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May 17, 2014 8:06 PM

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I love the fact that they did not blurr the blood!!
Such a bloody episode love it
Masaki service was nice....but. Want to see Tatsuya.
May 17, 2014 8:10 PM

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Weak/stupid @ss villian & overpowered mc, so dissapointed. Overall arc is decent/bad & thank god it ended already. The next arc is my last chance anime~ this better be good.
May 17, 2014 8:17 PM

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mahouka score getting lower and lower

i hope it will get higher in the next episode :)
May 17, 2014 8:40 PM
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Thank god! W was expecting someone to stop that Kirihara guy, grab his arm and state the cliche line "That's enough". Major sigh of relief when that didn't happen.

Couldn't help but cringe at Sayaka. She essentially stated Kirihara is B grade material, and he's apparently cool with that.
Getting bored with the other characters. Romantic interactions are kinda shitty. Eirika keeps this anime alive for me.
May 17, 2014 8:47 PM
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Its a very nice adaption. quite differ in manga but most of it the same. glad to see it nicely done. but the manga seem a little bit interesting. If you have read it and you should know what differ. I like it very much. haha.~
May 17, 2014 8:55 PM
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Keetriver said:
Thank god! W was expecting someone to stop that Kirihara guy, grab his arm and state the cliche line "That's enough". Major sigh of relief when that didn't happen.

Couldn't help but cringe at Sayaka. She essentially stated Kirihara is B grade material, and he's apparently cool with that.
Getting bored with the other characters. Romantic interactions are kinda shitty. Eirika keeps this anime alive for me.

Well it kinda did happen but only after he chop off his arm =X
May 17, 2014 9:13 PM

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Ok this anime is cool and kinda fun to watch but what is it really trying to accomplish?
May 17, 2014 9:48 PM

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Enrollment arc ends !!! Time to get even more epic!!!
May 17, 2014 9:53 PM

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Dat hand!
May 17, 2014 10:23 PM

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Good/ok episode and hope it gets better in the next.

I'm sorry to say this in such a bold tone, but Miyuki, please die (or disappear) already.
How many times am I gonna have to hear "Onii-sama" over and over again!? Forget that--how about the freakin incest-brother complex she has going? I don't care if someones got a thing for "incest" plots, but its so wrong and unnecessary.... hopefully it calms down over time.
I have a feeling that Miyuki's important to the plot though :(

Other then that, let Tatsuya be awesome as always, and in the future episodes more full-course action scenes! :D
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May 17, 2014 10:32 PM
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Hmm I don't see Major Kazama in this one.

300 said:
Good thing the animation was top-tier.. because that arc was terrible. Hopefully what the LN readers said is true and the following material is actually good.

As an LN reader, I don't think that arc was terrible. It was just an opening. It introduces us to the world of Mahouka and sets a foundation. The next arc is pretty flashy but in a shounen way, so to those action lovers that only cares about flashy lights instead of story, the next arc should be fun.

Remember that LN, original manga, and original anime tends to set its pace differently.
LN -> need to set strong foundation, enable reader to form an image of the 'world'
manga -> need to set a strong pace. some manga builds while other jump straight to action and explain plot/background
anime -> need to set a strong image, also explain backstory as time goes, but less explanation due to availability of animation to explain

Adaptations often fails to take these needs into account. Mahouka manga has quite a ton of explanation, well condensed but nowhere close to the LN. The anime tries to cut all these explanations out, which makes the anime quite bland, because that is where the LN is strong.

However, as I said earlier, the next arc is more flashy. There's strategy so there could be xplanations but there should be flashy stuff and the next arc is indeed the best arc to be animated. I think even the subseq0uent arcs are less suitable to be animated.
IMO in terms of best to worst for animation:
2nd arc (Competition) > 1st (Enrollment) > 3rd (Yokohama) > 4th (Visitor) > 5th (Double Seven)
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May 17, 2014 10:36 PM
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iceaco said:
Hmm I don't see Major Kazama in this one.



May 17, 2014 10:43 PM
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Dragon_Slayer_X said:
iceaco said:
Hmm I don't see Major Kazama in this one.


May 17, 2014 10:50 PM

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lol you cant possibly fall in love with Tatsuya because his sister will murder you. Looks like the story arc is over. And Tatsuya is way too OP! aha


May 17, 2014 11:21 PM

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Gotta love dat Lisa. And it's already caught up to everything I've read, which is a little surprising. I wasn't paying that much attention to the episode count but they must've been pumping in 3 chaps an episode.

