The Ancient Magus' Bride is a dark fantasy manga series that received two adaptions, an original video animation, and an anime by Wit Studio. After the orphaned female protagonist Chise Hatori sells herself at an auction for being shunned by society, she is bought for five million pounds by Elias Ainsworth.
She then moves to Britain to become his apprentice and learn magic as well as his future bride. The series has hints of mystery and deals with supernatural themes as well as romance. Here are ten anime to watch if you loved The Ancient Magus' Bride and miss watching it.
10 Earl And Fairy
The Earl and the Fairy is a light novel written by Mizue Tani and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi. The story is set in Victorian Britain and focuses on the seventeen-year-old daughter of Professor Carlton, Lydia Carlton. Lydia is a fairy doctor who can see fairies and works for Edgar J.C. Ashenbert as his consultant on matters concerning the fae and helps him on his quest to find a sword that is his family heirloom.
9 Iroduku: The World In Colors
Iroduku: The World in Colors is an original time-travel based anime developed and created by P.A. Works. It takes place in the year 2078 in which time-travel is possible. Hitomi Tsukishiro comes from a family of witches who seem to go colorblind as they lose the people they love.
Hitomi's grandmother, Kohaku Tsukihiro, decides to send her granddaughter to the past to meet her when she was a teenager herself where Hitomi also meets Yuito Aoi, a boy who she falls in loves with in the past.
8 Yona Of The Dawn
Yona of the Dawn is a manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. As the sole princess of the Kingdom of Kouka's king, Yona has a blessed life. This all comes crashing down when her cousin and first love Su-Won kills her father and drives her out of her kingdom.
Along with her childhood friend and bodyguard Son Hak, she sets off on a journey to find the descendants of the legendary Four Dragon Warriors and take back her kingdom from Su-Won and her enemies.
7 Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast For Spirits-
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast For Spirits- is a light novel series written by Midori Yuuma and illustrated by Laruha. After Aoi Tsubaki, a college student who can see Ayakashi, is kidnapped by an Ogre who calls himself Odanna, she discovers this is because of her grandfather's debt.
He declares that Aoi must marry him to repay him for his debt. However, she tells him she will work at his inn in the Hidden Realm to repay him, instead.
6 Somali And The Forest Spirit
Somali and the Forest Spirit is a manga series written and illustrated by Yako Gureishi. It is set in a place overflowing with supernatural creatures who rule the world, with humans being near the brink of extinction. When a forest golem discovers a human girl, he decides to take her with him on a journey to find her human parents and names her Somali.
However, although Somali and Golem have the relationship of father and daughter, Golem only has one year to live and must find her own race before he perishes.
5 Snow White With The Red Hair
Snow White with the Red Hair was written and illustrated by Sorata Akizuki. Due to Shirayuki's rare red hair, Prince Raj orders her to become his concubine. After refusing his order, she encounters Prince Zen and befriends him, as well as successfully avoids becoming Prince Raj's concubine.
Shirayuki works hard to become a royal pharmacist and befriends many along the way, as well as fall in love with Prince Zen.
4 Made In Abyss
Made in Abyss is a dark fantasy written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. After an orphaned girl named Riko discovers a robot boy who she calls Reg and befriends him, she decides to descend into the Abyss to find her mother.
Although this series is darker than The Ancient Magus' Bride in terms of atmosphere and story, the supernatural elements give the shows a similar feeling.
3 Spice And Wolf
Spice and Wolf was written by Isuna Hasekura and illustrated by Juu Ayakura. The story is well-versed in economics and trade rather than swords and fantasy, although there are some fantasy elements such as Holo being the town's Goddess of Harvest.
After Kraft Lawrence discovers Holo inside his wagon, he decides to make a deal to take her to her hometown of Yoitsu. They travel together, dealing in business, witty conversations, and even love.
2 Violet Evergarden
Violet Evergarden is a light novel written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase. It won the Kyoto Animation Award's novel category and became a hit among Japanese and overseas fans.
It is a coming-of-age story that focuses on Violet Evergarden, an Auto Memory Doll who works as a ghostwriter for those who cannot express themselves properly.
1 Natsume's Book Of Friends
Natsume's Book of Friends was written and illustrated by Yuki Midorikawa. It follows the story of an orphaned boy named Takashi Natsume who can see spirits.
After he inherits his grandmother's notebook that can allow him to bind and control spirits, he decides to find some to alleviate his loneliness.