Summary
- Sequel announced: The Irregular at Magic High School Movie: Yotsuba Succession Arc to be released next winter.
- Different studios for adaptations: Eight Bit handled later seasons, while Madhouse did the first.
- Storyline of movie: Adaptation of the 16th light novel volume focusing on the trials of choosing the next Yotsuba clan head.
The Irregular of Magic High School, also known as Mahouka, is one of those series that has been able to garner a solid fanbase, despite not being as big as hits like Demon Slayer. It’s a name most people in the anime niche have heard of, although they might have not watched the series.
The anime adaptation is based on the same name light novel series, which was serialized online from 2008 to 2011 by Tsutomu Sato. Later, Kadokawa compiled it into 32 volumes, from 2011 to 2020. The first season came in 2014, and this was maybe one of the first when novels started to be adapted into anime en masse.
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Mahouka anime will be getting a sequel in a few months: The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE: Yotsuba Succession Arc is now slated “next Winter, which means it could be released by the end of this year or at the beginning of 2026.
Mahouka Story and Main Staff
The first anime season was adapted by studio Madhouse, but the following (seasons 2-3 and the Reminiscence Arc movie) have been adapted by Eight Bit. The main staff changed every season. The most recent work (Season 3) was directed by Jimmy Stone (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond).
The story is set in the 2090s, when magic exists thanks to technological advances. It follows Tatsuya and Miyuki, siblings from a prestigious family, who enroll in a prestigious magic high school. But while Miyuki has tremendous magical abilities, Tatsuya is apparently inept (and so an irregular).
What To Expect From The New Movie
The movie will adapt the 16th volume of the light novel, which, as indicated in the title, is an arc addressing the “battle” for who will become the next head of the Yotsuba clan, the prestigious family which Tatsuya and Miyuki come from. If Miyuki becomes the next head, her brother will be free, but she will have to marry someone else.
The Irregular at Magic School is available to stream on Crunchyroll.
Source: MangaMogura
The Irregular at Magic High School
- Release Date
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April 11, 2014
- Seasons
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3