Today's post is on The Ancient Magus' Bride, volume 3 by Kore Yamazaki. It is the third in her Ancient Magus' Bride series and as such you need to have read the first two volumes to understand the story. It is 184 pages long and is published by Seven Seas. The cover has the three main characters Chise, Ruth and Elias on it. The intended reader is someone who likes urban fantasy and shonen manga. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Chise. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- An Ancient Evil
Chise has come face to face with the person responsible for the brutal killings at a nearby churchyard- and to her shock, it's someone she recognizes from her visions of the tragedy at Ulthar! Appalled by the realization that the alchemist who wrought such horror is still p to his old tricks, Chise must act to stop him. But in order to control her dangerous powers as a sleigh beggy, she'll need all the help she can get.
Review- We get a lot of character development in this volume with Chise learning more about what Elias is truly capable of. The bad guy is revealed to an immortal called Joseph and other names but he ,mostly, calls himself Joseph, so I will to. He is insane and does not understand or care that his actions are evil. He is doing it to live a pain-free life, whatever that means he never says. I liked everything that happens in this volume from Chise getting Ruth to seeing what happens when Elias loses his temper, I felt that a lot of ground was covered in this volume. It is ends with Chise being told a story about Elias from many centuries ago and I look forward to seeing him long before he was anything like Chise knows him as.
I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
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