Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Nyuugaku Hen

Description

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.

Adaptation of Light Novel 1-2.

Type

Manga

Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei (Side Story)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Kyuukousen Hen (Sequel)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Yonkoma Hen (Spin-Off)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Shiba Tatsuya Ansatsu Keikaku (Side Story)

Associated Names

A Magic Senior High School's Low-Ranked Student

A Poorly Performing Student of a Magic High School

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Nyuugaku-hen

The Irregular at Magic High School: Enrollment Arc

The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School: Admission

魔法科高校の劣等生

魔法科高校の劣等生入学編

魔法科高校的劣等生入場

마법과고교의 열등생 입학편

Groups Scanlating

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Latest Release(s)

N/A

Status in Country of Origin

4 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1)

Ends at VoL 4, Chap 27 (S1)

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2 topics, 14 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (833 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.23 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 25th, 2024 8:21am PDT - 10 months ago

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Action Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance School Life Sci-fi Shounen
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Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (Novel)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Raihousha Hen

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Kyuukousen Hen

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Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei

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Original Publisher

Square Enix

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GFantasy (Square Enix)

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3 Month Pos #3180

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6 Month Pos #4173

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Year Pos #4940

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Is Mahouka Getting An Anime??

11 years ago

Reminds me of...

13 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

For God's sake people, the manga has a sequel.

by gundamgundam
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

For those people giving this manga lower ratings because it "suddenly" ends, please, at least attempt to do a little research before spouting nonsense like "and then the manga was OVER. Like, wut." This manga only covers the first arc of the story, the "Enrollment Arc". Its sequel, "Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Kyuukousen Hen ", covers the second arc, "Nine Schools Competition". This format (make a manga out of every story arc) isn't something uncommon or rare in manga, since many popular series (like Umineko and Higurashi) do this.

In fact, the last page of the manga itself makes pretty clear that it has a sequel since it reads:
Next time, start of the "Nine Schools battle arc"!! so I don't know how anyone could miss that, for Heaven's sake.

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A different kind of hero

by Trident
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Only four chapters out, but so far it does seem quite good!

The major selling-point here is obviously the Main Character. While its far to early to do a proper character-review, this guy has definitely picked my interest!
If this was a normal shounen manga, the Main Caracter would be a bookdumb, hotblooded dude who must train hard to beat the "Genius Rival".

Well this time that "Genius Rival" IS the Main Character. For some this is bad, but if you're the type to prefer more calm and intelligent characterers, then this manga may just be for you.

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Novel is way better

by MiY4Gi
13 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Yes, the novel is way better. The main guys frequent internal monologues (i.e. his analyses of the events around him) are a major part of the story, however the manga appears to have mostly done away with it. Also, the manga doesn't portray the main guys true personality and thoughts. He's way more critical in his thinking than the manga shows. It's like the manga only looks at the surface, whereas the most interesting bits lie deep below the surface. The manga may show him withholding comment in a particular discussion, but in the novel his mind is working overtime, and the process of how he came to the conclusion not to comment is written in great detail. If you've heard of Lelouch from Code Geass, then imagine how it would be if you could look into his mind, and observe his thoughts. That's how it feels when I read the novel. The manga is just another magic series, whereas the novel takes an entirely different (and more interesting) approach to telling a story about magic. So it's 7/10 for the manga, since the plot is still very interesting and entertaining, however it's 10/10 for the novel.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Awesome worldbuilding! Everything else more or less ok.

by Nirachu
11 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Both the characters and plot were pretty cliche and trope-filled (Mary Sue guy protagonist, mind control repercussions kind of shallow and unexplored etc.) However, the reason why I'm giving such a high rating is for the worldbuilding. I like how they explained the mechanics behind their "modern" magic with a (somewhat) scientific basis which by itself already places it way above all the other futuristic magic shounens which don't bother to even abide basic physics for the extra boost of realism / immersion in the setting. However, I'm a pretty big fan of detailed worldbuilding in settings, so if you don't share my enthusiasm for detailed alternate worlds, you might not think it's that cool.

A minor thing I was annoyed at was the female uniforms. They look impractical (skin tight bodycon dress, mesh skirt thing and teensy-tiny bolero that's too short to button up) and seem to be there pretty much for fanservice.

For those who are concerned about the sorta incest-y vibe, I didn't really find it that bothersome. It's way less tame than Oreimo anyhow, so don't let that stop you from reading.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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The problem with this story

by enaikelt
12 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

...is that is contradicts itself. Granted, I haven't read the entire novel - I did try, but fell asleep halfway through the descriptions of all the beautiful women - but the primary antagonist of this manga is an organization that fights in the (nominal) name of equality for the underdog, using underhanded methods. The protagonists fight to maintain the status quo more or less the way it is, with some minor concessions.

