The Irregular at Magic High School
"The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School") is a Japanese web novel series by Tsutomu Satō.Satō reached a deal with Dengeki Bunko and began releasing his work in a light novel format beginning July 2011.While keeping their connections to the infamous Yotsuba clan secret, they attempt to live their daily life in peace, but Tatsuya is shunned for his apparent ineptness and Miyuki is validated for her magical abilities.An anime television series adaptation of The Honor Student at Magic High School by Connect aired from July to September 2021.The complex technicality of magic within the series was received warmly, but the exposition was criticized for being heavy, unclear, and poorly executed.However, Tatsuya's technical knowledge, combat abilities, and unique magic techniques cause people to view him as an irregular to the school's standardized rankings.[4] Miyuki is considered one of the strongest magicians in the world and is a candidate to succeed her Aunt Maya as the leader of the Yotsuba Clan.8] is the student council president during the Shiba siblings' first year at school.LN 1.2 She puts on a coy and innocent facade but is actually mischievous and highly perceptive.Mayumi is talented as a sniper and her form of offensive magic involves firing dry ice as projectiles.LN 3.5 During the course of the story, she manipulates Miyuki into joining the student council and Tatsuya into the Disciplinary Committee.9] who was the leader of the Disciplinary Committee.LN 1.2 Mari has a tomboyish personality but becomes completely feminine in front of her boyfriend, Naotsugu Chiba[Jp.She is able to use a unique magic named after her, Azusa Dream, to forcefully pacify people.LN 7.10 Mari is succeeded as chairman of the Disciplinary Committee by Kanon Chiyoda[Jp.[3][7][8] The story was conceived around a protagonist whose abilities cannot be properly measured through standardized evaluation;LN 2.A as such, he is mistakenly categorized as a poor performing student or an irregular.[16] The author expressed some regret turning free content into paid commodity and cited his financial needs as the reason.LN 1.A The illustrations accompanying the light novels were done by Kana Ishida.The sequel, titled The Irregular At Magic High School Magian Company (続・魔法科高校の劣等生 メイジアン・カンパニー, Zoku Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei Majian Kanpanī) began on October 10, 2020.The spinoff, New – The Irregular at Magic High School Maidens of Cygnus (新・魔法科高校の劣等生 キグナスの乙女たち, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei Kigunasu no Otome-tachi) began publication on January 9, 2021.A spin-off manga titled The Honor Student at Magic High School (魔法科高校の優等生, Mahōka Kōkō no Yūtōsei) by Yu Mori premiered in Dengeki Daioh's June 2012 issue.[163] It aired on Tokyo MX, GTV, and GYT from April 6 to September 28, 2014;[164] nine other networks and three streaming services broadcast the series afterwards.25], premiered on March 23, 2014, and is hosted by Sora Amamiya and Yuiko Tatsumi, the voice actresses for Honoka Mitsui and Shizuku Kitayama respectively;[179] the radio show episodes was later made available for purchase on CD.[181][182] An anime film titled The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie – The Girl Who Summons the Stars[Jp.[183] The film is based on an original new story written by the series creator, Tsutomu Satō, and premiered in Japan on June 17, 2017.Silverman felt the series doesn't live up to its potential and cited the background music and stilted animations as possible reasons.Beveridge praised the technical and fundamental aspects of magic in the series for breaking the supernatural approach other works usually take and liked the potential impact it could have on future events.