Japan Synopsis
魔法使いの嫁 星待つひと
A prequel to the manga The Ancient Magus' Bride, this movie tells the story of how the dispossessed 15 year old girl Chise Hatori is bought by a monstrous sorcerer named Elias. However, things are not as dire as they seem. Elias informs Chise that she has a rare magical talent, and that he will therefor take her on as his apprentice… and in the future, as his bride.
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Animation + Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Japan
719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Sci-Fi & Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star holds position #210 of 588 Japan seriess in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan seriess in 2016.
The 3397th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 62th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,438 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,077 of 2,532 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | WIT STUDIO, FlyingDog, Production I.G |
| Series Type | Video |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 3 |
| Release Date | August 13, 2016 |
| Official Site | magus-bride.jp |