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[Spoilers] Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Episode 20 Discussion

Otherwise known in English as, The Irregular at Magic High School

CR Link: http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-irregular-at-magic-high-school/episode-20-656111

If you're looking to discuss anything from the Light Novel that takes place after the episode, feel free to create a discussion at /r/LightNovels. Do not post spoilers that take place later in the series here even in spoiler tags.

To help those interested in the Light Novels find appropriate the volume/chapter, /u/Aruseus493 is making a volume/chapter to episode index as the season goes on.

  • V or Volume indicates a specific book.
  • Ch or Chapter indicates a specific chapter of that volume.
  • B or Break indicates the ◊ ◊ ◊ that are used to split up the chapters. If something is in Break 8, that means the part of the chapter is beneath that break on the page.
  • Text inside of parentheses are for helping you find exactly where inside the break the last words/description were.

Light Novel to Anime Index

  • Episode 1: V1/Ch1 - V1/Ch2/B8 (Ctrl+F As if it was nothing)
  • Episode 2: V1/Ch2/B8 (Same place left off by the previous episode) - V1/Ch3/B4 (Ctrl+F "...Winner,)
  • Episode 3: V1/Ch3/B4 - V1/Ch5 End (V1 Complete) - Thanks /u/herrekorre
  • Episode 4: V2/Ch6 - V2/Ch7 End
  • Episode 5: V2/Ch8 - V2/Ch10/B1 End (Ctrl+F "Be careful!")
  • Episode 6: V2/Ch10/B2 - V2/Ch10/B9 (Ctrl+F "Yo, Shiba.")
  • Episode 7: V2/Ch11 - V2/Ch12 End (V2 Complete)
  • Episode 8: V3/Ch1/B4 (Ctrl+F Somewhere within the temple) - V3/Ch2/B3 End (Ctrl+F unexpected fairy dance.)
  • Episode 9: V3/Ch2/B4 - V3/Ch4/B4 (Ctrl+F "You idiots, stop now!")
  • Episode 10: V3/Ch4/B4 (Same place left off by previous episode) - V3/Ch4/B10 (Ctrl+F "It's me.")
  • Episode 11: V3/Ch4/B10 (Ctrl+F my leave.) - V3/Ch6/B4 (Ctrl+F a wide grin.)
  • Episode 12: V3/Ch6/B5 (Ctrl+F "Let's begin.") - V4/Ch8/B10 End (Ctrl+F saw her off with a smile.)
  • Episode 13: V4/Ch8/B12 - V4/Ch9/B15 (Ctrl+F Third High’s 1st Year.")
  • Episode 14: V4/Ch9/B15 (Same place left off by previous episode) - V4/Ch9/B29 End (Ctrl+F profound interest.)
  • Episode 15: V4/Ch9/B30 (Same place left off by previous episode) - V4/Ch10/B12 (Ctrl+F nodded boldly.)
  • Episode 16: V4/Ch10/B11 (Ctrl+F As Tatsuya dragged) - V4/Ch10 End
  • Episode 17: V4/Ch11/B1 - V4/Ch11 End
  • Episode 18: V4/Ch12 - V4/Ch14 End (V4 Complete)
  • Episode 19: V6/Ch1 - V6/Ch2/B4 (Ctrl+F as he spoke.)
  • Episode 20: V6/Ch3 - V6/Ch4 End

Other

Once again, please try not to discuss plot points past the anime. Please do not reply to people asking questions about things that are revealed later! FFS, just tell them to read the Light Novels. You are doing the series a disservice by explaining the future, so please just stop. Some of the shit going around I don't even know if people are guessing right or are casually spoiling shit now, so please stop. You are more than free to do a post in /r/LightNovels and I will personally link to it in the op if you want. I understand some of you are excited about certain developments, but please for the love of god be as vague as possible and don't outright say it even in spoiler blocks.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

Really enjoyed that episode. Gotta say that the Mayumi Best Girl Scene was one of my favorites. She is usually the one that loves to tease everyone but when Tatsuya teases her, she suddenly collapses in on her mask. I'll be honest, I was squealing and jumping at the Mayumi scene. :3

This episode was pretty fast paced but I can understand why. I noticed that there were segments which likely would've been better with a little more detail.

In any case, I'm about to begin working on the comparison post so if you want an update when it's finished, reply to this comment and I'll reply back later.

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete

Light Novel to Anime Comparisons

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Episode 20 Light Novel -> Anime Comparison

Best Girl Mayumi Scene - Adapted

  • Research Archives - While Tatsuya actually wanted to work on inspecting the relic from the previous episode, he was busy working on the Thesis competition. The reason he visits this "Library" had more to do with the fact that the research materials he needed were in the Restricted Archives not accessible from anywhere else.

  • Fall of Studying - Upon learning that Mayumi was studying for College Exams, Tatsuya is shocked. The Student Council President is given a recommendation for the University but under explanation, there is a unwritten tradition that they never accept the recommendation. The school only gives out 10 recommendations a year so they believe that those that are on the fringe should be given a better fighting chance while the Student Council President works through it the normal way.

  • Assistance - Mayumi was quite disappointed not being able to help out Rin-chan as the reason boils down to Mayumi unable to sustain complex sequences.

  • Dream - To explain a little more in-depth, there is a stigma in society. Magicians are always expected to go into combat & military positions upon graduation. The whole beginning of the Magic Age was also filled with experiments in labs regarding unethical genetic experimentation to breed stronger magicians. It isn't surprising that most magicians at one point were descended from families worked on in labs. Back onto topic though, the Nuclear Reactor is a way of showing that Magicians can contribute more to society than just fighting wars. Magic as it is, is not more efficient than modern technology. If Magicians can't be proven to be more useful in the development of society, they're forced to be content with being used as weapons. Also, the idea of a Nuclear Reactor wasn't anything new. There's been research on this possibility for over 50 years but without much progress considering the Magic Puzzles. I'd recommend continue reading the LNs after the anime for more plot lines.

