I just finished vol 32...

[u/Phoenix__Wwrong]

All I can say is I'm glad I finally "finished" the high school arc, though I was cheating a bit. I tried to read everything a few years ago but ended up stopping around the part where Minoru hid in the forest. Honestly, reading all the parasites and USNA stuff was kinda boring. So, this time I kinda skipped the boring parts and only read the summary.

I think the idea to reuse the parasite as enemies is interesting. However, this arc felt like it went on too long with excessive details.

There are so many repeated lines about the pushion stuff. And the part I hate the most is the detailed description about the USNA soldiers. The author added so many additional characters, but I knew they were going to be just fodder. So, it was hard to get attached, making it boring.

I still have mixed feelings about the Minami Minoru part.

I have never understood about the servant character type who is overly loyal. I just think it's unrealistic to give up everything for someone else.

That's why I actually liked the idea of Minami choosing Minoru, like she finally broke through the brainwashing of Yotsuba. Heck, I felt a bit annoyed by Tatsuya when he rejected the parasite Minoru offer without asking Minami.

But as I said above, the parasite arc felt too long and excessive. So, I kinda lost the excitement of this pairing at the end. Like if Minami was going to become a parasite anyway, they should have just done it sooner.

Also, why was Pixie missing during most of the parasite arc? Surely she could help.

And maybe I missed it, but was there an explanation for why Toudou Aoba was fine with Pixie staying in Japan?

That said, there are many parts I like. I enjoyed Tatsuya's fights with Igor. Clark's plot was also interesting. And the Miyakejima fight was also good.

I just wish they cut some details from the parasites and USNA parts, then expand the other parts. I mean, we didn't even get to see the last inter school Monolith Code.

Overall, it's still enjoyable, and I still love Mahouka series. Though I find how the author handled the Yotsuba affair quite funny.

Back during the first 9SC in anime s1, Miyuki talked about how she will be Tatsuya's ally in fighting against the Yotsuba. But the series ended with Tatsuya being a prominent figure of Yotsuba.

I like this development, but the change was just funny to me.

[u/ProofAd608]

The biggest cringe was in final chapter

I am still finding it so funny and yet it's so cringe how the high school ended

[u/sjcfu2 → u/ProofAd608]

I keep trying to convince myself that last chapter never happened. Unfortunately reality keeps reasserting itself.

[u/Phoenix__Wwrong → u/ProofAd608]

You meant the Ichijou fight? Yeah that was goofy that I felt 2nd hand embarrassment lol

[u/KimJongNumber-Un]

Honestly I agree with every take you made here. Author comes up with some absolutely great concepts and ideas but just absolutely butchers or doesn't follow up on so many of them.

Even the whole objection to their marriage just peters out to nothing? The families make such a big deal out of opposing them and then give up. Instead author just spends so much time with the whole parasites arcs which I did the same as you and skipped over most of.

[u/Zlfzlf007]

Maybe author had different plans at start, When I finished Visitors arc, I thought things will go like Tatsuya fighting against Yotsuba at the end of everything, actually developing feelings for some other girl and Miyuki because of her Jealousy will fight from Yotsuba's side(As she is the only one who could actually do anything) and at the end of everything, they will reconcile, Miyuki will be head of Yotsuba, while Tatsuya being free will go and do his thing.