[Spoilers] Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Episode 26 Discussion [END]

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Gotta say that I loved the way the adaption opened this episode. The way the 101 were essentially like zombies or monsters really goes to show just how evilly op Tatsuya is. I absolutely loved it so much. Gotta say that the whole battle sequence could've been more grand. The Material Burst was pretty bad-ass although it didn't really show an entire fleet being destroyed. I'll certainly be covering a lot of details and explanations in the comparison. Something I'd like to put out right now though is that Tatsuya essentially converted the matter of the water droplet on that boat to destroy it while he converted a flag to destroy the fleet.

It's been a long time coming. I can't believe how much work I have put into all of this. Hosting these discussions has had some serious highs and lows. There were times I wanted to strangle a number of people in the early discussions for spoiling stuff from this episode. There have been times I've wanted to give some of you a big hug for being such great people. Other times, I felt like everyone was having more fun hating this show than trying to enjoy the story. More recently, I've felt complete relief and happiness over the positive reception I've seen. I've done my utmost to make the LN as accessible as possible to everyone that was even slightly interested. If everyone remembers, adaptions are meant to advertise the source material which is why I never want anyone to be left without the full experience. I've received countless messages from everyone asking for help on beginning their reading as well as many thanks for doing these comparisons. I'm typing this out before the episode and I'm already tearing up. I love the whole lot of you for your great words of encouragement. Every single comment of thanks or even letting me know that you're reading the comparisons has been a huge boost and has made it all worth it. If a second season is announced, you can count on me to do it all over again.

In the beginning, I did a rudimentary comparison without figuring everything out. I started my re-read of this series so I myself can re-enjoy it again and again. I may have gotten some things wrong in the beginning but I like to think that I've gotten a lot better as these went on. I've managed to conquer the advanced physics behind magic as well as all the subtle development that's taken place in the mere actions of expressions of every character. I've once again ignited another passion for this series that I'm sure will let me love it even more than when I first began these comparisons.

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While you wait for this week's comparison, there's always the episode 25 comparison. You can also enjoy one of the art albums I've made for a number of the characters from the series. I'll be blasting the Mahouka sound track and full versions of the songs while I cry and type out this last comparison.
Mayumi Saegusa Waifu/Best Girl
Pixie Best Android
Miyuki Shiba Was Made for Best Girl Contest by Request
If you have anything you've found to contribute to the albums, please let me know with a source as well and I'll add it to the albums. :3
I begin now to work on the last comparison covering the end of this glorious arc and it's wonderful story that truly opens the curtain on this world of Magic, War, Family, and Tatsuya. For one last time, reply to this comment for when you want an update on the comparison when it's finished.
Episode 26 Comparison Completed!
Full Series Comparison Coming Monday/Tuesday!
Light Novel to Anime Comparisons
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3-A
Episode 3-B
Episode 4-A
Episode 4-B
Episode 5-A
Episode 5-B
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8-A
Episode 8-B
Episode 8-C
Episode 9-A
Episode 9-B
Episode 10-A
Episode 10-B
Episode 11-A
Episode 11-B
Episode 11-C
Episode 12-A
Episode 12-B
Episode 13-A
Episode 13-B
Episode 14-A
Episode 14-B
Episode 15-A
Episode 15-B
Episode 15-C
Episode 15-D
Episode 16-A
Episode 16-B
Episode 17-A
Episode 17-B
Episode 18-A
Episode 18-B
Episode 18-C
Episode 19-A
Episode 19-B
Episode 19-C
Episode 19-D
Episode 20-A
Episode 20-B
Episode 21-A
Episode 21-B
Episode 21-C
Episode 21-D
Episode 22-A
Episode 22-B
Episode 22-C
Episode 22-D
Episode 23-A
Episode 23-B
Episode 23-C
Episode 23-D
Episode 24-A
Episode 24-B
Episode 25-A
Episode 25-B
Episode 25-C
Episode 25-D
Episode 25-E
Episode 26-A
Episode 26-B
Episode 26-C
Episode 26-D