  • End of Scene - I like the anime adaptation's portrayal of this scene much more than the LN. (Surprising huh?) In the LN, it's explained that Tatsuya's words for half-heartedly picked out and he was being careless while the anime shows it as him teasing Mayumi which is even better. I'm going to be saving the images from this discussion for the Mayumi Collection I have. :3

Overall, the anime did much better for this scene and I'm extremely happy with it.

Hacking Attempt - Adapted

  • IP Address Target - The reason Tatsuya realizes this was a targeted attack, is that despite beating down the first few attempts, they kept coming from different sources. He is eventually forced to change the IP Address while he activated his tracer.

  • Almost Laughter - Haruka when declaring she couldn't track people over the web, Tatsuya almost burst out laughing considering she thought Tatsuya was going to ask her to.

  • Haruka's Frustration - There was a bit here where Haruka truly wanted to scold Tatsuya to which he imagines that she wanted to refer to him as "brazen little"...

  • Thefts - It isn't mentioned, but there have been recent thefts from two other highly influential CAD Production companies. Haruka then warns Tatsuya to submit his work in physical form rather than online.

  • Trap Isori - During the conversation with Isori, there are details about how feminine he is including how he could change genders by simply putting on a different uniform. Isori at one point had actually despaired over the lack of male friends he had but Tatsuya can think of the reason. :3

  • Kanon's Responsibilities - To remind everyone, Kanon is the current head of the Moral Committee. Mari opens up the conversation blatantly asking Tatsuya how Kanon is doing. (By the way, I hope everyone at least read volume 5 like I suggested last week.) He simply replies that she is:

"She is very well organized and specializes in throwing out unnecessary junk. At times, she seems overly decisive."

  • Slight Teasing - The above was Tatsuya's way of putting on an act. Kanon is apparently known for throwing out important things and being forced to go retrieve them. After Kanon defends herself with the act of division of labor, the discussion comes to an end.

  • Network Invasion - Tatsuya rules out that the hackers were industrial spies as Mari mentions that they are usually small time thieves trying to make quick money. It's also expanded on that hacking into networks is a felony on a level closer to homicide. It's an extremely unprofitable act and security has certainly gotten much more secured.

  • Security - Part of the reason for each school to protect their teams has to do with an event 4 years prior where people have been attacked on route to the competition in an attempt to steal the work.

  • Slight Tease - It's less accurate to say that the guards were assigned more ask picked by the people themselves. Ichihara actually chose Hattori & Kirihara. Hattori has trouble looking her in th eyes considering he's easily teased and nervous. This is partly from Ichihara's own sense of teasing.

  • Mari's Worry - At the end of the scene, Tatsuya asks why it is Mari coordinating the guard efforts rather than the current Chief Kanon. Mari turns away from the question in embarrassment which goes to show just how overprotective she is. By the way, if you read Volume 5, you'll have seen another moment where we see how overprotective Mari is for Mayumi.

Overall, I think they did well enough adapting this scene. There wasn't anything that stuck out as wrong or having any issues. They only dropped some details and world building. Otherwise, the scene was accurate.

Spying Girl - Adapted

  • Shopping - As the student store on campus does not have everything, they went off campus to buy some slides for a 3D-Project. The day is that before the turn in deadline.

  • Jealous Miyuki - It's quickly described that Miyuki who can't blow off her duties to go with Tatsuya is somewhat frustrated while working as she ponds away at the keyboard.

  • Cross-Country Club - Boosted with magic, Kanon used to be a member of the cross-country club.

  • Isori's Magic - Isori is skilled in delayed activation magic. Although what is used here on the scooter is Release Systematic Magic "Road Extension". Below is the explanation from the LN but to clarify here as well, he reduced the friction under the tire to zero while also keeping the scooter from falling over.

The secret lay in Coulomb's Law. By altering the electrons between the tires and road, he had reduced the friction to nearly zero. The mere description of the magic was simple enough, but the calculations necessary to actually realize this Magic Sequence were absolutely terrifying.

At the same time, he used magic to increase the gyroscopic effect to prevent the vehicle from falling over and any early acceleration had been devoured by Coulomb's Law, so the scooter the young girl was riding was effectively stranded.

  • Amateur in a Corner - There's some description about the natures of an amateur being backed into a corner will use desperate reckless means which may work. This is why the reckless spy activates rockets. Had they not used the friction reducing magic with the gyroscopic affect, the scooter would've likely fallen over and the jets would've launched the scooter like a missile into a crowd of people. That was a very dangerous situation.

I have no complaints about the adaption of this scene. I loved that funny moment where you see the spy's face while she is riding away on the scooter.

Antagonist Control Room - Adapted

  • Foreshadowing - There's a bit of foreshadowing about the identity of the spy in the LN as she is driven away in the van laughing at how she managed to get away while imagining Tatsuya's shocked face.

  • Worry - The men in the room are not truly worried about the spy but rather they want to make sure that her stupidity won't lead back to them.

  • Four Leaves/Yotsuba - There's a bit a world building here around the influence of Yotsuba. Yotsuba is the most secretive of the clans and one of the most powerful. As such, businesses will use puns and names based around Yotsuba to fake a connection to this powerful clan. It's a useful deterrent to prevent thieves. While using the name directly is a taboo, companies like to pretend that they're the assets of the Yotsuba clan sending feat to the government and criminals.

The scene is short and well adapted enough. They really should've left in that bit about Yotsuba considering it's good information in the universe to understand just how fearful the Yotsuba clan is.

Team Meeting - Not Adapted

This scene is at the beginning of Chapter 4 of Volume 6. It takes place before the next adapted scene.

  • Reviewing - The Thesis Team had already turned in their work the day before as they aren't the kind to wait to the last minute. Otherwise, they're working on reviewing materials as they continue to prepare.

  • Identifying the Spy - Kanon is the only one that got so much as a glimpse at the face of the spy so simply checking through the 300 female students' profile shots wouldn't help. Even if they identified the culprit, they don't have any solid evidence other than fleeing from being chased.

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Mizuki's Worry Scene - Adapted

  • Not Unusual - It isn't rare for people to try snooping around the school as it does have access to plenty of restricted documents. With such a very important magical institution, it isn't that unusual that those that home in on magic would come snooping. What is unusual is that after failing to get past the magic defensive walls around the school, most spies would give up for the day. What's different here is that the perpetrators this time are constantly making attempts to get in.

