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Is Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei finished?

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In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei”, also known by the following titles:

  • The Irregular at Magic High School
  • 魔法科高校の劣等生

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Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌

Here’s how we reached that conclusion:

  • Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
  • The series is listed as ended on Trakt
  • The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates

Taken together, these points indicate that Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei is still ongoing in some form.

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Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

July 8, 2011
Finished Light Novel
The Irregular at Magic High School
魔法科高校の劣等生
SummaryThe year is 2095. Magic has been tamed as another form of technology, and the practice of magic is now a rigorous discipline. Brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are just about to start their first year at the renowned First Magic High School of Japan. But the school's ironclad rules mean that the brilliant Miyuki enters the prestigious Course 1, while her older brother, Tatsuya, is relegated to Course 2—and that's just the beginning of their troubles!

(Source: Yen Press)

BackgroundMahouka Koukou no Rettousei originally was published as a web novel series on Shousetsuka ni Narou website (小説家になろう) between October 12, 2008 and March 21, 2011. The first official volume was published on July 8, 2011 by Ascii Media Works under Dengeki Bunko label. The series has been published in English as The Irregular at Magic High School by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint since April 19, 2016.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Nyuugaku-hen

December 17, 2011
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 入学編
The Irregular at Magic High School: Enrollment Arc
SummaryManga adaptation of the 1st arc of the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei series.

“Magic” is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales. It has become a technology of reality for nearly a century. Various countries in the world are locked in a race in nurturing “Magicians.”

Shiba Tatsuya is an honors student without magic capability at First High School, a magic high school along with his sister who happens to the top student among the freshmen. What will happen to him, and how will he live his school life where he is one of the many reserves in the school looked down upon by the chosen magical students?

(Source: jCafe24)

Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei

April 27, 2012
Finished Manga
The Honor Student At Magic High School
魔法科高校の優等生
SummaryA century has passed since magic—true magic, the stuff of legends—has returned to the world. It is spring, the season of new beginnings, and a new class of students is about to begin their studies at the First National Magic University Affiliated High School, nickname: First High. A manga spin-off of the immensely popular light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School, The Honor Student at Magic High School follows the events of the original series as seen through the eyes of Miyuki Shiba, Tatsuya's sister. The life of an honor student comes with a lot of expectations...and unexpected hidden feelings?!

(Source: Yen Press)

BackgroundMahouka Koukou no Yuutousei was published in English as The Honor Student At Magic High School by Yen Press from November 17, 2015 to June 29, 2021.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Kyuukousen-hen

October 18, 2013
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 九校戦編
The Irregular at Magic High School: Games for the Nine
SummaryManga adaptation of the 2nd arc of the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei series.

There are currently nine magic high schools affiliated with the National University of Magic throughout the country. In an effort to address the current limitations, magic high schools are trained to the highest degree, while they are trying to increase the limited pool of instructors.

For that purpose, a measure was put in place so as to fuel the student’s aspirations through competitions between the 9 magic schools. The largest of these is the summer Nine Schools Competition. It is a nationwide magic high school magic tournament.

Every year a selection of magic high school students from across the country meet, putting their pride on the line, and unfold a story of frustration and glory. With a huge crowd including not only government officials and those interested in magic but also businesses, overseas companies, researchers and scouts, this is the greatest stage for magic high school students to shine.

This year too, the curtains of that momentous event will be raised again.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yokohama Souran-hen

October 18, 2013
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 横浜騒乱編
The Irregular at Magic High School: The Battle of Yokohama
SummaryManga adaptation of the 3rd arc of the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei series.

The Thesis Competition, an event with as much importance as the Nine School Competition. This competition has the particularity of having its competitors compete to see which one has more mastery on magic theory. However, things may not go smoothly… And “disturbance” may unfold…

(Source: MU)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen

February 27, 2014
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 追憶編
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
Summary"Three years ago, he had the same posture. Three years ago, he had stood behind Miyuki. Yes.... Compared to three years ago, it had changed."

Set 3 years prior to the present time, Tsuioku-hen tells the events that would change Miyuki’s world drastically, as well as the events that led Tatsuya to become what he is now.