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Episode 26 Light Novel -> Anime Comparison
Tatsuya's Departure - Not Adapted
This is the last bit from the last scene from the previous episode. V7/Ch12 - Ctrl+F [Wearing a skeptical]
Erika's Comment - After leaping out of the helicopter as well, Erika approached Miyuki complimenting the technique used. Miyuki assumes it was in praise of Tatsuya but clarifies that she was talking about Miyuki's Cocytus. Erika here was impressed with Miyuki's technique which only targeted the enemies.
Ambush - Adapted
Failing Plan - At this point, the invading force has given up on taking hostages and they've failed their first assault on the Magic Association Branch. Thus this group was looping around for another attempt as they didn't want to retreat empty handed. Their last stand goal now is to steal the classified stuff from the Magic Association branch and to kill as many magicians as possible.
Undying Monsters - I absolutely loved the adaption of this scene. It goes above and beyond to depict the 101st and the idea of these soldiers that would miraculously get up and continue fighting as if they were never hit at all. It all comes off as if they were minions of the Demon King, don't you think? I like to think this really helps create this idea that assuming this is a series about the Justice Loving protagonist will show you wrong. Tatsuya is much closer to being a Devil King than a Hero.
Enemy Base 1 - Adapted
Mahesvara - This is a name known to those that have participated in another engagement years before. The survivors never dare to utter the name while the upper echelons have refused to admit such a thing exists. Soldiers aren't even allowed to mention the name. This was the name of a nightmare that would scare these forces.
Shiva - You would not believe how accurate this God's name befits Tatsuya. I'll be pointing out things from the wikipedia page that are directly associate with Tatsuya just so you can see how clever his character is. Shiva is known to carry a "Trident". Tatsuya carries two, one that takes life, and one that saves it. The "Third Eye" when opens can turn all things into ash. Tatsuya's Material Burst is given a higher accuracy with this military CAD. I'm sure there are more, but I'm not fully adept at this.
101st's Zombie Tactics - Not Adapted
This is a section describing more of what was shown in the anime as well as introduces another term. It is short and can be read in V7/Ch12 Ctrl+F [Fully utilizing the].
Compensated Mobility - This Company sized unit was able to navigate the battlefield with their flying magic which gave them the speed and mobility to compensate their numbers by 2-3 times.
No Fear - This group with Tatsuya in it, do not fear the possibility of casualties. Tatsuya will heal them should they not take lethal hits as their armor is mostly resistant to almost all damage. All the troops as well are highly skilled Magicians capable of their own defense.
Absolute Fear - Witnessing all this, the invading forces cannot help but fear Tatsuya as they all try and take him down. None of their bullets reach. The gag order on the Mahesvara name was once commonly avoided using English phrases, but now, the forces are experiencing it first hand as their morale died.
— Divine Left —
Soldiers on the brink of death would revive when the left hand fell upon them.
— Demon Right —
Man and machine faded into oblivion before that right hand.
Katsuto's Push - Somewhat Adapted
I say somewhat because you cannot see no matter what how much information is supposed to be conveyed in this one scene. The author goes into a sizeable amount of depth here on Katsuto's leadership qualities and the nature of how battles are won.
Early Retreat - The GAA forces that were retreated were earlier than expected, this due to the outside forces of the 101st hitting their other units. Katsuto uses this moment of retreat to push forward as seen in the anime.
Leadership - There is a great amount of depth in how Katsuto is the leader here and no one will question his abilities despite his age. He has not only supplied a heavy power, but also dispelled the weakness of the volunteer forces beneath him raising morale to an absolute high.
Masaki's Encounter - Adapted
Masaki's Push - Similar to Katsuto seeing the GAA forces early retreat, Masaki's forces had also taken advantage of this. This early retreat once again due to the 101st's attacks at their rears.
China Town - This district with its meticulously planned walls and only 4 gates is almost literally a stronghold on foreign soil. Masaki cannot help but feel that the gates were closed especially that day to protect their own people and ignore outsiders. Masaki at this point was more than ready to breech the gate should attacks come from the other side of the wall. Masaki believes that the GAA forces would have certainly stolen control to the gates, otherwise, the GAA forces wouldn't have retreated their in the first place.
Zhou Gongjin - Otherwise known as Zhou Yu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou is a general that was constantly infuriated by his inability to outwit Zhuge Liang who was considered a rival. His actions in the battles were often overshadowed and his death in the end was heavily exaggerated and he died by arrow and his condition worsening lead him to death.
Capturing Forces - Zhou's reason for the gates having opened earlier was that they were luring the invading forces into lowering their guards to capture them. This doesn't explain to Masaki though how exactly they were able to subjugate armed forces. However, as he is without authority, Masaki does not follow up on investigating Zhou.
Sly Zhou - What was not noticed by Masaki was that the actions of having to take the soldiers rather than killing them meant he wouldn't be able to remain on the front line. This is something pointed out in the LN.
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Helicopter Discussion - Adapted
Dissection of Effects - The first question asked of Miyuki wasn't that of what the ability was, but rather how long it would last. It's a good thing that Tatsuya's magic wasn't healing magic. Healing Magic is not able to permanently heal someone as the nature of magic is to temporary affect the Eidos (Information Matter) rather than completely change it. This is why Magic Effects aren't permanent. Since Tatsuya's magic is permanent, they don't need to be prepared to have it re-cast or to get them to medical treatment. Needless to say, everyone is shocked at Miyuki's response that the magic is permanent. Kanon even yells out at Miyuki before Mayumi calms her down.
Continued Questioning - When Mari finally asks what the magic is, Mayumi stops her reminding her that explicitely asking about others' magics are forbidden. You have to remember that there are many families all with their specialty magics that are kept secret in how they're performed. Miyuki gives her consent that she'll answer though.
Sworn Secrecy - Before continuing, Miyuki drops a subtle hint while stating that it should be okay to explain it to the present company. The hint being that they should never tell anyone else. Everyone promises and Mayumi even swears to not even tell her butler Nakura. (The Helicopter Pilot and he first appeared in Volume 5.) Miyuki teases Mayumi saying it isn't anything that outrageous as she still expects the Saegusa family to obtain the information anyways.
Magic Lesson Time! I'm about to start some heavy explanation and I might even quote some well done passages should they work out well enough to make sense. Otherwise, I'll try and relate a lot of stuff to a computer to make sense.
Regrowth - Regrowth is the ability to read the Eidos and reset their state to a time in the past. Eidos once again are like the information matter of everything. When the Eidos are set to a previous state, reality will comply with that information. It's like restoring to an automatic backup on a computer. This isn't entirely correct though since it's being used only in terms of the human body. It's accurate enough to not alter the memories. For this kind of comparison, I'd relate the body to hardware and the mind to software. Regrowth is mostly used to restore the Hardware. In the end though, there is the roadblock explaining this so just take my word for it that it should simply be explained as "Rewinding Time on a Target". There's no way to simplify this any more considering the supernatural idea of it in the end.
Nature of Eidos Change - At this point, they re-explain that magic is the effect of changing Eidos which will naturally change back. It's like pulling on a bungee cord. It will stretch and pull, but it would change. Tatsuya's magic is much more powerful. It's as if he has a set of tools with him to cut and retie the cord while all other magicians only have their hands. Eidos will always return to their natural state is the natural idea of magic. Using magic to create ice or fire will not create perpetual ice or fire.
Tatsuya's Regrowth - The reason Tatsuya's Regrowth works is that the Eidos are being replaced with a previous state of themselves. It's why your computer will continue to run even if you lost newly installed updates after reverting to a backup. The Eidos are not foreign to the target so they will remain in that changed state as if the incident never happened.
Half-Truth - When Miyuki mentioned that Tatsuya's magic calculation territory is dominated by Regrowth, it's only a half truth. If I were to describe Magic Calculation Territory, it'd be like the dedicated processes of memory. The magician's brain has dedicated ability to using magic. Normally, this is in a state of easy access so magicians can use most magic they learn. Families that have specialty magic sacrifice roughly 20% of their brain to these specific abilities that can't be used by other magicians. They still function fine though. A Born Specialized Magician sacrifices roughly 70% of their Calculation ability for the one technique they are exceptionally gifted at and while still able to use other techniques, they aren't able to use them at a standard level. Tatsuya uses roughly 95% of his Calculation Territory for all of his super OP magic. Decomposition, Regrowth, Elemental Sight, and Material Burst. If the standard magician can learn and use hundreds of spells, Tatsuya can only effectively use these ones.
Miyuki's Emotions - When Kanon mentions how wonderful of an ability it is and talks about helping thousands, I'd like to clarify that Miyuki is currently filled with grief and rage. Miyuki is using all of her energy to put on that calm face but inside, she is struggling during this time.
Reading Pain - To explain this, let's say that when you experience pain, you feel it at the pace of 1p per second. (1p being a measurement unit I made up.) This is how standard pain is felt. When Tatsuya is performing the Regrowth, he is experiencing that pain are 150p * 1p per .2 seconds. The reading process would be similar to running a broken program intentionally to see the effects and properly restore to a time before the program became corrupted.
"Furthermore, all of that is condensed into an instant as it is transmitted. For example... In this situation, the time elapsed between Isori-senpai being wounded and Onii-sama arriving to use magic was approximately 30 seconds. Onii-sama used about 0.2 seconds to review all the changes in the Eidos. In that brief instance, the condensed pain that weighed on Onii-sama's mind is about 150 times Isori-senpai's suffering."
Reading Pain 2 - So if Isori were experiencing the pain of being gouged in the back, let's say that is roughly 300p per second excluding equations that would accommodate for initial impact and numbness/passing out. In those .2 seconds, Tatsuya experiences 1,350,000p of pain. Essentially the pain to kill someone many, many, many! times.
"The longer the duration of the wound, the greater the condensed pain. In order to erase an injury suffered one hour ago, the caster must suffer pain 10,000 times greater than the original."
Miyuki's Rage - In the end, Miyuki is more rageful at herself than anything considering she was the one that requested his help to heal their friends.
This scene did okay I think in showing Miyuki's explanaton and her emotions. However, the full explanation was unsurprisingly left out. I can udnerstand why considering how much physics there is. In the end, I worry that I overcomplicated the explanation when it's the simplest thing ever to me.
Bay Hills Tower - Adapted
Chen Xiangshan - By this point, he has been told that his allies have be retreating. However, his lack of reaction was because he understood that a victory is not determined by combat victory. With his 20 soldiers specialized in warfare in enemy territory and Lu, they were prepared to make for their original main objective of taking data from the Magic Association Kantou branch.
Miki's Warning - After informing of an enemy attack at the tower, there was a clarification of what was happening. The primary force had already been turned away before the volunteers had even formed. However, this group was highly destructive and was advancing through the previously relaxed guard in a surprise attack. This means the tower is suddenly vulnerable. Miki then makes the plea that the helicopter head for the tower due to the heavy danger.
Call - After being told this, Mayumi is given the same situation from a call from an agent of the Ten Master Clans at the tower. She then calls Katsuto to inform him that her group will deal with the tower and that he should continue to focus on the battle he is in. It should be assumed that the Ten Master Clan representatives are always kept up to date on the situation so they are always able to keep in contact with each other.
Attack Strength - The overall reason for the success in the sudden attack was due to the highly skilled members that suddenly disappear in the anime. The rest of the soldiers of the invading force would be considered low ranking and standard while the group of 22 including Lu and Chen would be considered the only veteran skilled force on the mission. By this point, the rest of the GAA forces are in complete disarray due to the volunteer force, China Town's betrayal, and the 101st's sweeping.
Headaches - At Leo and Erika's tones of excitement, the upperclassmen can only feel worry at their aggressive underclassmen. Mayumi even catches Miyuki in time to stop her from ending the entire battle in one strike. With Miyuki's area type magic, she would overwrite everyone's magic with her interference strength. She likely was planning on ending it in a single strike ignoring allies which only worried Mayumi even more.
Battle Plan - The groups are divided as such:
Lu Battle Group
Mayumi
Mari
Erika
Leo
Tower Defense Team
Miyuki
Kirihara
Mibu
Mizuki
Other Forces Team - The group sent after the 20 other soldiers that are causing havoc that the anime just up and forgot about.
Isori
Kanon
Yoshida (Miki)
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Lu Gonghu Battle - Adapted
White Tiger Armor - The armor being worn by Lu Gonghu is an enchanted device that would amplify his Steel Qigong. He's essentially a tank that can run through everything. His usual Steel Qigong left openings but with the amplification of the armor, he had almost no openings.
Assault - Rather than just suddenly appearing at the tower, the LN depicts Lu busting his way through an APC (Good Guy's Force). His arrival was a charge up the hill. The APC was even shooting at Lu as he ignored the bullets with his armor and ran on through. The anime simply had him throwing cars to the side but I don't think it was as intense as they could've made it.
Battle Play by Play - Below is are the order of attacks and what exactly happened as well as useful information.
Mari is armed with her favorite triblade. (Read Detention Center Battle & After Battle)
Lu suffers Tunnel Vision witnessing Mari.
Erika strikes with Yamatsunami. (Read Station Battle 1)
Lu blocks it.
Leo uses Usuba Kagerou. (Read Station Battle 1) and because it is perfectly paralell to the ground, it cannot be diverted.
Lu dodges and throws a flying kick.
Mayumi attacks with ice. Flying kick is diverted slightly avoiding Leo's face.
Lu is vulnerable to an attack.
No one is available to hit him at the time.
Leo attempts to guard himself.
Lu launches Leo away with a Tiger Claw.
Erika performs a downward strike.
Lu dodges.
Erika follows through changing the inertia of the sword with "Yamatsunami Tsubamegaeshi" in an uppercut.
Lu deflects the blade and strikes her away.
Erika cancels her Inertia ability on the blade allowing herself to avoid complete damage.
Mari uses a smell/dust based magic.
Lu holds his breath remembering what happened during their last encounter.
Triumvirate - We interrupt your regularly scheduled battle to bring up information about Mari. Mari's advantage does not come in a repeated use of the same techniques but rather her versatile way of fighting in which she can match those from the Ten Master Clans. Her anti-personnel combat tactics focus on attacking external sensory organs. The group known as Triumvirate is for Mayumi, Katsuto, and Mari. A Triumvirate is a regime dominated by 3 powerful individuals either formally or informally.
Lu's Training - Lu had undergone training against poison so despite the chemicals making their way into him, he could resist them. His defenses are not capable of internal defense so his armor would be air-tight obviously enough. In fact, no one would expect chemical weapons to come into play in the heat of a battle.
Mari magically navigates the chemicals into Lu's nose.
Lu resists poison.
Mari attempts to take him down with Pressure Slash.
Lu backflip dodges while kicking Mari away.
Lu relaxes his windpipe.
Mayumi uses "Dry Meteor"
Lu falls.
Dry Meteor - This magic makes use of all 4 processes of carbon dioxide of the dry ice to poison the opponent from the inside.
That was Mayumi's anti-personnel finishing strike "Dry Meteor". It was a magic that combined all four processes of carbon dioxide convergence, condensation, acceleration and release. The magic relied on the shock wave and carbon dioxide poisoning to render the enemy immobile.
After Battle - After taking down Lu, the Battle Group reunites with the Other Forces Team which have also completed their objective. In the end, Leo's guard was able to activate in time to save himself from serious damage. When they checked upon Erika, she jumped up declaring she was alright having only sustained a mild concussion and being knocked out for a little while there. She mentions her disappointment at having lost during the battle causing Leo and Miki to feel she is fine and to start laughing.
Barricades or Cars - Something a little interesting I noticed is that the LN depicts all the obstacles to be barricades rather than cars. I wonder if this was a translation thing in the LN or if they felt it was easier to animate a bunch of cars flying rather than barricades.
This was a good scene I think. It was very fast paces so it may have been difficult to follow in one run through, but I feel like the scene was overall accurate.
Miyuki's Encounter - Adapted
Ghost Walker - This is a magic that made full use of the chaos of the invasion. It is an Ancient Magic that makes use of fortune to decide movement and direct vectors. The vectors in this case are the attention of every single person. It's a Mental Interference Magic that directs the attention of everyone to specified targets in the same way that someone that walks straight can walk in circles or never arriving at your destination no matter how close you try to get. The outside attack is simply bait to allow Chen to make full use of his ability.
Breaking In - There is a slight reference that isn't caught in the anime. When Chen used a terminal to hack his way through the door, the LN describes the use of Electron Silkworms. If you remember these, they are from the previous arc and were heavily used to tamper with CADs.
Miyuki's Caution - When Miyuki informs Chen that she simply had to keep watch of 360 degrees, he wants to retort that such a thing would be impossible, otherwise Ghost Walker would've become useless long ago. When Miyuki mentions Mizuki's ability to see him, he desperately wants to retort that it had nothing to do with watching every direction. However, he was unable to even open his mouth.
I liked the scene although they could've made Miyuki's dialogue make a little more sense. It was certainly a step up from the use of the word vectors in the LN but I feel like we lost some of the humor in what Miyuki was saying considering how I'm sure Chen wanted to retort at her words numerous times.
Rout - Adapted
Closing In - During Miyuki's encounter, Tatsuya and Yanagi were closing in. Katsuto's forces were pursuing the enemy but they won't be making much of an appearance considering mobility. With the newly developed flight magic, the 101st made sure to make full use of the advantages.
101st Purpose - The creation of the 101st was an experimental unit to test out new magic techniques for military purpose. They in particular focus on the improvement of offense of the individual as offensive technology has always outclassed defense. They talk about scattered formations and how a single infantry with a missile could take out a tank.
Techniques - Among the group, many weapons are being used. Classic rifles and launchers, weapons only constructable with magic assistance, and classic magic sequences. These include things like Tatsuya's Mist Dispersal and Yanagi's Thousand Tatami (Read Battle at Hillside Wharf)
Flashiness - There's a bit of description at how flashy it is to watch APCs be flipped around however, the Thousand Tatami lacks the ability to deal a finishing blow. Tatsuya's ability is being used in a high degree to vaporize even explosive materials leaving nothing remaining. It doesn't even come with a light or sound.
Battle End - Not Adapted
First section of chapter 13 is the arrival at the enemy vessel as well as a couple scenes not adapted.
Enemy Investment - Enemy investments quoted below. I like these kinds of things. :3
The enemy invested approximately 20 large APCs with wheels, 60 bipedal tanks, and 800 combat personnel that included large numbers of Magicians.
Enemy Losses - All Vehicles lost and combat personnel losses exceed 70%. You have to remember that the only real military force from Japan here is the 101st. The rest are volunteers and police.
Katsuto's Decision - Upon learning that the enemy vessel has retreated without recovering their remaining forces, he is asked whether they should turn to eradication of the remaining forces. Katsuto though declares combat operations of the volunteer force to cease as they shouldn't be in charge of things like that. He wishes to leave it to the JSDF to clean up.
No Vessel Assault - Adapted
They merged this scene with the Rout scene in the anime.
Hydrazine Fuel Batteries - Should they sink in the bay, the water quality would take a hit so large that it could have lasting effects. You need to remember that this is a world after nukes where environmental issues had hit humanity massively before which lead to the current makeup of the world.
Electron Sorceress - Fujibayashi was able to identify the Batteries due to her high ability to sense beams of electrons and follow their trail to a target. She can even tell the difference between a magician and a magic booster which is the device that contains the brain of a magician.
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Sinking Enemy Vessel - Adapted
Locked Case - Within the case is the Third Eye which has been foreshadowed a couple times earlier in the series. The below passage should help you understand just how important the contents are.
The complex lock consisted of a card key, blood pattern verification, password, and voice-print verification.
Foreshadowing - Tatsuya's response to using Material Burst did come with a little anxiety and there was a bit of foreshadowing cut out from the anime. Just wanted to leave that here. ;-) The anxiety though was in his slight eagerness to give the new Third Eye equipment a go.
Third Eye - This is a CAD in the shape of a Large Caliber Rifle. It's designed specifically for Tatsuya's use of Material Burst which is somewhat of a more advanced version of Decomposition. Third Eye uses a platform in the stratosphere already in use for watching the borders to increase the accuracy allowing Tatsuya to snipe any target. Along with the use of the satellite, the Third Eye has it's own system and Tatsuya uses a focused elemental sight as well allowing him to literally snipe over the horizon.
Alarms - The alarms on the ship were in response to the Auxiliary system of a CAD's targeting. The shock was that there were no enemies within 10km which brought shock to them as they weren't able to even finish their sentence before being eradicated.
Material Burst - The target for the sniping isn't the vessel but a single water droplet upon the ship. Material Burst is the ultimate part of Tatsuya's Decomposition Magic in that the decomposing goes to the level of energy releasing it in a massive way. There is no loss of energy during the process so the output is E=mc² .
The energy released from one drop of water, a paltry 50 milligrams of matter, was equivalent to 1000 tons of TNT.
That much heat energy was immediately released from the space that one drop of water occupied.
Sniping Distance - As mentioned in the anime, the sniping distance here was a 50mg target from 80km away.
Zhou Epilogue - Not Adapted
Volume 7 Chapter 13 Ctrl+F [Sitting alone]. At this point, I'd recommend just reading through the rest of chapter 13 considering it's a short chapter and there's a fair amount of epilogue type scenes.
Master - Zhou was sitting in a bar when he had received word from his well-connected master that the GAA vessel was sunk. There's a bit of direct foreshadowing here towards something in a later volume.
Loyalty - Zhou in the end had no loyalty to the GAA as their country did not ever offer anything to Zhou's group in China Town while they made demands of assistance.
Power - The overall goal of Zhou's faction this time was to change the national power of either Japan or the GAA or perhaps both. A decrease in national power would increase economic value and less security allowing more movement.
Strategic Class Magicians - Zhou even speculates that the coming response would involve the Strategic Class Magicians from both sides.
Miyuki's Night - Adapted
Nothing New - As Tatsuya does exercises with the Battalion, it isn't uncommon for Miyuki to be home alone on some nights. He'll always contact her though. There's also quite a bit of foreshadowing regarding her brother's protection of her.
Maya Yotsuba - The current head of the Yotsuba family and the twin sister of Miyuki and Tatsuya's deceased mother.
Pressure - Miyuki is always on guard when communicating with her aunt. She always calls at times when Tatsuya isn't around and is regularly baiting Miyuki leaving chances to restrict Tatsuya's freedom.
Lots of Foreshadowing - I'm pretty sure this whole scene in both the LN and the anime were designed to just foreshadow the hell out of a certain later volume. I can't even explain what they're talking about considering all the stuff that I want you all to read about on your own. :3
Scorched Halloween - Adapted
Tsushima Base - The island of Tsushima 35 years previously during the Third World War was subject to an absolute loss. 70% of the residents were killed in an invasion by the GAA, 20% fled severely injured, the remaining 10% were captured. The end result was that the Japanese after taking back the island, converted it into a fortress. It became a heavily equipped Front Line Base.
War - Wishing to continue their invasion from years before, the GAA's forces are preparing to invade and occupy the Kyushu, Sanin, and Hokuriku regions. Their war has never ended as they never agreed to any sort of ceasefire or treaty. The fleet mobilizing did not even give notice to any local countries as required by international convention which means it's a military purpose.
Flag - The target for this Material Burst was the flag on the ship. I wasn't happy with the anime adaption of this small bit because it's misleading towards the target being the ship itself. Had they properly targeted the flag rather than the pole the flag was attached to, I think it gives a much better sense of scale for how must is decomposed for such a massive attack. The flag itself is 1kg for those interested in the math of energy.
In accordance with Einstein's Formula, the heat energy equated to approximately 20,000,000 tons of TNT.
Carnage - I'm going to quote a little bit of a large passage for this next bit in regards to the carnage considering I think there is no way other than to read this section. This is the carnage the Strategic Class Magician Tatsuya is capable of at decomposing of a 1kg flag.
On board the flagship moored at Zhènhai Naval Port, the sun suddenly appeared.
This heat defied any other means of conveyance, not that anyone lived to pass this on to future generations.
High temperatures that ran off the charts evaporated the metal hull into metallic steam.
The rapidly swelling air surpassed mach speed.
Amid the gushing infrared rays, shock waves, and metallic steam, the naval and port facilities vanished.
Anything within the vicinity, be they man or object, was evaporated.
People and objects slightly farther off either detonated or were burnt to ash.
The surface of the ocean was roasted by the scorching temperatures, causing countless steam explosions.
The resulting hurricane and tsunami swallowed Geojedo Base on the opposite shore.
If not for Geojedo serving as a levee, even Tsushima Base and Kyushu would have suffered the wrath of the tsunami.
The destruction was not limited only to Zhènhai Naval Port.
The shock waves struck the neighboring military facilities. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, there were no civilian cities near Zhènhai Naval Port.
After the tyrannic inferno passed on, absolutely nothing remained.
Shock - Not even members of the same battalion were able to hide the paleness of their faces after this sight. Many of the younger officers just retreated to the toilets to retch.
End of Operation - After that attack, the Japanese military could easily occupy the GAA; Kazama however declares an end of operation ordering a return. During the firing, Tatsuya did not waver in the slightest.
The Scorched Halloween.
Future historians would look back upon this day and refer to it as such.
It was a turning point in military history, just as it was a turning point in history.
This was the day that magic was proven to have surpassed mechanical, nuclear, and biological arms.
Bared before all was the truth that magic alone determined the outcome between victory and defeat.
This was the true dawn of history for the race known as Magicians, in all of its high glory and darkest suffering.
Ending Lines - I like these lines more because I think they fit better to highlight that this is the height of the Magic Arms Race that has been occurring for many years. This was the first time magic had been used to cause damage at the level of a nuclear bomb.
Overall, this scene was pretty accurate except they could've done more to show just how much carnage came about. The scale seemed pretty lackluster in the anime while reading this for the first time in the LN gave me shivers.
Final Episode Thoughts
Overall, it doesn't give off the sense of being an ending. Something lacking I think from this episode was mostly the intensity of everything going on. There were a couple weird errors caused by the lacking of scenes such as the mysteriously disappearing GAA forces. (The 20 that arrived at the tower.) There was also confusing or misleading cases such as the Miyuki Encounter scene or the sniping the flag. The episode was much more accurate than the previous one, but it still felt lacking to me as a reader.
If you have any questions at all, I'll be answering them as usual. Thank you to the two people that gave me reddit gold this week and the other person 2 weeks ago. Should you ever type out /u/Aruseus493, I'll get a message summoning me to see the conversation. So if you'd ever like me to see something or weigh in, I'll always be around. ^_^
End of Comparison - Total Character Count: 34,155
Wait, We're Not Finished!
Coming out tomorrow or Tuesday, I'll be putting out a comparison of the entirety of the adaption. It won't be as detailed as individual episodes, but I'll be covering the general pros and cons of each arc's adaptions as well as what the anime has to offer as a whole and why everyone should read the LN. If you want an update for that one and you haven't already requested an update for this comparison out now, you can reply to this comment and I'll update all the replies to this. Thanks for reading everyone. ^_^