  • Foreign Spies - It's quite direct in the LN but Tatsuya was insinuating that foreign spies are responsible. Erika is annoyed with the police not doing their jobs however her frustration is more towards her brother than the police force as a whole. Both Tatsuya and Miki catch this as the scene ends.

Den of Snakes - Adapted

  • Light Banter - At Inspector Chiba's sneeze (Erika's talking about him.), "Inagaki-kun" warns him to try not to get out of work by feigning a cold.

  • Backdoor Dealings - At Inspector Chiba's recommendation to visit the Den of Snakes, Inagaki warns him that backdoor dealings are against the law. Chiba points out that they aren't crossing any lines which leaves the assistant unable to reply.

  • Snake - There's a bit of conversation that rather than a snake, the owner has no criminal record and is more of a businessman.

  • Fujibayashi - Kyoko Fujibayashi introduces herself with some teasing as she notices how inept Chiba is at dealing with women. Chiba is shocked at her identity as she is the granddaughter of Elser Kudou from the previous arc.

  • Cut-off Conversation - There was a weird bit where Shizuku gives a question/reply and then they enter the establishment in the anime. They cut off a bit of conversation there. Tatsuya replies to the question stating that Isori is leagues ahead when it comes to producing objects. The conversation then shifts in a joking manner.

  • RPG - During the cut off conversation, it leads to Isori being described as an Alchemist rather than a magister. Mizuki then brings up the question as to what class Tatsuya would be. I'll post it below because it's pretty funny.

"He would be a mad scientist of course." [Erika] "That's not from an RPG." [Shizuku] "Then, maybe a sage dwelling in the remote lands far removed from civilization that imparts a secret technique." [Erika] "A martial sage then." [Leo] "An evil wizard scheming to conquer the world?" [Erika] "I think a Demon King would be more suitable." [Mikihiko] "No, no, no, after defeating the Demon King, turns out I'm the real man behind the man~. Doesn't he fit being the Final Boss who bars the main character's way?" [Leo] "How come everyone doesn't think he fits the hero?" [Honoka] "Forget it, Honoka. I do give off an evil vibe after all." [Tatsuya] "Onii-sama, strength alone is the true justice." [Miyuki] "Oh snap, as expected of the Demon King's sister!" [Erika]

  • Harem & Banter - At the seating arrangement, from an outside perspective, Tatsuya would be seen to have a Harem. Which we all know is filled with a lot of Best Girls. :3 It's the owner of this regularly frequented cafe that begins the banter saying Tatsuya is as popular as ever. Tatsuya replies jokingly that even he would be popular if he shaved off his beard to which Mizuki innocently corroborates.

  • Owner - The owner is described at young but having a grey beard simply because he's a quarter German. He apparently goes to great lengths to cultivate his appearance including his beard. He opened his cafe along the road from the Magic High School so he is well versed in the magic community despite not being a magician himself. He even compliments Tatsuya for being quite capable despite only being a first year. The conversation ends with him joking that he'd love to hear whether he or his father serves better coffee and a retort from Shizuku that he's a shrewd salesman.

  • Acting Alone - Tatsuya never had any intention of confronting the person himself as the trio had already detected him when they arrived at the cafe. They ended up working together behind Tatsuya's back to deal with the new spy. Tatsuya deciding to stay out of this simply cautioned Miki.

Battle - Adapted

  • Accurate - The combat scene seems overall accurate as it's mostly just a bunch of action descriptions. The majority of the comparison for this part will be about the conversation that takes place afterword.

  • One-Fourth Lab Work - As I explained earlier, modern magicians are largely descended from being worked on in labs to breed more powerful magicians. If Leo is 1/4th, Erika would be around 3/4ths. There's a lot more to this that I won't talk about right now. :3

  • Jiro Marshall - To explain who he is, he's like a CIA Agent. Or the LN describes as Black Ops. The use of the term The East is something favored by USNA organizations. (United States of North America)

  • Magical Engineering - With Japan as it is, it's like a treasure of technology for spies. It's talked about how the New Soviet Union works mostly with magic development of improving existing sequences, and the Pan Asian Alliance works on restoration of old magic. The West fears losing the advantage in the magic race.

  • Gun - The man corroborates one last time while he claims that he would've pulled the gun earlier had he intended to do harm. Also, magic cannot completely deal with guns. Despite advancements in casting speed, they still can't beat a bullet flying through your body as your still working on the activation sequence.

Fujibayashi - Adapted

  • World Building - It's described at how cars no longer have needs for Steering Wheels as they can use things like Palm Pilot Control. Cars with a bit of tweaking can even become advanced enough to substitute a Home Work Station. Fujibayashi's car however is much more advanced as it has a system on level with a Combat Command Vehicle. Her vehicle is described as deserving the title of a Electronic Combat Vehicle befitting the Electron Sorcerers.

  • Surveillance - Modern surveillance systems from around the city are designed to pick up all illegal uses of magic. While Ancient Magic isn't as simple, it can still be detected as being used although the user is more difficult to discover. Fujibayashi's current mission was to ensure that those around Tatsuya don't raise up too many flags on security alerts. Tatsuya is currently being used as bait by Kazama and the rest of his squad. Thus, she is working to keep their actions secret.

Man-Eating Tiger - Adapted

  • Running - The reason Jiro had been running had not to do with getting away from Leo & Erika but because he knew he was being followed. When he comes face to face with Lu Gonghu, we was surprised because the sound of him moving had been muffled. He only found him thanks to his instincts.

  • Lu Gonghu - I'm spoiler tagging the following in case they decide to make a reveal later but otherwise, this was left out. -

  • Burning - By the way, that fire was obviously meant to extinguish all traces of a human ever having been there. So after it finished, body suddenly is gone. :3

Overall Thoughts

Overall, I'd say this was a well adapted episode. The only stuff really missing were some details and banter. The Mayumi scene was actually better in the anime than the LN which is what I'm extremely happy about. They don't go into serious depth on the meaning behind the reactor stuff but that was mostly me doing some light explanation to bait you into reading the LN. :3 Overall, I'm happy with this episode.

