Magic Maker episode 1: Shion starts to discover magic in this new world

Modified Jan 09, 2025 03:24 GMT

Magic Maker episode 1 highlights and more (Image via Studio Deen). — Magic Maker episode 1 highlights and more (Image via Studio Deen)

Magic Maker episode 1, released on January 9, 2025, started this Studio Deen production by introducing the characters of Shion, the protagonist, and his sister, Marie, who are the core of this story. This episode also served to explain how Shion is obsessed with the concept of magic, which doesn't exist in this world, much to his disappointment.

The vast majority of Magic Maker episode 1 is centered around showing the differences between Shion and Marie while they still care deeply for each other. This episode also presents a mystery involving light spheres in a lake close to their home, leading the protagonist to the conclusion that there could be magic in this world but no one has discovered it yet, thus establishing the main focus of the series.

Disclaimer: The article contains spoilers for Magic Maker episode 1. Reader's discretion is advised.

Magic Maker episode 1: Shion and Marie are introduced and their journeys begin

Marie and Shion as seen in the most recent episode (Image via Studio Deen)

Magic Maker episode 1 starts by showing Marie running around their home, with her parents arriving with a baby. That baby turns out to be Shion, her younger brother, forming the basis of the story as it shows both characters having different personalities, with the episode showing them growing older.

The 2025 winter anime then moves to displaying Marie as an athletic person, who likes to run and train, while Shion is a lot more keen on reading. This also takes an interesting turn when the protagonist asks his father about magic and whether is real in this world or not, with the older mentioning that the concept doesn't exist and has no understanding of what his son is talking about.

Magic Maker episode 1 then takes another turn by depicting Shion going through a degree of depression because he lost interest in a lot of things. This is something that Marie picks up on and, one day when walking close to the lake with her friend Rose, she discovers light spheres floating from the water, much to her surprise.

Magic Maker episode 1: Rose joins the siblings as they discover the mystery of the lake

Rose as seen in the most recent episode (Image via Studio Deen)

Magic Maker episode 1 then has the characters of Shion and Marie trying to find a way to explain why the light spheres come out close to dawn from the lake. This is something that the protagonist begins to analyze, and they choose to take water from said lake and put it in buckets in order to see a reaction from them.

While they are trying to get some information from the buckets, Rose gets involved in the situation, and she is the one who fishes a female fish, which is put next to the male one in the bucket. This leads to a reaction where the light spheres come out from them, with the main characters mentioning that it has a mating connotation for these animals.

The final moments of the episode show Marie not understanding the romantic elements of marriage because of the scene made by the fishes, with her disappointed that she can't get married to Shion. The episode ends with Shion displaying a magical aura, leading to the revelation that he hails from another world and wants to be the pioneer who discovers magic.

Final thoughts

Magic Maker episode 1 already started the most important part of this story, which is the sibling relationship between Marie and Shion, and the latter's ambition to discover the origin of magic in this new world. The upcoming episode is likely going to explain a lot more of how Shion got to this world, and his perception of things as they stand right now.

Edited by Ahana Mukhopadhyay