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 )”,
a new promotional video for the third season of the project was revealed . The
press release confirmed that the premiere is scheduled for next April 5
in Japan , and announces that there will be an early premiere on March
31 in Japan.
New voice cast
members were also announced, including Kikunosuke Toya as
Minoru Kudou, Tatsumaru Tachibana as Takuma Shippu, and Houchou
Ohtsuka as Retsu Kudou. The latter replaces Motomu Kiyokawa ,
who died in 2022.
It should be noted
that this third season 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.
Tsutomu
Satou and Kana Ishida began
publishing the light novels through the Dengeki Bunko publishing
imprint of the Kadokawa publishing
house in July 2011 and finished it in September 2021. A sequel titled “ Mahouka
Koukou no Rettousei: Magian Company ” released its first volume in
October 2021 in Japan.
The work inspired a
twenty-six-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse studios
under the direction of Manabu Ono , and released in April
2014. A film was subsequently released in June 2017. A second season now
produced by 8- Bit premiered in October 2020 and had thirteen
episodes, followed by the special “ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei:
Tsuioku-hen ” in December 2021.
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.
Source: Comic Natalie
(c)2023 Tsutomu
Sashima/KADOKAWA/Magic High School 3 Production Committee
