The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 – Release Date, Plot, and Everything to Know About It

After 5 long years, Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei, lit. “The Poor Performing Student of a Magic High School“) or simply known as The Irregular at Magic High School is returning for its 2^ndseason this 2020. Tatsuya Shiba together with his sister Miyuki is back for another fusion of magic and science in this fantasy science-fiction anime series.

For sure, everyone has so many questions about the upcoming season 2 of The Irregular at Magic High School such as the universal questions – when is the release date, how many episodes, and what will be the story about? These were only a few common questions that we all have every time a new anime series is getting a sequel. In line with these questions and to give my fellow anime fans a general outline of what to expect in The Irregular at Magic High School season 2 since it is one of the biggest upcoming anime of 2020, I will discuss them one by one as follows:

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The Irregular at Magic High School Overview

The anime is based on a popular web novel series Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōseiby Tsutomu Satō. It was first published in 2008 at the internet novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Eventually, the web novel had been released in light novel format since July 2011 via Dengeki Bunko with Ishida Kana as the illustrator.

The Irregular at Magic High School Plot is described as follows:

In the dawn of the 21st century, magic, long thought to be folklore and fairy tales, has become a systematized technology and is taught as a technical skill. In First High School, the institution for magicians, students are segregated into two groups based on their entrance exam scores: “Blooms,” those who receive high scores, are assigned to the First Course, while “Weeds” are reserve students assigned to the Second Course. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows the siblings, Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, who are enrolled in First High School. Upon taking the exam, the prodigious Miyuki is placed in the First Course, while Tatsuya is relegated to the Second Course. Though his practical test scores and status as a “Weed” show him to be magically inept, he possesses extraordinary technical knowledge, physical combat capabilities, and unique magic techniques—making Tatsuya the irregular at a magical high school. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The Irregular at Magic High School received an anime adaptation which premiered in April 2014 with Manabu Ono directing the series at studio Madhouse. The anime adaptation runs for a total of 26 episodes from April 5, 2014 until September 27, 2014; which covers the first 7 volumes of the novel except for the 5^th volume.

The Irregular at Magic High School 2017 Movie Poster

The anime also received a movie adaptation last 2017 titled The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Calls the Stars. The film was scripted by the series creator Tsutomu Satō himself, and directed by Risako Yoshida at studio Eight Bit (8-bit). The casting from the anime’s 1^stseason also reprised their respective roles in the movie.

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 Plot

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2: Visitor Arc) – The anime’s 2^nd season will cover the Visitor Arc of the novel which consisted of the 9^th up to 11^th volume of the novel.

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 Key Poster

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 story will feature the magician siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki meeting Angelina Kudou Shields, the world’s most powerful magician who can use a devastating technique named Heavy Metal Burst.

Synopsis: Shiba Miyuki’s classmate Kitayama Shizuku is on her way to study abroad. For magicians, this is normally impossible, since allowing the genes of someone who can use magic outside their home country’s borders is tantamount to giving up national secrets. But it’s allowed to happen in one case-exchange program. And that’s how Angelina Kudou Shields has arrived in Japan from the USNA to study at First High. Around the time Lina arrived in Japan magicians began getting attacked by a mysterious being who leaves his victims drained of blood. Will Tatsuya be able to discover the identity of the “Vampire”? (Source: Mahouka Wikia, edited)

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 Cast & Staff

Several staffs from the 2017 anime film are returning including Risako Yoshida as the director for The Irregular at Magic High School season 2. Other staff also includes Iwasaki Taku for music with Eight Bit (8-Bit) returning as the animation studio.

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 1 Visual

The following cast will reprise their respective roles from the anime’s 1^st season and the previous movie:

Nakamura Yuichi as Tatsuya Shiba
Hayami Saori as Miyuki Shiba
Hikasa Youko as Angelina Kodou Shields
Hanzawa Kana as Mayumi Saegusa
Uchiyama Yumi as Erika Chiba
Tatsumi Yuiko as Shizuko Kitayama
Sato Satomi as Mizuki Shibata
Amamiya Sora as Honoka Mitsui
Inoue Marina as Mari Watanabe
Tamaru Atsushi as Mikihiko Yoshida

Staff Members

Director: Risako Yoshida
Music: Iwasaki Taku
Studio: 8-bit

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 Release

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 Key Visual

According to the announcement made at the “Dengeki Bunko Aki no Namahōsō Festival” event last October 6, 2019 – The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 release date will be in July 2020. However, due to Covid-19 pandemic, anime production since March 2020 had been delayed. In line with this, The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2 release date is rescheduled on October as part of fall 2020 seasonal lineup.

The Irregular at Magic High School Trailer & Teaser Videos

While we don’t have the official trailer yet for The Irregular at Magic High School Season 2, we somehow had a glimpse of it in the announcement video of the anime as shown below.

And that’s it! Fans and other anime fans alike had been waiting for this anime series to return and we just couldn’t contain how excited we are. Afterall, Tatsuya Shiba had been one of the most popular anime characters of the previous decade. For more updates about The Irregular at Magic High School season 2, we highly advise you to bookmark this page as we will update this post regularly when new info or news about the anime will be released. You may also subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates from Yu Alexius Anime Portal.

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