In a near future where magic is a technical discipline, siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba enroll at First High School, an elite magic academy split into two courses. Miyuki tops the entrance exam while Tatsuya lands in the lower course, yet his real abilities and the Yotsuba family behind them keep pulling them into conflicts far beyond school.
Plus 2 more titles.
5 titles · 53 episodes + 1 movie · ~23.5 hours
Follow the light novels: Season 1, the Reminiscence Arc special, Visitor Arc, Season 3, then the Yotsuba Succession Arc film. The 2017 film and The Honor at Magic High School sit under Optional Extras; each note says where it fits.
Season 1, 26 episodes (2014). It covers three arcs from the light novels: Enrollment (episodes 1-7), Nine School Competition (8-18) and Yokohama Disturbance (19-26), as Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba start at First High School.
A 71-minute TV special (2021) adapting light novel Volume 8. Set in Okinawa three years before Season 1, it shows the event that changed Tatsuya and Miyuki's relationship. The novels reveal it after the Season 1 arcs, so this order follows them.
Season 2, 13 episodes (episodes 27-39, 2020), adapting light novel Volumes 9-11. Angelina Kudou Shields arrives at First High School as an exchange student from the USNA during Tatsuya's first winter.
Season 3, 13 episodes (episodes 40-52, 2024), adapting Volumes 12-15: the Double Seven, Steeplechase and Ancient City Insurrection arcs in Tatsuya's second year.
The 2026 film (103 minutes), adapting light novel Volume 16 and following straight on from Season 3. It is the latest entry in the story.
⚠ Opened in Japan on May 8, 2026. In the US and Canada, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are screening it in theaters on November 1, 3 and 4, 2026, subtitled and dubbed. A streaming date has not been announced.
A 2017 film (90 minutes) with an original story written by the light novel author, Tsutomu Sato. It is set during the spring break at the end of Tatsuya's first year, after the events of Visitor Arc, so watch it after that season even though it came out first.
A 13-episode spin-off series (2021) based on Yu Mori's manga. It retells the Enrollment and Nine School Competition arcs, the same events as Season 1 episodes 1-18, from Miyuki's side, so it adds new scenes rather than new story.
This order tracks the light novel volumes the anime adapts. Season 1 covers Volumes 1-7 (skipping Volume 5, a short-story collection), the Reminiscence Arc special adapts Volume 8, Visitor Arc covers Volumes 9-11, Season 3 covers Volumes 12-15, and the Yotsuba Succession Arc film adapts Volume 16.
The Reminiscence Arc is set three years before Season 1, but the novels hold it back until after the Yokohama Disturbance arc, and it plays as a reveal about Tatsuya and Miyuki once you know them. That is why it comes second here rather than first.
The Girl Who Summons the Stars came out in 2017, before Visitor Arc, but its story takes place during the spring break after Visitor Arc, so it belongs after that season. The Honor at Magic High School retells part of Season 1 from Miyuki's side. Both are worth watching if you want more, but the main story does not depend on them.
The Irregular at Magic High School (Mahouka) has 3 seasons, 1 film, and 1 other entry in the main run — 53 episodes altogether.
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Irregular at Magic High School | TV Series | 26 episodes | April 2014 |
| The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc | Special | 1 episode | December 2021 |
| The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc | TV Series | 13 episodes | October 2020 |
| The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 | TV Series | 13 episodes | April 2024 |
| The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- | Movie | — | May 2026 |
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Irregular at Magic High School The Movie: The Girl Who Summons the Stars | Movie | — | June 2017 |
| The Honor at Magic High School | TV Series | 13 episodes | July 2021 |
5 titles · 53 episodes + 1 movie · ~23.5 hours
Where each part of the anime lines up with the source, so you know where to pick up reading.
Only spin-offs that tie into the main story are listed here — anthologies, fan books and the like are left out.
The anime has adapted the light novels through Volume 16 in order, skipping only Volume 5 (Summer Vacation Arc +1), a short-story collection. No TV episode is listed as anime-original. The Girl Who Summons the Stars is an original story by the author and has no volume of its own. The main series ended with Volume 32 in 2020; Yen Press has released 27 volumes in English with the same numbering.
Start with Season 1 (2014, 26 episodes). It introduces Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba and covers the first three light novel arcs. Then watch the Reminiscence Arc special, Visitor Arc, Season 3 and the Yotsuba Succession Arc film.
Season 1 (2014), The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc (2021 special), Visitor Arc (2020), Season 3 (2024), then The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- (2026). The optional 2017 film, The Girl Who Summons the Stars, fits after Visitor Arc, and the spin-off The Honor at Magic High School can be watched any time after Season 1.
You can, since it is set three years before Season 1 and is the earliest point in the story. This guide puts it after Season 1 because it adapts light novel Volume 8, which the novels published after the Season 1 arcs, and it lands as a reveal about Tatsuya and Miyuki once you know them. It is a single 71-minute special that aired in Japan on December 31, 2021.
After Visitor Arc. The film opened in Japan on June 17, 2017 and runs 90 minutes. It is an original story written by the light novel author, Tsutomu Sato, set during the spring break at the end of Tatsuya's first year, which comes after the events of Visitor Arc. It is not adapted from the main novels, so it is listed as optional.
No. It is a 13-episode spin-off series from 2021, also listed as The Honor Student at Magic High School, based on Yu Mori's manga. It retells the Enrollment and Nine School Competition arcs, the same events as Season 1 episodes 1-18, from Miyuki's side. The short chibi explainer clips called Get to Know Magic Studies (Yoku Wakaru Mahouka!) are not listed here because they are not story episodes.
Not yet on streaming. The film opened in Japan on May 8, 2026, runs 103 minutes and adapts light novel Volume 16, picking up right after Season 3. In the US and Canada, Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are screening it in theaters on November 1, 3 and 4, 2026, with both subtitled and dubbed showings. A streaming date has not been announced.
Yes. On June 5, 2026, a second part of the anime was announced as in production. Its format, release timing and studio have not been announced yet. The light novels continue past the Yotsuba Succession Arc, so there is plenty of story left to adapt.
Yes, for most of the series. Season 1, Visitor Arc, The Honor at Magic High School and Season 3 all have English dubs, with Alejandro Saab as Tatsuya and Anairis Quiñones as Miyuki. Visitor Arc's dub, released by Funimation in November 2020, came first; the Season 3 dub started on Crunchyroll on May 17, 2024. The Yotsuba Succession Arc film is being screened with an English dub in North America.
No episode is listed as anime-original. Every TV episode belongs to a light novel arc: Enrollment, Nine School Competition, Yokohama Disturbance, Visitor, Double Seven, Steeplechase or Ancient City Insurrection. The only main-series volume the anime has skipped is Volume 5, a short-story collection. The Girl Who Summons the Stars is the one original story, and it was written by the author.
In the US, Crunchyroll carries the three TV seasons, the Reminiscence Arc and The Honor at Magic High School. Hulu also has the 52 TV episodes, listed as a single season. Availability changes by country and over time, so check your region.
The Yotsuba Succession Arc film covers Volume 16, so continue with Volume 17, Master Clans Council Arc, Part 1. The main light novel series finished in 2020 with 32 volumes. Yen Press publishes it in English with the same volume numbers, and 27 volumes are out so far.
About 23.5 hours for the main story: 52 TV episodes, the 71-minute Reminiscence Arc special and the 103-minute Yotsuba Succession Arc film. Adding The Girl Who Summons the Stars and The Honor at Magic High School brings it to about 30 hours.
