Margaret Ells

About Margaret Ells

Margaret Ells is one of the young women drawn into Rein Garland's orbit as his second life takes shape. Her presence in the main cast signals what the series is really about beneath the cheat weapons: the people a discarded man gathers once he is free to choose his own company.

Appearance

Margaret appears in the anime's main cast art as one of its principal young characters, designed in the manga version's style that the anime follows. She stands with Rein and Lily at the front of the series' promotional line-up.

Personality

Margaret belongs to the warm centre of the story: the new relationships that make Rein's expulsion look, in hindsight, like the best thing that ever happened to him. Her dynamic with the party plays into the series' blend of fantasy adventure and character comedy that Japanese audiences ranked first this season.

Background & Story

Margaret enters the story as Rein builds his new life, part of the growing company around the enchanter. The anime adapts the manga version of events, which the original author notes differs greatly from the novels, and Margaret's role belongs to that manga-shaped version of the tale.

Powers & Abilities

• Part of Rein's new world: Margaret's significance is relational rather than martial: she is one of the people whose company defines Rein's second life, in a series where the hero's real reward is being wanted.

Key Relationships

• Rein Garland: The enchanter at the centre of her story's circle, whose second life she is part of.
• Lily Flambert: A fellow main companion in the party forming around Rein.

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