th 2018 at 9:52:47 AM

I had 4 episodes to catch up, and boy were they intense. ô.Ô Elias really done fucked up here. And Ruth too (though he didn't get the punch).

That flashback sure makes things more understandable… but more than that I absolutely loved how Chise confronted all of it. It's so exhilarating when you compare this to how she was in the early episodes.

Hopefully she'll get her left eye back…

lycropath Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#230: Mar 13th 2018 at 8:29:53 PM

Its all caught up with the manga now isn't it? That means its all going to be original from here on.

edited 13th Mar '18 8:30:11 PM by lycropath

Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#231: Mar 13th 2018 at 10:32:07 PM

There's ~half a chapter left of manga material.

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#232: Mar 14th 2018 at 5:22:31 AM

Oh crap, I didn't know that… So it's gonna have an anime-only ending?

Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#233: Mar 14th 2018 at 7:43:15 AM

I've seen raws for the next, so that might drop just before the end of the anime.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#234: Mar 14th 2018 at 10:20:22 AM

It could also be possible that the author has already told the studio of how that part of the manga would end so that they can end it in tune with the manga.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#235: Mar 14th 2018 at 4:10:38 PM

[up] Wouldn't be the first time. Brotherhood was timed so that the last episode aired a couple of weeks after the last manga chapter was released. And given the lead time that anime needs (relative to manga) it means that Arakawa had to have been working with the anime staff while she was completing the last few chapters.

Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#236: Mar 15th 2018 at 5:07:49 AM

Well, 44 just dropped, but we've not wrapped this arc up just yet. So, yeah, it's starting to look like the anime's gonna pull ahead.

Honestly I think they should have stopped at one cour. That ended at a perfect spot for a season, and this second half has just been rushed. Probably would have been better to wait a bit and do a two cour season when they had the material for it.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#237: Mar 15th 2018 at 6:28:08 AM

Yeah I noticed a drop in quality after episode 12, things seemed to get a lot more rushed and some important details from the manga. were apparently left out.

I was actually expecting the anime to stop at the arc where Chise rescues the dragon since that seemed to be what they were building up to the most, but it just kept going when maybe it would've been better to stop there.

That would've left a pretty big cliffhanger regarding Chise's arm but, y'know, it happens lol

edited 15th Mar '18 7:55:19 AM by FullMoon

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#238: Mar 15th 2018 at 6:31:40 AM

It's something I never really understood in Anime. the rush to adapt mangas what are not over (Obviously not counting stuff where each arc is a self contained tale a la Jojo).

Like, I know it does happen in Western Media too (Harry Potter Films and A Game of Thrones being major examples), but it seems so much more prevalent in Anime.

Like, if you're so enamoured with a property to adapt it instead of make something original, wouldn't you want to have the whole story down?

edited 15th Mar '18 6:31:56 AM by Ghilz

Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#239: Mar 15th 2018 at 7:06:29 AM

That long silent bit in the episode before last when Elias goes to the university had a lot of interesting stuff the anime just glossed over.

Like "Yeah, this bit happens now go read the manga".

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#240: Mar 15th 2018 at 9:48:45 AM

That rushed feeling probably applies to manga readers only. I'm not really feeling it, personally. surprised

Jedi1113 Since: Jun, 2009
#241: Mar 15th 2018 at 10:51:44 AM

I've not read the manga and it very much feels rushed to me. There have been plenty of times this second cour where you can tell things were cut out.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#242: Mar 15th 2018 at 3:28:00 PM

Also have not read the manga, but yeah something about the pacing of the second half of the anime has felt very... wonky. Though I had initially chalked that up to them trying to force in cliffhangers where they weren't needed.

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#243: Mar 15th 2018 at 3:32:36 PM

I only felt that for a couple of episodes (those with the not-cliffhangers)… oh well.

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#244: Mar 15th 2018 at 3:37:57 PM

I think there are a bunch of stuff that falls under the "obviously cut" category, especially those silent segments recently, but on the whole, I don't think those are necessary for understanding the story.

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#245: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:09:24 PM

God in this series sure is the vengeful sort.

The Fairy King and Queen sure looked creepy in that one scene. Even the friendly fairies really don't think anything like humans do.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#246: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:12:27 PM

Elias is kinda understanding it. But of course he's inbetween both so he'll fuck up huge along the way.

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#247: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:23:02 PM

I'm not sure I get it… Joseph thinks that getting Chise's dragonized left arm will rid him of Cartaphillus' curse?

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#248: Mar 19th 2018 at 6:26:18 PM

Yes. A dragon's curse is very strong and meant to kill the inflicted from what I understood.

Fight curse with curse.

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Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#249: Mar 26th 2018 at 8:33:18 AM

Final episode! That was… alright? I'm not sure what to say… There's nothing wrong with this ending, but it might be a little too… perfect. I don't know. I have this strange feeeling that I've already seen the first half of this episode before to boot.

But well, this is a sweet ending all in all. ^^ And a pretty great series with great characters and great visuals. And yet I'm here, thinking "Well… it's over, I guess?" Maybe I wasn't in the right mood or I'll have to rewatch the episode, I don't know.

And now I'm imagining a formal wedding ceremony…

Priest/Mayor: You may now kiss the bride.
Elias: ……
Priest: ……
Elias: …Sure…

Elfive (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#250: Mar 26th 2018 at 9:37:02 AM

I've seen raws for the next chapter and they pretty much follow what happened in this episode (chise's dress is black for some reason, making it look less like a wedding dress) but then some other shit happens.

So the manga is definitely not considering this an ending.


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