I thought the new college setting was an excuse for the author to trim back the supporting cast and replace them with a new set of characters, but no. All the old characters are still here and given their moments in the story along with all the new college students and professors. The author estimates in the afterword that she has added 15 newbies, but my count puts it closer to 25, with a total of 41 named characters in this volume alone. And there are only 180 pages!

Again, this is a pleasant read, but there is no way I'm going to remember this epic cast and their numerous subplots in a week, much less the unknowable number of months until I have the next volume in my hands.

This title needs some serious focus instead of its endless sprawl. ( )

This is the tenth volume in the Ancient Magus Bride series. I really enjoyed this volume in the Ancient Magus Bride series a lot. This starts a new story arc for the series with Chise starting to attend mage school.

In this volume we see the conversations that led up to Chise’s choice to attend school, her first days at school, and meet a ton of new characters (which I may struggle to remember because they were introduced very rapidly).

We also get to learn a lot more about magic and alchemy which I really enjoyed. Additionally we learn a bit more about Elias's past.

The illustration remains incredible; such wonderful detail through...I absolutely loved it.

Overall this was a wonderful installment in the Ancient Magus Bride series. I enjoyed it immensely and can’t wait to see where the story goes from here. I think fans of the Black Butler manga series would also enjoy this series a lot. ( )