Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout the Animation - S01

Reisalin "Ryza" Stout has lived her whole life on Kurken Island, and everything around her, from her hometown to her daily routine, is painfully ordinary. She is the daughter of a hardworking farmer, but she would rather spend her time pretending to go on adventures while exploring nearly every corner of the island. The local customs forbid leaving Kurken Island, and that rule irritates her to no end. One day, hoping something interesting will finally happen, Ryza takes a boat out with her two close friends: Tao Mongarten, a bookworm, and Lent Marslink, who dreams of becoming a warrior. They reach a nearby forest, where the three of them run into Klaudia Valentz, the daughter of a visiting merchant who has also wandered into the woods. As the naive and unprepared group goes deeper, they come across dangerous monsters. Luckily, the alchemist Empel Vollmer and his capable bodyguard Lila Decyrus save them. This fateful meeting will lead Ryza to the key that will change her life forever: the creative and wonderful world of alchemy.