The Irregular at Magic High School
The Irregular at Magic High School (魔法科高校の劣等生, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei, lit. "The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School") is a Japanese web novel series by Tsutomu Satō. It was published between October 2008 and March 2011 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Shōsetsuka ni Narō is an internet web novel website. Satō started releasing his work in a light novel format from July 2011. In this story, magic exists and is made better through technology. The story is about Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, brother and sister. They both start studying at First High magic high school.
| The Irregular at Magic High School | |
| 魔法科高校の劣等生 (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Fantasy,[1] Science fiction |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Tsutomu Satō |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | October 12, 2008 – March 21, 2011 |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Tsutomu Satō |
| Illustrated by | Kana Ishida |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | July 10, 2011 – September 10, 2020 |
| Volumes | 32 + 10 side stories |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Manabu Ono (season 1) Risako Yoshida (season 2) |
| Produced by | Kazuma Miki Kozue Kaneniwa Shinichirō Kashiwada Yasutaka Kimura |
| Written by | Munemasa Nakamoto Yukie Sugawara Yukito Kizawa |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | Madhouse (season 1) Eight Bit (season 2) |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, GYT, MBS, Chiba TV, tvk, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVh, AT-X, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 6, 2014 – June 28, 2024 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Film | |
An anime series based on this manga was produced by Madhouse. It was aired between April and September 2014. An anime movie based on an original story by Satō was released in Japan on June 17, 2017. The second season of the anime series by Eight Bit it is was aired between October and December 2020.
The light novels appeared on Sugoi Japan's 2015 polls. Since 2011, it is one of the top-selling series in Japan with 10 million copies sold as of 2019. Its manga and anime adaptations also appeared on top-selling charts.
References
change- ↑ "The Irregular At Magic High School Set 1 Blu-Ray". Right Stuf Inc. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