And Masaki looks a lot like Suzaku from code geass.
May 18, 2014 12:16 AM

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Ah, Kirihara. Cutting down a subdued opponent with your katana, just like a real Japanese soldier!
May 18, 2014 12:18 AM

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Quite a struggle for me to stick to this series up to this point. Not very fond of the characters, it's a shame that most of their characterisation from the novel has been apparently left out. Nice art, good action scenes and the slightly intriguing plot is what's keeping me going for now.

That said, looking forward to the next arc. This episode wasn't their best nor worse. Glad to finally see Miyuki in action. The fight was very anticlimactic? This was a suddenly gory episode haha.
May 18, 2014 1:41 AM

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wtf happened to their guns? I hate stupid stand offs with so much talking.. whatever happen to shoot at sight? at least kill the imouto! Such a half-baked plan, the leader was relying on such a measly spell and when it failed he just bailed like a little girl? like, no back up plan whatsoever? at least put some guys behind or hide them or something, why put everyone standing in front of Tatsuya? throw some of your grenades god damn it!

And wow that Mibu girl, she basically just said she gave up because Tatsuya is out of her league. I wouldn't be too happy if I was Kirihara..

Oh well at least it supposedly is getting to the good part next episode. I've had enough of this stupid weed & bloom topic and stupid incompetent enemies. Let's hope that Crimson Prince guy can actually do something useful.
May 18, 2014 1:59 AM
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Finally the next arc

Cant wait to see more of Crimson Prince
May 18, 2014 2:00 AM

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Fuck the vocabulary of this anime, Shiba uses the most least used words instead of the most basic ones -_-

Also Suzaku after outro lol
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May 18, 2014 2:05 AM

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LOL the holding hands at the end xD

looks like this arc is finally finished
May 18, 2014 2:07 AM

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I really hope Suzaku can be an interesting antagonist for the next arc.
May 18, 2014 2:09 AM

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You know I think the reason there may be an anti-magician terrorist organization is because the magician class show a blatant disregard for well being of non-magicians. I mean immobilizing people in ways that have a high likelihood of giving them permanent injuries is not going to get them on your side.
May 18, 2014 2:46 AM
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Ziron said:
You know I think the reason there may be an anti-magician terrorist organization is because the magician class show a blatant disregard for well being of non-magicians. I mean immobilizing people in ways that have a high likelihood of giving them permanent injuries is not going to get them on your side.


Ah they were terrorists and not normal civilians..........so your reasoning doesn't stand. Pointless massacre aside, they aren't going to just go easy on the people shooting at them. A few broken bones and injuries are the least they will get.

Also the reasons are partially explained by Tatsuya by episode 4 and addressed in later arcs. That aside, we haven't seen how magicians are treated by normal humans.......they are seen as tools or monsters by some. You really haven't seen the interactions between normal people (not counting the terrorists) magicians until now.

May 18, 2014 3:09 AM

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What a ridiculous first villain. I liked all that blood though. Saya x Kirihira is far better than Saya x Tatsuya. I am not fond of these sibling moments though - too repetitive.

Loving the ED.

7.5/10
May 18, 2014 3:30 AM

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I didn't expect the bloody part. Oh well, Saya and Kirihara? Hmmm...

Hyped for the next arc, what will happen...
The world shall know the truth soon.
May 18, 2014 4:07 AM
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Onto 2nd arc it is.

I won't comment on this episode except state this was by far worst and laziest villain I've seen since 2nd arc of SAO.
What good is having superpower (so to say) if you're complete retard.

Nevermind, people stated 1st arc is weakest so I'll just try to forget this one and start anew with next episode.

I still stand by my comment Tatsuya is complete badass being wasted on stupid enemies. Some challenge, something to make him think and react would be nice.
Let me compare it to another badass, Batman. Yes, Batman.
What would he be without Joker? When Joker makes a plan Bats has to think, react and adapt to prevent disaster.
Tatsuya just walks to unprepared enemy and bitchslaps him (not literaly).
Erika stated "well, that was anticlimactic" and those were my exact thoughts.

I spoke too much, sorry. Again, waiting for 2nd arc, hoping for some real excitement since this show has all the potential to develop into something great if it is given good antagonists and better development for Tatsuyas sister.

