The Irregular at Magic High School (light novel)
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Well I'm not surprised that Miyuki got pissed again this episode. Their father acts like a prick quite a bit. Well I think they got the part right when adapting his personality. Anyways, more built-up for the upcoming competitions. Looks like they are adapting this a little slower now although I did notice Mikihiko clear the air a bit with the others. Meh, slow episode. The actual competitions are beginning very soon although it looks like they are already running into some trouble on the road. |
Stark700May 31, 2014 8:56 AM
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| The main guy already has people works under him. Flying test, and it's a success. And there's the sibling's father, too. The bodyguard doesn't seem to approve him. The girl that can see color on her eyes saw some color from a card magician's magic practice. Separate bus. Then accident. |
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| They really kept that pointy ears of Aoki's from the manga design. And fucking Koyasu Takehito as Tatsurou. He really is everywhere this season. And eh, they left out much of the details about that experiment. So much for expecting that this part will explain things about him. More like this will leave people with more questions and complaints. That extra time with Tatsuya meeting the girls would have been better off placed in this part. At least Subaru and Eimi got to talk I guess. Ah well. Their priorities are kinda weird though as they even kept the Hattori bullying and Miyuki worrying over her Oniisama. This staff really. Right on the money though, episode ends with the attack. That cliffhanger really should have stopped when the car flipped over though. Mari shouting to stop them doesn't make sense given the situation. Not while it's missing the explanation why she said that which is mere moments after that. Ah well. |
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belatkuro said: And eh, they left out much of the details about that experiment. Are you sure we should be knowing exactly how and why that experiment was done at this point? If I recall correctly, we only just knew he was the way he was due to an experiment. The real explanation came during |
| Wow, this episode flew by so fast! Interesting ending, I can't wait to see how this one plays out. (Tatsuya will probably come in and save the day or something like that anyway) |
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| Honoka having a crush and Mayumi flirting with Tatsuya :3 I like seeing how everyone in the lab really looked up to Tatsuya. That Aoki butler guy had to ruin it. :( Mizuki's crystal eyes, I wonder if they have significance later. That terriost attack, I thought it would be a direct hit, but they made it seem like an accident. To plan all that physics to be able to land the other side... quite surprised to see it. |
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| That butler is such an ass. Wished that Tatsuya didn't stop Miyuki. Seeing Mizuki blush was kinda cute. |
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belatkuro said: Their priorities are kinda weird though as they even kept the Hattori bullying and Miyuki worrying over her Oniisama. This staff really. Right on the money though, episode ends with the attack. That cliffhanger really should have stopped when the car flipped over though. Mari shouting to stop them doesn't make sense given the situation. Not while it's missing the explanation why she said that which is mere moments after that. Ah well. Yeah, didn't really feel the cliffhanger was handled right :( They could've done it way better. But oh well, it left me hanging and wanting more (Which is why it's called a cliffhanger <_<) Poor Mayumi though with how Tatsuya just totally ignored her flirting and changed the topic XDXDXD U gotta feel bad for her a bit :P Hate that f***n Aoki!! This ep could have been done quite a bit better though -.- They focused on some not that important stuff...Oh well, nxt ep onward should be a lot more fun ^^ |
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| slow episode but can't wait for next eps i can see there`ll be A LOT of haters and elitist complaining |
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comochi said: slow episode but can't wait for next eps i can see there`ll be A LOT of haters and elitist complaining And they'd be pretty justified in doing so... |
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| so at the end there, they shouldn't be.. using any magic on that car? assuming that car would blow up or anything, i guess tatsuya would save the day again |
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| Seems like they cut down the scene with Aoki and Tatsuya's father. Kinda disappointing but I'm not surprised. Need more Shizuku <3 Let the Mikihiko x Mizuki ship set sail! |
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comochi said: slow episode but can't wait for next eps i can see there`ll be A LOT of haters and elitist complaining That's what they do :) ... just ignore them. |
comochi said: slow episode but can't wait for next eps i can see there`ll be A LOT of haters and elitist complaining criticism is automaticly hate and elitist complaining now just because you gave it a 9/10 already? what does that make you then? |
