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From Yen On:
The year is 2095. Magic has been tamed as another form of technology, and the practice of magic is now a rigorous discipline. Brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are just about to start their first year at the renowned First Magic High School of Japan. But the school's ironclad rules mean that the brilliant Miyuki enters the prestigious Course 1, while her older brother, Tatsuya, is relegated to Course 2 and that's just the beginning of their troubles.
The year is 2095. Magic has been tamed as another form of technology, and the practice of magic is now a rigorous discipline. Brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are just about to start their first year at the renowned First Magic High School of Japan. But the school's ironclad rules mean that the brilliant Miyuki enters the prestigious Course 1, while her older brother, Tatsuya, is relegated to Course 2 and that's just the beginning of their troubles.
Type
Novel
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Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei Season 2 (Spin-Off)
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Associated Names
A Magic Senior High School's Low-Ranked Student (Novel)
A Poorly Performing Student of a Magic High School (Novel)
Kẻ Dị Biệt Tại Trường Học Phép Thuật
The Irregular at Magic High School (Novel)
The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School (Novel)
المختلف في مدرسة السحر الثانوية (روايه)
魔法科高中的劣等生 (Novel)
魔法科高校の劣等生 (Novel)
마법과고교의 열등생 (Novel)
A Poorly Performing Student of a Magic High School (Novel)
Kẻ Dị Biệt Tại Trường Học Phép Thuật
The Irregular at Magic High School (Novel)
The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School (Novel)
المختلف في مدرسة السحر الثانوية (روايه)
魔法科高中的劣等生 (Novel)
魔法科高校の劣等生 (Novel)
마법과고교의 열등생 (Novel)
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Latest Release(s)
v.14 c.Afterword by Baka-Tsuki over 8 years ago
v.14 c.3 by Baka-Tsuki over 8 years ago
v.14 c.5 by Baka-Tsuki over 8 years ago
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v.14 c.3 by Baka-Tsuki over 8 years ago
v.14 c.5 by Baka-Tsuki over 8 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
32 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1 (S1) / Vol 8 (Special) / Vol 9 (S2) / Vol 12 (S3)
Ends at Vol 7 (S1) / Vol 8 (Special) / Vol 11 (S2) / Vol 15 (S3) Skips Vol 5
Ends at Vol 7 (S1) / Vol 8 (Special) / Vol 11 (S2) / Vol 15 (S3) Skips Vol 5
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User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (474 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.56 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.56 / 10.0
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Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2011
Original Publisher
ASCII Media Works (Dengeki Bunko)
Serialized In (magazine)
Dengeki Bunko Magazine (ASCII Media Works)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Yen On (20 Volumes - Ongoing)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #574 (+15)
Monthly Pos #889 (+25)
3 Month Pos #1103 (+561)
6 Month Pos #2257 (+924)
Year Pos #3148 (+1121)
Monthly Pos #889 (+25)
3 Month Pos #1103 (+561)
6 Month Pos #2257 (+924)
Year Pos #3148 (+1121)
List Stats
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anti-hero=WIN
by Dudeonyx
November 5th, 2012, 3:28am
November 5th, 2012, 3:28am
Rating: N/A
At first i thought this might turn out to be harem-ish, but that prospect has one giant flaw, in that the mc is about as close to a freaky cyborg as person can get.
You may see the Mc as an overly manipulative person with every word and expression, having the intent to guide and alter a persons mood.
And you would be right, but isn't that just awesome. Anti-heroes are the best, makes me feel like there may be hope for me yet. (-_-")
You may see the Mc as an overly manipulative person with every word and expression, having the intent to guide and alter a persons mood.
