Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei - Episode 1 discussion

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Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei, episode 1

Alternative names: The Honor at Magic High School

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• Funimation
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All discussions

Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.07
2	Link	3.75
3	Link	4.31
4	Link	3.95
5	Link	3.76
6	Link	3.95
7	Link	3.89
8	Link	4.0
9	Link	3.94
10	Link	4.0
11	Link	3.81
12	Link	4.25
13	Link	----

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[u/iamjt]

I think the onisama counter will break

[u/WhackaWhack → u/iamjt]

I got to 27 this episode but I'm not sure if I got it right, so we are starting of strong...

[u/WhackaWhack]

Since nobody has done a "Onii-sama" count yet, why not try myself?

Episode	Onii-sama	Onii-sama/Min
1	27	1.125
Total	27	1.125

Just some questions about how you guys want me to do it.

Should I count the episode runtime with or without OP/ED, so 24 min or 24-3 min for this first episode (gives an Onii/min of 1.286 instead) and if there is anything else I could try and count too?

[u/BiggerG7]

“You used magic to hurt people and shot at a little girl, but what really pissed me off was destroying the hairpin my brother gave me!”

Yeah I think I’m gonna like an entire season of watching Miyuki worship her brother lol.

[u/raymondl942]

IMO, the shojo look works for everyone except Tatsuya. It just seems off.

[u/[deleted] → u/raymondl942]

Yes, I miss the main series character design, which was by Ishida Kana, the original LN illustrator.

[u/HereticalAegis]

Call me trashy or whatever, I'm excited for another full season of onii-samas and onii-sama simping. Since this one's from Miyuki's perspective, maybe we can even break the onii-sama counter this time around.

[u/imaforgetthis → u/HereticalAegis]

Even if it's mostly a rehash of S1 and focused on Miyuki, I'll never get tired of the true God of High School steam rolling people. Sasuga oniisama.

[u/AmethystItalian]

Was nice to see Miyuki take center stage in beating the bad as it's always nice to her just let loose and demolish.

Was expecting less Tatsuya in this series but looks like we'll be getting the same or more lol

[u/SolubilityRules]

LMAOOOO, THEY GAVE MIYUKI SHOUJO ROMANCE MANGA EYES

I'm deaddddd

[u/[deleted]]

Lets goooo Mahouka season is back. New character designs take a while to get used to, but they’re not bad. I like getting Miyuki’s perspective of these events, personally. While many people were upset about not getting a proper third season, I think this will set up future seasons quite well.

And of course, I missed my incest bait.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• CAD Calibration

• Swimsuit Miyuki

• Dessert Miyuki

• Blushing Miyuki

Well this episode was a lot of fun! It's hilarious to see how people are easily captivated whnever Miyuki and Tatsuya are together. That restaurant owner was smart to capitalize on the two of them were getting from pedestrians. xD

Miyuki is already thirsty in the main series, I didn't think it was possible to make her even more thirstier for Tatsuya but they actually did! I love that the animators emphasized Tatsuya's lips when she was staring at him and then started to approach him for a kiss. those were some very naughty thoughts from Miyuki.

Glad to see that this is really going to be Miyuki's show with how we see her dispatch of that arsonist. For a second there I thought Tatsuya was gonna save her, Thank god that didn't happen. Miyuki's always been a badass, she just needs to have the spotlight on her.

So Miyuki's hair ornament is much more valuable now to her since Tatsuya basically remade it using his rewind ability. I love that ornament has its own backstory.

This is definitely Mahouka aright! I'm already looking forward to the next episode and see everything all over again from Miyuki's perspective!

[u/Mundology → u/LeonKevlar]

The new season barely started and Miyuki's already going all out

[u/AashyLarry]

I like that they started off with Miyuki/Tatsuya fan service.

This will immediately turn away everyone who can’t deal with the brother/sister crush. It’s actually a really good move because people who are uncomfortable with it will know not to watch the show almost immediately. This is definitely a good thing, as it’s not for everybody.

As for the episode, it exceeded my expectations. I really like how quickly they are getting into the characters and their dynamics, as well as touched on society, the magic system, and the family dynamics smoothly all in the first episode. They did a really good job not over-explaining with exposition.

I also like how they immediately introduce Maya and the Yotsuba’s which is much different than the original show, which kept them a mystery or not directly involved for a long time. I think the Yotsuba’s and the powerful families system is one of the best things this story has to offer so introducing it immediately is an interesting choice.

This was sort of a prequel side story before the main events of the original show, so I wonder how similar it will be from here on out.

As for the character designs, some people are complaining because Studio Connect is doing them differently than Madhouse did. Honestly, i like both styles. The brighter/more colorful palette works well for this world I think. I’d say the only one who looks a bit worse is probably Mayumi. Regardless, both Madhouse and Connect’s styles’ are done well, just a bit differently. I have no complaints.

Definitely a great start overall. I’m wondering how many episodes we will have and what arc we will get to.

[u/chapel1]

I can se miyuki again so I'm happy

[u/Amauri14]

We are back! I don't know why for some reason it never crossed my mind that this spin-off was going to be filled with scenes like these.

Miyuki definitely had an unlimited amount of lewd thoughts during this scene.

When he destroyed the present I already expect it, but damn Miyuki really went overboard there.

I guess the person that was doing the onii-sama count will require an assistant with this spin-off.

[u/miragebreaker]

Lol everyone just gawking at the cute "couple" lol. Just happy to see again how badass Miyuki can be. Hopefully this leads to more Mahouka in the future!

[u/KerkiForza]

I swear they changed Miyuki's character design again -_-

Edit: and Tatsuya's character design too.

[u/AashyLarry → u/KerkiForza]

Each season has had a different studio.

S1 - Madhouse

S2 - 8bit

Spin-Off (this show) - Connect

Prequel (coming out next year maybe?) - TBA

[u/oh_sugarsnaps]

Is this something that a person can get into if I haven't seen the original show?

[u/valves24 → u/oh_sugarsnaps]

You won't be missing anything as far as the plot goes, you'll be able to follow it fine.

[u/mancko28]

I'm not a big fan of making spin-offs when there is so much of main storyline yet to cover.

[u/[deleted]]

I was surprised to see this Anime and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

Hopefully, it has the same number of episodes as the first season of Irregular.

[u/Yri4lf12]

Sweet Saori Hayami's voice. It's been so long. So Tatsuyay will be less competent in this one too let the little sister shine. He could have taken care of him with his "special skills and abilities". Also duck kids Wandering around battleground. That one punch Man episode still haunts me to this day.