Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!
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Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!
Having given up on life, 15-year-old Chise Hatori sells herself at an underground auction, where she is bought by Elias Ainsworth, a not-quite-human mage, for 5 million pounds. She learns that he intends for her to be his future bride, and her world begins to change.
Directed by Yoko KanamoriWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Aya Endo, Aya Hisakawa, Makoto Yasumura, Ami Naito, Hana Sato, Natsumi Fujiwara, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Junichi Suwabe
Few people know the truth about the bookstore on the outskirts of London that Elias frequents. He takes Chise there, where they meet Angelica, who teaches Chise a little bit of magic, but... The true power of the Sleigh Beggy materializes a fragment of Chise's memories.
Directed by Noriyuki NomataWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Aya Endo, Misaki Kuno, Ayaka Asai, Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Namikawa, Kikuko Inoue, Yuhko Kaida, Toshiyuki Morikawa
The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
24m8.4 / 10
Simon, who is assigned by the Church to keep an eye on Elias, visits with some business. One of his requests brings Chise and Elias to the ends of the earth, where they meet Elias' mentor, Lindel, along with an old race on the verge of extinction. An old one, about to return to the earth, spends his last moments sharing a dream with Chise.
Directed by Takeshi NinomiyaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Hana Sato, Nao Shiraki, Nao Tamura, Daisuke Namikawa, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
Long ago, the humans and cats of Ulthar, city of cats, were struck by a great tragedy. For generations, the souls of those who were at the center of this tragedy have been sealed away by the king of cats. Chise and Elias travel to Ulthar in order to complete Simon's second task: to purify the spirits that remain.
Directed by Yoshiki KitaiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Ami Naito, Manami Numakura, Yuto Uemura, Rei Sakuma, Yoshiaki Hasegawa, Shinya Takahashi
To sorcerer Refnred's eyes, Chise is a sad girl, being duped by a mage. But no matter what Elias' true motives are, Chise has no intention of leaving him. Elias was the first person to value her, after all. As she walks towards the epicenter, she learns of the truth behind it. The sight of a boy appears behind the tragedy.
Directed by Tomoya KunisakiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Ami Naito, Ayumu Murase, Manami Numakura, Yuto Uemura, Rei Sakuma, Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Chise is deep in thought as she watches the souls return to where they'd belonged all along. More than ten days have passed since the incident at Ulthar, but she is still in a deep sleep. Elias and Simon stand worriedly by her side, when they are met by two unexpected guests: Titania, Queen of Fairies, Lord of Tír na nÓg.
Directed by Takuma SuzukiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Ami Naito, Sayaka Ohara, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroki Yasumoto
The dog, with its flowing, black hair and burning red eyes, called Chise by the name "Isabelle." The Church's final request is to investigate a black dog that emerged in a cemetetry, but the black dog ends up saving Chise from danger. Meanwhile, Renfred's apprentice, Alice, is also on the move, looking for the black dog.
Directed by Ryuta KawaharaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Atsumi Tanezaki, Yuhko Kaida, Ayumu Murase, Aya Endo, Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Alice sees Elias' changes and decides immediately that he could never be human. Sorcerer Cartaphilius, who is attempting to capture the black dog by manipulating Renfred and Alice, causes Elias to show a completely different side of himself when his "work" hurts Chise. Those who know Elias call him the Pilum Murialis.
Directed by Yuumi KawaiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Atsumi Tanezaki, Ami Naito, Hana Sato, Natsumi Fujiwara, Yuuki Sanpei
With the church's requests fulfilled, things were supposed to go back to normal. But Elias has been acting strange since the last request: he'd vanished on the first morning after Chise had spent a night in his room. Neither Angelica's kind words nor Ruth's pure words are enough to put Chise's mind to rest.
Directed by Yoko KanamoriWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Misaki Kuno, Hideyuki Umezu, Saori Hayami, Megumi Han, Kikuko Inoue, Yuhko Kaida
Chise and Selkie climb aboard a dragon's back to meet Lindel, to have her own mage's staff made. Frustrated by Chise's acceptance of her being kept as a pet by Elias, he describes the time he found Elias in the darkness. Meanwhile, Elias, who had stayed at home by himself, receives a letter from a sorcerer's college.