| How on earth could they reduce Tatsuya's entire monologue to "I have no heart to hate her"? What the hell? Does he not have a heart? Is that supposed to explain why he's so emotionless? Because he doesn't have a heart? I know it gets explained in more details much later on but at this point, we did find out that he had no strong emotions to speak of, save for his love of his imouto. Now we'll have to put up with people making light of his entire situation. Anyway, moving on... So no explanations about why the FLT engineers are grateful to him. No explanations about why he even has that much influence at FLT (their Dad is the CEO or something so they see him as the heir, if anyone's interested). Ushiyama's eyes were wrongly portrayed too. What was Mizuki doing standing by herself? Is it alright if I assume she was waiting for Shizuku and Honoka to finish their meeting? I did like seeing Mikihiko's Spirit Magic animated. And HOLY SHIT, did the anime really explain what it was? I'm astonished! The ceremony was cut which wasn't a bad idea. The scene with Miyuki whining was also cut to its bare minimum. Why even show it in the first place, these animators... I guess it showed how easily manipulated Miyuki is when it comes to her brother. Now the accident did look cool animated. I'm just sighing about the predictions so far that almighty Tatsuya will take care of things next episode. He isn't the only competent Magician in the show, you know? All in all, it was a serviceable episode. I hadn't really been very disappointed with the anime until this episode. You would think Madhouse would notice how disliked Miyuki is and try to salvage her character as well as as they could but no. They messed up Tatsuya's meeting with his father and Aoki too. I'm keeping my expectations lower than when I started now. Edit: Who are those giving the episode 5/5? I love the LNs to bits but even I am seeing the problems in the anime, especially in this episode. I guess it takes a very special kind of fan to not see the flaws in an adaptation. |
OpalMidgeMay 31, 2014 12:43 PM
VGFACTCHECKER said: what was up with Tatsuya's reaction to seeing Erika reaction during the pin thing? Weeds weren't supposed to be sitting that close in the front. Based Erika ignoring segregation norms. |
VGFACTCHECKER said: what was up with Tatsuya's reaction to seeing Erika reaction during the pin thing? It's the fact that his class were right up in the front rows, The front rows are in a way unofficially reserved for the 1st course students |
AlexMay 31, 2014 12:38 PM
VGFACTCHECKER said: what was up with Tatsuya's reaction to seeing Erika reaction during the pin thing? I got the impression in this episode that he is fully aware of what has been done to him, and even though he doesn't/can't have strong feelings about it, he's not entirely happy with the situation. Intellectually he can recognize what the girls are doing, and he knows he should have a reaction to it, but he can't. I suspect that will be important later... Another couple of things that were interesting is the clear depiction of just how status in the clans is not dependent on anything outside of recognized magic potential--clearly being an engineering genius with non-standard magical abilities doesn't count for anything with the butler. And if a cute member of another of the ruling clans was flirting with me as obviously as Mayumi was, I don't see how I could resist responding, even if my heart (and other parts) were made of stone... |
rodacMay 31, 2014 12:38 PM
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
| I've never read the source material, but even so I couldn't help getting the feeling that they were rushing through stuff, leaving stuff unsaid or gaps here and there. Coming here to the discussion thread that feeling is reaffirmed when I see that LN readers have to explain a lot of stuff to non LN readers. Madhouse is really not adapting this well it seems. |
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Marzan said: I've never read the source material, but even so I couldn't help getting the feeling that they were rushing through stuff, leaving stuff unsaid or gaps here and there. Coming here to the discussion thread that feeling is reaffirmed when I see that LN readers have to explain a lot of stuff to non LN readers. Madhouse is really not adapting this well it seems. I've always felt this would be a difficult series to adapt well to anime. The novel literally explains every detail as to whats happening, such as different types of magic, abilities, character interactions, CADs etc.. As well as what Tatsuya is thinking during interactions. If they were to add all of it, even most of it. I think it would get really slow (yeah, even slower than what we see sometimes). I feel reading these sort of things from a book it is fine, but when you are on a time limit such as anime, it becomes difficult. They've cut down screen time for characters as well (Honoka getting the brunt end of it). Nonetheless, I still enjoy the show plenty. As someone who is reading the novels, I think I just appreciate the fact I get to see it animated in the first place. Even with changes. |
| lol, we have to wait for the next episode for Tatsuya to stop the car with his OP powers |