And you would be right, but isn't that just awesome. Anti-heroes are the best, makes me feel like there may be hope for me yet. (-_-")
Its different
by gregis
March 18th, 2012, 6:36pm
March 18th, 2012, 6:36pm
Rating: N/A
its a nice refreshing novel, if ur tired of usual give it a try, of course it has some problems mostly its nice as well written and descriptive as other i have read but its a nice contrast to the usual novels. if u wanna give your mind a simple read give it a try. ( btw i have not seen anything like the guy before me described theres no bigtones of siscon in it it they are not in there in a big way to obstruct the novel) btw if u ever read the THE WORLD GOD ONLY KNOWS, its main character is similar * but each has their own flavor;
Interesting novel
by clowred14
September 4th, 2015, 4:12am
September 4th, 2015, 4:12am
Rating: N/A
The entire story is well written but somehow loses itself in details trying to predict how a society will react to "magicians", or in other words, technology which could boost the low human fighting capacity to almost god like levels. Its heavy on details, and only the anime can somehow make all the details seem interesting. Otherwise its quite a headache trying to understand all the concepts as their logic is purely fictional. Anyway, the story is over many others as we have an MP that is truly interesting. We don't see him fooling around trying to make a harem for himself, getting easily flustered and making stupid mistakes. If killing is the good option, he can resort to it. This is something that the character portrayed as a "Mary Sue" or "Gary Stu" often complain about the morality of such actions when the law can punish them with detention even if the the other party is a portrayed as a clear header killer with no intention to reform himself. Tatsuya is OP, but that's only in long range. And because he always need visual confirmation of the target it becomes easy to make him lose his standing as long as the situation forces him to be unable to use his full capacity. So... yeah, for those that comment against how OP he is .. If he was not OP, then why would he be the MP?
it too good
by archknight
February 7th, 2013, 12:39am
February 7th, 2013, 12:39am
Rating: N/A
one of the must read series
main character is super op and it makes a great story
the series starts to get even better after volume 2
main character is super op and it makes a great story
the series starts to get even better after volume 2
Read it
by dwanex
July 23rd, 2012, 2:40am
July 23rd, 2012, 2:40am
Rating: N/A
REad it because it is a good novel that is entertaining. If you are into reading japanese novels on Baka-Tsuki or any other place, go and read it because this is a novel (at least so far) that is serious enough. Not overly serious like Sword Craft Online, where everything matters, and not overly unserious like many other novels.
Boring writing style
by Ormos
June 29th, 2016, 5:22am
June 29th, 2016, 5:22am
Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
Not a big fan of the novel (at least the fan translated version), though I did like the anime. The novel has a somewhat passive (?) writing style that's a bit of a chore to read. I could hardly make it through vol 1 but definitely not 2.
Perhaps I'll reread this in the future when yen press catches up and see if there's any difference.
Perhaps I'll reread this in the future when yen press catches up and see if there's any difference.
well
by Azure_1802
July 4th, 2015, 10:10am
July 4th, 2015, 10:10am
Rating: 3.0 / 10.0
I don't hate overpowered characters, I really like them to be exact. However, I cannot handle every character of this series, especially the main protagonist and his little sister. They are exactly what we call "Mary Sue" and "Gari Stu". [Spoil]The mc is described as if he is god himself although noone else except his sister (and some others) knows about that.[/Spoil]
The story is somehow boring, there are too many explainations that explained somethings understandable into some complicated things then get you all confusing then the mc appears and everything's solved
The story is somehow boring, there are too many explainations that explained somethings understandable into some complicated things then get you all confusing then the mc appears and everything's solved
The development feels forced...
by wotonito
October 23rd, 2012, 11:34pm
October 23rd, 2012, 11:34pm
Rating: N/A
The story development can feel pretty forced. Early on in the story, a very very important detail on the MC is shown very abruptly with no warning whatsoever, like in The Clash of the Titans (2010) when Perseus finds his sword just sticking right the crap out of the ground one morning. Similar things happen later; the MC is like (Note: This exact scenario doesn't actually happen as far as I'm aware but you get the idea) *GET SUPERMAN-SLAPPED BY RANDOM PERSON* *Bam! Character Development!* It just feels out of place.
Other than that it is quite entertaining.
... Last updated on October 23rd, 2012, 11:35pm
Other than that it is quite entertaining.
... Last updated on October 23rd, 2012, 11:35pm
I think it's written by a twelve year old.
by RockoDyne
July 5th, 2014, 7:57pm
July 5th, 2014, 7:57pm
Rating: N/A
Spoiler (mouse over to view)
First, every character is a mary sue. Every last one of them. Tatsuya, only being the sueiest of them all, should always have "he's also a ninja" appended to any description of him. Tatsuya is a super genius and secretly the master technician taurus silver, known the world over for his creations. He's also a ninja. Tatsuya is a magical super soldier with the powers of a god. He's also a ninja. Hell, they even have a kiss to unseal power trope going on. Why such a seal even exists is beyond me as all it apparently does is seal god level power down to just demigod levels.
