| Title | : | The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 8 (The Ancient Magus' Bride, #8) |
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| ISBN | : | 1626925976 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781626925977 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 |
| Publication | : | First published September 8, 2017 |
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 8 (The Ancient Magus' Bride, #8) Reviews
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Elias ... you dun goofed.
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Still cluttered, but the cliffhangers in the vol. 7 and this one are Ah-Ma-zing!!
So worth it.
The plot just blew wide open!
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Oh noooo, I dont want the contention ☹ and my library is out of volumes for goodness sake.
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Having moved along at a reasonably measured pace so far, this installment is suddenly jam-packed with plotfulness!
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It's been a long time since i read the 7th volume so the first half of this was spent trying to remember the plot. However once i got back into it i enjoyed it... also damn that ending!
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I'm in love with this series!
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OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! Elias NO! Elias fucked up! Oh my God no! He really messed up! I know Chise has messed up before but Elias really messed up and Ruth did too! It's really scary! Please let Chise be okay!
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5/5 ⭐️
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Finally Elias acts like the centuries older inhuman being that he is.
Look in like Elias - I like him goofy and sweet and oblivious and caring. But that's not him. Not really. He isn't an alchemist who's a tad off. He's not a mage or witch who's lived a couple centuries. He's a Fae being, an Elder God. He's lived and seen so much.
So why would I expect him to NOT do everything necessary to help Chise? To keep her? She is his world now and like a desperate person he reacted by doing what he could to the max. It's just his thought process meant he'd go farther. -
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We first meet Chise, chained by the neck and wrists being passed over to her new owner, a bone-headed mage whose name she learns later is Elias. A penniless orphan sold on the black market she learns about herself, the magical world filled with fairies and other fantastical creatures as well as what it means to be a part of a family. Her new life as a mage's apprentice is just the beginning as it comes with the secondary title of Ancient Magus' Bride...
I've read this series totally on my own except for volume 7 which was complimentary... and this is the first time that I wasn't sad this wasn't an ARC. I have been consistently RAVING about this series since volume one. It's takes ideas that are seen in a specific light and turns them on their head.... Things like slavery, power, and what it means to be abused. It was great and beautiful... Until volume 8... (DAMMIT!) Well that was a bit dramatic considering I only lowered the rating a star. But the thing is I can't get behind where this is going... the villain is NOT someone that should be sided with no matter what you believe is going to happen, especially when you expect your loved one to accept your own decisions.
This is the first time that the relationship felt one sided. The mangaka actually has written it to be this way and I can see the deliberateness in bringing us to this moment and having Chise rebel. I get it and in a way support the female empowerment in it. BUT a relationship is a TWO WAY STREET! You want to die and want your loved one the accept it?! Then you have to accept that they may want to try to do something about it. This idea of FORCING others to accept your f*ed up choices is why so many teenagers are committing suicide. It's okay to compromise. It really is okay, especially when they compromise for you too! This totally lacked all tension because I knew the outcome as soon as events came to light...
Okay so what am I saying?! It sounds like this volume made the series go to total shit in a hand basket. No, no, its not that bad. I don't agree with Chise's thinking on this one issue but I see it stems from society... its hard to blame her. And she is mentally ill. Let's get that straight from the start... Chise has been mentally ill since her mother abandoned her. And as for the plot I quite enjoyed the whole coven issue, I was quite tense through that whole ordeal and worried about the one witch... So there is still some of the old magic from the series! I just hope this is resolved quickly and we move on...
The art is gorgeous. That never changes and for that I am grateful! I quite enjoy characters that are overboard sacrificing for others. There is a beauty in that idea that I love to explore. It doesn't really work with the idea that what Elias wants comes second to Chise's self-sacrificing... it makes this entire plot so contrived that I physically hurt from reading this. It's not hateful though and most will enjoy seeing the all-powerful Elias get taken down a peg or two.
The Ancient Magus Bride is a sensational series... I seriously love it and find it the best seinen series around! I frankly didn't enjoy the direction of the plot for this volume and hope we don't linger in this for too many future volumes... but I still can't help NEEDING to know what Elias will do next and see if, for once, Chise can have a little self-preservation or if not allow Elias to have it for her!
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Oh. Good. Grief! Soooo much has happened!!! Just when I thought things were winding down, a whole new new massive story appears! Must start volume 9! Highly recommend this one! 5/5
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Konečne! Táto časť ma presvedčila o tom, že Čise dokáže rozmýšľať aj sama za seba. Viaceré plot twisty ma utvrdili v tom, že autorka má čo ponúknuť.
Teším sa na pokračovanie, pretože ten konirc bol asi jeden z najlepších doteraz. -
Uh-oh. Is Yamazaki unsure of where the story is going? I was disappointed in the whole disjointed presentation here. Maybe the author needs to re-think adding so many characters.
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3.5
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Book: The Ancient Magus Bride, Volume 8
Author: Kore Yamazaki
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
Well, this one just opened the plot way up. I thought Volume 7 was a great volume in terms of action, but this one was great for the plot. Here we see all of the moving parts really start to come together to give us this big bang and show that we have been waiting for. We also see characters make some rather difficult and almost shocking choices that I am sure is going to set up the next volume with a bang.
Like with the other volumes, Volume 8 picks right back up where we left off. We see Chise dealing with being cursed and Elias trying to do everything he can to save her. While the hunt for the dragon is still on, this is the main focus of the book. We see just how much Elias actually cares for Chise and how he will do anything to save her life. Up until this point, it has seen liked Chise’s and Elias’s relationship has been very one sided-meaning we’ve seen Chise pretty much worship the ground that Elias walks on. Here, we see Elias actually start to show us some emotion and actions that gives us something. We see him really develop feelings for Chise, who almost pushes it back. It’s almost like she’s afraid now that he is returning her feelings to her. This is something that has never happened to her before and it makes sense for her to seem somewhat afraid.