However, right from the start the disparity between "Weeds" and "Blooms" is thrown into our faces. The main character is snubbed to the point that he's attacked, for simply being a Weed and wanting to walk home with his little sister. Course 1 students look down on Course 2 students all the time. Now, the author makes a valid point that there has to be some sort of division of talent, and that in a magic-specialized school it would be more obvious. But the writing of the story is so utterly biased toward whatever side the protagonist is on that it seems as though the author expects us to overlook the fact that yes, there IS an equality problem in the school, and no, they're NOT doing nearly enough to address it... while simultaneously sympathizing with the poor main character, who keeps getting picked on by jerks. This "well, if you don't have talent or come from a good family then that's too bad" mentality is exactly why, with the exception of a few, the hungry remain poor and the wealthy remain rich.

And just to illustrate my point, one of the good guys uses his family's power to hush all coverage of certain incidents.

Also, I would just like to say that there is nothing wrong with the release of information to the public. Transparency is one of the biggest things that keeps large organizations honest. Open source code is GOOD code. Blanche was committing a crime by attempting to steal this information, instead of coming by it in a more legal manner, but there was nothing particularly wrong with their goal, only their means.

TL,DR; This manga is well-drawn and fun enough to pass the time with, but the author doesn't have a clear idea of the message he wants to convey.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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BEST Novel Adaptation into Manga Format

by Bleach-No1-Manga
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I think Novel Fans of this Title are being a bit harsh by comparing it with it's source material (Novel) which is infinitely better than this (i 100% agree)

BUT but for those who don't want to read just "Texts" the manga medium serves as a great way to immerse oneself into this Fine Series

Give it a chance and if possible do check out the Novel version of it because it;s more fleshed out and Tatsuya is even more BADASS over there

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Theme

by Rac
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Theme is kind of similar to Iris Zero.But It's not anything like Iris Zero.This is an action packed series with a really interesting MC,Which is MKnRs main selling point.
MC is really similar to Kazuma from kaze no stigma(in background,persanality and in powers in thieir respective universes').
So anyone who's fed up with the normal shounen protaganist or liked KnS you are welcome to read this(I guess)
Edit:Yeah,It sure follows the sis & bro compelx cliche.Needless to say I too hate that aspect about the series but I still like the novel .There's more to it than that and you will be surprised if I were to tell you that his sis-con ness has a scientifical reason.(yeah I know,krazy right?)
Still it's full of shounen cliches though.

A quote from the novel,
Her elder brother, that person was
special. The people of the world call her a
genius. That was the praise that they gave
to special individuals, people that
were different from themselves. --In fact, they understood nothing
at all. The truly impressive, special, bona
fide genius, should be her elder
brother. That person existed in a different
dimension. They could not even comprehend
that. For those that hide their personal
jealousy to flatter others, they
probably couldn't understand. True talent that towers over lesser
mortals, that draws a terror that
transcends jealousy. Not awe, but terror. The man who by all rights would be
the father of these two siblings
crumpled before that terror.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Not as good as novel

by hunkofsteel
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

I read the manga first, then read the novel online. This manga has taken a different direction then the novel, in that events actually move slowly in the manga and different personalities are characterized. However, the manga is unable to fully bring out each character's different personalities, and moved in favor of suspense towards the main character. While not necessarily a bad read, it has some major flaws because of it being an adaptation of a novel.

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comparing

by CookeeS
12 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

there are some people who like to compare this manga with others which is okay but then there are people who start talking bout it ripping off ideas from other mangas. while occasionally such accusations are true, you should find the serialisation dates of the different mangas first before saying its it's using the same "formula" as other mangas.

all in all, the manga is fairly interesting. i cant compare it to the novels because im not a fan of reading text based publishes but this manga does excel over the average manga in art and development in the main character which in my opinion is what preserves interest in cliche story lines such as this one.

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LN to Manga Adaptation

by Opec
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Usually when something is adapted from a Book or Novels the general outcome pales in comparison to the original but not in this case well atleast not for me persoanlly

for me having read the Novel version it's really interesting to see the characters in drawn out version with the depiction of fight scenes and interesting moments of the series

also the Techno Babble has been mellowed down to a more Layman language in order to make it simple and understandable which is a PLUS for me

Overall a Great READ!

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