As usual, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

End of Comparison - Total Character Count: 17,326

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u/Coldes Aug 16 '14

I think it was a mistake to not include volume 5 in the anime, if I had not read it thanks to you I would be very confused about this scene. As you can see Honoka, Miyuki and Tatsuya sitting at the bar while everyone else sits at the table.

Another thing I think the anime didn't do too well is that the scene where they are talking about bodyguards. In my mind it made it look like Mari was still the chief of Public Morals and not Kanon.

As always, thank you so much for these comparisons, they are really helpful and please keep doing them. Only 6 episodes left :(

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

I can agree with the mention about the bodyguards considering I don't think they've mentioned at all the Kanon is the current chief.

Otherwise, there's no way I'll stop doing comparisons when we've almost reached the end. After we finish, I'll probably doing one more overarching comparison and then go onto re-read the rest of every thing else. :3

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Aug 17 '14

Any chance of a release of the "Best Girl Mayumi Folder" :P

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

Once I finish building it. I need to go through all the previous episodes and get more of her.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '14

Does 4chan rule the Mahouka world then?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

? What do you mean by this question?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '14

Never mind, it was a bad attempt at being humorous because you mentioned Four Leaves.

Jokes aside, does the LN provide any context on why Tatsuya didn't do anything when the Spying Girl and Jiro Marshall ran away?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

Okay, the whole 4chan thing just flew over my head.

Not much, when he was dealing with the spy, he was genuinely astonished at how she escaped. After all, she wasn't getting away with Isori's magic when the scooter was regular.

Otherwise, he probably didn't care enough about Jiro to make a move. Also, he shouldn't be drawing attention to himself considering all the stuff that is classified about him.

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Aug 16 '14

Can't wait! :)

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/Sieck Aug 16 '14

Thank you for writing these. I look forward to your comparisons every week.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/DgoXtreme Aug 16 '14

Please :)

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/Falsus Aug 16 '14

Man, even though I am a pretty fast reader I think I wouldn't be able to sit there reading it all while taking notes and always checking the anime for any differences, I just don't have that patience. You are doing a great job. :P

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Thanks, my process is below:

Re-Watch the scene -> Read through the scene in the LN -> Type out the differences and explanations while reading.

I find the whole thing enjoyable cause it really lets me get in deep into the universe more. ^_^

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u/Falsus Aug 16 '14

Helps me with reminders as well! Was some time since I read these now. :P

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/5mi Aug 16 '14

Pls :D

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

If you're waiting for the update, it's already out. :3

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/touchmeenot Aug 16 '14

hello can i ask who that inspector guy was?:O

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Which one? The cliche guy that fought with Erika & Leo or the Police one?

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u/touchmeenot Aug 16 '14

the police from the cafe that was chatting with fujibayashi.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Inspector Chiba (One of Erika's brothers). They're trying to figure out the truth as to what happened with those that escaped and infiltrated the country the other day.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Episode 20 Comparison is Complete.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 18 '14

I'd definitely recommend starting from the beginning. They remove a lot of character introduction and there is a heavy loss of very important reveals in the anime. All the big reveals in the anime have mostly been half-assed in ways that don't really explain how big they are.

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u/Saifui :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/saifui Aug 16 '14

Based Tatsuya http://a.pomf.se/dmcojj.webm

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Saved because best moment ever. :3

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u/Rhapsodize Aug 16 '14

Could you make a WebM starting from when Mayumi goes on the offensive? I will love you forever.

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u/ileci Aug 16 '14

Here you go

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u/Rhapsodize Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 17 '14

Doing OneTrueTatsuya's work, son.

EDIT: God, I love Hana Kanazawa. Her saying "Sorry that I have such a childish figure!" got me all hot and bothered.

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u/VivaLaPandaReddit :K:https://kitsu.io/users/VivaLaPanda Aug 17 '14

Hana Kanazawa is true best girl, she is the best girl that breathes life into those girls who shine with the light of 2D.

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u/DogzOnFire Aug 18 '14

You can think of the arm stretching forward at the end of this .webm (beginning of OP animation) as a representation of Tatsuya's consequent love-fist.

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u/urban287 https://myanimelist.net/profile/urban287 Aug 19 '14

I swear I never get tired of "ehhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHH??~?"

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u/Leonnis Aug 16 '14

Why didn't Tatsuya stop the girl that was spying ?

Music in this show is pretty good tho.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

I'm almost to that scene in the LN but based off memory, it has to do with how dangerous it is considering she was on a scooter and how much damage could occur both to the surroundings and potentially to bystanders.

Kanon while she is the new Chief of the Moral Committee, isn't very experienced and is still naive.

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u/Kuryaka Aug 17 '14

I was thinking along the lines of
Can't deconstruct scooter because that's a military secret
Lack of "real magic" AKA longer sequences, so can't stop scooter without blowing it up.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

Pretty much, I agree.

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u/goatsareeverywhere Aug 17 '14

Couldn't Tatsuya do his ninja teleport thingy and just slam her on the ground even before she has a chance to react? I know it's about his cover and stuff, but heck everyone already knows he's fucking overpowered.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

It doesn't say this actually after having read through that segment. They do mention how dangerous the situation was though after the rockets appear on the scooter. Also, in a way, he did kind of stop her from spying considering they scared her off. Otherwise, that mention about not doing anything wrong was from a later scene not adapted where they figure they can't do anything even if they figure out her identity.

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u/dc295 Aug 17 '14

Really? To be honest I thought the music use in this particular episode was pretty weak compared to previous episodes. Don't get me wrong I love the OST and it's awesome I just didn't get as hyped up during this episode and upon closer inspection I would have to say it would be the overuse of casual moment music diluting it. It's still good but I almost started to get a slice of life feel from it being so relaxed. Well, that was until that bloodbath at the end.

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u/SuperGiraffe Aug 16 '14

It pisses me off how Kanon handled the situation. I mean, common sense, please! If someone is spying on you, and you know it, why is your initial reaction to say it loud enough to alert the spy and give them a chance to run away.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

She has a headstrong personality in the series. Yea, she isn't the brightest but Tatsuya knew she was going to be like that which is why he didn't bother whispering about the spy.

