The Irregular at Magic High School (light novel)
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| So secret weapons are somehow involved in this whole tournament change after all. Screw the National Defense Force. It's just a shame that some families in this show has way too much influence. This tournament is much more about who will be the victor but rather who can accomplish their agenda the most. Tbh, Tatsuya is just trying to investigate into this the best he can. Oh and welcome back Masaki, been awhile since we've seen his face. This episode imo just had an eerie vibe. |
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| No, I mean of course, chad-sama has bigger things to care about than some inter school competition, so leave it to him and this series, and they’d somehow frame it that his investigation, which went all the way to a different city altogether, is connected to this competition someway. P weapon or whatever the fuck that old man Kudo is developing and working upon, which obviously would hinder the upcoming competition and its event, seems to be just as much as explained about as the whole plot of second season. Also, the whole personality of Maya is so one-note at this point, that even the briefest amount of screen time she gets, is wasted away in those attempts of them showing her scheming and stringing things here and there lol. |
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| Detective Tatsuya is on the case! To adapt to the sudden shift in the Nine Schools Tournament competition, Tatsuya and the other student council officers find themselves leading busy lives. One day, Tatsuya receives an email from an unknown sender. The message reveals that the recent event changes were influenced by pressure from the National Defense Force, and the Kushima family is exploiting this situation to test secretly developed weapons at Steeplechase Cross Country. Determined to uncover the truth, Tatsuya heads to Nara, the Kushima family's home base, to investigate the details of their experiment. Tournament arc time is upon us. |
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Did you notice any changes at the opening Song? |  |
Reply to Ricky16
Did you notice any changes at the opening Song?
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| Ah yes, the only thing that can defeat Tatsuya: overwork 19:14 Ooguro Ryuuya is Tatsuya's alias in the military if you don't remember. @Ricky16 Ohhh, the season changed, nice. And also the female uniforms? I think this might be an error, I don't think that transparent part is only for some seasons or something. |
EmbientMay 10, 9:41 AM
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| The nine schools comp is always a hard one for the council. And even more so this year due to the changes. In a way Ayako's skills make her the best intel expert the family could ask for. It was funny seeing the Kuroba sibs be intruduced publicly to Tatsuya. Considering their skills im not surprised that Masaki and George deduced that Steeplechase was sus. Maya getting involved at this point in that fashion sure was a surprise. Curious to see how this event unfolds. |
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| And now things are gonna get fun. Now that Tatsuya and the Yotsubas know about the upcoming terrorist attack at the nine schools competition it’ll be really interesting to see how they counter it. A lot of dialogue and manoeuvring like last episode, but we did have a few cute moments like Miyuki getting jealous over Ayako and Tatsuya “meeting” the kuroba siblings for the first time publicly Some subtle changes to the OP this time around as well. They changed seasons(trees in the final shot) I’m just excited to see things really get going with this nine schools comp. The parasites are gonna be a fun challenge |
Marinate1016May 10, 12:11 PM
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at least my queen is honest with herself. good ep as usual, 8bit's best anime airing for now... |
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so hot. the overall drawing/charadesign work is impeccable, wow! 
| Lot's of talking in this episode but it ended on an pretty interesting and ominous note. Lady Maya makes me feel all sorts of funny things. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Loved seeing Tatsuya's eyebags make an appearance in every single frame |
 My candies (2024):          x4 |
| Hyped for next week i guess? |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| No matter what ruthless conspiracy, inhuman deeds Tatsuya always has the upper hand cuz he's the OvErPoWerEd mc Well letz see what'd be the outcome |
| I'm glad to see the twins from the fourth high school again in this episode. |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| so who is really pulling the strings here? i have a feeling this year's nine schools competition will be a bit boring, but fueled with lots of speculations and anticipation about the steeplechase event. |
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Yeah I see the changes. It’s the trees |
| Although it was very subtle, the changes to the tree in the final frame in the OP was a nice touch, as the series is in summer right now. As before, this was another build-up episode about the upcoming competition and the cross country race, where Tatsuya is now aware of the plans for an attack during the competition itself. Same goes for Maya and she didn't waste time in making her own move in how to deal with this situation. The Kuroba siblings meeting with Tatsuya was a nice moment, too. I do respect Ayako and her ways of getting intel. That itself makes her a force to be reckoned with. |
| No one wants to or can mess up with onii sama. Even the people at the top shares the sentiment. So if he makes a move, their only choice is to assist him. Cute Miyuki stuff and was nice to see the twins in school uniform. We are already at another nine school competition. I still remember how good the first one was but unlike last time the main focus is in one event. Also been enjoying more Maya too. |
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| I would not mind getting late night calls from Maya.. Speaking of which, the character designs for all the girls in this really are great. And the studio does a surprisingly good job at bringing them to live. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| He's always being targeted... If only He can live peacefully. |
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| More progression regarding the P weapon especially now that they got all the information they needed |
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| Sasuga Onii-sama, no reason to do anything if an attack can't even hurt you anyway. |
Reply to amf85
We saw last season, and again this episode, that MC can see through buildings. We also saw last season that he can delete anything he sees, even through buildings.
This means that he could have deleted all the P-Weapons while they were standing there in storage. MC's powers are too convenient, which means that plot holes are required just so the story can happen, otherwise he'd just solve everything immediately.
This means that he could have deleted all the P-Weapons while they were standing there in storage. MC's powers are too convenient, which means that plot holes are required just so the story can happen, otherwise he'd just solve everything immediately.
| @amf85 The Parasite Dolls (P-Weapons) have a core made of Pushions (which Decompose doesn't work on), rather than the Psions that instead compose the "shell" that allows parasites to interact with the real world; this effectively means that merely decomposing the parasites gynoid body alone will just release the parasite's true information body. Tatsuya does get Astral Dispersion to deal with these parasites more effectively later in the LN, but otherwise needs help from Miyuki, Mikihiko and others to properly trap them, like in the previous season. |
Archean-ReturnJul 25, 12:44 PM
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ╔⏤═⏤╝   ╚⏤═⏤╗☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| Ohh that was a tasty ending. I do love that Tatsuya is being built up to be this monster magician they can't ignore. Everyone trying to keep the peace while he is just here for the greater Miyuki good |
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