Manga Review – Ancient Magus Bride Vol 11 by Kore Yamazaki (3.5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Manga/Fantasy
Length: 180 pages
Publisher: Seven Seas
Release Date: September 24, 2019
ISBN-13: 978-1642751017
Stand Alone or Series: 11th volume in the Ancient Magus Bride series
Source: Bought
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

“As Chise and Elias settle into their new roles at the College, old and new allies alike have lessons to teach them both inside and outside the school’s walls. The Church, the Seven Shields, and a motley array of students… Each has mysteries to uncover.”

This is the eleventh volume in the Ancient Magus Brid series. While I enjoyed this, it definitely wasn’t one of the stronger books in this series. The story jumps around a ton and I spent the first part of the book mostly confused. There are just way too many new characters introduced at once and way too much jumping between past and present and different storylines.

I really really hope that Yamazaki starts doing either a quick synopsis of previous books in the front or at least having a list of characters and their pictures at the beginning. Suddenly the number of characters is overwhelming to the point of obnoxiousness.

I still really enjoyed the illustration style. I also really loved learning more about Elias’s past and loved seeing Chise interact with her new classmates.

Overall this is one of my favorite manga series and I hope that the next volume is put together in a bit more of a cohesive way!