The official website for Kore Yamazaki’s The Ancient Magus’ Bride announced on Monday that the third and final The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting a Star (Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito) prequel anime will open in Japanese theaters on August 19.
The anime project is telling an original story from before Chise meets the Magus.
Hirotaka Katō (Empire of Corpses animation director, Hozuki’s Coolheadedness) is designing the characters for animation, while Bamboo (Hozuki’s Coolheadedness, Empire of Corpses) is handling the background art.
Like the previous two parts, the anime will run for two weeks in theaters.