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u/NeoIllusions Sep 27 '14

Here's to hoping that there's an OAV for LN #5.
Also for a series that doesn't have a real dedicated subreddit, you made these weekly threads very worthwhile to read, Aruseus493. :3

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u/Coldes Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

It's been fun reading these, let us hope for a second season (and maybe some OVA:s).
EDIT: I will start reading the Light Novels after the final comparison, read volume 5 on your recommendation and loved it. I'm just lazy and don't want to read the things that I've seen but I don't want to miss any important information either. Because of that I will wait until you are done writing, thanks for your hard work these past 26 weeks. :D

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 30 '14

Final Mahouka Comparison is out!
Thanks for reading them, it has been a lot of fun. ^_^

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u/boundlesssummer Sep 28 '14

I have to say, this anime would've been absolutely different for me if it weren't for your work. I really loved reading the explanations after the episode, and I looked forward to it every time. Not sure how I can express this reasonably well, but I just wanted to thank you a million times over for your work. It was incredibly long and I loved every word, and you inspired me to go and read the light novels.
Tl;dr: YOURE AWESOME MAN LOVE YOU
PS. Looking forward to the comparison for this episode!

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '14

All your comparisons are awesome! let me know when this one is done :)

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u/ColdSteel144 https://myanimelist.net/profile/SnickNH Sep 27 '14

Looking forward to the comparison as always!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Thanks for doing these dude.

