The Irregular at Magic High School is a 2014 science fiction Japanese anime series of the light novel series of the same name written by Tsutomu Satō.[1][2]
The anime is produced by Madhouse and directed by Manabu Ono, along with original character designs by Kana Ishida and soundtrack music by Taku Iwasaki.[3] The series ran on Tokyo MX, GTV, and GYT in Japan from April 6 to September 28, 2014 with later airings on MBS, CTC, tvk, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVh, AT-X, BS11.[4][5][6] The anime has been licensed for streaming by Aniplex of America.[7]
At the "Dengeki Bunko Aki no Namahōsō Festival" event on October 6, 2019, a second season of the anime series was announced and originally scheduled to air in July 2020, which will adapt the "Visitor Arc" in the novel series,[8] but it aired from October 4 to December 27, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] The main staff and cast from the 2017 film are reprising their roles in the second season.[11]
After the end of the series, it was revealed that the spin-off manga series, The Honor Student at Magic High School would get an anime television series adaptation in 2021.[12]
On February 28, 2021, an anime adaptation of the "Reminiscence Arc" has been announced.[13] It was later revealed to be a 60-minute episode, with the main cast and staff of the second season reprising their roles.[14] It aired on December 31, 2021.[15]
On January 1, 2022, a sequel anime was announced.[16][17] In July 2023, the sequel was confirmed to be a new television series directed by Jimmy Stone at Eight Bit. The season aired from April 5 to June 28, 2024.[18]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 26 | April 6, 2014 | September 28, 2014 | |
2 | 13 | October 4, 2020 | December 27, 2020 | |
Special | December 31, 2021 | |||
3 | 13 | April 5, 2024 | June 28, 2024 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [19][20] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [21] | Ref. |
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1 | 1 | "Enrollment Part I" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen I" (Japanese: 入学編I) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | Manabu Ono | April 6, 2014 | [22] |
2 | 2 | "Enrollment Part II" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen II" (Japanese: 入学編II) | Sadanori Kaneda | Yukito Kizawa | Koji Iwai | April 13, 2014 | [23] |
3 | 3 | "Enrollment Part III" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen III" (Japanese: 入学編III) | Tamaki Nakatsu | Muneo Nakamoto | Yuuji Kumazawa | April 20, 2014 | [24] |
4 | 4 | "Enrollment Part IV" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen IV" (Japanese: 入学編IV) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yukie Sugawara | Shuuji Miyazaki | April 27, 2014 | [25] |
5 | 5 | "Enrollment Part V" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen V" (Japanese: 入学編V) | Eiichi Kuboyama | Yukito Kizawa | Kenichi Kawamura | May 4, 2014 | [26] |
6 | 6 | "Enrollment Part VI" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen VI" (Japanese: 入学編VI) | Jun Fukuda | Yukito Kizawa | Hiroyuki Shimazu | May 11, 2014 | [27] |
7 | 7 | "Enrollment Part VII" Transliteration: "Nyūgaku-hen VII" (Japanese: 入学編VII) | Risako Yoshida | Yukito Kizawa | Risako Yoshida | May 18, 2014 | [28] |
8 | 8 | "Nine Schools Competition Part I" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen I" (Japanese: 九校戦編I) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukie Sugawara | Yuuji Kumazawa | May 25, 2014 | [29] |
9 | 9 | "Nine Schools Competition Part II" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen II" (Japanese: 九校戦編II) | Sadanori Kaneda | Yukie Sugawara | Koji Iwai | June 1, 2014 | [30] |
10 | 10 | "Nine Schools Competition Part III" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen III" (Japanese: 九校戦編III) | Tamaki Nakatsu | Yukie Sugawara | Naoyuki Itō | June 8, 2014 | [31] |
11 | 11 | "Nine Schools Competition Part IV" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen IV" (Japanese: 九校戦編IV) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yukie Sugawara | Shuuji Miyazaki | June 15, 2014 | [32] |