Directed by Yoshiki KitaiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Kotono Mitsuishi, Daisuke Namikawa, Kenichi Suzumura, Megumi Han, Nao Shiraki
Elias, is an odd failure who pretends to be human -- but is it because of his master's words, or because of his distrust for humans, that he stopped communicating about himself? Lindel's alias, Echoes, refers to the to a song akin to the sound of snowmelt, traveling through the wind, causing the blooming of flowers and the dancing of fairies. The magic of the song turns into a mirror the surface of the water Chise peers into. What does she see beyond the mirror?
Directed by Takeshi NinomiyaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Kotono Mitsuishi, Daisuke Namikawa, Megumi Han, Tadashi Miyazawa, Natsumi Fujiwara, Hana Sato, Yoshiaki Hasegawa
Lindel finishes the staff that Chise had finished carving. As she finishes, she meets an old friend, who offers her some wise advice.
Directed by Norihiro NaganumaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Daisuke Namikawa, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo, Kikuko Inoue, Shinji Kawada, Natsumi Fujiwara, Ami Naito
Chise and Elias are in the middle of shearing Wooly Bugs, magical creatures who eat cold from the air and grow wool with magical properties. Chise becomes distracted and is attacked. As Chise recovers, she and Elias open themselves up to each other more.
Directed by Michiru Itabisashi, Keisuke NishijimaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Jouji Nakata
With Chise being transformed into a fox, she takes off running into the woods. Elias chases after her. Later, Chise is visited by the Leanan sídhe, who is attached to Joel, claiming that Joel will not wake up.
Directed by Yoko KanamoriWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Hideyuki Umezu, Saori Hayami, Kappei Yamaguchi, Jouji Nakata, Ami Naito, Natsumi Fujiwara
With King Oberon taking Chise into the Fairy realm for recovery, Silke becomes agitated waiting at home. Chise slowly recovers under Dr. Shanon's care, a fairy that was raised as a human.
Directed by Ryuta KawaharaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Saori Hayami, Arisa Kiyoto, Sayaka Ohara, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroki Yasumoto, Asami Shimoda
Christmas is coming up. Alice invites Chise out to London, where they hang out together and go gift shopping for Renfred and Elias.
Directed by Hiroshi AkiyamaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Hiroki Matsukawa, Risa Hayamizu, Jouji Nakata, Sumire Morohoshi
Stella, a young girl Chise encountered while Christmas shopping, finds that her brother, Ethan, has gone missing and her parents have forgotten he exists.
Directed by Tokugane TanizawaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Kazuhiro Fusegawa, Risa Hayamizu, Jouji Nakata, Sumire Morohoshi, Hisako Kanemoto, Hana Sato, Ami Naito
Stella visits Chise with her payment of sweets. Elias, irritated by and jealous of Stella, runs away. Chise finds him hiding in a shadow but becomes worried as he restrains her and seems to want to eat her.
Directed by Shougo AraiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Ayaka Asai, Kenji Fukuda, Risa Hayamizu, Daisuke Namikawa, Yuhko Kaida, Ayumu Murase
In the land of dragons two young dragons are kidnapped from Lindel by Cartaphilius. Chise awakens from a dark dream to find, Alice, Renfred, Adolf and college administrator Tory Innis in Elias’ home. They explain Cartaphilius stole the two dragons using a teleportation device he stole from Renfred and want Elias to find the dragons and take them home
Directed by Tomoko Hiramuki, Yohji SatohWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Junichi Suwabe, Sayaka Kinoshita, Katsuyuki Konishi, Kenichi Suzumura, Megumi Han
You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
24m7.8 / 10
As the dragon rampages, Elias tells Chise they must absorb the dragon’s magic in order to stop it. This leaves Chise in a predicament as Elias becomes unable to help.
Directed by Michiru ItabisashiWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Misaki Kuno, Sayaka Kinoshita, Katsuyuki Konishi, Daisuke Namikawa
Elias and Chise attend Mariel’s coven meeting and meet Phyllis, Mariel’s high priestess. Secretly, Elias is given information that could help Chise. Following the meeting, Chise becomes suspicious of Elias' activities.
Directed by Ryuta KawaharaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Mutsumi Tamura, Ami Naito, Natsumi Fujiwara, Daisuke Namikawa, Kenichi Suzumura, Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
Cartaphilus and Chise argue over their respective approaches to dealing with their own suffering, beating each other up brutally in the process.
Directed by Norihiro NaganumaWritten by Aya TakahaGuest stars Koki Uchiyama, Aya Endo, Satoshi Hino, Mutsumi Tamura, Misaki Kuno, Ami Naito, Hana Sato, Natsumi Fujiwara