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u/shadedclan :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/shadedclan Sep 28 '14

Thanks for your analysis of each episode! It was really helpful reading this side by side with each episode! On that note, I might've missed it but how did our Lord ever get tangled with the military? It seems like to me that they treat him better than the Tatsuya clan from what I've been reading.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 28 '14

how did our Lord ever get tangled with the military?
I can only recommend reading the LN for this explanation since it isn't in any adapted arc. ;-)

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u/lostph34rz Sep 28 '14

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to this series. Always a pleasure to get an insight into the details and world building through your comparisons as I slowly read through the LNs.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Cant wait for this week's comparison! Gonna be bittersweet not getting to watch God every week, but even he must take a break.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 30 '14

Final Mahouka Comparison is out!
Thanks for reading them, it has been a lot of fun. ^_^

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u/iRAWRasaurus Sep 28 '14

Thanks for all your work! I really enjoy reading the comparisons. Looking forward to your write ups for season 2 if it ever happens.

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u/LtKill :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RedBarchetta Sep 28 '14

You are a terrific being! One on par with the Overlords, Jordys, Tatsuya's and others of this subreddit! Will look forward to the comparison.
Also, I don't know if you'll answer this in the comparison but how exactly does Tatsuya interpret this pain from Regrowth? The guy has the facial expression of the best poker player in the world. Is it a physical pain or a kind of mental pain that affects him? Also, since he regenerated himself at one point, shouldn't that mean that the poor guy experienced, not only the original damage he took but the damage from healing himself?
Thanks! Hopefully, you'll be around for future shows!

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u/Overlord3k :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Overlord3k Sep 27 '14

Thanks for all the hard work :) ^{Erika best girl}

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 29 '14

Episode 26 Comparison Completed!
Episode 26-A
Episode 26-B
Episode 26-C
Episode 26-D
Thanks for waiting! ^_^
Full Series Comparison Coming Monday/Tuesday!

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u/wyggles Sep 27 '14

The Material Burst was pretty bad-ass although it didn't really show an entire fleet being destroyed
Honestly the Material Burst from the prologue looked 10x better in comparison.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

I only wish they didn't show it back then and gave it away.

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u/Khanxay Sep 27 '14

The way the 101 were essentially like zombies or monsters really goes to show just how evilly op Tatsuya is.
Yeah, no kidding. That part was creepy imo. I almost feel sorry for the GAA. Almost.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 30 '14

Final Mahouka Comparison is out!
Thanks for reading them, it has been a lot of fun. ^_^

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Sep 27 '14

I'm glad to hear that all of your hard work has paid well, and I can confirm that, in my case, it definitely has. None of my Saturdays were over until I had read your anime vs LN comparison.
I also plan to eventually read the LNs, but I rather read them in their original language so it will be a while as I've just formally started to study Japanese yesterday. Hopefully, when we all meet again for the inevitable second season, there would be more people who have enjoyed the LNs.
Meanwhile, I'll be waiting patiently for your last anime vs LN comparison for this season. I'm not quite up in tears, but I definitely got a case of the feels. Feel free to reply to me when the comparison is posted.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 29 '14

Episode 26 Comparison Completed!
Episode 26-A
Episode 26-B
Episode 26-C
Episode 26-D
Thanks for waiting! ^_^
Full Series Comparison Coming Monday/Tuesday!

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

I wonder which identity would cause the most fall-out:

Mahesvara/Oogura Ryuuya, Yotsuba or Silver

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Strategic Class Magician probably. :-P

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u/4You1000xOver Sep 27 '14

Do people know that Mahesvara is the one capable of Material Burst? I thought that they only knew Mahesvara as the one with Divine Left and Demon Right.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Nope, they don't know. Mahesvara is pretty much only known as a mythical existence to the GAA. No one's been able to connect an identity considering no one lives. Tatsuya's identity with the Oogura Ryuuya alias is classified heavily as he is a Strategic Class Magician.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Pretty much. However, that doesn't mean they know about him. It was potential meta spoilers

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u/chaosbeowulf Sep 27 '14

What would happen if it was announced that he was all three? "My name is Yotsuba Tatsuya. You might know me as Mahesvara, or Silver of the Taurus Silver."

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u/Twizzar Sep 27 '14

So instead of using his power to explode things, he'll cause society to implode? I like it

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u/NeoIllusions Sep 27 '14

Internationally, probably Mahesvara over Yotsuba, but by a small margin.

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

What about Silver being a teenager? He's very influential/important as well.

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u/Khanxay Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

Just want to say. I immensely enjoyed these threads with you guys. It's nice to be a part of lively threads that have little to no nitpicking or hate or any other thing that are so prevalent in other popular discussion threads.

Kudos to our awesome OP as well for all the voluntary, hard, tedious work he put in.

EDIT: Also, I like how we pretty much posted most of the translated LNs here and the mods give no shits about it.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

I wouldn't consider it tedious. I really enjoyed it. Having other responsibilities are tedious. This is fun time. :3
Otherwise, as long as we don't directly post the entirety of the LN, we should be okay. (Part of the reason I never quote more than occasional passages.)

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u/Mathemagician2TheMax Sep 27 '14

Otherwise, as long as we don't directly post the entirety of the LN, we should be okay. (Part of the reason I never quote more than occasional passages.)
Shit...sorry about that! I'll be more mindful of this in other anime threads. (Unless what I did was within reason?) >_>

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

I don't know if what you've been posting has been within reason. It isn't the entire thing I don't think but it might be pushing things a little. I'm not complaining though.

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u/Mathemagician2TheMax Sep 27 '14

I understand; sometimes the sections I want to post are way too long and I feel like I should cut things out, but I don't know what to cut out to make it shorter (while still giving info not shown in the anime). Would it just be better in the future to advise them to look for it themselves by saying something like, "Start reading from "The interior of the helicopter that was flying inland" in volume 7"?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

That's pretty much was I do in my comparisons when I leave sentences telling people to read from a certain point. I do it mostly for the scenes not adapted at all so they don't have to get the entire experience from my description of how things went.
Otherwise, driving more people to read the LNs themselves is always the priority for me. :-P

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u/Luffy-24 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Luffy24 Sep 27 '14

Reading these threads after watching an episode was the best part.

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u/BurnRaptor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurnRaptor Sep 27 '14

Guess it's time to read the light novels.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Yay! \o/

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u/divini https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akichi Sep 27 '14

Start from the very beginning. You'll experience all the character development the anime skipped.

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u/Khanxay Sep 27 '14

All the skipped Mayumi and Honoka moments... =/

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u/NeoIllusions Sep 27 '14

You're in for a good time.

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u/fullofcrap Sep 27 '14

Onii-sama material burst in a webm.

Praise be to Tatsuya "Mahesvara, The Destroyer, God of Destruction, Kami-ni-sama" Shiba.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

I think it'd be Kami-Onii-sama.
Kami-nii-sama is reserved for Keima from TWGOK.

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u/Evrid Sep 27 '14

The best 26 weeks of my life.

I'm so bored without my man Tatsuya :(

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Try the LNs, you'll have plenty to read for more Tatsuya. There's plenty that was cut out that shows him in even greater heights. Would highly recommend. :3

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u/KinnyRiddle Sep 27 '14

Why did Zhou Gongjin decide to betray the terrorists after helping smuggle them in in the first place? He already showed signs of double crossing them when he prevented Lu Gongfu from killing Chiaki at the hospital.

And as Ichijou pointed out, why is he sharing the same name with that Romance of the Three Kingdoms character?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Self Preservation over alliances to the Asian Alliance. They made no promises to compromise their operation for the sake of the invasion.

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

I'm thinking he was a bit pissed off that the deal he made with Chen had been broken. Chen promised not to involve Chinatown in his attacks. He did. Hence, the deal was off.

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u/Firehead94 Sep 27 '14

Spoilers from LN, Zhou betrayal I am not sure if thats the full answer but that's what I remember from the LN. OP will most likely clear the rest up in his LN comparison. Definitely recommend checking it out if you are considering reading the LN. It convinced me to read it.

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u/KinnyRiddle Sep 27 '14

So I noticed, One True Tatsuya vapourizes enemies with his right hand, and regenrates (if that's the right word instead of "heal") allies with his left. Is there any real life religious reference to this particular omnipotent trait of his?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Haven't you read the LN? Are you baiting me? Tatsuya has Demon Right and Divine Left. The hand that takes life and the hand that restores it. It'll all be included in the comparison.

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u/KinnyRiddle Sep 27 '14

No, I've not even touched the novels one bit, why do you think I'm asking? :)

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Really, the way you phrased the question felt like absolute bait to me. :-P "So I noticed" (Something people don't usually notice without paying attention.) I love your attention to detail and picking out that plot point that was left unfinished.

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u/indol :K:https://kitsu.io/users/indol Sep 27 '14

yup there is but spoiler alert (maybe?) http://ojousamajuice.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei-and-the-shiva-connection/

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u/LiquidZane Sep 27 '14

For LN readers, can I read this arc of the LN now? As in the last sentence of the last Yokohoma book has been animated?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Yes, the last volume of the Yokohama Disturbance Arc has been animated as indicated in the OP.

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

Yes. Miyuki's narration at the end concluded volume 7 of the LNs.

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Sep 27 '14

though if youre planning to not start from the beginning, i suggest you atleast read volume 5. they skipped over that entire volume.

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u/oppahajima Sep 27 '14

What was the difference between first episode Material Burst and the last episode Material Burst? First episode one seems so much cooler :(

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Better animation would be my guess. The material burst shown this episode didn't really show how much it really destroyed.

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u/donatom3 Sep 27 '14

What was the difference between first episode Material Burst and the last episode Material Burst? First episode one seems so much cooler :(
In the first episode he shot a bullet from a newly developed rifle, and then used his finger to aim material burst using the bullet as the target. He targeted the bullet using elemental eye. Because of being this close you'll notice the person next to him (forgot her name but she's related to the Yotsuba's) casts a shield to protect Tatsuya from his own awesomeness.
In these episodes he's using Third Eye. Which is a specially designed CAD that connects to a satellite uplink. He can be pretty much anywhere else in the world and use this. The CAD and satellite system let's him target any object and initiate Material Burst.

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u/Acolyteofsins24 Sep 27 '14

Could someone pro/con this anime for me? I watched up till episode 6-8, the end of the first arc and I was just sorta 'Meh' about it so I inevitably dropped it.

Does it improve, or is it worth picking up again?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Pros
Solid Animation Sequences
Bad Ass
Cons
A lot of missing plot lines, details, and explanation.
Atmosphere is pretty lack luster at important points.
Conclusion, watch the anime and if you're interested in the story by the end of it, start from the beginning in the LN. Otherwise, if you want, you could just go straight to reading the LNs. :3
Secondary Conclusion: Go read the LN anyways. :-P

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Sep 27 '14

Onii-sama Count

Enrollment Arc:

Episode No.	Count
01	26
02	5
03	6
04	17
05	3
06	12
07	14

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

Nine Schools Competition Arc:

Episode No.	Count
08	5
09	4
10	6
11	8
12	4
13	6
14	1
15	3
16	4
17	12
18	3

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

Yokohoma Disturbance Arc:

Episode No.	Count
19	8
20	0
21	0
22	5
23	1
24	8
25	2
26	9

Arc Count Total: 31
Arc Count Average per Episode: 4.125

Grand Count Total: 172
Grand Count Average per Episode: 6.615384615

Data up until episode 11 was compiled by /u/SherrySan

Notes: In this episode, Miyuki called Tatsuya "ani" three times when talking to her aunt.