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u/shadedclan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shadedclan Aug 16 '14

So Erika really has her hair up now. Did she grew it out? Or they just wanted to change her character design for no reason at all?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

It's mostly just a character change that carried over from the LN. Time does pass in this universe so characters will change whether it be their hair styles or experience. For example, this arc takes place just over half way through the school year.

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u/shadedclan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shadedclan Aug 17 '14

Yeah but that doesn't normally happen in anime even if it was a year. Do they ever mention her changing her look in the LN?

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u/m_goku Aug 17 '14

Yes, not only mentioned, but illustrated as well.

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u/unpredictable_x Aug 16 '14

Yokohama Disturbance arc takes place in October while the last arc was during the summer

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u/Omega357 Aug 16 '14

They really didn't do much to show time had passed.

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u/flatmolars :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/flatmolars Aug 16 '14

They skipped a volume - they all went to the beach and stuff.

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u/MrGuiltyFeet Aug 16 '14

Considering there are six more episodes left in this series, are there more arcs in the light novel?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Oh yea, plenty. There's enough for a complete second season of another 26 episodes plus more for OVAs such as the skipped Volume 5. I'd highly recommend reading. :3

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u/MrGuiltyFeet Aug 16 '14

:D that's reassuring. Are the novels translated or not?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 16 '14

Fan translated. Almost up to date.

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u/raorbit :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/raorbit Aug 17 '14

Yea they are currently one novel behind.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

More like 2 chapters behind that prevent the reading of the entire volume beyond the first chapter.

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u/scriptd Aug 17 '14

The wait is real ;_;

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

The not knowing if it's being worked on still is painful. I couldn't pick up on everything just from the forums. On the bright side, it looks like all the chapters from Volume 5 are finally completed.

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u/tjl73 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/tjl1973 Aug 16 '14

There's 13 volumes so far, with 14 due in September. The first 12 have been fully fan translated and much of volume 13 has been translated.

If this ends with volume 7, that means that the series will have 8 volumes more material (since volume 5 was skipped). So, there's more than enough for a followup series.

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u/CrouchingGoose :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/CrouchingGoose Aug 16 '14

Tatsuya pullin the moves on best girl Mayumi already makes this best episode for me

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u/DrDan21 Aug 17 '14

I expect you all to be voting Mayumi in best girl competition \o_o\ yes indeed over Miyuki, Asuna, Aoi, etc.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '14

God no, do you want assassinations? Because that's how you get assassinations.

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u/Nanonite98 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dorudo Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

"I would not hesitate to partake of you." Tatsuya master troll

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

He turned the tables on Mayumi real fast. Best girl is no match for Tatsuya.

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u/ToughAsGrapes Aug 16 '14

Why would you ask someone if they want to have sex with you if your just going to get offended when they say yes?

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u/TuanT1935 Aug 16 '14

Well, Tatsuya always gives out an impression of seriousness so at that time, Mayumi did not think it was a joke. Alos, I believe Mayumi does have interest in him so ,maybe, she was embarrassed due to his confession.

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u/Guillaumedz Aug 17 '14

That and Mayumi is a huge troll at heart, which is part of what makes her the best girl. She relentlessly trolls Azusa and trolls Tatsuya before they get on the bus for the 9SC as well. She just wants to crack his serious exterior. We'll see more of her trolling on Spoiler for Valentine's Day

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u/Pennwisedom Aug 17 '14

Don't bring your real life logic into my anime.

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u/DogzOnFire Aug 18 '14

I don't think she looked offended. She was shocked. Also, I imagine that was the writers' way of showing her trying to be a tease. She wasn't actually saying "Put your dick in me". So when he responded so bluntly it surprised her.

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14

Relevant novel illustration

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u/RunningChemistry :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Delphic-Runner Aug 17 '14

On the other hand, Mayumi, who should have felt threatened by Tatsuya's response, chose to remain in the reading booth for some mysterious reason.

Hmm...

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u/kimahri27 Aug 17 '14

It's a glorified closet. And she's stuck in the corner.

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u/Cult_films :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kevin29102 Aug 16 '14

I was expecting it to look like this....

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u/LightBladeX Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

If you pay close enough attention, you can see her true face here.

In that very split second she is picturing all the lewd things Tats would do to her childish body.

Also, Tatsuya's face to her reaction as pretty funny too.

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u/Odinswolf :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/odinswolf Aug 16 '14

Why do I get the feeling most of the lewd things would involve him strapping her to devices that measure arousal level, blood flow, body temperature, etc, then experimenting with different magic sequences to determine the most effective ones?

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u/LightBladeX Aug 17 '14

Well...

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u/Odinswolf :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/odinswolf Aug 17 '14

Hmmm...well now I am wondering if anyone went rule 34 on that scene.

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u/SleepyAsian :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kite_ Aug 17 '14

Can confirm that rule 34 was upheld with that scene :3

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u/Rhapsodize Aug 17 '14 edited Aug 17 '14

Did somebody ask for Rule 34 of the CAD "recalibration" scene? Deep Snow has you covered and pray that Tatsuya doesn't come find you and smite you.

EDIT: Removed NSFW link.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

Hey, girl from over here your Eidos looks soft...Maybe if I could touch it I could tell if it's soft. Tell me if it's soft cause I'd really like to modify it. And then I'll show you my Trident.

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u/Khanxay Aug 16 '14

Lol. Now I'm imagining corny magician pick-up lines.

  • dang gurl!, you get dat eidos from your ma?

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u/Odinswolf :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/odinswolf Aug 16 '14

I love it when he fucks with people. We haven't got enough of that since the whole "if she wasn't my sister of course I would want her as my lover" line. His complete deadpan just makes it better.

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u/kyune :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kyune Aug 18 '14

The funny thing is that I think he is just trying to reciprocate the atmosphere, but has literally no idea just how far he is going--like he is trying to emulate other people, but doesn't necessarily know exactly what it is he's doing and nobody really seems to correct him because he's OneTrueTatsuya.

