The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 16

魔法使いの嫁 [Mahōtsukai no Yome] #16

by Kore Yamazaki

Breaking Point

The stolen grimoire was thought long gone, but it turns out it’s still hidden within the College. But why leave the stolen goods so close to the scene of the crime? The College alchemists are left scratching their heads in confusion. Meanwhile, weeks stuck in lockdown leave tempers short, and minor misunderstandings lead to major doubts. All it takes is one small incident for strings drawn tight to snap.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Romance, Young Adult, Comics, Comics Manga

196 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 2021

About the author

Name (in native language) : ヤマザキコレ

Born in Hokkaido. Also known as Yamao Mitsu.

Reviews

[Ady Weasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aún estoy un poco confusa con esta historia este arco dentro de la escuela no me termina de convencer.
Sin embargo el final del tomo fue inesperado y la verdad quiero saber qué pasa a continuación

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnifico.

[Barry Haworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my latest catch up on this series, I read it from volume 9 (the conclusion of the Cartaphilus arc) to the end of volume 17. This follows Chise and Elias as they join the school for Alchemists, and follows them as they meet a large number of new characters and learn about the situations they are living in. Volume 17 does not complete this arc, though it feels like it is getting close to a conclusion. I very much enjoyed the story, but there is a *lot* going on, with a lot of very different characters to meet who all have their own back stories and inner demons. Reading any one of the volumes in this set would be pretty confusing, and the story is not yet completed. While I read and enjoyed it up to volume 17, it would be more satisfying to wait until the current arcs are complete (volume 18? 19?) and read it all in one go.

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

With all the things going on with Philomena, this volume drive home for me that you never really know what someone is going through 🤔

[Maria Skye) · Rating 4 out of 5]

From all the volumes regarding the College, this one is my favourite so far; I'm inclined to believe this is due to the inclusion of small segments with Chise's and Elias' adventures in their country side house which is a lovely contrast to the lack of Chise-Elias interaction focus present during the College Arch.
I truly enjoyed the character development present in this volume, a strong must have in comparison to the previous volumes where I felt a slow paced world and background building seemed to swallow the narrative.
This volume has one of my favourite quotes so far: "the rain hides away the smell of the sun".

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5
This volume moves the college arc toward its climax and has quite the cliffhanger ending. I have appreciated that the recent volumes have done a lot of character work with Chise's classmates. For how many characters are introduced in this arc, Yamazaki does a good job of making them unique characters that we learn more about as the story progresses. I cannot wait to pick up the next volume since we're finally starting to get to the heart of the mystery.

[Moriah Venable · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has been such a long time since I read volume 15 so I don't remember all the details of what is going on.

The students have been in lockdown for a over a month and because the person has yet to be caught, the students are also unable to go home for the holiday.

Someone or something is stealing the magical energy of people. When this happens to Chise, the students that have been in bed sick, all recover but Chise looks drained. There is something going on with Philomela, where she does not leave her room. Rian intends to apologize to her, but she does not want visitors. We do see Philomela history with Veronica. Veronica also felt caged as a kid.

Close to the end of the volume, Philomela is taken over by something. Joseph is seen helping Chise but she isn't sure if he was real or not.

There is so much going on with the volume that I am a bit confused by some events. Maybe a Youtube video can help explain it to me. The next volume I believe gets released soon.

[Skye (Skye's Scribblings) · Rating 2 out of 5]

12/22 2.5 Stars. I will admit I didn't see the twist culprit coming, but with all the continued overly wordy info-dumping the shock factor just wasn't there and I was basically like: "Oh, I guess that makes sense. Should've seen that coming, I guess. And wonderful, another year-long cliffhanger." I will be interested to see how Chise handles the situation now, but yeah sadly wasn't impressed yet again with the way this Arc has gone. Please let's just go back home already.

[Val Cuellar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Era obvio que algo pasaba con Philomela, pero creo que pudo haber tardado menos en revelarse... de todos modos quedan muchas incógnitas que ni siquiera se mencionan, como ¿qué le hizo ojos cenizos a Lucy?, ¿Por qué Joseph está dentro de la cabeza de Chise? ¿Qué hacen los maestros, incluido Elias en la escuela? Como que da muchas vueltas para decir muy poco T___T

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well this just got very complicated and interesting.
Lots more questions than answers in this volume and honestly I'm not surprised to see that Philomena is at the center of this arc-unfortunately I feel it just takes away from Chise but I'm intrigued to see how these arcs are all connected.

Also that's such an illegal cliffhanger!

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

After the disappointment of volume 15, this volume recenters the action on Chise and Elias, while still providing opportunities for readers to learn more about the students. Philomela is becoming a tragic character, and with the cliffhanger ending, it remains to be seen what will become of her.

3/5

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is denser than most probably give it credit for. There is a twist in this volume, but what hits me is sitting looking after completing the 16th volume, I think of all the other series which have progressed much less. The college life continues within the pages of this volume. The art is as always beautiful, and the story is entertaining and captivating.

[Laureo Laufeyson · Rating 4 out of 5]

La verdad algunos de los nuevos personajes de la escuela no me interesan, hay un par que espero que mueran de manera violenta por que ya no los soporto, pero sobre todo quiero mas escenas entre Elias y Chise...

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dopo alcuni volumi veramente faticosi in cui non succedeva quasi nulla, finalmente qui gli ingranaggi cominciano a girare. Penso che gli scorsi volumi siano stati un lento lavoro di foreshadowing e ora sia tempo di vedere tutti questi elementi in azione. Penso il prossimo volume sarà anche meglio.

[Katja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story has been advancing rather slow but now something big happened!

[Juliher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esto se va a poner re turbio 😍

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Philomena and Violet....

:'(

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

The college arc is entertaining but lacks the original magic of the series

[Mir · Rating 5 out of 5]

This installment was so interesting, and now I'm caught up! Oh no.

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

An exciting volume!

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do enjoy this series, but I think I liked it better when I was binging it rather than now, having to wait for each new volume.

[Natalya · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

This story line is picking up. ^_^

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

ugh! such a cliffhanger! I need volume 17 now!! What a way to get me back into the story!

[Katie❄️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The monsters finally shown up.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

DANG - I did not want that to be the person behind everything but wow this should be interesting.

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chise, Elias, and their friends work to find the stolen grimoire. Philomena's conditon worsens.

[Krystal Caloia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was Philomena!?!?!?! I NEVER would have guessed that?!?!

And who was the child in Lucy's memory?!

[Sylvie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75/5

Ce tome était long mais en même temps il se passe enfin quelque chose ! J’ai des sentiments assez contradictoires face à ce manga mais on verra bien qu’elle direction ça va prendre

[Adriana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things are getting way too complicated and confusing. I really hope some of the threads get connected and resolved soon

[Mersi · Rating 5 out of 5]

*screams*