| "We take honour on working under someone as capable as you" and Miyuki's sparkling eyes! I think I am getting used to it and it doesn't bother me anymore, since late as it may be (9th episode in already) the anime is starting to explain things/or giving more more appreciable hints to look forward to reasons why the Yotsuba clan's treatment of Tatsuya is so ill and why even the magic scientists take pride in working under him. The remarks Tatsuya made when Mikihiko accidentally was about to hit it off with Mizuki were intelligible but quite harsh. His remarks on Mayumi's failed attempt to impress Tatsuya (or maybe there was other hidden motives behind her actions) with her summer one-piece was way to too straightforward. And then there was his standoff with the Yotusba butler (probably because of his nature to be protective of Miyuki as she was at her limit hearing those remarks made on her brother than just for himself being ill treated) made a few things clear which wasn't too obvious (even though there were meager hints, like the way he treated Mibu in the earlier episode, but then again it was difficult to grasp more because Mibu was clearly at wrong) are 1. He is devoid of proper (I would rather say "nicer") human interactions 2. He is lacking something more on a fundamental level, that is conveying his emotions like a normal human being does 3. He was made to be like this from a much younger age (a clip showing a test being performed on him), resulting him to be like the way he is right now. 4. Number 3. may also explain why he treats Miyuki on a different level than anyone else, like never was once shown in the anime so far that he turned down her wish that was at least not impossible even though he was against it at the start Overall I would say it was the first time I saw an episode that made me think this anime has improved. Cliffhanger ending, but the only real issue is the ED starting when the situation was so dire, didn't really go with the flow of it. Just my honest opinion. |
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| This show's actually starting to pick up and becoming something closer to decent, but whilst it's pretty easy to ignore how boring Tatsuya is in eps where his stupidly OP too good for the system powers aren't at the forefront, Miyuki is still managing to drag this whole affair down into almost unwatchable whenever she gets screentime. Prayer circle that that fireball car kills her and we can all move on by never mentioning her again. In fact, Tatsuya wouldn't even be that bad a character if they didn't keep trying to make him a typical 15 year old schoolboy who's good at stuff just because. At least other OP characters had good detailed backstory from a realistically early-on point (rather than waiting until almost halfway through the show before even hinting at it) that helps provide reasoning for their powers, and actual weaknesses that they have to overcome during their fights. They could so easily have avoided this OP stuff they don't know how to handle or implement properly and still kept his good theory by making him a really clumsy fighter or something, that has to steadily improve to implement his mind in his techniques. It would've been better to just straight up have him as only good at supporting his sister and have her be the main fighter too (provided she wasn't so unbearable in this AU, that is) and then showing that she's pretty useless without him doing the theory end, to make them a more logical partnership. Instead we just have... this. And it's so disappointing. |
| Finally more Honoka! Aoki is an a-hole.The neglecting father is another a-hole :) Tatsuya OP?Most Yotsuba (you can count in 1 hand that do give respect) don't give no shit because he's a fake magician.For those that still don't get why Miyuki always wants Tatsuya to be in the spotlight (like being in the technical representative),he gets no respect from his family,more reasons to love Miyuki,don't disrespect her onii-sama (or more hate for her?). Tatsuya loses another one from his "harem" with Mizuki (just kidding). Like the way the spirits were animated. Mari shouted stop because using different kinds of magic for 1 target will interfere with each othe's sequencer and magic won't activate properly. |
| Ah, good old abnormally disrespectful butler who only exists for the purposes of flimsy exposition. I really hate how perfect and calm Tatsuya is. He's so perfect that I find it hard to believe that people would actually respond to him with the animosity that they do. It just seems like their attitudes just pop into existence for the sake of the plot. Also, I think Tatsuya is Robocop. |
straggy said: This show's actually starting to pick up and becoming something closer to decent, but whilst it's pretty easy to ignore how boring Tatsuya is in eps where his stupidly OP too good for the system powers aren't at the forefront, Miyuki is still managing to drag this whole affair down into almost unwatchable whenever she gets screentime. Prayer circle that that fireball car kills her and we can all move on by never mentioning her again. In fact, Tatsuya wouldn't even be that bad a character if they didn't keep trying to make him a typical 15 year old schoolboy who's good at stuff just because. At least other OP characters had good detailed backstory from a realistically early-on point (rather than waiting until almost halfway through the show before even hinting at it) that helps provide reasoning for their powers, and actual weaknesses that they have to overcome during their fights. They could so easily have avoided this OP stuff they don't know how to handle or implement properly and still kept his good theory by making him a really clumsy fighter or something, that has to steadily improve to implement his mind in his techniques. It would've been better to just straight up have him as only good at supporting his sister and have her be the main fighter too (provided she wasn't so unbearable in this AU, that is) and then showing that she's pretty useless without him doing the theory end, to make them a more logical partnership. Instead we just have... this. And it's so disappointing. you have practically many anime to watch to see those typical wimpy weak MC's that you are looking for.That's what made Tatsuya cool because he's different from those lame MC's that is flooding anime/manga/LN's :) |
