It only covers Tatsuya and Miyuki becoming acquainted and forming the incestuous sibling duo so many fans know and (supposedly) love. However the special begins after Tatsuya has already become an OP God. It's just a very bad regular storyĪs for the fact that this is supposedly an origin story, there are problems with this as a concept, and most of them are not necessarily adaptational issues but general issues with the story itself.įirst of all, if you have an origin story, what is the best way to deliver it? Typically speaking you would want to start from the beginning, establish who your characters were, and explain how your characters became who they are now. And no you can't call this a "slice of life" side story since there is already plenty of action and plot progression (albiet incredibly botched). It's a terrible, uninspired way to tell a story and as a result the special has no real momentum or driving energy to it. Various events happen that affect Miyuki in various ways, Tatsuya gets to flex, there's a big battle, and Miyuki's arc is brought up to the status quo that will kick start the rest of the series. It would have been better to begin in the past and immerse us in the story, and then timeskip at the end to present day to remind us of how these characters have grown and where they're going. Having present day Miyuki and Tatsuya flying to the island and reminiscing about the past is a terrible way to frame an origin story because it provides a context that disconnects us from what is happening. Now from a construction standpoint I have two more gripes. The entire Mahouka animeįranchise is what I'd call a well animated visual novel with action scenes. Miyuki narrates throughout the whole anime and it's used as a means of dropping meaningless exposition and lore dumps and telling us things that really should have been conveyed from the direction and animation instead. I'll get more into that later (spoilers I guess), but now for my surface level problems.Īs usual the show has an over-narration problem. However it fulfils an interesting role in that it is the missing link to understanding who Tatsuya is, how he came to be, and his relationship with Miyuki. The freshmen trio is interesting even though Takuma is a bit weird.This special is par for the course when it comes to the Mahouka franchise - bad Mayumi proves again that she is the best girl of the series, her interactions with Tatsuya are just too good. Post added Decemat 12:23 PM - Previous post was Decemat 10:49 AM. Post added Decemat 10:49 AM - Previous post was Decemat 10:46 AM. That actress could be the one from Volume 05 but I think they would have remembered, maybe they know each others( or maybe plastic surgery? ) I don't remember if Kitayama is from the Hundred families but I find it weird that his brother can't use magic( loled at him being intimidated by Miyuki), maybe he is a BS magician? Tatsuya is again drawing attention and it seems Shizuku loves him? Everybody wants to know more about him now. At least I am sure Mayumi is going to have some apparitions in this volumes.
I had guessed the two girls on the cover were Mayumi sisters but I think one of them had blond hair in a illustration. Minami's addition is goo too, Tatsuya and Miyuki's interactions when they are alone are always of the same, I don't like Miyuki very much but I like when her brocon is a part of the comedy like that.
I like how this 2nd year is starting, Tatsuya is no more a Weed and Mikihiko is a Bloom.