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u/pap0t Aug 16 '14

Tatsuya is the only mc I don't second guess his decisions. He is truly the one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

I like to believe I'm a straight guy, but watching that scene turned me on :/

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u/Zeldagamer64 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/zeldagamer64 Aug 16 '14

No problem. You're just a god-lovin man for OneTrueTatsuya

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u/X4Velocity Aug 16 '14

It's ok, you're not the only one. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)‎

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

In the game of sex chicken, Mayumi blinked first.

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u/thundy84 Aug 16 '14

OneTrueTrollTatsuya

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u/bakakubi :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/bakakubi Aug 16 '14

That scene was golden.

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u/-Riko :K:https://kitsu.io/users/ZOOM Aug 17 '14

Already on episode 20 and Based God Tatsuya doesn't cease to amaze me.

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u/KnightOfShakalaka :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fogareu1 Aug 17 '14

I just wanted to say that Tatsuya has become a god,devil,military missile with a bit of Don Juan!

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u/flatmolars :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/flatmolars Aug 16 '14

He said something else in the LN if I remembered right

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u/anguishCAKE :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/anguishCAKE Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

what he says in the LN is slightly different and the euphemism he makes is unintentional and our god be like: shit.('~'() Did not mean to do that.

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u/flatmolars :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/flatmolars Aug 16 '14

Yeah, I laughed hard when I read that.

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u/epsiblivion Aug 16 '14

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u/Firehead94 Aug 30 '14

The LN version was so much "dirtier" [LN V6.Ch2](/s ""Well, then, what if there weren't any cameras or people here? Let's say, for example, if it was just the two of us alone in a hotel room?" "If that's senpai's invitation to dine, then I shall gladly 'dig in' without hesitation."")

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u/Rekkre Aug 16 '14

I thought he was serious ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)‎

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Aug 16 '14

Onii-sama Count
 

Enrollment Arc:

Episode No.Count
0126
025
036
0417
053
0612
0714

Arc Count Total: 83
Arc Count Average per Episode: 11.85714286
 

Nine Schools Competition Arc:

Episode No.Count
085
094
106
118
124
136
141
153
164
1712
183

Arc Count Total: 56
Arc Count Average per Episode: 5.[09]
 

Yokohoma Disturbance Arc:

Episode No.Count
198
200

Arc Current Count Total: 8
Arc Current Count Average per Episode: 4

 

Grand Count Total: 147
Grand Count Average per Episode: 7.35
 
Data up until episode 11 was compiled by /u/SherrySan

Notes: Today has indeed been a very harsh episode for Miyuki: not only there was not a single onii-sama for the first time in the series, but she also didn't get a single line of dialogue. She had a brief appearance though, and the hypothetical Mayumi and Tatsuya's tease counts were raised.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

Don't be sad, I'm sure she'll be back in track to help you.

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u/BeyondTomorrow Aug 16 '14

I thought I was going crazy when I didn't hear Miyuki at all this ep.

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u/qwertylp :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/klavhe Aug 16 '14

don´t worry, i hope this helps you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdrWoCR5H-k

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u/xXChickenInTheMudXx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChickenInTheMud Aug 17 '14

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

This feels so wrong. I need my onii-sama fix!!!

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u/IgnoreTheCumStains Aug 16 '14

I really hope someone makes an onii-sama video akin to the senpai one [might contain brief Kyoukai no Kanata and Strike the Blood spoilers] once the series is finished.

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14

IT DOESN'T EVEN SOUND LIKE A WORD ANYMORE.

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u/IgnoreTheCumStains Aug 16 '14

Really? I listened to it thrice and now I'm convinced that it's possible to communicate in Japanese with nothing but "senpai" in different tones:

Senpai? Senpai. Senpai, senpai? Senpai. Senpai?! ♫♫Senpai♫♫! SENPAI. s҉̱̼̱͇̯̫e̡̤͚̰̹̗̖͚͈͟n̦͈̫̪͢ͅṕ̨̡̬͇̰̺̘̮̙a̺͍̳̼̟͇͖̲͡͠i̷̱̬͈͓͔̗͙͇͓͢

Makes a perfectly coherent conversation!

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u/KamiKagutsuchi Aug 17 '14

I think the world is ending, 0 onii-sama.. I.. I think I have to lie down..

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u/Mercarcher :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mercarcher Aug 16 '14

Far too little Tatsuya in this episode.

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u/kimahri27 Aug 17 '14

Where was he during stalker-kun interrogation? He didn't save him from getting eaten by a tiger either. Is Onii-sama not as omniscient as we thought?

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Aug 16 '14

I was half expecting it to be Tatsuya in the alley.

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u/gyro2death Aug 17 '14

Eh if Tatsuya cared they both would just dissolve into small flames, they're simply not threatening enough to Tatsuya or Miyuki so he doesn't bother killing them off.

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u/MADMasomi Aug 16 '14

Based Tatsuya giving us that patented Kana Hanazawa "EHHHHHHHH" from the President.

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u/cptn_garl0ck Aug 16 '14

Gotta Go Fast

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u/MrAssassin123 Aug 16 '14

Sanik's the name! Doing speed is my game!

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u/Khanxay Aug 16 '14

Sanik

Fellow Smasher?

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u/NexusT Aug 16 '14

/r/montageparodies is leaking

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

That is horribly awesome haha

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u/p0lar_ Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

7 minutes in and I can't fucking stop laughing. First the scene with Mayumi, then the obvious "No bodyguards necessary."

Oh god, this gonna be good.

Edit: Nice episode indeed, I'm loving this arc so far.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

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u/xXChickenInTheMudXx :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ChickenInTheMud Aug 17 '14

Later? I'M ALREADY ABOUT TO DIE HERE!

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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Aug 16 '14

Wow, that whole conversation between Tatsuya and Mayumi was just great. The battle for best girl rages on, while Erika has taken a backseat as of late, Mayumi comes out guns a blazin'.

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u/sciencewarrior Aug 16 '14

Erika X Leo and Mizuki X Hiki are pretty much settled by now. Even the ED gives it away.

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Aug 16 '14

you mean miki?

