The Irregular at Magic High School, Vol. 24

魔法科高校の劣等生 [Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei] (Novel) #24

by Tsutomu Sato, Kana Ishida (artist), Kenia Hara (translator)

The video message from Raymond Clark, one of the Seven Sages, makes waves not just in Japan but across the entire world by announcing the Dione Project, which Tatsuya realizes is essentially a plan to exile magicians from the planet. To counter this, Tatsuya unveils his very own ESCAPES Project, a project utilizing a stellar reactor that he has been researching for some time. The time to determine the future of magicians everywhere has come!

Genres: Light Novel, Magic, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action, Manga

216 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2018

About the author

佐島勤 / Tsutomu Sato / Tsutomu Satou

Author of 魔法科高校の劣等生 / Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

Reviews

[Lila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven't had wi-fi when I was reading it, and now it's been too long and can't remember particulars so my star rating will have to do.

[Lila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haven't had wi-fi when I was reading it, and now it's been too long and can't remember particulars so my star rating will have to do.

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ousted as Taurus Silver Tatsuya has to scramble a bit to stay safely in Japan. It doesn't help that he is not in a position to operate independently and need permission from those around him to enact his plan. Of course, outside forces (primarily the USNA and the New Soviet Union) are not about to take no for an answer.

Personally I liked the volume. Lots of politicking in a for me believable way with a little bit of action at the end. I also like how it does use RL situation at least to some extent in that going in to space to solve a problem on Earth is in that regards a waste of resources even though for obvious reasons behind the scenes most about the space project is about controlling magicians and getting Tatsuya as a dangerous strategic magician from Earth. Having young teenage boys getting worked up about the grandness of space while a couple of big business people were more about practicalities of a hydrogen plant was a nice touch.

Having said that, I do feel outside support for the space project is a bit too strong. Tatsuya is not known to be a strong mage, and he is more of a software developer than technician, and he could work on the space project from his home in Japan easily. So why do smart people think it is a good idea to send a minor to a foreign country especially since it has been established that even adult mages rarely do so due to the risk it poses to a country's internal security? I am also not too happy with the setup for a restart of the micro blackhole experiment, not that it is done, but how. Feels a bit strained to be honest, something to give it more personal stakes for the main characters of the story. Finally, there is the cliff hanger ending, but that was not unexpected considering I knew it was the first volume of a two book arc.

Anyway, a solid read for me and looking forward to the arcs conclusion.

[Max Wehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

holy shit the ending. Tuman Bomba Failed…

[Robert Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[slugbiscuit · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good volume. The world is starting to react as Tatsuya lays out his plans. An unnecessary cliffhanger ending though.