Material in this book serves as investment for a later payoff
If taking into account that this is a Japanese Light Novel, with all the implicit tropes, setting, and target audience implied, then this is a pretty good read. In some parts, however, certain elements are left unexplained as teasers to be fully revealed in later volumes. All this put together construct a world that feels real. As talented magicians represent a small portion of the population, there are social pressures and powerful factions involved. With technology being where it is, the primary utility of magic lies mostly in combat applications. This is a world where magic has been exposed and then subject to scientific scrutiny, then followed up with the application of proper engineering to maximize its utility. To reiterate, the entire purpose of these two novels, covering a hundred thousand words, is to introduce the major characters while describing in detail the magic system, the world, and the politics involved. So what makes these books interesting? The setting. It's only really kept from being an ass pull by the fact that it's made clear ahead of time that the main character has a bunch of hidden talents ready to be revealed. Essentially, this is standard Japanese Shounen plot resolution. While the magic system itself is mostly hard, the presentation of it in the first few volumes is soft that is, there is a rigorous magic system underpinning the series, but when it comes to resolving situations, it is handled as a 'revealed secret talent'.
#IRREGULAR HIGH SCHOOL OF MAGIC SERIES#
The worldbuilding in this series focuses primarily on the magic system which is very intricate. In fact there is a good backstory to their situation - but that is scattered over the next few volumes, and so doesn't help their case here.
Strange relationship is often commented upon by others purely for laughs. In particular, the protagonists suffer from this they come off as particularly shallow characters - a perfect little sister with a brother complex an emotionless older brother who is dedicated to his sister and their While a large cast of characters are introduced, that is all that happens there is insufficient material here for character development or even to delve into their backstory. They serve primarily as an introductory arc to the series while a few fights occur and there is even a small villain that appears, there is minimal tension because the protagonists are too capable. While it is undoubtedly an entertaining read, the first two books are equally weak.
Simply put, the younger sibling is perfect and everyone can see that the older sibling is also perfect but due to certain factors he is considered by many people to be worthless. While the sister is undoubtedly perfect (and the author will tell you so repeatedly throughout this book and the series), the impression that the synopsis gives of the elder brother is a lie. This book is about a 'defective elder brother low achiever' and a 'perfect, flawless younger sister high achiever'. Simply put, the younger sibling is perfect and everyone ca This review covers the two books that form the first arc of the series, as translated on Baka-Tsuki.
This review covers the two books that form the first arc of the series, as translated on Baka-Tsuki.
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