25 [Similar Anime] Like The Ancient Magus’ Bride

Both Mahoutsukai no Yome an Natsume Yuujinchou have a protagonist that can see extraordinary things. They both suffer a great deal in their childhood because of their ability to see what normal people can't. Both anime tell the tale of their protagonists' lives and how they deal with the world that is beyond the ordinary human eyes.

-Both show themes of learning about emotions, and coming to understand feelings.
-Both can make you smile, both can make you cry
-Both have an interesting world
-Though this one applies more to Violet Evergarden in my opinion, but both have breathtaking animation
-Both have great music
-Both have an episodic storyline

While the Made in Abyss has a fairly different type of plot it is another fantastic world building anime which I would highly suggest for anyone with an innate curiosity. While Magnus Bride presents a new world in the form of magic and magical creatures, Made in Abyss presents a new world in the form of a giant hole/cave in the ground which presents its own set of environments and creatures.

Both are about red-haired girls finding their place in society, with one being a mage and the other being a court herbalist. While their personalities certainly differ, both girls eventually become driven at being the best of their kind. I enjoyed the fantasy setting and the development of romance equally, though Shirayuki-hime definitely is more romance-driven while Mahoutsukai focuses more on the lore and worldbuilding.

I cant believe this hasn't been recommended yet. The fantasy genre, the feel, even the music are quite similar. Not to mention romance as a subplot in both.

Both surround themselves around a special human who deserves and needs love and support. Both are in fantasy worlds where supernatural creatures abound. Both are super sweet and heartwarming. And both are based on relationships that are pure of heart.

- Special Mary Sue with super special power to see spirits, very kind very quiet very used to being alone
- Sudden marriage to mean looking supernatural entity, but haha it's okay because they can be really good looking haha
- Male MCs are really creepy and say unacceptable thing but haha it's okay because they're good looking and aren't human haha
- Make lots of other supernatural friends along the way

Both series carry an air of normalcy in a mystical situation. They present day to day life in the dealings of the supernatural. They both have vastly different premises: Mushishi being about taking care of the spirits that haunt certain places, MahoYome being about an eldritch creature taking on a human as an apprentice and wife. However, despite their differences, the way both anime present themselves is relaxed and calm.

Both female protagonists have rare abilities that connect them to fairies and are sought out and taken in by the male protagonist who has slight romantic inclinations towards the female protagonist.

Both are neither your typical shoujo anime (based on an ongoing manga) with a redheaded leads. In both Akatsuki no Yona and Mahoutsukai our heroines are both gifted in a fantasy world, who learn and begin to form their own definitions of family and love. Both heroines share an underlying romance with tall, dark, deep-voiced males, as well as beautiful coming-of-age stories. They are also both REALLY underrated!

Mahoutsukai no Yome and Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara have a similar vibe when watching both shows. They share a similar vibrant color palette and have a very whimsical way of putting great attention to detail to the background and foreground art in each scene. The setting in both shows are similar, a modern day society where magic is an accepted thing in society and mages live amongst normal people. If you're looking for a world that you can get absorbed into, I would recommend both shows.

The female protagonists are both "choosen" ones. Both male protagonists have had a dark phase in their past life and have done something regretful. They both have trouble to understand their "feelings". Both anime deal with spirits, gods and other supernatural stuff, but also a lot of enemies they encounter on their way.

While the setting could not have been more different, the two main characters are identical.
Powerful non-human, who despite not being able to feel human emotions, admires humans for them and wishes to understand them and his apprentice, young woman with exceptionally troubled past.

Both have the idea of a tortured and callous magician whom he meets and begins to live with a shy girl who will help him grow as a person while discovering his own beauty and worth.

the way the show takes serious tones then follows it up with funny and endearing cartoonish moments kept making me think about fma. another similarity is a kick ass OP which is always a plus.

They are so similar. I kept feeling like I was watching a spinoff of Ancient Magus' Bride. MCs are both sickly and have overwhelming magic power, both thrown into crazy situations, very similar settings and magic use is fairly subtle.

a fantasy world that is mysterious at first. but you learn more about the characters as the story unfolds. it deals with a lot of serious and dark themes such as the meaning of life mortality, what gives us meaning, sacrifice, death, trust and so on. its the type of show you can watch multiple times and you can still learn something new, now that you have knowledge of some things you did not before. the story only gets better and better. also the animation <3

Both Chise and Watanuki are plagued by their ability to see spirits/monsters. They both encounter a wise and powerful sorcerer, Elias and Yuuko who teach them magic and how to deal with otherworldly creatures. Chise and Watanuki are exceedingly kind people but lack a sense of self-worth and will give to the point of harming themselves - something they must learn to overcome if they want to understand what it means to love those important to them.

Both are similar stories about powerful monsters taking on human apprentices. Hellsing has more physical violence, but Ancient Magus' Bride has more emotional violence.

Both are about young women trying to find their way in life, being under an apprenticeship, and learning life lessons.

The feel/pace of those 2 series is really similar to me.

Both delve into the supernatural aspects of London, England. While one is about a boy who summons a demon in exchange for his soul, and the other is about a mage who buys a human to become his wife/apprentice; they both have very common themes. Sebastian and Elias seem to be very similar characters as neither is human and nor do either understand human emotions. They both try to help their human companions throughout their journeys to accomplish their goals.

Lonely little girls find themselves under the guardianship of supernatural guardians who show them the supernatural side of the world and teach them to value their lives a little more.

these are different in a lot of ways, but they both focus on kinda similar relationships between a younger girl and a parental figure

15 year old main girl. Deals with demons and magical powers. The main villians kind of have a similar backstory and they're both crazy. Of course both have Romance develop between the MCs over the course of the series. Both do some world jumping (different eras in Inuyashas case and literally different worlds/dimensions in Ancient Magus Bride's case) Differences are that Inuyasha is more action focused and a lot longer, and older of course. Also Kagome does not have a depressing backstory like Chise.