#Mahou tsukai no yome

[moonpie2405]

The Deal With Lindel's Reindeer

One of the reindeer here is obviously different - it is huge and pure white, obviously, and more importantly it doesn't seem to pull Lindel's sleigh at all, leading the way and coating the path in ice instead. In fact, it would have been simpler to have that reindeer pull the sleigh and cover the ground in ice at the same time, but Lindel doesn't do that.

Later on, he even asks the reindeer to 'say hello' to Chise, which it seems to understand.

All in all, Lindel doesn't treat this specific reindeer as a normal animal (which it isn't, obviously. Reindeer don't normally use ice magic.)

Also, reindeer, especially white reindeer are very spiritually significant to the Sámi.

My theory is that the reindeer is a gazzi

Here, Lindel specifically introduces himself as a shaman. In Sámi culture, shamans are called Noaidi.

All Noaidi had helping spirits or “gáccit/gazzi/gadze”, which varied depending on the realm in which the Noaidi was traveling. Gáccit usually manifested to the Sámi Noaidi in the form of an animal. Biret Maret Kallio, a spiritually guided Sámi woman, describes her experience with prominent Sámi views on gáccit: “Written tradition talks of three kinds of gazzi: One, usually a bird, accompanies the noaidi on journeys to the upper world; the second, usually a four-legged wild animal, accompanies the noaidi on journeys in this world, also called the middle world; the third, a fish, a snake, a lizard, or some other animal that can live underwater or underground, accompanies the noaidi in the lower world” (Kallio 1997).

It also seems like the gazzi is a companion to the person from birth to death, which also checks out since Lindel is shown to be accompanied by a white reindeer even as a child (though of course there is literally no confirmation that it is the same reindeer. The horns do look a bit different.)

Another source also said that the strongest shamans have reindeer bulls as their gazzi, which is very cool. (Though again, of course we don't know if it is a bull.)

I think it isn't unreasonable to think of it as a spirit companion to Lindel, which also adds a layer of complexity to Lindel being unable to leave his reindeer behind even after turning his back on everything else.

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Chise and Elias illustration by Koré Yamazaki in commemoration of Comic Growl's first anniversary.

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[majo-tsukiko]

I know Elias’ saliva has like “healing properties” but

Like

Psospsps 🤣🤣

Okay so like…every time he licks her it’s always like mid sentence, like:

“Oh yeah I didn’t want to ask you -LONG ASS LICK- to do that for the information—”

Like….Elias…did you just get your fucking fix in front of me?? The way he doesn’t miss a beat while doing it reminds me of when I used to work around rich people and how even when they are IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEETING….they will straight up snort a line of ACTUAL coke in front of you without missing a single word.

I die laughing every single time he does it

[tanblaque]

Them.

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[dan-geki]

It's so sad that people instantly dismiss The Ancient Magus Bride because of Chise and Elias' age difference. It's totally valid and understandable for anyone who has gone through any trauma relating to that sort of thing not to want to read it I get that! But at the same time the show does a good job at filtering anyone who isn't willing to look past what looks surface level (too good a job). Elias isn't human and he doesn't quite grasp what romance means to humans. He probably doesn't even know we as humans find such an age gap to be disturbing/cause for alarm. Chise at first meets him when she's at her worst feeling apathetic about everything. It certainly sets itself up to seem toxic, but Kore Yamazaki doesn't take that route. Chise develops such a strong support group with characters like; Ruth, Angelica, Alice, etc. That I honestly feel like if Elias would try anything they'd be there for her. (Looks at Angelica scolding) Idk just some thoughts. It's such a gorgeous series with great worldbuilding and deep characters. But it's also too easy to write off as "Problematic" and to some "Boring". It's a slow burn that really asks its readers to put aside their initial shock to really understand its characters. You just can't force people to sit and listen if they don't want to though.

[elliada]

“And she finds it difficult to believe—that a person would love her even when she isn't trying. Trying to figure out what other people need, trying to be worthy.”

— Margaret Atwood.

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This took me all day to do AHHHH!!! I've been a fan of Ancient Magus Bride for so many years I remember binging the Manga long before it got an anime. I think Chise's character is so interesting despite her not being the most expressive lol

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A doodle of Elias being denied sleep by his children

[moonpie2405]

There is only so much sense google translate can make, so I'll hold off from forming any concrete thoughts about the new chapter until the English translation is out (even if it's a shitty ai translation-). Or so I thought, except:

Elias really seems to have resigned to ferrying teens around in dog form, hasn't he? Like. Really resigned.

Really, really resigned.

Exactly who's whose puppy now, huh, Elias?

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(SAMPLE) The Ancient Magus' Bride Official Complete Book (2024)

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[hothotmiso]