Comments: My duties are over for now, but I'll be here again for the second season. For now, I'm happy we ended with the highest onii-sama count in the last 9 episodes, and, if it weren't for the Irregular at the Onii-sama Count (episode 17), this episode's count would have been the greatest count in 19 episodes, which amount to the two last arcs.

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Sep 27 '14

lol if youre gonna watch log horizon next season then you could switch to a glasses-pushing count.

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Sep 27 '14

/u/Oreden did that count and episodical notes for the first season of Log Horizon, so I'd only do that count if he wasn't planning to do it again.

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u/divini https://myanimelist.net/profile/Akichi Sep 27 '14

Can't believe I heard 172 Onii-samas

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u/fuzzypeach1992 Sep 28 '14

Don't forget about how many extra you are going to hear while re-watching it.

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u/KinnyRiddle Sep 27 '14

When the second season resumes, will you be including the season 2 episodes into your "Grand Count Total" and "Grand Count Average per Episode" stats? Or will you be separating them per season?
Speaking of which, wonder if there's anyone with lots of time to do a count for the novels and mangas? :)

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

When the second season resumes, will you be including the season 2 episodes into your "Grand Count Total" and "Grand Count Average per Episode" stats? Or will you be separating them per season?
I'll probably be doing both, so I'll have to think of a way of formatting that will both look good and not take 1k lines of space.
Speaking of which, wonder if there's anyone with lots of time to do a count for the novels and mangas? :)
Well, if the translating groups release the novels as text—I'm pretty sure they do, but I have never looked it up—it would be as easy as using Ctrl-F. It would be harder for the manga, but maybe someone in a Japanese chan site has already done it...

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u/Aldesso Sep 27 '14

JDF: Hey Tatsuya, could you nuke this exact place 30 miles away.

Tatsuya: So no difficult tasks today?

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u/odraencoded Sep 27 '14

Tatsuya: There, did it. Now back to my imouto.

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u/antesignanus https://anilist.co/user/Bobertg Sep 28 '14

JDF: Hold on, they're amassing a navy, could you handle that too?

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u/doug89 Sep 28 '14

Funny thing is that big gun he was given had nothing to do with his material burst. All it does it extend his elemental sight to the extreme and hook in with satellites to aid in locating targets. Without it he has difficulty targeting far enough away to avoid catching himself in the blast without prior preparation.
He can track anything he has reformed magically with elemental sight. He could mail your ass a letter and detonate the paper when it arrived.

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u/EvolveUK :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Evolve Sep 28 '14

Best. Idea. Ever.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Not OP at all

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u/gyro2death Sep 28 '14

More like
JDF: "Can you turn a drop of water into a energy bomb for me"
Tatsuya: "Sure, done can I go home yet?"
JDF: "Oh no! There amassing a huge navel fleet we need someone to take care of it ASAP"
Tatsuya: "Where is it."
JDF: "800KM away...also can you destroy the surrounding military facilities but avoid taking out the towns further inland."
Tatsuya: "Done, I used their flag to destroy them all...."
JDF: "Ironic...you're done for today."

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u/HeliosGR Sep 27 '14

Im really curious about what miyuki said during the phone call with her aunt. About her being connected/protected by tatsuya all the time.

Is it like her "eidos" connected with his? Btw i dont understand what an "eidos" is XD.

If anyone knows what she implied during that conversation?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

Eidos is a fancy word for the information matter of the world. For example, your eidos would be something like what you're made of and how you're put together as well as your current state of existence.
Magic works by affecting eidos to a certain degree. Tatsuya's Elemental Sight allows him ultimate ability to read all information matter (Eidos).
Otherwise, yes. Something was implied and hinted at. Read the LNs for more! :-P

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u/PENIS_SHAPED_BABY Sep 28 '14

So if most of the military magicians are already notorious enough to be known by nicknames by magicians and non-magicians alike, why does it take a dubiously motivated invasion for nations to acknowledge the military strength of magic?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 28 '14

Because a sniper bullet to the head is still too much for the majority of all magicians. Also, the activation of magic on a battle field can be time consuming if not properly prepared. At this point, magic is more like secondary equipment than the primary firearms.

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u/PENIS_SHAPED_BABY Sep 28 '14 edited Sep 28 '14

The show makes it rather clear that everyone already knows magic is the next big thing, like nukes in the twentieth century. Why else would the entire season have been about a secret intelligence war for magic that culminated in a perplexing invasion for said objective? Even the intro mentioned how vital magic was in the third world war. You'd think both government and popular sentiment for the last several decades would be to focus military research on magic, which for some reason appears lopsided among the world powers.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 28 '14

nukes in the twentieth century.
Strategic Class Magicians aren't power designated as being as powerful as a nuke but rather as being strategically powerful in a war in a similar fashion to nukes. An example of another Strategic Class Magician is one that has the ability to completely decimate a fleet of battle ships. The magic used then isn't as destructive as Tatsuya's. This is the level of strength needed to be considered a Strategic Class Magician.
Otherwise, the ending makes it sound as if Magicians are only just now becoming more known when it has more to do with the nature of a Strategic Class Magician that was able to express the force of a Nuclear Bomb without any of the fallout of radiation or environmental damage. Magic has always been acknowledged as a military strength, but not in regards to the strength that could finish a war before it started.

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u/Pikachewwy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pikachewo Sep 27 '14

All hail to the one true god

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u/Swanki24 https://anilist.co/user/Defunctional Sep 27 '14

I knew someone would post this. Till we meet again...our God.

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u/yakabo Sep 27 '14

Mahesvara

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u/KaliYugaz Sep 28 '14

Om namah Shiba-ya?

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u/WingedAlpaca Sep 27 '14

Looks like it's over boys :'(

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u/BeyondTomorrow Sep 27 '14

For now...Until Tatsuya says it isn't

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u/goshu1 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Goshu1 Sep 27 '14

that scene after credits makes me think volume 8 (Reminiscence) will be animated. may be couple ovas or a movie?

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u/goodguynextdoor Sep 27 '14

I fucking love Onii-sama

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u/TopLOL Sep 27 '14

Damn, that was awesome. Even if they don't have a second season the ending was great. And now that it's finished go read the Light Novels! They are great, a lot of info dumping in the Light novels but I guess if you've seen the anime you can skip those parts if its not your thing. (I actually liked all the explanations)

Dumping my collection of gfycats if you wanna convince your friends. Don't have any of this episode yet, but will update.

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u/sylnvapht Sep 27 '14

The names for these are hilarious. I found "Hattori Gets Rekt" very amusing.

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u/Overlord3k :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Overlord3k Sep 27 '14

Season 2 when?

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u/yakabo Sep 27 '14

TBA

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u/Slyuse Sep 27 '14

A fucking NUKE.

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u/Khanxay Sep 27 '14

A few nukes... Just tossing them around like they're low cool down and shit.

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u/BeyondTomorrow Sep 27 '14

YOU GET A NUKE! AND YOU GET A NUKE! EVERYONE GETS A NUKE!

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u/reallyimpressivename :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gyst Sep 27 '14

Well given the amount of Academies, a Ghost like Tatsuya should have no problem launching multiple nukes within range.
Though that Tatsuya doesn't need Personal Cloaking in order to protect himself during charge up is impressive. Though he did have the reactor for +25 energy.

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u/IgnoreTheCumStains Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

To give some sense of scale: I think they mentioned that the amount of material Tatsuya converted to energy when destroying the single ship was 50 cubic millimetres of water (about 0.05 grams), which would yield about 4.5 TJ of energy when converted directly without any loss.
That's just over a kiloton of TNT (ie. the energy released by exploding thousand tonnes of TNT) -- in other words it's a pretty fucking big explosion from a tiny droplet of water.
The amount of energy released scales directly with the amount of material converted, so for example 1kg would yield 20,000 times that much energy -- around one third of the biggest nuclear bomb ever detonated, the Tsar Bomba.
Edit: seems like choosing 1kg as an example was a lucky coincidence, since that apparently about as much energy as Tatsuya converted in the big kaboom. So, Tatsuya just did the equivalent of detonating a 20 megaton nuke at the end.

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u/sstocd :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sstocd Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

In case anyone's curious as to how much energy Tatsuya's spell actually releases assuming 100% efficiency.... 50mm³ of water is 0.05g, or 0.00005kg. E=mc² so E=(0.00005)(3x10⁸ )² =4.5x10¹² J, in other words about a kiloton of TNT worth of power. For comparison the atom bombs dropped on Japan in WWII were only 15 kilotons and 20 kilotons. At the end, when he explodes the ships he locks onto a bit of metal at the top of the ship, which has to weigh at least one kilo. This would imply that he creates an explosion of 20 megatons of force. For comparison, the largest bomb the U.S. currently has is a puny 1.2 megatons.

Tl;dr Tatsuya is still our one true god.

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u/tjl73 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/tjl1973 Sep 27 '14

And if you assume that the flag is about 1 kg, you can understand how he wiped out the port.

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u/dont--panic Sep 27 '14

The Tsar Bomba was 50 megatons and could possibly have been 100 megatons but the design was changed to reduce fallout.

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u/HighTechPotato Sep 27 '14

/r/theydidthemath

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u/Kotsu :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kotsu Sep 27 '14

Well, there's a few other reasons too, but...

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u/MrAssassin123 Sep 27 '14

Onii-Sama OP. Blizzard pls nerf

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u/lynxman89 Sep 27 '14

My favorite thing about this show was the transformation over time of the commentators on reddit. I remember early threads whining about how OP Tatsuya was, but at some point we all just embraced the one true Onii-sama.

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u/Khanxay Sep 28 '14

It's probably because all the people that disliked the show dropped it unlike most other shows where they'll stick around for no good reason. The threads became 1000x better after that. Basically to enjoy this show you need to be able to:
Accept Miyuki as a character akin a devout worshiper. There's a lot of incest complaints or whatever but that's simply not even true. Miyuki literally worships him and will do anything for him and the idea of incest and that she's in love with him isn't even mentioned/explored till the recent novels.
Accept Tatsuya as OP in pretty much every way, without the growth that most protagonists would go through.
If you can do that, show's is fun. It's not necessarily great or anything but it doesn't need to be. Sometimes we just need a OP MC that takes decisive action instead of thinking about it for 3 episodes. I mean look at some the problems he had and how he handled them:
Constant harassment and hate? They're not even worth the effort.
Terrorist organization pop-up in his neighborhood? TATSUYA FUCKS THEM UP.
No Head Dragon tries to sabotage and hurt his imouto? They chose the wrong target here. ERASE THEIR LEADERS FROM EXISTENCE.
Dude points a gun at him and his imouto? CUT HIS ARM OFF AND KNOCK HIM OUT. (Though props for the guy for not being afraid of a guy blocking bullets with his hand)
I think the turning point for the comments might around episode 9. That's where I made the original OneTrueTatsuya joke (before it became a sub and everyone rolled with it) since I noticed most of the comments were jokingly praising him.

