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Introduction Review: CHAPTER 1

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei? When I first heard of the title, I didn't expect something like this, especially when I heard its official English name, which was "The Irregular in the Magic High School." I thought it would be like some manga that'd be heavy on the action part, it might be later, but definitely not now.

Basic Plot: Tatsuya and his little sister Miyuki enrolls in a magic high school which puts emphasis on the practical part of magic. Tatsuya gets top grades in the written part of the entrance exam and Miyuki gets top grades in the practical part. In the ... end though, Miyuki gets placed in class 1; the elite class and Tatsuya gets placed in class 2; which is the reserve class.

Story: 8
So far, the development, if there is any has been pretty good. It had quite an impact on me since it made me feel that I wanted Tatsuya to be an elite instead of a reserve.

Art: 8
Art is very 'clean' as I should put it. My definition of clean is that you can clearly tell what's happening in a panel.

Character: 8
Even though I felt that Tatsuya should have been enraged because of his placement, he stayed cool. Instead, it was his sister that got enraged. He acted cool at that time and said that he was happy that Miyuki was angry for him. This is why I rated character an 8.

Enjoyment: 8
I enjoyed this very much. Its probably due to the feeling that I want to know what Tatsuya will do to achieve the Elite role. I also want to see how the school is.

Overall: 8

The Akikan! OVA takes place right after the events of the first one. That's the first thing I'm going to point out.

Since it's comedy, why not add a Hot Spring episode? That's what one might be thinking. I'm not one for fan service so that might explain why the scores are kind of low.

I guess here's the break down:

Story: 6
Art: 6
Sound: 6
Character: 6
... Enjoyment: 5
Overall: 6

Typical Hot Spring episode, with the fan service of the girls of the anime. It might just be me, but it was too focused on the fan service. Kakeru barely got any screen time in this episode if any of you are wondering. But it is just is a little extra from the anime, so one might like it if one watched the anime.