It is this that pushes Chise into a rebellion. We start to see her do things that she hadn’t done in the other volumes. It’s almost like she is being forced to accept that others may want to help her and not let her die. While this can be seen as going against her wishes, I do see why others want her to live. The other characters have grown to care and love her. She just really hasn’t seen just how much of an impact she has had on others. Again, this all comes back to her never having this until now. If you aren’t used to having someone care about you, it can seem a little overwhelming. While I don’t really support her actions at the end of the book, I get it. Just based on what we have seen of her character, what she does, does actually make a lot of sense.
I do think though that the whole situation could have been written a lot better. We have a super high tense situation here and there were times that tension did come across the best. We knew the stakes were high because we were told, but a lot of the characters’ actions just didn’t allow that to come to life. Had that tension been able to come to life, I would have given this a much higher rating. I think it will come with time, but it was just kind of a letdown. -
Solid 3.5/3.74 star read.
This review applies to most of my current Ancient Magus' Bride reads, so prepare for a copy and paste to each.
While the story started off with a lot of explanation to the world and the magic, this series has delved into the confusion of itself, whether that be due to the story writing styles of Japan or translations, as this is a feature I notice in many manga.
There is an emphasis on unnamed issues, feelings, and peoples which can leave the reader confused and distanced from the characters, causing a rift between the reader and the story in that they are too confused and puzzled to delve into the world itself. The constant struggle to cure or keep Chise safe has, at this point, grown redundant. As much as I'm loving the story, I'm at a loss as to how we've made it as far as we have because it feels like nothing has happened. The big bad villain--if he indeed even is one--has been scarce, conflict is based around TV show-styled action and plot, making each book both stand on its own as well as give enough tidbits to the overarching plot to make the reader curious.
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I don't think I know of any manga more in need of a "Previously in..." summary and character profiles inside the front cover. For some reason, everything that happened in the previous volume just falls out of my head when I crack the cover of the new one. About halfway through I get sucked in by the character interaction and forget to care about what I've forgotten until some character who apparently I'm supposed to remember shows up and does something significant toward the end of the book.
I think it has something to do with the exceedingly slow pace of the story.
I really, really need to remember this time to wait to read this series until I can read five or six books in a row. -
Magus Bride 8
Avanza la historia, aparecen personajes nuevos, suceden cosas que tendrá consecuencias. Emocionante
3.5 star
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Dis. Bish.
Both of them. Both of them, dumb freaking bishes.
Firstly, I feel for Elias, he just wants Chise to be okay. You know? Like, how many times can he get her out of a situation like this? At some point he's going to go to far to try and save her.
And Chise. Just. You make horrible decisions. You do.
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Really good volume. Lots of drama and action surrounding a singular puzzle. Expressive art, strong character moments.
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OMG. 😶
Elias 🙈. Boy you messed up!!
I need to start vol 9 ASAP!! -
To byla zase jízda, už aby vyšel 9. díl.
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AAAAAAAH
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Oh Elias. You bone headed man child. I get you boo. I really do. But you fucked up kiddo. The time for growth and groveling is upon you.
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Glad to see the plot moving along in this one.
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DNF. I'm officially done with this series. The girl is a bit of a Mary Sue and just keeps repeating the same mistakes over again.
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HUGE twists! I can't believe this entry!
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This volume is my favorite so far. Chise has grown into her own agency and is so much more developed than she was at volume 1.
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Ooooft those last few pages were so intense 😲 I’m scared for Chise, but what Elias did was just not the right way to go.
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Review of the Finnish edition.
In the last book Chise saved a raging dragon but got cursed in the process and now her already short life expectancy is looking shorter than ever before. It also shakes Elias deeper than he realizes.
This volume is light on lore elements although we do learn about witches and their covens. Instead, the emphasis is on Chise and Elias' relationship.
And that relationship has come a long way even though both Chise and especially Elias really seem to realize it only now. In the past volumes the development of their relationship has been shown quite subtly but in this book they actually talk how Chise has now found a place to be and how much Elias (and other people) matter to her. Elias isn't quite a master of expressing himself yet but even he admits he wants Chise by his side. That leads him to try extreme cure to rid Chise of her curse and that brings new complications for them. Just when they had such a deep and understanding conversation!
I really really liked the way they interacted in this volume though and the character growth it brought.
Speaking of characters: Chise is stronger by every chapter. And I don't mean she wouldn't make mistakes or get through everything easy breezy; I mean she's learning to love life, get confident and active. Her past isn't wiped away but she doesn't let it define her anymore. It's something many people can relate to and learn from.
Elias hasn't progressed as much, or rather he often takes one step forward and two steps back, but he's fascinating character too.
This book introduced new characters too: the witch Mariel and her coven. Nice new addition to the magic system of the series' world, I'm eager to learn more about them.
The whole volume is about Chise and Elias trying to find cure for the curse and while the drama was quiet kind and there was no action or adventure, it was engaging and interesting. There were a couple of hints of things for the next volume(s) and the cliffhanger is exciting both plot-wise and emotionally. Excellent volume in a quality series. The world-building of Magus' Bride is so rich and the characters are strong too. I love all the magic and lore Yamazaki incorporates in the story.
Yamazaki has nicely unique look to her art, the print is crisp and there is a colour page too. Sometimes using several fonts in the speech bubbles creates a messy look but here I think the fonts are chosen well and used to enhance the characters. One thing the book would need though is a who-is-who character sheet and a story summary in the beginning.
I highly recommend this to everybody but extra highly if you like fairy lore and mythological creatures in your fantasy.
Thank you to the publisher for a review copy.