AsherFischell said: Also, I think Tatsuya is Robocop. Lol. You are not far off. :D |
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AsherFischell said: Ah, good old abnormally disrespectful butler who only exists for the purposes of flimsy exposition. I really hate how perfect and calm Tatsuya is. He's so perfect that I find it hard to believe that people would actually respond to him with the animosity that they do. It just seems like their attitudes just pop into existence for the sake of the plot. Also, I think Tatsuya is Robocop. There are situations in which a bully just wants a reaction from the person being bullied. Tatsuya not being all riled up is what makes those people more mad at him. As for Tatsuya being Robocop, this episode should have told you why it seems that way... and yet it looks like it's been postponed till God-knows-when. |
shanimebib said: AsherFischell said: Also, I think Tatsuya is Robocop. Lol. You are not far off. :D Except the original 3 Robocop films were actually pretty good. Okay, maybe not the 3rd one. |
Takuan_Soho said: Liked the butler scene, though I think something similar should have been done much sooner in the series. I am still curious how his own family doesn't know of the extent of his special abilities when everyone at school knows it. I am sure that will get explained later (don't need it explained now :-). Only Miyuki currently knows the extent of his abilities in the school. |
Takuan_Soho said: Dragon_Slayer_X said: Just to be clear, which powers are you talking about? Especially the ones everyone knows about..........i am curious. Cast Jamming for a starter. He used it on that one student terrorists who immediately understood that it was special (why terror guy wanted to recruit him), and he had used it a couple of times in school and told several friends about it as well. So I doubt seriously that is a secret. Also that he is such an awesome designer that even their company's chief designer and staff genuflect when he merely walks into the room. You can also add whatever skills the military respects him for. In that the butler is the 4th most powerful person in the Yotsuba family, and they are one of the ten clans that secretly rule Japan, I find it odd that the butler would make a point about stressing how little magic Tatsuya has when even a half efficient intelligence unit the clan would obviously have, with very little effort, would have noticed otherwise. Before replying, you should ask yourself: do we really want to stir him up on this. I promised to be good this week, but I will reply if you do. mild spoiler |
| "Silver-san" being a high school engineer for a competition... ugh... i just wanna jump into the screen and reveal it to everyone rofl |
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Takuan_Soho said: In that the butler is the 4th most powerful person in the Yotsuba family Not trying to stir you up, but he said 4th Butler, implying there are 3 butlers ahead of him. And "butler", implying they aren't that powerful in the grand scheme of things. |
Takuan_Soho said: Cast Jamming for a starter. He used it on that one student terrorists who immediately understood that it was special (why terror guy wanted to recruit him), and he had used it a couple of times in school and told several friends about it as well. So I doubt seriously that is a secret. To play some devil's advocate, I don't think any of the side characters blabbered about it to other students. Takuan_Soho said: Also that he is such an awesome designer that even their company's chief designer and staff genuflect when he merely walks into the room. You can also add whatever skills the military respects him for. No one knows he moonlights as a genius engineer at his own company. Takuan_Soho said: In that the butler is the 4th most powerful person in the Yotsuba family, and they are one of the ten clans that secretly rule Japan, I find it odd that the butler would make a point about stressing how little magic Tatsuya has when even a half efficient intelligence unit the clan would obviously have, with very little effort, would have noticed otherwise. Hubris and powerlevels work in crazy ways. |
millie10468 said: Takuan_Soho said: In that the butler is the 4th most powerful person in the Yotsuba family Not trying to stir you up, but he said 4th Butler, implying there are 3 butlers ahead of him. And "butler", implying they aren't that powerful in the grand scheme of things. Butlers can be really powerful in a household. Think about some like Sebastian Michaelis or even Ayasaki Hayate. :D duderus said: "Silver-san" being a high school engineer for a competition... ugh... i just wanna jump into the screen and reveal it to everyone rofl Wouldn't one think that this kind of unfair for the other eight schools? |
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| Naw, they're all... around... the same age lol Besides there's that weird guy that was covered in blood and is supposedly a genius as well :o you know... the guy with the red gun in the OP o.o Oh and that reminds me... the end of the episode... lol First thing i thought of when everyone was lined up and preparing to attack the car was... "FINISH HIM!" xD |
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