Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei finally sets a date for his return

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the light novels written by Tsutomu Satou and illustrated by Kana Ishida, "Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School)," a new promotional video for the project's third season was revealed. The press release confirmed that the premiere is scheduled for April 5 in Japan, and announces that there will be an early release on March 31 in Japan.

New voice cast members were also announced, including Kikunosuke Toya as Minoru Kudou, Tatsumaru Tachibana as Takuma Shippu, and Houchou Ohtsuka as Retsu Kudou. The latter replaces Motomu Kiyokawa, who passed away in 2022.

It should be noted that this third season will consist of a total of three parts titled "Double Seven Arc", "Steeplechase Arc", and "Ancient City Insurrection Arc". It should be noted that there is no mention of whether this third season will have three "cours" (i.e. quarters of broadcasting), so we will have to wait for more official information.

Tsutomu Satou and Kana Ishida began publishing the light novels through Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint in July 2011 and completed it in September 2021. A sequel titled "Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Magian Company" released its first volume in October 2021 in Japan.

The play inspired a twenty-six-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse Studios under the direction of Manabu Ono, and released in April 2014. Subsequently, a film was released in June 2017. A second season now produced by 8-Bit Studios premiered in October 2020 and featured thirteen episodes, followed by the special "Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen" in December 2021.

Voice Cast

Yuuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba
Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba
Kiyono Yasuno as Minami Sakurai
Yumi Uchiyama as Erika Chiba
Takuma Terashima as Leonhart Saijo
Satomi Satou as Mizuki Shibata
Atsushi Tamaru as Mikihiko Yoshida
Sora Amamiya as Honoka Mitsui
Yuiko Tatsumi as Shizuku Kitayama
Maaya Uchida as Ayako Kuroba
Emiri Katou as Fumiya Kuroba
Kana Hanazawa as Mayumi Saegusa
Eri Kitamura as Kasumi Saegusa

Production Equipment

Jimmy Stone (Death Note, Sword Art Online, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) directs the anime at 8-Bit Studios.
Munemasa Nakamoto is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Kana Ishida (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, Aquarion EVOL) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Taku Iwasaki (Noragami, Akame ga Kill!, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei finally sets a date for his return

Synopsis of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

At the dawn of the 21st century, magic, long considered folklore and fairy tales, has become a systematized technology and is taught as a technical skill. At the First Preparatory School, the institution for magicians, students are segregated into two groups based on their score on the entrance exam: Those who score high are assigned to the First Course, while the "weeds" are reserve students assigned to the Second Course.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows brothers Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, who enroll in the First Course. Upon taking the exam, the prodigious Miyuki is placed in the First Course, while Tatsuya is relegated to the Second Course. Although his practical test scores and "Weed" status show him to be inept at magic, he possesses extraordinary technical knowledge, physical combat capabilities, and unique magical techniques, making Tatsuya the irregular of a magical institute.

Source: Comic Natalie