A Rant about The Ancient Magus’ Bride

The picture here may look like this anime is about a cute romantic retelling of the Beauty and the Beast and it's just that but it is worse. Dropped this one just after watching one and a half episode, because I couldn't take how the "romance" was getting handled in this.

So, we have Chise, the 15 year old protagonist of the show, who is SOLD AT AN AUCTION to a magician by the name of Elias, who is, later we'll know, more than 200 years old, because she is going to be his apprentice in magic. So right after the girl is brought to his place, guess what, he immediately does?

STRIPS HER NAKED FOR A BATH WHEN SHE WAS CLEARLY PROTESTING.

His reason was that "she cannot do it". I don't understand which part of bathing she couldn't do? Take her clothes herself? Fill the tub with warm water? Or just take a bath? Why does he have to strip her naked? And are we supposed to find this romantic? I really did not understand that scene. And all these happened within the first 10 minutes of episode one.

Fleeting Thoughts

I forgot when I actually wrote this poem. I found this piece while rummaging through one my many diaries. I think I should post it just for the sake of documentation. Unfortunately, I did not name the original poem. So, maybe I will cook a name up after I am done typing the poem. Additionally, I didn’t even jot the date down. Silly me!

It’s been days, I have written.

Pillows flared, bed clothes beaten.

Cobwebs formed on distant ceiling.

How am I to tell my feeling?

I take this pen and diary to write.

Mind numb; thoughts unbright.

Wrong words fill up the pages.

I feel like small birds in cages.

When will this isolation cease?

Open the window; let in the breeze.

The wind shall take my breath away.

The clouds shan’t make my room more grey.

The sun shall shine and inspire me.

All my annoying thoughts shall flee.

I shall fill pages anew.

Let’s start with the morning dew.