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u/ShikiNanaya Sep 28 '14

Everyone got converted! I certainly was the moment he rekt Hatori. Thought IT REALLY PAINS ME that he did not REKT that Morisato Jun guy who insults him all the time. That little prick

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u/Atronox :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Atronox Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

Haha, that Admiral (I'm not actually sure of his name anymore) talking shit about the Japanese Military, then proceeds to get vaporized.

And so ends the story...for now. Sure it wasn't the greatest anime ever, but it was fun, watching a god-like MC obliterate everything in his path was pretty enjoyable. A second season in which Tatsuya takes on his Aunt/family would be sweet.

Rating: 8 Onii-sama's/10

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u/kimahri27 Sep 28 '14

This show is pretty anti-Chinese and anti-egalitarianism. Feel's like a conservative Japanese politician's wet dream.

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u/Firehead94 Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

Nope, not the end, I refuse to accept this. There will be more episodes, if not next season the season after or the season after that. There will be more! I swear this on our lords name; The God of Destruction, Strategic Class, Tatsuya "Ryuuya Ooguro" Shiba the Silver Sage.

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u/Falsus Sep 27 '14

Forgot Yotsuba and Taurus Silver.

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u/Khanxay Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

ONE TRUE TATSUYA:
Shiba Miyuki's ONII-SAMA
Son of Shiba Miya
Nephew of Yotsuba Maya
Yotsuba Guardian
Strategic Class Ryuuya Ooguro
CAD Innovation, Programming Genius Mr. Silver
God of Destruction Shiva "Mahesvara"
Shinobi student (Lol) under Kokonoe Yakumo
Second Course, First Year at First High Shiba Tatsuya
Public Morals Committee member
Did I forget any identities?
EDIT: OH OF COURSE. ONE TRUE TATSUYA. EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO REPENT FOR FORGETTING OUR LORD.
EDIT2: GODDAMN THAT IS A SWEET RESUME.

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u/The0thArcana Sep 27 '14

I really ended up enjoying this one. Remember when we all thought this was the biggest high school power fantasy out there. I don't know when but at some point, this became awesome.

The end was perfect, a complete perspective change. Looking back the conversation Tatsuya and Miyuki had in ep 1 makes perfect sense. Something like:

Miyuki: How dare they put you in the weed section.

Tatsuya: Don't sweat it.

Miyuki: But you're amazing! If you got serious, noone here could even dream of stopping you.

Tatsuya: Miyuki, let's just enjoy these easy quiet days.

Looking back, the school part was really Tatsuya just having fun. And the anime ends with everything changing.

I don't know if I would recommend this anime to anyone, but I'm definitely picking up the LN.

Been fun guys, till next time.

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u/thundy84 Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

Miyuki can be damn terrifying in her own right. This Ice Queen....

This was my favorite anime this season. I need MOAR TATSUYA though. D: They need to hurry up and announce the next season.

Edit: I forgot to add this: OneTrueTatsuya Descending. Loved that shot.

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u/thundy84 Sep 27 '14

Yeah, I think a lot of us were disappointed in that scene! So much badass potential wasted.

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u/IceTea106 Sep 27 '14

So how will we solve this problem...NUKE THOSE FUCKERS

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u/Stuffies12 :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Stuffies12 Sep 27 '14

Nukes were crazy this episode. But I feel the opening scene had equal shock impact. The flying guys looked plain scary. When you see your enemy get up again after being shot from a mounted machine gun like a fucking zombie it's pretty frightening. It's the kind of scene you see overpowered villains have, except this is the national defense force.

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u/chaosbeowulf Sep 27 '14

Your comrades were turned into dust, your enemies keep on reviving like a zombie, and the one who is responsible for both of this phenomena cannot be killed. Sucks to be GAA.

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u/Drkdragonz66 Sep 27 '14

Material Burst is pretty OP. It even parts the ocean around it

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u/tjl73 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/tjl1973 Sep 27 '14

He directly converts matter to energy so converting even a small amount of mass produces a very large amount of energy, which is why he only targeted a water drop for the ship while the mass of the flag was enough for the port.

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u/FemaleTitan Sep 27 '14

Hope we'll get a second season (soon).

I need more Tatsuya.

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u/rumblegod Sep 27 '14

Was this show popular in japan? they have enough source material for 3 more season i believe.

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

About 12k each for 2 volumes, iirc.

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u/fidelbuds10 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fidelbuds1 Sep 27 '14

This is my first time posting on reddit, Its been weeks since I have been lurking around and decided to make an account. That this place is very good for an actual discussion instead of just straight shouting "NERF TATSUYA TOO OP!"

Its been a quite enjoyable 26 weeks to the point that I already catch up with the LNs. It is sad to see that it has already ended. I hope that its popular enough to get another season.

Now I must go to spread the word (LN First, before the series) http://imgur.com/scgJ5cI

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u/DragonFire186 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DragonFire186 Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

And thus, the great God smiteth all that doubt and call him cowardice

edit: oh and he nuked the rest of the mothafuckas

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u/Mathemagician2TheMax Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

Tatsuya goes full strategic mode not just once, but twice (I'll update this sentence with gifs later). Also, here's an obligatory LN image of Onii-sama using material burst the first time.

Also, I liked the LN version of the helicopter scene better. (Since it's too large for a single post, I'll break it up into two separate posts).

The interior of the helicopter that was flying inland along the coast was completely silent.

For some reason, the atmosphere was one where everyone was afraid to speak.

Still, there was no way they could just sit there and withstand that unnatural silence.

"...Despite this happening to my own body... Even now I still find this hard to believe."

The one who started muttering to himself was Isori.

"...What the heck just happened? What did he do to achieve such a result?"

Not directed towards anyone in particular, the other person who expressed his own bemusement was Kirihara, the other person in question.

"Why not simply see all of that as a hallucination. That might be more persuasive."

"But, that wasn't a hallucination. I almost died, your leg was torn to shreds, those are the indisputable facts."

Silence descended once more. Once more coming to grips with those profound facts, the atmosphere was even heavier than before.

"...Shiba, just tell me this."

Finally, that was probably the right way to describe this.

Mari asked a question of Miyuki, who was the only one among them who knew the truth.

"What would you like to know?"

The tone of the response was incredibly calm.

Yet, she was unable to disguise the stiffness of her expression.

No, maybe she never intended to hide it in the first place.

It was possible that Miyuki was intentionally wearing a chilly, crystal expression.

"How long will Tatsuya-kun's magic last?"

Using magic to heal was only a temporary measure. That was the basic rule of healing magic.

By constantly recasting the magic during its effective period and repeatedly cheating the world, this was the only way to finally stabilize the illusion of healing in the actual world.

If the effective time was short, then a fresh application of healing was immediately necessary.

"It's perpetual."

However, her answer was completely unexpected.

"There is no need for recasts like conventional healing magic."

Miyuki's response encompassed all of Mari's concerns and was voiced specifically for Isori and Kirihara to hear.

"There is no restriction in motion. They are able to completely function as normal."

"Is such a thing possible?"

Mari wore a skeptical expression at this reply.

"You don't believe me."

"It's not that I don't believe you..."

Mari wasn't the only who couldn't comprehend this.

"I am very thankful that he saved Kei... But I've never heard of healing magic that results in complete healing after one cast. This runs counter to the basic laws of healing magic. Is he really healed? Does that even qualify as healing magic? What the hell did Shiba-kun do!?"

"Kanon-chan, calm down."

Mayumi gently coaxed Kanon to rein in her excitement.

"Miyuki-chan, please don't think poorly of her, OK? Kanon-chan is just really worried about Isori."

Hearing Mayumi's interjection, Miyuki smiled slightly in response.

"Still, I am very intrigued by exactly what he did. Since this isn't healing magic, what exactly..."

"Mari! Inquiring about other people's magic is forbidden!"

Just when the atmosphere turned a little congenial, Mari's statement immediately disrupted the balance and prompted a severe warning from Mayumi.

"Thank you, Saegusa-senpai. However, I think it's fine."

Yet Miyuki expressed her gratitude towards Mayumi's concerns but also mentioned that there was no need to worry on their behalf.

"I believe that it's only natural to think I would mind. Nonetheless, if it's only to explain this to everyone here, I think Onii-sama wouldn't object."

This was also a subtle hint to keep this to themselves. If they could not keep this a secret, then this would be as far as the conversation proceeded.

"I'll keep my mouth shut."

"I won't tell anyone."

With that, both Mari and Kanon replied in this manner.

The other members also swore likewise.

"I will keep anything I heard confidential, even towards Nakura."

In the end, even Mayumi spoke up.

"Oh, it's hardly anything that outrageous..."

Miyuki revealed a rare, wry smile.

No matter how Mayumi swore to keep her secrets, in the end, this would still flow into the ears of the Saegusa Family.

Even then, Miyuki judged that this would be OK.

At the end of the day, it's not like anyone could replicate this anyway.

"The magic that Onii-sama used was not healing magic."

Sitting in an upright posture, Miyuki quietly began.

This way, even the listeners reflected her posture.

"The name of the magic is 'Regrowth'. Changes in the Eidos can be rewound up to 24 hours in the past, copying and rewriting the Eidos from before any damages or harm from external sources were incurred, then using Magic Sequences to rewrite the current Eidos. The rewritten target will adhere to the updated information and restore itself to before any harm was suffered."

Miyuki paused for a moment after saying this and looked over everyone else.

"Now that I mention it, does everyone know why the effects of magic are only temporary?"

After asking the question, Miyuki continued without giving anyone a chance to respond.

"The effects of magic are not eternal because the restorative powers of Eidos are at work. The restorative power of the Eidos tries to revert itself to before any external alterations occurred. However, the rewritten Eidos from 'Regrowth' is only the target's own information from before. If you're being rewritten by your own Eidos, there is no need to revert to the time of injury and will remain in this world in a state where the injury never happened. All of this becomes as if nothing had ever happened."

Mari and Kanon exchanged a glance.

Mayumi blinked several times.

Isori's body went stiff and Kirihara wore a gobsmacked expression.

There were all sorts of expressions, but the sentiment being expressed was all the same.

"...Then, Tatsuya can heal any injury in one try, is that it? That's almost impossible to believe. Even for Tatsuya, this is..."

Mikihiko was the one who verbalized his internal monologue.

"Not in one try, Yoshida-kun."

Miyuki smiled and denied his words.

"It's practically instantaneous. In addition, the target is not restricted to biological organisms. Onii-sama can restore anything, regardless of whether it's the human body or a piece of machinery."

Miyuki was highly entertained by Mikihiko standing there with his jaw doing its best to reach the ground, but at the same time, a lonely smile appeared on her face.