Basically, the author's character creation process is thinking something is cool and throwing that on top of a character.
Second, every woman is beautiful, yet I have no idea what any of them actually look like. Seriously, there are no descriptions of physical characteristics past the first intro blurb. With one exception (because it's apparently relevant to her character/powers), you will never even be told what a character's hair color is. All that is left is completely nondescript descriptions of women's beauty that, had the author been sixteen, would have rankings of them based on how bangable they are. You will suffer elaborate info dumps about fashion however, which essentially regresses over a century so exposed ankles basically equates to slutdom.
Third, it's all exposition. The author is pretty much only interested in info dumping the psychobabble of a magic system. There is nothing that can go unexplained and frequently goes explained far before it's even relevant. If you don't like spoilers you might as well punch the author in the face. Frankly if you don't see what is going to happen it's because you're asleep and skipped better chucks of it. The least it could have done was have Tatsuya unveiled as a badass in a fight, but no. By the first fight there were already several instances of Miyuki saying Tatsuya is more capable than her, but more than that, you have already seen Tatsuya in ninja training, so you already know Tatsuya is a ninja. All of the fights, being the explanation filled clusterfucks that they are, are just boring with outcomes made up way before the fight even starts. The story just lives by the motto "tell, don't show."
I wish I could like this, but it's just boring. No matter what I look at, I just can't find enough that I don't see huge faults in. The characters are all perfect(ly flat), almost all the conflict comes from unaffiliated parties that don't really care about Tatsuya and co. (they just happen to be working too close to him), there are no reveals as everything has already been explained, and simply put, the author never put time into actually writing a story that is interest.
Basically, the author's character creation process is thinking something is cool and throwing that on top of a character.
Second, every woman is beautiful, yet I have no idea what any of them actually look like. Seriously, there are no descriptions of physical characteristics past the first intro blurb. With one exception (because it's apparently relevant to her character/powers), you will never even be told what a character's hair color is. All that is left is completely nondescript descriptions of women's beauty that, had the author been sixteen, would have rankings of them based on how bangable they are. You will suffer elaborate info dumps about fashion however, which essentially regresses over a century so exposed ankles basically equates to slutdom.
Third, it's all exposition. The author is pretty much only interested in info dumping the psychobabble of a magic system. There is nothing that can go unexplained and frequently goes explained far before it's even relevant. If you don't like spoilers you might as well punch the author in the face. Frankly if you don't see what is going to happen it's because you're asleep and skipped better chucks of it. The least it could have done was have Tatsuya unveiled as a badass in a fight, but no. By the first fight there were already several instances of Miyuki saying Tatsuya is more capable than her, but more than that, you have already seen Tatsuya in ninja training, so you already know Tatsuya is a ninja. All of the fights, being the explanation filled clusterfucks that they are, are just boring with outcomes made up way before the fight even starts. The story just lives by the motto "tell, don't show."
I wish I could like this, but it's just boring. No matter what I look at, I just can't find enough that I don't see huge faults in. The characters are all perfect(ly flat), almost all the conflict comes from unaffiliated parties that don't really care about Tatsuya and co. (they just happen to be working too close to him), there are no reveals as everything has already been explained, and simply put, the author never put time into actually writing a story that is interest.
Seems to lack any suspense and direction
by Nins_Leprechaun
May 1st, 2013, 4:20pm
May 1st, 2013, 4:20pm
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
Normally I love overpowered main characters, but this series takes it too far. The main character is so overpowered there isn't even a semblance of suspense or challenge. What little timbits the author provides for the main character's back story are few, far between and typically come off as forced.
After reading the first two volumes of this I see no reason to waste any more time on it.
... Last updated on April 18th, 2015, 7:40pm
After reading the first two volumes of this I see no reason to waste any more time on it.
... Last updated on April 18th, 2015, 7:40pm
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