12 | 12 | "Nine Schools Competition Part V" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen V" (Japanese: 九校戦編V) | Michita Shiraishi | Muneo Nakamoto | Kenichi Kawamura | June 22, 2014 | [33] |
13 | 13 | "Nine Schools Competition Part VI" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen VI" (Japanese: 九校戦編VI) | Ippei Yokota | Muneo Nakamoto | Hiroyuki Shimazu | June 29, 2014 | [34] |
14 | 14 | "Nine Schools Competition Part VII" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen VII" (Japanese: 九校戦編VII) | Risako Yoshida | Muneo Nakamoto | Risako Yoshida | July 6, 2014 | [35] |
15 | 15 | "Nine Schools Competition Part VIII" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen VIII" (Japanese: 九校戦編VIII) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukito Kizawa | Masashi Kojima | July 13, 2014 | [36] |
16 | 16 | "Nine Schools Competition Part IX" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen IX" (Japanese: 九校戦編IX) | Tamaki Nakatsu | Yukito Kizawa | Yuuji Kumazawa | July 20, 2014 | [37] |
17 | 17 | "Nine Schools Competition Part X" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen X" (Japanese: 九校戦編X) | Kuraya Ryōichi | Yukito Kizawa | Kenichi Kawamura | July 27, 2014 | [38] |
18 | 18 | "Nine Schools Competition Part XI" Transliteration: "Kyūkōsen-hen XI" (Japanese: 九校戦編XI) | Shūji Miyazaki | Yukito Kizawa | Shuuji Miyazaki | August 3, 2014 | [39] |
19 | 19 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part I" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen I" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編I) | Ken'ichi Kawamura | Muneo Nakamoto | Kenichi Kawamura | August 10, 2014 | [40] |
20 | 20 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part II" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen II" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編II) | Ippei Yokota | Muneo Nakamoto | Hiroyuki Shimazu | August 17, 2014 | [41] |
21 | 21 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part III" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen III" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編III) | Risako Yoshida | Yukie Sugawara | Risako Yoshida | August 24, 2014 | [42] |
22 | 22 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part IV" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen IV" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編IV) | Kuraya Ryōichi | Yukie Sugawara | Masashi Kojima | August 31, 2014 | [43] |
23 | 23 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part V" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen V" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編V) | Dai Seki | Yukie Sugawara | Hiroko Kazui | September 7, 2014 | [44] |
24 | 24 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part VI" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen VI" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編VI) | Masaki Matsumura | Yukito Kizawa | Kenichi Kawamura | September 14, 2014 | [45] |
25 | 25 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part VII" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen VII" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編VII) | Tamaki Nakatsu | Yukito Kizawa | Akira Hayashi | September 21, 2014 | [46] |
26 | 26 | "Yokohama Disturbance Part VIII" Transliteration: "Yokohama Sōran-hen VIII" (Japanese: 横浜騒乱編VIII) | Ippei Yokota, Risako Yoshida | Yukito Kizawa | Manabu Ono | September 28, 2014 | [47] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [48][49] | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [50] | Ref. |
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27 | 1 | "Visitor Arc I" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen I" (Japanese: 来訪者編I) | Daisuke Eguchi | Risako Yoshida | October 4, 2020 | [48] |
28 | 2 | "Visitor Arc II" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen II" (Japanese: 来訪者編II) | Jun'ichi Takaoka | Junichi Takaoka | October 11, 2020 | [51] |
29 | 3 | "Visitor Arc III" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen III" (Japanese: 来訪者編III) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Katsumi Terahigashi | October 18, 2020 | [52] |
30 | 4 | "Visitor Arc IV" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen IV" (Japanese: 来訪者編IV) | Jimmy Stone | Jimmy Stone | October 25, 2020 | [53] |