Speaking of which, many LN readers stated she's fine but I fail to see it so far.
In these 7 episodes she did nothing except for 10s of kicking asses of some unarmed, harmless enemies. She should've been given some development. Sure, she likes her brotherto crazy extents, but why?
Maybe it is explained in later arcs but trust me on this one, if it was explained, even slightly, why she clings onto him so much and hates mere mention of him speaking to other woman instead of hundreds of oniisama people wouldn't bash on her so much.
I find her annoying because she is not explained, she did nothing and she was just repeating how great Tatsuya is. Do something wih her screen time. Anything.

4/10 for this arc and that's not me hating this show, it's me saying this arc was slightly below average quality. I wanna see more and I hope it improves.


May 18, 2014 4:38 AM

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soo basically what i got out of this episode is that they aren't brother and sister >.>? maybe ?
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May 18, 2014 5:05 AM

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Onii-sama, onii-sama, onii-sama...

God Miyuki is kind of annoying. Tatsuya also seems like one of the most bland characters I've ever seen.

I really hope this series does not continue the same path that they started because it's been getting progressively worse since episode 1 with only a few redeeming qualities in between.


Has anyone turn Miyuki's onii-sama's into a drinking game? If someone (who can legally drink) did shots each time she said "onii-sama"...
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May 18, 2014 5:13 AM

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Boring. No tension. MC is Gary Stu.

2/5
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May 18, 2014 5:23 AM

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Heh, episode proves Mahouka isn't a harem anime. If it was Mibu would have become his love interest.
May 18, 2014 6:07 AM

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Mercy is for the weak
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May 18, 2014 6:27 AM

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So,finally Suzaku shows up,eh
May 18, 2014 6:32 AM

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This anime's back to being absolutely boring.
May 18, 2014 6:42 AM

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They cut out some cool lines
Miyuki talking to the terrorist after Tatsuya went after Hajime,that she's not as mercyful as onii-sama

Tatsuya answering Hajime when he was called a magician that he is not a magician(Tatsuya).

excited to see more Mayumi and Honoka scenes next arc.

BTW about Shiba siblings blood relation

May 18, 2014 6:57 AM

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Episode was pretty good, action was a bit slow though.

I wonder if that was Tatsuya and Miyuki's mom. Looks kinda like them.
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May 18, 2014 7:06 AM

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Episode was pretty good, action was a bit slow though.

I wonder if that was Tatsuya and Miyuki's mom. Looks kinda like them.

That's their aunt,their mother is her twin sister.
May 18, 2014 8:24 AM
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Fantastic episode yet again to end the Enrollment arc. Tatsuya and Miyuki were badass again, as was Kirihara with his mad sword skills. Tatsuya as Miyuki's guardian is interesting, very interesting. That tease of 'The Crimson Prince' Masaki at the end has got me hyped, a potential match for Tatsuya?

So the Enrollment arc is finished and as an introductory arc it's fantastic. A lot of world building, introductions to a lot of potentially and already interesting characters, good writing, a lot of teasing of future events, really good pacing and some great action. Nothing more I could want, I'm already engrossed in the world and care for the characters. Cannot wait for the Nine Schools Competition.
May 18, 2014 9:40 AM

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I thought in the middle of this episode already introduce the second arc
but was only given a cue at the end
this episode leaves a greater curiosity about the past of the brothers
and shows that not only Tatsuya, but Miyuki is also very strong
I hope the next arc more secrets are counted
May 18, 2014 9:42 AM

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Nicely done.

So ends the Enrollment Arc, the foundations have been laid.

Now lets get things rolling with the Nine Schools Competition Arc.
May 18, 2014 10:03 AM

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Ah, Kirihara. Cutting down a subdued opponent with your katana, just like a real Japanese soldier!

LOL Ikr ? That was pure overkill and pretty damn nasty if you ask me. Where I come from kids like that go to jail. (inb4 Mahoukaverse is not RL)

Also where the hell did that Kirahara x Mibu romance come from, please. All we saw of that dude was basically one episode of him being a major dick to her and now they're all lovey dovey ? Gundam has some serious competition in the out-of-thin-air romance category, here.
That confession from Mibu made me cringe a bit, for some reason. She basically stated that Tatsu was too alpha for the poor little beta female that she was and thus Kirahara was better suited for her. Yet again, the show needs to make it all about status, skills, and perfs, even in love. That's disheartening.

Good lord that arc is over. There were simply so many things wrong with it, I can hardly point out what the show actually did right. The approach of the whole discrimination issue was insanely biased and unsatisfying, Mibu was complete ditz and Gosh Miyuki was annoying: Tatsu was, well... boring. At least he's hot. To top it off the show in itself feels really 'cold', almost clinical.
Erika really is the saving grace of this show atm : everything would be so unbearably dull without her antics.

