With plans for a 2015 release, Hanabee has picked up the streaming and home video rights for The Irregular at Magic High School for Australian release. The series is part of the spring 2014 anime season which has been simulcast to several territories. Streaming for the series will be done through Hanabee’s site. The twenty-six episode series has been picked up for North American release previously through Aniplex of America, so the Australian release is not likely to mimic that release and the potential for a dub is likely slimmer than if it was picked up by other distributors.
The light novel series this is based on has done well since its introduction in the summer of 2011 as earlier this year saw the release of the twelfth installment for it. The show is definitely on the fast track as part of Dengeki Bunko’s 20th anniversary push to bring more of its materials into the spotlight. The series is set to be directed by Ono Manabu with character designs by Ishida Kana. Animation is being done by Madhouse.
Plot concept: Magic– A century has passed since this concept has been recognized as a formal technology instead of the product of the occult or folklore. The season is spring and it is time for a brand new school year. At the National Magic University First Affiliate High School, A.K.A Magic High School, students are divided into two distinct groups according to their academic performances. The “Bloom,” who demonstrate the highest grades and are enrolled in the “First Course,” and the “Weed,” who have a poor academic record and are enrolled in the “Second Course.” This spring, a very peculiar brother and sister enroll as new students. The brother is an under achiever with some deficiencies and enrolls as a “Weed,” while his younger sister is an honor student, who enrolls as a “Bloom.” The brother, with a somewhat philosophical expression, and the younger sister who holds feelings a little stronger than sibling love for him… Ever since these two have entered through the gates of this prestigious school, the calm campus was beginning to change…
