Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - generic discussion thread (NO SPOILERS)

[Anh_Minh]

Can you guys take the "political" discussion to the LN forum? It's not like you're basing it on the 2 eps that were broadcasted.

[Iron Maw]

Originally Posted by Rava

Hmm, after giving it some thought, I think the reason why the US Mahouka site felt so off is because it looks like it was designed for Japanese text, and the English text is being forced into that configuration. With the way some of the pages segregate different topics (especially the key word page), I half expected to be reading text top to bottom, and then right to left.

Basically the US site is literally just a lazy mirror version of the JP one with englsih text pasted on and little no Web standards. Even only having done that little there still mistakes throughout it. No wonder it went up so fast.

[Rava]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

Basically the US site is literally just a lazy mirror version of the JP one with englsih text pasted on and little no Web standards. Even only having done that little there still mistakes throughout it. No wonder it went up so fast.

Yep yep. I hope someone gets on the ball for it, but it's probably difficult enough just doing translations in this amount of time.

[relentlessflame]

Please stick to discussion of only the content shown in the anime in this thread. And, as was already linked, the "nationalism debate" is not permissible on this forum. People are bringing it up to re-kindle old arguments that, among other problems, have nothing to do with anything shown in the anime yet. Please stop.

[Chimurry]

Well, from video PV: next is Tats on Disciplinary team and patrol duty, plus and most likely heavy bad ass mode when fought severals club guys at the same time.

[maplehurry]

Originally Posted by IceHism

If Japan is favorable in mahouka, then I question your definition of favorable. You guys sound like haters rn.

You make a good point but let's not add fuel to fire. It's not a good idea to call others out to be something inflammatory when that's not yet certain to be the case.

[rladls716]

The magic itself is hard to understand.
But using and controlling magic with high level of understanding is more hard ten times.
What should Course 2 students do?
Just practicing and training won t help, look at Erika, Miyuki, and Leonhart, yes I saw the opening.
It is a curse, the body itself is already at its limit, it wont go beyond as it expected.

Wait, never mind, I was confused.
It is just that this magic school that Tatsuya and his friends are attending, is the school's expectations are too high?
Tatsuya was the first place in paper tests, not practical.
He might be the best freshmen in ordinary high school, not "Mahouka Koukou".

[quigonkenny]

Probably been mentioned before (actually I know they've been mentioned before, but I'd never seen the name), but there is a side series of shorts in chibi format called "Yoku Wakaru Mahouka" that explains stuff like how the magic works, and the setup of the school, etc. This is all stuff that was in the LN and manga but removed or glossed over to streamline the anime. There are three of them out so far, and everything in them would have either been explained by this point in the LN or manga or does not affect plot. I think anime-only viewers shouldn't have too much of a problem getting the overall plot of the series or enjoying it without additional info, but if you find yourself getting lost, I'd recommend checking them out.

LN or manga readers should enjoy them as well. They're pretty cute.

[pampz21]

PV= I might die this week!

[Gundamx]

USA is favorable in superman(or any usa comic)
so I don't see the problem

Originally Posted by LKK

They're still busily updating the site. When I looked through the character profiles, Erika's didn't say anything at all.

I cheated little
if tetsuya = http://mahouka.us/character/#c01
and mayuki = http://mahouka.us/character/#c02
than Erika = http://mahouka.us/character/#c03

[pampz21]

Originally Posted by Gundamx

USA is favorable in superman(or any usa comic)
so I don't see the problem



I cheated little
if tetsuya = http://mahouka.us/character/#c01
and mayuki = http://mahouka.us/character/#c02
than Erika = http://mahouka.us/character/#c03

They havent translated Erika though; and too much hype in the series but I havent seen something worth being hype about except for the last scene of ep. 2 and My beloved Erika.

So how does the anime-viewer feel about the hype? Any series that you think needed to be more hype than this?

[kenshinstyle]

This show doesn't really stand out in any way to me like say, Fate/Zero does with just the first episode of it. Don't really get the hype either, though its just the first 2 episodes so still possible to get better.

[Kakurin]

Originally Posted by kenshinstyle

Don't really get the hype either, though its just the first 2 episodes so still possible to get better.

I think a big part of the hype was just due to the fans of the LNs being excited that one of their favourites was getting an anime after such long time. The LNs are at volume 12 or so, therefore it is understandable, seeing other series getting anime adaptations much earlier.

[Marcus H.]

Twelve volumes is a nice number. At least it would have enough breathing room for a possible second season if it makes a decent haul.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by pampz21

So how does the anime-viewer feel about the hype? Any series that you think needed to be more hype than this?

I've previously raised this question, as an unsuspecting anime viewer who was somewhat underwhelmed/ confused by the hype. But from what was said, it might be too early to judge at this point, in this particular case due to the amount of material.

So there's no point judging yet imo, although it's likely a bit overhyped - nothing groundbreaking or innovative here, but the hard fantasy aspect is nice.
Otoh the hype is understandable, coming from LN readers who love it. Much less deserving things have been hyped in the past. Mahouka is just fine.

[XFire]

Originally Posted by pampz21

They havent translated Erika though; and too much hype in the series but I havent seen something worth being hype about except for the last scene of ep. 2 and My beloved Erika.

So how does the anime-viewer feel about the hype? Any series that you think needed to be more hype than this?

Originally Posted by kenshinstyle

This show doesn't really stand out in any way to me like say, Fate/Zero does with just the first episode of it. Don't really get the hype either, though its just the first 2 episodes so still possible to get better.

Originally Posted by SkullFaerie

I've previously raised this question, as an unsuspecting anime viewer who was somewhat underwhelmed/ confused by the hype. But from what was said, it might be too early to judge at this point, in this particular case due to the amount of material.

So there's no point judging yet imo, although it's likely a bit overhyped - nothing groundbreaking or innovative here, but the hard fantasy aspect is nice.
Otoh the hype is understandable, coming from LN readers who love it. Much less deserving things have been hyped in the past. Mahouka is just fine.

Yeah, the hype came from the novel readers. That part in the very beginning with the nuclear finger-gun? That's the kind of stuff we were hyping about. It takes a little bit to get to it, though.

[Faerie]

Originally Posted by XFire

Yeah, the hype came from the novel readers. That part in the very beginning with the nuclear finger-gun? That's the kind of stuff we were hyping about. It takes a little bit to get to it, though.

Exactly. That's what I'm sticking around for. I generally don't judge after an episode or two (unless something is very obviously bad lol) and from what I've gathered it's probably fair to give this one a bit more time than the typical three episodes before forming an opinion Way too early still.

[YourToaster]

Haha, the end of the second episode made me laugh...

[jcdietz03]

Originally Posted by Gundamx

USA is favorable in superman(or any usa comic)
so I don't see the problem

That's my problem with this. It seems like superman, with characters so powered it seems nothing can challenge them. So then they need overpowered enemies. To me it screams, EXTREME! in all caps, the writers are obviously trying too hard to create something exciting.

[Lazy cat]

Originally Posted by jcdietz03

That's my problem with this. It seems like superman, with characters so powered it seems nothing can challenge them. So then they need overpowered enemies. To me it screams, EXTREME! in all caps, the writers are obviously trying too hard to create something exciting.

do you read the novel? because i don't think that the 2 episodes we have so far are enough to compare the charecters with superman.