Hopefully things won't stay this way and the next arc will be better. I place my hopes in Suzaku to be a actual challenge for Tastu : please don't disappoint, m8.

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Miyuki said "brother" 20 times in this episode.
Next ep, I'm making this a drinking game for sure.

PS: They should really think about making fun of Tatsuya's super earnestness a bit more often. The little gag around the 18min40 mark genuinely made me chuckle. And not gonna lie : that Suzaku service was fiiine.
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And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
May 18, 2014 10:55 AM
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Wow. wow.

I give this series a chance, but this is seriously bad. If the next arc doesn't get better, then I'll seriously drop it.
May 18, 2014 11:09 AM
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So i havent read the manga or whatever its adapted from (judging by peoples reactions to the arc) but I have a weird theory he isnt exactly human. or at least not fully anymore

Shiba has a "booting" sequence which we saw when Miyuki knocked him out, He has a scanning ability which doesnt seem to be centered around magic, he has amazing processing and analyzing speed like a computer would but doesnt do well in magic because its usually a cliche that anything robotic cant do magic because its somewhat "organic". Which makes me think like he underwent something to make him part machine
May 18, 2014 11:23 AM
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Sapewloth said:
il-Palazzo said:
Ah, Kirihara. Cutting down a subdued opponent with your katana, just like a real Japanese soldier!

LOL Ikr ? That was pure overkill and pretty damn nasty if you ask me. Where I come from kids like that go to jail. (inb4 Mahoukaverse is not RL)

That was a bad adpation on the anime part, I think in the manga/LN the bad guy was turnning to run when he burst in and cut his arm like instantly. There was no like wait they had in anime which make it reallly werid.

I think the whole romance thing is pretty shoe horn in too lol, I think the author wanted to convey a like he thinks greatly of her but just can't convey his feeling thing but not enough shit happen to estabilsh that, well it was the author's first 2 books so probbaly why the loop hole there.
May 18, 2014 11:27 AM

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Still waiting for the action encounters to be somewhat challenging. At least we saw a little blood.
May 18, 2014 11:30 AM
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What we should draw from Mibu's confession is not really "I don't feel I can keep up with Shiba-kun, so I switch to another guy" LOL

I think what Mibu really felt was a "crush" and "admiration" for Tatsuya, for all his strength that she thought she needed. But in the end, that was just a momentary "crush" (come on, don't we all have one or two like that? I sure did haha ). But once she had come to her sense, and communicated more with Kirihara, she realized what she truly wanted wasn't some sort of great might, but to have her way of sword recognized and untainted, Kirihara also happened to thinks that as well, so it wouldn't be strange if the two of them got together (plus the fact that Kirihara is in fact a dedicated and decent guy, while Tatsuya flat out rejected Mibu in ep 6 )

For this, IMO, the bad impression of Mibu from the confession is just bad or inappropriate wording haha .
May 18, 2014 11:31 AM

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Yes, a bloody episode!
is way bloodier that what I thought it would be. Or maybe they just exaggerated that parts XD

Niflheim was also cool to see in animation. You really don't want to mess with Miyuki.

The Blanche's boss is the lamest boss character I've ever seen. Even I can't really stand him when reading the LN.

A bit surprised that Maya already made an appearance here, along with Hayama. I wondered for a moment if they'll also put Kazama in this episode.

Hello there, Masaki. Good to see the introduction of him and George.

This episode was better than I thought it would be. Enrollment arc done and dusted, let's welcome the next arc! Although the pace might slow down a bit, since there should be some explanations going on about the event in the next arc.

Onward to 9SC!
May 18, 2014 11:37 AM

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How fitting that Tatsuya's rival is voiced by one of the biggest Gary Stu's in anime(Kirito). The battle of the Stus is in the making. Can't wait
May 18, 2014 11:37 AM

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So i havent read the manga or whatever its adapted from (judging by peoples reactions to the arc) but I have a weird theory he isnt exactly human. or at least not fully anymore

Shiba has a "booting" sequence which we saw when Miyuki knocked him out, He has a scanning ability which doesnt seem to be centered around magic, he has amazing processing and analyzing speed like a computer would but doesnt do well in magic because its usually a cliche that anything robotic cant do magic because its somewhat "organic". Which makes me think like he underwent something to make him part machine


May 18, 2014 1:23 PM

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The MC is so Bland and Boring does he even have feelings?
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