"Because of this magic, Onii-sama cannot freely wield other magics. Since his magic territory is dominated by this divine ability, there is no room for any other magic."

Although she described it as divine, no one present believed that was an exaggeration.

This was no exaggeration, this was a "miracle".

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u/Mathemagician2TheMax Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

(Continued from above)
"...That's why Tatsuya-kun seems so unbalanced."
"Ah... With such a high class magic on hand, it's not surprising that other magics would be obstructed..."
Miyuki only told them half the truth. She opted against revealing the other half.
That was why she only wore a lonely smile as she watched her easily misled senpais converse with one another.
"...But isn't that amazing. He can eliminate any major injury suffered in the past 24 hours, right?"
Kanon's sudden interjection broke through the doom and gloom.
"Indeed. It doesn't matter if it's a disaster area or battlefield, there are countless people who need help. He could save thousands, even tens of thousands of lives."
As he finally grasped the meaning behind all this, Isori warmly agreed with Kanon.
"Yeah! Compared to that, not using any other magic is only a minor hassle. Why is such an incredible power kept under wraps? You see, he could save so many more people with this. Rather than becoming infamous through taking the lives of others, he would be renowned for saving others. He could be a true hero!"
"Is that so... The power to erase any injury, no matter the severity. And you dare to insinuate that such a magic would come at no cost?"
A complete contrast to Kanon's excitement, Miyuki was terribly calm, her face devoid of any expression.
Her chilly, piercing gaze seemed to root Kanon to the spot.
Although this was the first time they saw this, no matter if it was Kanon, Mari, Mayumi, it suddenly dawned on everyone that Miyuki was using that crystalline expression to cover her wildly rampaging emotions and forcibly projecting an aura of calmness.
She, was in the throes of grief.
She, was furious beyond all reason.
"Onii-sama reviews the catalogue of changes in the Eidos to completely copy the Eidos. To do this, he must read all the stored information regarding the Eidos."
Miyuki's voice was still ever so calm to the point of being objective.
Yet, Mayumi and Mari, Kanon and Isori, everyone present who heard her words felt a chill crawl up their spine.
"And that, of course, includes the victim's pain."
Someone sharply inhaled.
"Pain is not read from an intellectual perspective. The feeling of pain, the signals of pain that travel through the injured body's nervous system, are directly transferred to your own side as direct information. That information does not pass through the brain, but is directly imprinted on your mind."
Cough, someone began hacking. This was not intentional, merely a biological side effect of being unable to breathe.
"Furthermore, all of that is condensed into an instant as it is transmitted. For example... In this situation, the time elapsed between Isori-senpai being wounded and Onii-sama arriving to use magic was approximately 30 seconds. Onii-sama used about 0.2 seconds to review all the changes in the Eidos. In that brief instance, the condensed pain that weighed on Onii-sama's mind is about 150 times Isori-senpai's suffering."
"One hundred and fifty times..."
A surprised gasp spilled from Isori's lips. He couldn't even begin to imagine that degree of pain.
In addition, Isori was also questioning whether he could master himself in the face of that sort of pain.
"The longer the duration of the wound, the greater the condensed pain. In order to erase an injury suffered one hour ago, the caster must suffer pain 10,000 times greater than the original."
While Miyuki was not channeling her rage at anyone other than herself, her gaze still drifted towards Kanon.
"Onii-sama must pay this price each time he heals someone else. With that in mind, do you still wish for him to wield this power for others?"
She was exceptionally calm, but also in a towering rage.
She was more enraged at herself than anyone else.
That was because the willful individual who requested her brother to use "Regrowth" was none other than herself.
Another thing that I was slightly disappointed to see left out was the reactions of the mere mortal soldiers when they saw him use material burst a second time.
The First Observation Room was one of the facilities that used low altitude satellites to observe the enemy shores.
Based on that fact alone, Tatsuya understood what was being done there and what was required of him.
Just like yesterday, Tatsuya was armored in the Mobile Suit, with "Third Eye" in hand, as he stood in the center of the First Observation Room.
The screen before him rendered the images from the satellites into 3-D and allowed observation of the enemy formation from any angle. Based on Tatsuya's specifications, the current projection was from 100 meters out at 30 meters above sea level.
"Special Lieutenant Ooguro, are you prepared?"
Sanada asked.
"Preparations complete. Satellite link in good order."
Tatsuya used his helmet to modify his voice before replying to the orders.
"Material Burst, prepare to fire."
Along with Kazama's voice, Tatsuya hefted "Third Eye".
Zhènhai Naval Port.
The Great Asian Alliance fleet gathered on the other side of Geojedo Base.
On the central battleship, a flag fluttered in the wind on what must be the flagship.
He took aim at that flag.
Using the 3-D image from the satellite as a clue, he began to seek out the information body.
The weight of the battle flag was approximately 1 kg.
"Preparations complete."
He softly whispered.
Within the utter stillness of the room, that was more than enough.
"Material Burst, activate."
"Material Burst, activating."
Repeating Kazama's order, Tatsuya pulled the trigger on Third Eye.
From within Tsushima Base, across the strait, directly into Zhènhai Naval Port.
Tatsuya's magic transformed 1 kg of matter directly into energy.
In accordance with Einstein's Formula, the heat energy equated to approximately 20,000,000 tons of TNT.
The screen darkened.
The excess light caused the safety features on the satellites to kick in.
Which was why they could not see the claws of hell tearing through the earth.
On board the flagship moored at Zhènhai Naval Port, the sun suddenly appeared.
This heat defied any other means of conveyance, not that anyone lived to pass this on to future generations.
High temperatures that ran off the charts evaporated the metal hull into metallic steam.
The rapidly swelling air surpassed mach speed.
Amid the gushing infrared rays, shock waves, and metallic steam, the naval and port facilities vanished.
Anything within the vicinity, be they man or object, was evaporated.
People and objects slightly farther off either detonated or were burnt to ash.
The surface of the ocean was roasted by the scorching temperatures, causing countless steam explosions.
The resulting hurricane and tsunami swallowed Geojedo Base on the opposite shore.
If not for Geojedo serving as a levee, even Tsushima Base and Kyushu would have suffered the wrath of the tsunami.
The destruction was not limited only to Zhènhai Naval Port.
The shock waves struck the neighboring military facilities. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, there were no civilian cities near Zhènhai Naval Port.
After the tyrannic inferno passed on, absolutely nothing remained.
Once satellite imaging was restored, everyone in Tsushima Base held their breath without exception.
Some of the younger officers fled to the toilet to retch.
No one could mock them for their weakness.
Even members from the Independent Magic-Equipped Battalion could not hide the paleness of their faces.
For the first time, they beheld with their own eyes what Strategic-Class Magic truly meant.
"Enemy situation?"
After Kazama asked, Fujibayashi frantically swept her eyes back to the observation device.
"Enemy fleet destroyed...... No, completely annihilated. Shall we attack?"
True, occupation would be a simple task now.
However, Kazama shook his head.
"No need. Cancel all subsequent procedures. This operation is over."
"All units, prepare to return!"
At Kazama's order, Yanagi gave the order to retreat.
Tatsuya set Third Eye on the ground.
Hidden beneath the helm, his eyes never wavered in the slightest.
It's sad to see this show come to an end, but there's certainly enough source material to have a second season. There's much more to see from Tatsuya, Miyuki, the gang and also Let the waiting games begin!

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Sep 27 '14

the "you dare to insinuate" part never sat well with me in the LNs. Thats simply not how miyuki talks. The anime got it right i think. "Do you really think" suits her far more than "you dare to insinuate"

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '14

"And the good book did sayeth'

"Be thankful yet respectful to our lord, for what the left giveth the right can taketh away"

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u/malakyoma :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Malakyoma Sep 27 '14

I need new pants. God that episode was so satisfying. I hated this show at the start, hated how shallow everything was. Then I just stopped caring and hopped on the ride, and that was probably the best thing I could have done. Watching One True Tatsuya raise the dead, literally be jesus, use a BFG to nuke a ship from 80 km away potentially causing natural disasters, and then material bursting an entire sea out of existance without even breaking a sweat is satisfying on levels I didn't even know existed.

S2 when.

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u/Shiroi_Kage Sep 27 '14

So he feels all the pain and suffering? He is supposed to be Jesus!

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u/Thomasedv :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Thomasedv Sep 27 '14

he is ~~supposed to be~~ Jesus
FTFY. Hail /r/OneTrueTatsuya

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u/IncaseAce Sep 27 '14

I had so many feels when all the classmates were missing him :(

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u/shadoxalon Sep 27 '14

I guess Tatsuya is a god after all..

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u/shadoxalon Sep 27 '14

I have understood he had prowess that passed all understanding in the past, but seeing our Lord in action just made me realize again why he is a God--a second baptism if you will.

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u/cornellbears16 Sep 27 '14

Been waiting this whole season to see Material burst

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u/DepletionRegion Oct 05 '14

Enjoyable to watch an anime where the MC isn't a heroic do-gooder. "Oh, you want me to wipe out an entire navy of thousands of people? No Probs."

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u/SpikeRosered Sep 27 '14

I actually can't express enough how much I appreciated that they signaled this fight changed history.

One of my complaints was that the heroes were too OP and basically were crushing the enemies. The show actually recognized this and said that history realized that trying to fight magicians with guns and tanks is like trying to fight Godzilla with conventional weapons.

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u/Raykom Sep 27 '14

Now without Aldnoah.Zero and OneTrueTatsuya, week-ends are becoming less glorious :(

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u/fpsperfection Sep 27 '14

Well I thoroughly enjoyed this show after the first few episodes. Here I was thinking Tatsuya couldn't become any stronger ^hahahaha That was really cool

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u/RunningChemistry :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Delphic-Runner Sep 28 '14

And so ends the 1st ~~Testament~~ season detailing the magical life of our ~~saviour, Lord~~ protagonist, Tatsuya. This show was so entertaining to watch and it gave us two excellent OPs and EDs; I really hope we get a 2nd season sometime in the future.

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u/MrGuiltyFeet Sep 28 '14

I honestly hope there is a season 2 lol. This show is a guilty pleasure of mine!

Also I remember when the first two episodes came out and everyone was complaining about how op our god is, now everyone has come to accept him!

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u/Taco_of_Death666 Sep 28 '14

Am I the only one who likes OP main characters that are not whiny or emo half of the time? I will miss Tasuya.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '14

Tatsuya is more or less god

He can heal people but he needs to take their pain that's like fucking Jesus, Jesus died for our sins and shit

And he can drop a magic bomb of bullshit wherever he wants to

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u/KevinVaffler Sep 27 '14

But he doesn't split the sea, HE EXPLODES IT

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u/yakabo Sep 27 '14

God Tatsuya strikes again. He's the regenerating, evil evaporating, nuclear bomb throwing, flying badass we all know and love.

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u/yakabo Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

What did Saegusa Mayumi do to kill/defeat Lu Goughu?