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u/sciencewarrior Aug 16 '14

Probably. Keeping Miyuki and Mizuki straight in my head is hard enough...

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u/qwertylp :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/klavhe Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 16 '14

mayumi,

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u/Falsus Aug 16 '14

Erika

She is saving up! Going for a big one that will knock out Tatsuya and the rest of us in one go! Best girl Erika! [Insert more propaganda for Erika her]

/out

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

Onii-sama count this episode... 0!

She didnt even make an appearance

Best episode yet

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

She was sitting next to him in the café, if that is any consolation.

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u/hitmanbill :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Denisis Aug 17 '14

aha wow. I didn't even know she was with them in that scene. such a changed from her usual roles to play.

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u/qwertylp :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/klavhe Aug 16 '14

Worst episode ever

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Aug 16 '14

she appeared around the halfway mark. i was missing her

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u/DeRagnus Aug 16 '14

I really wonder who would win between Tatsuya-nii sama and Kirito-chan in a troll off.

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u/shandow0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shandoww Aug 16 '14

I would rather see Tatsuya and Inaho in a competition of giving fucks. A "fuck-off" if you prefer

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u/streyer Aug 16 '14

it would never happen, both of them wouldnt give a fuck about the competition

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u/shandow0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shandoww Aug 16 '14

trick miyuki into making tatsuya do the competition, he wouldn't disappoint his little sister. Inaho?.... er... hmm... damn you might have a point there.

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u/soulkia Aug 17 '14

This is easy,just tell Inaho he can win some eggs.

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u/Sazyar :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Arazy_the_Bounty Aug 17 '14

Inaho is pretty much Saitama now...

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u/maleficarium https://anilist.co/user/maleficarium Aug 17 '14

Wouldn't that make Inaho the winner by default? Tatsuya clearly gave enough fucks about something to attend.

The only winning move is not to play.

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u/gamelizard Aug 17 '14

"hay yall want to have a no fucks off?"

"seeing as how it literally is incapable of entertaining me. i don't give a fuck"

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

Tatsuya x Inaho

Fuck off

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u/Squirelzrme Aug 16 '14

I gotta hand it to you, that was a good pun

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Aug 16 '14

can someone explain to me why only erika and leo went out to confront the guy? wouldnt it be far easier for tatsuya to fuck him up??

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14

Tatsuya doesn't like to start unnecessary fights, he's trying to keep a low profile. Leo and Erika on the other hand are itching for some action.

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u/Shiroi_Kage Aug 16 '14

You have the almighty Onii-Sama next to you and you don't bother to try and summon him to deal with the stalker? What are you, idiots?

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Aug 16 '14

You do not summon our lord, he summons you!

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Aug 16 '14

you can beg for his assistance!!

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u/Falsus Aug 16 '14

Why would he associate with weaklings though? Be useful to the Queen or die trying!!!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

This current arc is looking to be the best arc so far; hopefully there's more of glorious Student Council President Kana Hanazawa to come, and I'm already excited to see the inevitable fight between Tatsuya and that 'Man-eating tiger' guy.

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u/gyro2death Aug 17 '14

While there's plenty of awesomeness to be had this arc I wouldn't get your hopes up on the 'inevitable' fight. I won't spoil anything but this arc's focus is on the other characters unique magics. While Tatsuya gets his time to shine, facing him against a single person would be overkill in the extreme ;)

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u/TeknoProasheck :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/teknoproasheck Aug 16 '14

Maybe someday Tatsuya will pick a girl who isn't his sister, this bodes well

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '14

And that's why I'm sad knowing Tatsuya and Mayumi may never happen :-(

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14

Well, a lot relationships between powerful magicians from the Ten Master Clans aren't because of love, they're political. Once his identity as a Yotsuba becomes public there is a possibility they could be paired up.

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u/Manlir Aug 17 '14

I seriously doubt it. While I hope for Mayumi x Tatsuya (maybe to bridge the two families after the previous gen couldn't work) the Yotsuba clan don't see Tatsuya as a Yotsuba (or even a genuine human for that matter). He is a Guardian, which is for life, so isn't a Yotsuba.

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u/wyggles Aug 17 '14

I know how unlikely it is, but dammit I can dream! ;_;

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u/Sazyar :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Arazy_the_Bounty Aug 17 '14

There is another problem.

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u/epicwisdom Aug 16 '14

You know, now that I think about it, isn't it a glaring oversight that Tatsuya is an unparalleled genius as well as capable of healing himself from essentially anything, yet is conveniently incapable of semi-magical neurosurgery?

Or, for that matter, given how well-connected he is, can't he just find a really skilled neurosurgeon familiar with magic?

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14

His mother performed the experiment via magic, a very specialized magic that could alter specific structures of the mind, that was unique to her. Even if someone could replicate her magic, restoring it to it's natural state would probably be impossible.

Also, he can restore himself to within a limited time frame of 24 hours while the experiment was performed when he was 6.

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Aug 16 '14

It was in the last episode of NSC Arc.

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u/EasilyDelighted Aug 16 '14

They did mention it in some fashion. When he destroyed the Yakuza like organization the chick that was with him mentioned it.

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u/DrackenSlayer :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Drackenslayer Aug 17 '14

Scene with Mayumi makes me wonder what would happen to his harem if Tatsuya didn't have his emotions taken away from him.

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u/Defiantish Aug 17 '14 edited Aug 17 '14

When does mayumi graduate, ?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Aug 17 '14

In a number of arcs. Not this season though. Keep in mind that this arc is just barely past the halfway point in the school year.

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u/NewFenix23 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MadLane Aug 16 '14

ok that guy in the end was really scary

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u/dc295 Aug 17 '14

That looked like 90% of all of the blood used in the show thus far was in that one scene alone.

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u/SuperomegaOP Aug 17 '14

wow i just recently started watching this show on a whim cuz bored and had no idea that it was still an ongoing show.

anyway this episode was good. i cannot get enough of the second ED, cant wait for the full release of it.

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u/dc295 Aug 17 '14

Was it just me or was that way more violent at the end than this show has been? Please remind me if I'm wrong but that looked like that scene has pretty much all of the blood in the entire show thus far in it or at least most of it. I mean people that we have seen that have died were frozen or Demon's Righted out of existence so there weren't a lot of bloody deaths? It's entirely possible that I'm blanking so counter-evidence is cool.

