On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels written by Tsutomu Satou and illustrated by Kana Ishida“Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School)”, the first promotional video for the third season of the project was revealed. The video shows a fragment of the opening theme titled “Shouted Serenade” and performed by LiSA.
The video also confirms that this third season will premiere during the season of Spring-2024 (April-June)and which will consist of a total of three parts titled “Double Seven Arc”, “Steeplechase Arc” and “Ancient City Insurrection Arc”. It should be noted that it is not mentioned whether this third season will have three “cours” (that is, quarters of broadcast), so we will have to wait for more official information.
The press release also announced new members of the voice cast, including:
- Kikunosuke Toya like Minoru Kudou.
- Tatsumaru Tachibana like Takuma Shippou.
- Houchu Ohtsuka as Retsu Kudou, replacing Motomu Kiyokawawho passed away in 2022.
Tsutomu Satou and Kana Ishida They began publishing the light novels through the publishing label Dengeki Bunko from the publisher Kadokawa in July 2011 and finished it in September 2021. A sequel titled “Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Magician Company” released its first volume in October 2021 in Japan.
The work inspired an anime adaptation of twenty-six episodes produced by the studios madhouse under the direction of Manabu Onoand released in April 2014. A movie was later released in June 2017. A second season now produced by the studios 8-Bit It premiered in October 2020 and had thirteen episodes, followed by the special “Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen” in December 2021.
voice cast
- Yuuichi Nakamura like Tatsuya Shiba.
- Saori Hayami like Miyuki Shiba.
- Kiyono Yasuno like Minami Sakurai.
- Yumi Uchiyama like Erika Chiba.
- Takuma Terashima like Leonhart Saijo.
- Satomi Satou like Mizuki Shibata.
- Atsushi Tamaru as Mikihiko Yoshida.
- Sora Amamiya like Honoka Mitsui.
- Yuiko Tatsumi like Shizuku Kitayama.
- Maaya Uchida like Ayako Kuroba.
- Emiri Katou like Fumiya Kuroba.
- Kana Hanazawa as Mayumi Saegusa.
- Eri Kitamura like Kasumi Saegusa.
Production team
- Jimmy Stone (Death note, Sword Art Online, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios 8-Bit.
- Munemasa Nakamoto is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Kana Ishida (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, Aquarion EVOL) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Taku Iwasaki (Noragami, Akame ga Kill!, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
At the dawn of the 21st century, magic, long considered folklore and fairy tales, has become a systematized technology and is taught as a technical skill. At the First Preparatory School, the institution for magicians, students are segregated into two groups based on the score obtained in the entrance exam: Those who obtain high scores are assigned to the First Course, while the “weeds” are students. reserves assigned to the Second Course.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, who enroll in the First Course. Upon taking the exam, the prodigious Miyuki is placed in the First Course, while Tatsuya is relegated to the Second Course. Although his grades in the practical exams and his status as a “Weed” show him to be inept in magic, he possesses extraordinary technical knowledge, physical combat capabilities, and unique magical techniques, making Tatsuya the irregular of a high school. magical.
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