1Enrollment Arc
Tatsuya and Miyuki enter First High with different academic rankings. School conflict brings Tatsuya’s unusual abilities into view.
魔法科高校の劣等生The Irregular at Magic High School
21 story arcs, lined up across the anime, light novel and manga, with English and Japanese release status.
21 arcs, 4 editions tracked
Season 1 ends after Yokohama Disturbance Arc.
Pick up the light novel at
Volume 8, from the start
- Out in English since 26 Jun 2018.Buy in English
- Out in Japanese since 10 Dec 2012.Buy in Japanese
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Read first: Light novel: Volume 5 (the adaptation skipped it).
The Girl Who Summons the Stars ends after Yokohama Disturbance Arc (episodes mapped so far).
Pick up the light novel at
Volume 8, from the start
- Out in English since 26 Jun 2018.Buy in English
- Out in Japanese since 10 Dec 2012.Buy in Japanese
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Read first: Light novel: Volume 5 (the adaptation skipped it).
Season 2: Visitor Arc ends after Visitor Arc.
- Light novelNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Read first: Summer Vacation Arc +1 (the adaptation skipped it); Reminiscence Arc (the adaptation skipped it).
Season 3 ends after Ancient City Insurrection Arc.
Pick up the light novel at
Volume 16, from the start
- Out in English since 27 Apr 2021.Buy in English
- Out in Japanese since 9 May 2015.Buy in Japanese
- MangaNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
Read first: Light novel: Volume 5 (the adaptation skipped it); Light novel: Volume 8 (the adaptation skipped it).
Yotsuba Succession Arc ends after Yotsuba Succession Arc (episodes mapped so far).
- Light novelNot confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking.
- MangaNot mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter.
Read first: Summer Vacation Arc +1 (the adaptation skipped it); Reminiscence Arc (the adaptation skipped it).
Draft start points. Chapter-level mappings still need review. Report a wrong mapping.
Stopped partway through a season? Continue from any episode.
The story, arc by arc
- English
- Japanese
- Anime
- Free online
- Scheduled
- No English yet
- 1Enrollment Arc
- 2Nine Schools Competition Arc
- 3Summer Vacation Arc +1
- 4Yokohama Disturbance Arc
- 5Reminiscence Arc
- 6Visitor Arc
- 7Double Seven Arc
- 8Steeplechase Arc
- 9Ancient City Insurrection Arc
- 10Yotsuba Succession Arc
- 11Master Clans Council Arc
- 12South Sea Riots Arc
- 13Upheaval Prologue Arc
- 14Isolation Arc
- 15Escape Arc
- 16Invasion Arc
- 17Sudden Change Arc
- 18追跡編
- 19奪還編
- 20未来編
- 21サクリファイス編／卒業編
Tap a bar for volumes and chapters. Hover over or press and hold a hidden arc to read it. Rows are story order, not length. Blank space means nothing is mapped there yet.
Anime, TV
Season 1
Aired. 2014
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Cut
Skipped by the adaptation
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Reminiscence Arc
Aired. 2021
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Cut
Skipped by the adaptation
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Season 2: Visitor Arc
Aired. 2020
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Season 3
Aired. 2024
Story arcs
Anime, TV
Yotsuba Succession Arc
Aired. 2026
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 1–2
Released
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 3–4
Released
Volumes
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 5
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 6–7
Released
Volumes
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 8
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 9–11
Released
Volumes
- Volume 9
- Volume 10
- Volume 11
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 12
Released. Chapter 0–epilogue
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 13
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 14–15
Released
Volumes
- Volume 14
- Volume 15
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 16
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 17–19
Released
Volumes
- Volume 17: Chapters 1–5
- Volume 18
- Volume 19
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 20
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 21–22
Released
Volumes
- Volume 21
- Volume 22
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 23
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 24–25
Released
Volumes
- Volume 24
- Volume 25
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 26
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Vol 27
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, English
Not in English yet
Not in English yet
Story arcs
- 18追跡編
- 19奪還編
- 20未来編
- 21サクリファイス編／卒業編
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 1–2
Released
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 3–4
Released
Volumes
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 5
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 6–7
Released
Volumes
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 8
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 9–11
Released
Volumes
- Volume 9
- Volume 10
- Volume 11
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 12
Released. Chapter 0–epilogue
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 13
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 14–15
Released
Volumes
- Volume 14
- Volume 15
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 16
Released. Chapters 1–7
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 17–19
Released
Volumes
- Volume 17: Chapters 1–5
- Volume 18
- Volume 19
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 20
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 21–22
Released
Volumes
- Volume 21
- Volume 22
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 23
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 24–25
Released
Volumes
- Volume 24
- Volume 25