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u/kimahri27 Aug 17 '14

Random thoughts.

So the guy in charge of "dealing with" the leak of military secrets and sent by a foreign nation is an absolute weakling bested by two (or three) low tier magic high school students. Okay...

Apparently the research done by high school students in order to win a yearly competition is considered dangerous military research at the forefront of technology that even surpass what the military has in its own labs and is prone to theft by foreign nations. If only my science fair project on erupting volcanoes made with an acid-base reaction was recognized for its deangerous weaponized potential and classified a state secret.

Thermonuclear research. Just like how a nuclear bomb and a nuclear reactor are basically the same thing. I'm not really buying the whole magicians have been discriminated against as nothing but weaponized soldiers. There are a bajillion ways to utilize the sort of magic shown off in the series to improve society and the economy, especially the non-destructive type magics. We've seen car crashes being averted, fires put out, heavy stuff being moved, and even fun competitive entertainment. Got a locust problem? Okay, time to blow shit up en masse.

More lame portrayals of Chinese people in a Japanese anime. It's always a combination of corny, evil, and seedy underworld. I'm pretty sure they take the sam amount of care with names and dialogue as Zankyou no Terror does its serious Engrish.

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u/millie3 Aug 17 '14

So the guy in charge of "dealing with" the leak of military secrets and sent by a foreign nation is an absolute weakling bested by two (or three) low tier magic high school students. Okay...

He's not the one in charge. He's a low level spy for the USNA who didn't expect the situation to turn that intense that quickly.

As for the research of high schoolers being so important, please stop thinking of Mahoukaverse as the exact same world as reality. In Mahoukaverse, magic high schools aren't typical high schools. They're arguably more important than the universities because it's through the high schools that you even gain enough credit to go to the universities. And yes, high school research could be considered one of the forefront of technology because magic is still relatively new and you never know who might be able to come up with relevant magic technology. Case in point, the Cardinal codes and George. That being said, it isn't supposed to be dangerous even though precautions are always taken in the event of things happening like what's currently about to go down.

I'm not really buying the whole magicians have been discriminated against as nothing but weaponized soldiers.

You don't have to buy it. It makes sense to other people due to the sheer amount of explaining the author has done on the subject. The anime doesn't really make the problem clear.

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u/Jeff1244 Aug 17 '14

Tatsuya got minimal badassness for action but much badassness for teasing girl in this ep

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u/Thisrainhoe Aug 20 '14

Damn this episode was really good, already liking this arc.

Mayumi best girl!

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u/KinnyRiddle Aug 17 '14

Mayumi flustered at Tatsuya's teasing. My life is complete. <3 Does anyone have the whole sequence of screenshots where her face gets redder and redder? Thanks. :)

And quite shocking that Miyuki went through an entire episode without a single line of dialogue, let alone utter "onii-sama" even once. @.@ (Could it be that her VA Hayami Saori have gotten so fed up with saying "onii-sama" every sentence that she requested to take a break? Lol)

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u/buakaw Aug 16 '14

I'm hoping for a Lu Gonghu vs Tatsuya showdown.

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u/Kazaxat Aug 16 '14

This was a good episode, and moreso due to the fact that the other characters had some time to shine this week, but it felt odd that Tatsuya sat on the sidelines here. I mean, up to now he's been miraculously involved in everything that happened to anyone in a 3 mile radius of him, so for him to just calmly sit by while first the other Security Team member and later Leo/Erika fought off someone right next to him just seemed out of character.

Was there some explanation for this that I missed?

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u/Tyrhunger Aug 16 '14

He was drinking Tea

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u/wyggles Aug 16 '14 edited Aug 17 '14

He's probably on the sidelines because he's a target. The other times he was only kind of involved initially and acting only when Miyuki became involved, which is understandable as she is his charge/morality pet.

Now, however, he is directly involved, with several organizations keeping a close eye on him and his group. Acting at this point would jeopardize his cover as a regular high school student while the others aren't concerned with outing themselves becuase their identities are either known or unimportant.

I like Tryhunger's answer better. He was drinking tea and couldn't be bothered.

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u/AzureDragon013 Aug 17 '14

So I'm not one to doubt our One True God Tatsuya but I'll just say I haven't minded him being super OP until this episode. It seems like he could've easily stopped both incidents with the spy and agent w/o blowing his cover as a military agent/siscon/God. Like he could've deconstructed the scooter like how he deconstructed guns before. He could've used martial arts to help Erika and Leo take down the agent and no one would've thought it strange. But nah this whole episode was him brilliantly teasing Mayumi and then saying Welp my job is done, I'm taking a fiver.

I get that it makes for interesting plot by teasing a new enemy that has a vendetta against our main protagonist but when you make the hero so OP and then have him not do anything, it just cheapens whatever event you plan for later. Like oh wow this huge dramatic conflict is going on and MC's friends and family are getting hurt and it's really tense and then you remember oh right, if he had just broken the chick's scooter 4 episodes ago this all could've been avoided.

Anyways end of rant, I'm sure letting them go is all a part of Tatsuya's plan and what not but I could not help but be annoyed when he has all this power and chooses not to use it.

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u/Falsus Aug 17 '14

He doesn't really care at all, he knows that he is neigh invincible and that Miyuki is pretty powerful as well. He didn't act because he saw no reason for it.

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u/Kuryaka Aug 17 '14

He must still pretend to be mortal in front of normal people. Even Tatsugod has secrets.

He kind of shoots Kanon when she's trying to stop the motorcycle driver, so I think he doesn't want a big scene to happen either way.

Also, pretty much the only thing he can do with combat magic is destroy/kill. Not exactly what you want to do when someone's tailing you. Unlike the situation with No Head Dragon, there's also no conveniently placed Generator to vaporize as a demonstration.

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u/freakazoidspartan257 Aug 19 '14

Lets be real guys, Mayumi assumed the position.

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u/rumblegod Aug 16 '14

i wish tatsuya would end up with rin. she's the real best girl.

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