31 | 5 | "Visitor Arc V" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen V" (Japanese: 来訪者編V) | Kunio Wakabayashi | Manabu Ono | November 1, 2020 | [54] |
32 | 6 | "Visitor Arc VI" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen VI" (Japanese: 来訪者編VI) | Daishi Katō | Risako Yoshida | November 8, 2020 | [55] |
33 | 7 | "Visitor Arc VII" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen VII" (Japanese: 来訪者編VII) | Kazuo Miyake | Satoshi Shimizu | November 15, 2020 | [56] |
34 | 8 | "Visitor Arc VIII" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen VIII" (Japanese: 来訪者編VIII) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Satoshi Shimizu | November 22, 2020 | [57] |
35 | 9 | "Visitor Arc IX" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen IX" (Japanese: 来訪者編IX) | Daishi Katō, Daisuke Eguchi | Katsumi Terahigashi | November 29, 2020 | [58] |
36 | 10 | "Visitor Arc X" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen X" (Japanese: 来訪者編X) | Jimmy Stone | Jimmy Stone | December 6, 2020 | [59] |
37 | 11 | "Visitor Arc XI" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen XI" (Japanese: 来訪者編XI) | Jimmy Stone | Katsumi Terahigashi | December 13, 2020 | [60] |
38 | 12 | "Visitor Arc XII" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen XII" (Japanese: 来訪者編XII) | Kazuo Miyake | Katsumi Terahigashi | December 20, 2020 | [61] |
39 | 13 | "Visitor Arc XIII" Transliteration: "Raihō-sha-hen XIII" (Japanese: 来訪者編XIII) | Munenori Nawa, Kazuo Miyake | Katsumi Terahigashi | December 27, 2020 | [62] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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Special | "The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc" Transliteration: "Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Tsuioku-hen" (Japanese: 魔法科高校の劣等生 追憶編) | Risako Yoshida | Muneo Nakamoto | December 31, 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [63][64] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original air date [65] |
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40 | 1 | "Double Seven Part I" Transliteration: "Daburu Sebun-hen I" (Japanese: ダブルセブン編I) | Jimmy Stone | Muneo Nakamoto | Jimmy Stone | April 5, 2024 |
41 | 2 | "Double Seven Part II" Transliteration: "Daburu Sebun-hen II" (Japanese: ダブルセブン編II) | Junichi Takaoka | Muneo Nakamoto | Junichi Takaoka | April 12, 2024 |
42 | 3 | "Double Seven Part III" Transliteration: "Daburu Sebun-hen III" (Japanese: ダブルセブン編III) | Risako Yoshida | Muneo Nakamoto | Risako Yoshida | April 19, 2024 |
43 | 4 | "Double Seven Part IV" Transliteration: "Daburu Sebun-hen IV" (Japanese: ダブルセブン編IV) | Jimmy Stone | Muneo Nakamoto | Ken Ōtsuka | April 26, 2024 |
44 | 5 | "Steeplechase Part I" Transliteration: "Sutīpuruchēsu-hen I" (Japanese: スティープルチェース編I) | Akira Toba | Muneo Nakamoto | Risako Yoshida | May 3, 2024 |
45 | 6 | "Steeplechase Part II" Transliteration: "Sutīpuruchēsu-hen II" (Japanese: スティープルチェース編II) | Ryoutarou | Muneo Nakamoto | Katsumi Terahigashi | May 10, 2024 |
46 | 7 | "Steeplechase Part III" Transliteration: "Sutīpuruchēsu-hen III" (Japanese: スティープルチェース編III) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Muneo Nakamoto | Katsumi Terahigashi | May 17, 2024 |
47 | 8 | "Steeplechase Part IV" Transliteration: "Sutīpuruchēsu-hen IV" (Japanese: スティープルチェース編IV) | Jimmy Stone, Munenori Nawa, Risako Yoshida, Mitsutoshi Satō | Muneo Nakamoto | Ken Ōtsuka | May 24, 2024 |
48 | 9 | "Ancient City Insurrection Part I" Transliteration: "Koto Nairan-hen I" (Japanese: 古都内乱編I) | Yoshinobu Kasai | Muneo Nakamoto | Masao Kojima | May 31, 2024 |
49 | 10 | "Ancient City Insurrection Part II" Transliteration: "Koto Nairan-hen II" (Japanese: 古都内乱編II) | Yinkai Cai | Muneo Nakamoto | Masao Kojima | June 7, 2024 |
50 | 11 | "Ancient City Insurrection Part III" Transliteration: "Koto Nairan-hen III" (Japanese: 古都内乱編III) | Kentaro Mizuno | Muneo Nakamoto | Katsumi Terahigashi | June 14, 2024 |
51 | 12 | "Ancient City Insurrection Part IV" Transliteration: "Koto Nairan-hen IV" (Japanese: 古都内乱編IV) | Unknown | Muneo Nakamoto | TBA | June 21, 2024 |
52 | 13 | "Ancient City Insurrection Part V" Transliteration: "Koto Nairan-hen V" (Japanese: 古都内乱編V) | Risako Yoshida, Chacha Yamamoto | Muneo Nakamoto | Jimmy Stone, Tomomi Mochizuki | June 28, 2024 |