Series synopsis
The Honor at Magic High School, also known as 魔法科高校の優等生 is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on July 3, 2021. It ended on September 25, 2021. It stars Saori Hayami, Sora Amamiya, Yuiko Tatsumi and Yuichi Nakamura.
A 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.
It follows the events of the original series as seen through the eyes of Shiba Miyuki, Tatsuya's sister. The life of an honor student comes with a lot of expectations...and unexpected hidden feelings?!
Premise
A 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.
It follows the events of the original series as seen through the eyes of Shiba Miyuki, Tatsuya's sister. The life of an honor student comes with a lot of expectations...and unexpected hidden feelings?!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba (voice)
- Sora Amamiya as Honoka Mitsui (voice)
- Yuiko Tatsumi as Shizuku Kitayama (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba (voice)
- Asuka Nishi as Amelia Eimi Akechi Goldie (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Mayumi Saegusa (voice)
- Marina Inoue as Mari Watanabe (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Suzune Ichihara (voice)
Supporting cast
- Saki Ogasawara as Azusa Nakajou (voice)
- Lynn as Airi Isshiki (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Shiori Kanou (voice)
- Ibuki Kido as Touko Tsukushiin (voice)
- Erika Ishitobi as Saho Mizuo (voice)
Guest cast
- Chiwa Saito as Maya Yotsuba (voice)
- Hiroshi Naka as Tadanori Hayama (voice)
- Yuki Kyoka as Momoka (voice)
- Shino Kusuhara as Older Brother (voice)
- Natsumi Kawaida as Younger Sister (voice)
- Yuki Ishikari as Store Manager (voice)
- Masaya Fukunishi as Experimental Body (voice)
- Anan Furuya as Schoolboy (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | June 27, 2021 | June 27, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 13 | July 3, 2021 | September 25, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-Broadcast Special | June 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'll cherish this for the rest of my life March 25th, 2095. To celebrate her 15th birthday, Miyuki Shiba goes shopping with her older brother Tatsuya in Yokohama. Miyuki enjoys her time with Tatsuya as if they are on a date, and she is ecstatic when he gives her a surprise gift. However, they are interrupted by a call from the main branch of their family, the Yotsubas, who are members of the Ten Master Clans. They ask Tatsuya to attend to an urgent matter. While Miyuki waits for Tatsuya to return, the fire alarm in the building goes off. Miyuki senses that this is a criminal act committed by someone using magic and heads toward the fire. |
July 3, 2021 |
| 2 |
May I join you? Honoka Mitsui and Shizuku Kitayama are accepted into First High. Ever since Honoka caught a glimpse of Miyuki at the entrance exams, she felt a strong admiration for her, and is overjoyed when they unexpectedly become friends. Honoka also respects Tatsuya for being an exceptional magician but is surprised to find out that he is a Course 2 student. She begins to wonder what the difference between Course 1 and 2 students are. When Honoka and her friends find themselves caught in a quarrel between Course 1 and 2 students, she tries to use magic to quell the dispute, knowing full well that it is against school rules to do so… |
July 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Girls’ Detective Club is here! With the club recruitment week happening at First High School, Honoka and Shizuku, who are all-round outstanding students, are asked by various clubs to join. When they find themselves mobbed by club members, Eimi comes to the rescue, and the three of them become fast friends. One the way home from school, Honoka and her friends witness Tatsuya, who recently became a member of the Disciplinary Committee, being attacked by someone. Eimi, who is driven by her interest in this incident and in Tatsuya, decides to investigate who the attacker is. Honoka and Shizuku get pulled into Eimi’s investigation and the three girls end up forming the Girls’ Detective Club. |
July 17, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2021 |
| Last aired | September 25, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:30:00 |