The official website for the Mahou Tsukai no Yome: Seika no Maboroshi to Yumemiru Tabiji (The Ancient Magus’ Bride: The Phantom Midsummer and the Dreaming Journey) visual novel has revealed the game’s opening movie and confirmed that it will launch on October 2nd, 2025.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwp0rkF8YPk]
It was previously announced that the game would be playable on Nintendo Switch, and it has now been revealed that it will also be released for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The game will have Japanese and English language options.
The visual novel is based on Yamazaki Kore’s Mahou Tsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus’ Bride) manga. Yamazaki started the manga in 2013 in Mag Garden’s Monthly Comic Blade magazine. The manga moved to Mag Garden’s Monthly Comic Garden magazine the following year, and in 2023, it moved to Bushiroad Works’ Comic Growl manga website. The manga’s first tankoubon volume was released in April 2024, and the 21st volume in October 2024. The manga’s 22nd volume will be released on April 8th, 2025.
Seven Seas Entertainment releases the manga in English, and the 20th volume will be released on July 1st, 2025. It describes the story below:
Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise’s life will never be the same again.
The man is a “Magus”, a sorcerer of great power who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The Magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride!