(Source: MangaHere)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

April 6, 2014
Finished Airing TV
The Irregular at Magic High School
魔法科高校の劣等生
SummaryIn 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]

BackgroundThe anime closely follows the events of the first seven light novels (excluding the fifth novel: Summer Holiday Arc + 1). There are three video game adaptations of the series.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Double Seven-hen

October 18, 2016
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 ダブルセブン編
SummaryThe second year has started! Mikihiko has been promoted to Course 1, Tatsuya has entered the new Magical Engineering Course, and trouble is brewing between Saegusa Mayumi's younger twin sisters and 1st year representative Shippou Takuma, a member of the 18 Assistant House's Shippou Household.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Natsuyasumi-hen

October 27, 2016
Finished Manga
魔法科高校の劣等生 夏休み編
The Irregular at Magic High School: Summer Vacation
SummarySummer Vacation arc follows a variety of characters over their summer break between the Nine School Competition arc and the Yokohama Disturbance arc.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Movie: Hoshi wo Yobu Shoujo

June 17, 2017
Finished Airing Movie
The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie - The Girl Who Summons The Stars
劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女
SummaryIn the story, the seasons have changed and it will soon be the second spring. Tatsuya and Miyuki have finished their first year at First Magic High School and are on their spring break. The two go to their villa on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace a lone young woman named Kokoa appears before them. She has abandoned the Naval base and she tells Tatsuya her one wish.

(Source: ANN)

Gekijouban Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi wo Yobu Shoujo

June 27, 2017
Finished Manga
劇場版 魔法科高校の劣等生 星を呼ぶ少女
The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Summons The Stars
SummaryThe seasons have changed and it will soon be the second spring. Tatsuya and Miyuki have finished their first year at First Magic High School and are on their spring break. The two go to their villa on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace a lone young woman named Kokoa appears before them. She has abandoned the Naval base and she tells Tatsuya her one wish.

(Source: ANN)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Shiba Tatsuya Ansatsu Keikaku

October 10, 2018
Finished Light Novel
The Irregular at Magic High School: Plan to Assassinate Tatsuya Shiba
魔法科高校の劣等生 司波達也暗殺計画
SummaryThe novels feature a new heroine named Yuki Hashibami, a magician assassin who is not a magician herself. She challenges Tatsuya in the story.

(Source: ANN)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen

October 4, 2020
Finished Airing TV
The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc
魔法科高校の劣等生 来訪者編
SummaryFollowing the events of "Scorched Halloween," the world is introduced to a terrifyingly powerful Strategic class magician. In an effort to uncover the identity of this person, the United States of the North American Continent (USNA) dispatches the most powerful asset in its arsenal to Japan on a covert mission—the elite magician unit "Stars" and its commander, Angie Sirius.

At First High School, Tatsuya Shiba and his friends are having a farewell party for Shizuku Kitayama, who is leaving to study abroad in the USNA as part of an exchange program. In her place, the group welcomes the beautiful Angelina “Lina” Kudou Shields. Around the same time, Tatsuya is informed about the USNA’s plan to uncover his true identity.

Elsewhere in Tokyo, numerous reports arise of seemingly random bodies found drained of blood. Dubbed as the works of a vampire, it does not take long for Tatsuya to connect the dots and realize that it is almost impossible for the timing of these events to be mere coincidence.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundMahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen was released on Blu-ray and DVD in five volumes from December 16, 2020, to April 14, 2021.

Zoku Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Magian Company

October 10, 2020
Publishing Light Novel
The Irregular at Magic Highschool: Magian Company
続・魔法科高校の劣等生 メイジアン・カンパニー
SummaryThe curtain has lowered on Tatsuya Shiba's turbulent high school life, during which he has defeated countless formidable enemies. He has now set in motion the realization of his new ambitions: The General Incorporated Association "Magian Company." The purpose of the organization to which Tatsuya was appointed the managing director of, is to implement protections to guarantee the human rights of magicians who possess a magical aptitude, yet are not able to reach a practical level. While being a college student, Tatsuya has steadily moved towards securing a new era where magicians can live as ordinary humans rather than as living weapons. For Tatsuya, whose influence has surpassed that of other Strategic-Class Magicians, the direction in which he has chosen to go has naturally attracted the attention of others from around the world. An assassin from the magician association "FEHR" in the USNA, is sent to investigate the direction Tatsuya has chosen to go... The curtain opens on the new legend of Tatsuya Shiba.

(Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Shin Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Cygnus no Otome-tachi

January 9, 2021
Publishing Light Novel
Cygnus Maidens: The Irregular at Magic High School
新・魔法科高校の劣等生 キグナスの乙女たち
SummaryThe series moves away from the Shibas and focuses on Alisa Iba, now Alisa Juumonji, the half-sister of Katsuto Juumonji, who came about due to their father having an affair before remarrying after the death of his first wife.

(Source: Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Wiki)

BackgroundShin Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Cygnus no Otome-tachi began as a web novel on the author's personal website on July 10, 2020. Kadokawa has released a revised and illustrated version of the series since January 9, 2021, under its Dengeki Bunko label.

Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei

July 3, 2021
Finished Airing TV
The Honor Student at Magic High School
魔法科高校の優等生
SummaryIt has been a century since "true magic"—initially thought to be merely folklore and legend—had become commonplace technology worldwide. First National Magic University Affiliated High School (First High), one of the nine magic academies in Japan, admits two skilled siblings—Miyuki and Tatsuya Shiba—into the academy. First High splits its students into two groups, Course 1 and Course 2, based on entrance exam scores. This causes an apparent disdain for the Course 2 students, as they are labeled "Weeds" by Course 1 students, who alternatively call themselves "Blooms."

Tatsuya is admitted to Course 2, while his sister Miyuki joins Course 1 as an honor student. Miyuki wishes to show First High that, despite her brother being labeled as inept, he is among the best magicians in the whole world.

Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei retells the story of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei from the point of view of Miyuki and the other female characters.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen

December 31, 2021
Finished Airing TV Special
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc
魔法科高校の劣等生 追憶編
SummaryThe extremely talented siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba shine bright in their own right as they start their second year at First High School, the premier institute for magicians. Seeing as the pair are inseparable, it seems unimaginable that their loving bond did not exist just four years ago. Back then, the middle schooler Miyuki was uncomfortable around her older brother. She and her family thought of Tatsuya as nothing more than a lowly servant to perform guardian duties for Miyuki; a mere tool lacking emotions and his own will. However, their relationship was fated to change forever once their innocuous family trip to Okinawa transformed into a life-threatening incident.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundThe anime adaptation of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Tsuioku-hen was announced on February 28, 2021 and it aired on December 31, 2021 at 11:57 p.m. as a New Year's special.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Yoru no Tobari ni Yami wa Hirameku

August 10, 2023
Publishing Light Novel
The Irregular at Magic High School: The Dark Flashes in the Nights Veil
魔法科高校の劣等生 夜の帳に闇は閃く
SummaryThe story of the spinoff novel follows the Kuroba siblings, who are sworn to protect Tatsuya Shiba. They face a new threat when an enemy from a foreign mafia sets their eyes on Tatsuya.

(Source: ANN)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 3rd Season

April 5, 2024
Finished Airing TV
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3
魔法科高校の劣等生 第3シーズン
SummaryDriven by conflicting interest groups, the anti-magic movement is gaining dangerous momentum. Warned by the Yotsuba family, Tatsuya Shiba takes countermeasures to foil the plans of crooked politicians and corrupt journalists. He repels the first attack, which framed First High School as an unofficial venue for military education, but his most formidable enemies have yet to act. If Tatsuya wants to preserve his peaceful life with his sister, Miyuki, he must demonstrate once more that no one in the world can outsmart him.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundMahouka Koukou no Rettousei 3rd Season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in six volumes from July 31, 2024, to December 25, 2024.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 3rd Season Special

November 27, 2024
Finished Airing Special
深雪&水波温泉シーン
Miyuki & Mizunami Hot Spring Scene
SummaryThe Irregular at Magic High School Ancient Capital Civil War Arc 1 bonus footage includes a hot spring scene with Miyuki and Minami that was not shown on TV. This special footage can only be seen in the Blu-ray & DVD Volume 5.

(Source: Official YouTube Channel)