Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu


A Returner's Magic Should Be Special

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Synonyms: Gwihwanja-ui Mabeop-eun Teukbyeol-haeya Hamnida, 귀환자의 마법은 특별해야 합니다
Japanese: 帰還者の魔法は特別です
English: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 2023 to Dec 24, 2023
Premiered: Fall 2023
Broadcast: Sundays at 00:00 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Arvo Animation
Source: Web manga
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Themes: SchoolSchool, Time TravelTime Travel
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.071 (scored by 6894168,941 users)
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Ranked: #40212
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Popularity: #1659
Members: 145,531
Favorites: 446

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Synopsis

After a decade spent fighting monsters in the Shadow Labyrinth—a growing dark cloud of magic that threatens to engulf the world and destroy all life—mage Desir Herrman and his five companions finally face their last foe: the dragon of destruction Boromir Napolitan. Although the group of heroes manages to slay this formidable opponent, the tremendous amount of mana stored within the dragon's body is released in an unstoppable explosion that annihilates the rest of the world.

However, instead of dying, Desir is sent back 10 years into the past with complete memories of events to come. He enrolls at Hebrion Academy, determined to put an end to the classist prejudice plaguing the magical world that will ultimately lead to the demise of humanity. Unfortunately, his struggle begins early on during the entrance exams; although he is ranked first of his group, Desir is assigned to the Beta Class, the default class for commoners.

Now, Desir's next objective is to rally someone to his cause that he could not save in his previous life: the wind mage Romantica Eru. Then, Desir will have to show his worth to the Alpha Class with his newly formed party if he wants to ultimately save as many lives as possible.

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"GET BACK" by FLOW
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1: "GET BACK" by FLOW (ep 1)
2: "6 wo Naderu (6を撫でる)" by Momosu Momosu (ももすももす) (eps 2-12)

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Reviews

Nov 3, 2024
This is underrated so I chose to overrate it. As per-usual, those who read the source material are heavily influencing the negative reviews 🙄 and consequently hurting the author and their prospective fan base. No better way to say “I really enjoyed your book” than by hitting them straight in the wallet amiright?

Moving on.

There are not even an eighth as many “returnee” anime’s as there are mangas/manhwa etc and it’s a crying shame, I hope this statement ages like milk in the future 😌

So that aside, this anime was great. The characters were all distinctive, and art was well drawn and captivating ...
Jan 16, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Have you ever thought to yourself "Hey, this manga would be great as an anime! Why hasn't it been done yet?"

That was me with this show--- about 5 years ago when I first started reading the Manhwa.
After completing it I can safely say it absolutely FLOPPED and did not live up to expectation like with Attack on Titan or Mushoku Tensei. But looking back on it, the signs were there and realistically even with better animation or editing this was about the level of quality to be expected.

I will put it here if you don't want to read the following ramblings: This is show ...
Feb 28, 2024
The story did have some potential considering the manwha already has a built in fanbase. However, the studio did it so half-heartedly that a story that deserves 7 or 8 out of 10 becomes a 2 really and averages out at 4 or 5. The characters feel forced, the MC's determination feels half-assed, but the biggest drawback is the animation. It's not that it's the worst, it's just weirdly slow and clunky, like worse than mid 2000s video game, same with dialogue- it felt like something written and acted by AI. It walks such a weird line of rushed or skipped plot but super slow ...

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