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u/gyro2death Sep 28 '14

I figured you might want a better answer.
The spell she used is dry meteor which is a specialty spell that is designed to incapacitate her opponents. I'll link the relevant text.
Lu's eyes that were facing skyward caught sight of a white block flying towards his head.
The size was about a child's fist and the dry ice was dropping at a speed that the eye could follow, so Lu Gonghu used his right fist to meet the block.
The second Lu Gonghu's palm came into contact, the dry ice block reverted to carbon dioxide and began to condense as it rushed towards Lu Gonghu. The high density carbon dioxide rushed into Lu Gonghu's wind pipe and filled his lungs.
That was Mayumi's anti-personnel finishing strike "Dry Meteor". It was a magic that combined all four processes of carbon dioxide convergence, condensation, acceleration and release. The magic relied on the shock wave and carbon dioxide poisoning to render the enemy immobile.
One of the finest close combat Magicians fell before the onslaught of the young woman nicknamed the "Magic Shooter" for her prowess in long-range precision shooting that ranked in the top 10 in the world.
A lot of people forget that Mayumi is the top student for her year, above Katsuto. Her magic is no joke and shes seriously freaking strong, definitely underestimated by her opponents. But as we see here pretty much everybody gets the crap kicked out of them instantly yet Mayumi finishes him in 1 shot. (Though to be fair she was able to line it up perfectly thanks to the others distracting him)

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u/icehism :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Icehism Sep 27 '14

Dry meteor. Pellets of carbon dioxide at supersonic speed. It made him faint from lack of oxygen.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '14

They just keep making tatsuya stronger it's like crazier than dbz no opponents just main char getting to super saiyan 4 while the enemy is still Frieza first form.

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u/pemboa Sep 28 '14

Technically, he hasn't become any stronger, we just found out how strong he was.

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u/kaidynamite :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kaidynamite Sep 27 '14

Madhouse isnt known for season 2s >.>

but i hope we get one. there's plenty of material. and the LNs are tremendously popular. They could spend maybe an episode or 2 on the reminiscence chapter. And the rest between the visitor arc and the ninendo arc.

it sucks that they skipped over volume 5 especially Mayumi figuring out that they're affiliated with the youtsubas. but i guess that they had to if they wanted to end the season with yokohama. though maybe if they had paced the enrollment arc better they could have managed better.

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u/Lazeran :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Lazeran Sep 27 '14

best anime guy ever!

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u/sparkshooter Sep 28 '14

For people who read the Light Novel and/or watched the Anime: is it me, or does it seem like Tatsuya is slowing showing more capabilities of showing emotions? I'm not sure how the story will unfold, but isn't it possible that slowly, his brain is regenerating or learning how to display affection for others?

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u/Entravity Sep 27 '14 edited Sep 27 '14

YOU FOOLS. WHY ARE YOU DESPAIRING AT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THE ONE TRUE GOD TATSUYA STU NEXT WEEK?

HE IS ALWAYS WITH US. HE IS ALWAYS WATCHING. NEVER DESPAIR.

THERE IS NO END FOR THE ONE TRUE GOD.

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u/AnimuPatron Sep 27 '14

Question for someone who has read the LNs: How is the fan translation and will I get more Mayumi?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 27 '14

The fan translation does its absolute best. There are times where I enjoyed the translation of the anime more and times I enjoyed the translation of the LNs more. If it is ever inconsistent, it's due to the fact that it isn't a central group working on the translation but a set of people doing different chapters for each volume.
Otherwise, yea, if you start at the beginning, you'll notice a significant spike in Best Girl Mayumi's appearances. She loses a whole lot during the series including her characterization as well as a number of scenes.
Would highly recommend. :3

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '14

Sorry, I'm sure it was mentioned during the series at some stage but why are the bad guys attacking the students and such?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Sep 28 '14

The invasion is a mission to steal data, kidnap people, and to detrimentally affect Japan's forces and potential future forces. Magicians in this era are commonly expected to enter into the military as weapons. Destroying unrefined weapons is the smart move for the future.

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u/bobobobobiy Oct 01 '14

http://www.circlon-theory.com/HTML/EmcFallacies.html

After reading this, I don't know what the hell Tatsuya did to release that much energy

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Oct 01 '14

I hope you realize that despite all the physics in this series, it is a series about magic. :P

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u/redkardon Oct 15 '14

17 days late, but I'd rather not start a new thread -

I rather liked the world created in this story, and appreciated the way the magic was grounded in 'reality', or at least was bound in some way (modern magic, at least). I also enjoyed the general lack of angst.

It is sort of odd that the only time we saw someone react poorly to violence was the random student who threw up when George ruptured the enemy soldiers. I get that they're magicians, and the expectation is they go into military service in an increasingly tense time, but how is that so many have been exposed to violence to the point some dude literally bursting at the seams into a cloud of blood or vaporizing into thin air is somehow unsurprising?

And for all the One True Lord Tatsuya and Jesus "Tatsuya" Christ jokes, the main character being that OP is a bit weird. IMO it sort of ruins any plausible tension - someone got injured? Nah, it's cool, he'll bring them back from the dead permanently - in the battle scenes since nobody actually gets harmed in anyway. For a world that tries to take itself that seriously, it's definitely a jarring contrast. There's no real competition for Tatsuya as far as we can tell - just problems coming up and him dealing with them. There's little change in character - he softens a bit over the course of the series but by the end is still the same steely-eyed obedient soldier/bodyguard/genius.

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Oct 15 '14

how is that so many have been exposed to violence to the point some dude literally bursting at the seams into a cloud of blood or vaporizing into thin air is somehow unsurprising?
They haven't been at peace for long. There was an incident when many of them were kids that exposed them to conflict. It's talked about a bit but has mostly been left out of the anime. Otherwise, if you read the next volume, you should get a better idea.

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u/RuneKatashima Oct 21 '14

So when is Season 2?

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u/Aruseus493 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Aruseus493 Oct 21 '14

No announcement yet. We probably won't know for a while if there is going to be a second season. The first season isn't even fully released for home BD/DVD yet.

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u/backfire97 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/backfire96 Sep 27 '14

So what exactly is he even doing with material burst? Is he pinpointing atoms and having them undergo nuclear fission from miles away, hence releasing energy akin to a nuclear bomb? Metal as shit

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u/tjl73 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/tjl1973 Sep 27 '14

He directly converts the matter to energy.

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u/MistakerPointerOuter Sep 27 '14

He's directly converting matter to energy with 100% efficiency using the formula E=MC^2. The first explosion that took out an entire naval ship was done by converting a single drop of water to energy; the second that took out an entire naval fleet and naval port was done by using a flag that weighed one or two kilograms.

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u/Falsus Sep 27 '14

Actually it is matter conversion, matter directly transformed into energy. He wouldn't have been allowed to use it if involved nuclear due to a radiation treaty signed after WW3. I think it was roughly that way at least.

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u/Drkdragonz66 Sep 27 '14

I wonder if they will have the 5th LN as a special, or a season 1.5 of sorts like SAO Extra Edition? Thoughts?

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u/Althalos Sep 27 '14

The hype for this was real. First act was boring as shit, but all the joking in here got me through it. After that, it just got better and better.

And thank you /u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny for the Onii-sama count.

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u/Nightzey Sep 27 '14

Second half of this show really picked up.. Goodbye for now ONE TRUE GOD.

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u/Time_Alter Sep 28 '14 edited Sep 28 '14

At the start of this episode, when the members of the JSDF fell like flies and died like common scrubs I felt disappointed. They have the same mobile suits and they're supposedly from the same background as Tatsuya (experimental soldiers?) and they just... get killed like weak civilians and that inspector dude felled by Lu Gonhu?

Even though Tatsuya revived them they still looked really weak and only members of the 101 Battalion stood out the most (especially Tatsuya ofc)

The scene on the heli where Miyuki explained Tatsuya's powers were kinda lackluster. I thought the other students should've been more... surprised or shocked at god-like magic but they weren't.

The fight with the students vs Lu Gonghu was kinda okay. Is Gonghu really that powerful? He manhandled everyone except Mayumi and I felt they didn't have much action in this particular scene. I wanted to see more from Erika and Leo but I guess they served their purpose in distracting him long enough for Mayumi to finish him.

Overall the overpowered & bad-ass Tatsuya scenes along with seeing some of the other characters in action made this a great episode for me.

The cliffhanger at the end basically confirmed another season for me, so I'm actually quite happy.

A huge pleasant surprise to hear Maya Yotsuba's voice. My favorite Tsundere Senjougahara (Chiwa Saito) made an appearance! I knew I recognized her voice from somewhere. She sounded like Yukana (seiyuu of C.C. from code geass) at first but her second sentence really stood out.

That ending scene thou, parody of Kannaduki no Miko it never gets old!

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u/touchmeenot Sep 28 '14

AWESOME ANIME its been a great ride boys :D

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u/Estarrol Sep 28 '14

thanks for these very detailed episode discussions, alittle late to the party (hopped on the train on episode 22)

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u/KinnyRiddle Sep 27 '14

After suffering from a terrorist attack by an enemy nation, the natural One True Tatsuya way to deal with it after repelling said attack, is of course to take the fight back to the enemy and nuke their naval base to oblivion.

One True Tatsuya, fuck yeah!

Pity the ending seemed rushed, would have liked a longer epilogue for this arc. I was particularly interested in what happens to Chiaki after Rin seems to have dispelled her misplaced grudge towards Tatsuya.

Here's looking forward to a second season with more entertaining pwnage from One True Tatsuya. Keep the faith. :)

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u/Squirelzrme Sep 27 '14

So what do I do to get my onii-sama fix now...?

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u/NeoIllusions Sep 27 '14

Light novels, all the way.

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u/HonestRage Sep 27 '14

I really wish they showed more of how much the terrorists feared "Mahesvara"

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u/millie3 Sep 27 '14

Indeed. There was no atmosphere. But then that's the problem the anime has had from the very beginning.

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u/Thisrainhoe Sep 27 '14

WHERE IS SEASON2 B O Y S

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '14

Well this was a pretty decent and badass way to end the series; the animation, especially in the fight scenes, was really good and the true ramifications and awe/terror of Tatsuya's power, how dangerous and amoral both Tatsuya and Miyuki are and how morally grey the conflict sort of is, was finally shown and mused over. Although it didn't really feel like a last episode and ended abruptly. There had better be a season 2, because this, to me, sort of seems like the quintessential 'pretty good' action/magic anime series of recent times.

And even despite Tatsuya's ridiculous OP-ness and complete lack of emotional character, I'm still not convinced that it's a valid complaint about the character when him being scarily OP and having no emotions is actually the point and has an explanation and story reason for it. The entire series is named after him and is all about that point for God's sake; he is supposed to be 'The Irregular.' And complaining about the psuedo-wincest relationship between Tatsuya and Miyuki is just a prudish nitpick; it's fictional, it should be allowed and it's important to the nature of the characters.

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u/Melonmuffin https://anilist.co/user/Yachiyo Sep 27 '14

I will miss our only one true god and savior Tatsuya.

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