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- The Ancient Magus' Bride is an anime series based on Kore Yamazaki's manga series. A three-part prequel anime was announced in the fifth volume of the manga. The series is titled The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting a Star (魔法使いの嫁 星待つひと, Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito). It is directed by Norihiro Naganuma and written by Kore Yamazaki, with scripts by Aya Takaha. Wit Studio produced the animation and Production I.G is credited with planning and production. Hirotaka Katō designed the characters and Bamboo is in charge of the background art. The series' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog. The episodes were bundled with the sixth, seventh and eighth volumes of the manga, between September 10, 2016, March 10, 2017, and September 9, 2017. The first episode was shown in theaters for two weeks, starting on August 13, 2016; the second episode premiered on February 4, 2017; and the third episode premiered on August 19, 2017. Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode on September 10, 2016. An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 10, 2017, and aired from October 7, 2017, to March 24, 2018, on Mainichi Broadcasting System, Tokyo MX, BS11 and other Japanese channels. JUNNA performed the opening theme "Here", and Hana Itoki performed the ending theme "Wa –cycle-" (環-cycle-). The second opening theme is "You" by May'n, and the ending theme is "Tsuki no Mō Hanbun" (月のもう半分, The Moon is Already a Half Moon) by AIKI & AKINO from bless4. Funimation streamed an English dub. An original three-part OVA series titled The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy From the West and the Knight of the Mountain Haze (魔法使いの嫁 西の少年と青嵐の騎士, Mahoutsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishi) was announced in March 2021, and the episodes were bundled with the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth volumes of the manga, released on September 10, 2021, March 10, 2022, and September 10, 2022. The OVA series is animated by Studio Kafka, which was established by Japanese production company Twin Engine for creating the project. It was directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, with scripts by Aya Takaha and Yoko Yonaiyama. Hirotaka Katō returned to design the characters, and Junichi Matsumoto returned to compose the music. A second season was announced on September 5, 2022. Studio Kafka is returning from the OVA to produce the season, with Kazuaki Terasawa returning to direct. Chiaki Nishinaka is joining Aya Takaha and Yoko Yonaiyama in writing the screenplay. Hirotaka Katō and Junichi Matsumoto are also returning as character designer and composer. The season is set to premiere in April 2023. (en)
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- The Ancient Magus' Bride is an anime series based on Kore Yamazaki's manga series. A three-part prequel anime was announced in the fifth volume of the manga. The series is titled The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting a Star (魔法使いの嫁 星待つひと, Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito). It is directed by Norihiro Naganuma and written by Kore Yamazaki, with scripts by Aya Takaha. Wit Studio produced the animation and Production I.G is credited with planning and production. Hirotaka Katō designed the characters and Bamboo is in charge of the background art. The series' music is composed by Junichi Matsumoto and produced by Flying Dog. The episodes were bundled with the sixth, seventh and eighth volumes of the manga, between September 10, 2016, March 10, 2017, and September 9, 2017. The first episo (en)
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