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 26
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 27
Released
Story arcs
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 28–29
Released
Volumes
- Volume 28
- Volume 29
Story arcs
- 18追跡編
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 30
Released
Story arcs
- 19奪還編
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 31
Released
Story arcs
- 20未来編
Light novel, Japanese
Vol 32
Released
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Enrollment
Vol 1–4
Released. Enrollment Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Nine
Vol 1–5
Released. Nine School Competition Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Summer
Vol 1–3
Released. Summer Vacation Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Presidential
Vol 1
Released. Presidential Election Arc
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Yokohama
Vol 1–5
Released. Yokohama Disturbance Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Reminiscence
Vol 1–3
Released. Reminiscence Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Visitor
Vol 1–7
Released. Visitor Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Double
Vol 1–3
Released. Double Seven Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Steeplechase
Vol 1–3
Released. Steeplechase Arcs
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Ancient
Vol 1–5
Released. Ancient City Insurrection Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Yotsuba
Vol 1–3
Released. Yotsuba Succession Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Master
Vol 1–9
Released. Master Clans Council Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
- Volume 8
- Volume 9
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, South
Vol 1–3
Released. South Sea Riot Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Upheaval
Vol 1–6
Released. Upheaval Prologue Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Isolation
Vol 1–3
Released. Isolation Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Escape
Vol 1–5
Released. Escape Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Invasion
Vol 1–2
Released. Invasion Arc
Volumes
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
Story arcs
Manga, Japanese, Sudden
Vol 1
Released. Sudden Change Arc
Story arcs
The chart as a table
| Arc | Light novel | Enrollment Arc | Nine School Competition Arc | Summer Vacation Arc | Presidential Election Arc | Yokohama Disturbance Arc | Reminiscence Arc | Visitor Arc | Double Seven Arc | Steeplechase Arcs | Ancient City Insurrection Arc | Yotsuba Succession Arc | Master Clans Council Arc | South Sea Riot Arc | Upheaval Prologue Arc | Isolation Arc | Escape Arc | Invasion Arc | Sudden Change Arc | Anime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment Arc | Vol 01–02 | Vol 01–04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 1–7 |
| Nine Schools Competition Arc | Vol 03–04 | — | Vol 01–05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 8–18 |
| Summer Vacation Arc +1 | Vol 05 | — | — | Vol 01–03 | Vol 01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cut |
| Yokohama Disturbance Arc | Vol 06–07 | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 1, episodes 19–26 |
| Reminiscence Arc | v08c01–v08untouchables | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | reminiscence (partial) |
| Visitor Arc | Vol 09–11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 2, episodes 1–11 |
| Double Seven Arc | Chapter 0–epilogue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 1–4 |
| Steeplechase Arc | Vol 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 5–8 |
| Ancient City Insurrection Arc | Vol 14–15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Season 3, episodes 9–13 |
| Yotsuba Succession Arc | Chapters 1–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | yotsuba-film (partial) |
| Master Clans Council Arc | Volume 17, chapter 1 – volume 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Sea Riots Arc | Vol 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upheaval Prologue Arc | Vol 21–22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isolation Arc | Vol 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–03 | — | — | — | — |
| Escape Arc | Vol 24–25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–05 | — | — | — |
| Invasion Arc | Vol 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01–02 | — | — |
| Sudden Change Arc | Vol 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vol 01 | — |
| 追跡編 | Vol 28–29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 奪還編 | Vol 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 未来編 | Vol 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| サクリファイス編／卒業編 | Vol 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Units follow their earliest mapped story position. Tied units keep published reading order; broad mappings do not establish a scene-by-scene chronology.
Unplaced units
No story-spine mapping recorded, including originals and recaps.
| Work | Source unit |
|---|---|
| Anime | stars |
| Anime | s2e12 |
| Anime | s2e13 |
Every arc, in brief
2Nine Schools Competition Arc
First High prepares to compete against the other magic schools. Tatsuya supports the competitors while investigating interference with their equipment.
3Summer Vacation Arc +1
The students spend their summer away from ordinary classes. Returning to school also brings the question of who will lead the student council.
4Yokohama Disturbance Arc
First High prepares a presentation for a competition in Yokohama. Attempts to steal its research lead into a wider confrontation.
Season 1 ends here
The Girl Who Summons the Stars ends here
5Reminiscence Arc
Miyuki recalls a family visit to Okinawa before the siblings entered First High. The events there explain how their relationship changed.
6Visitor Arc
An American exchange student arrives as unexplained attacks trouble Tokyo. Tatsuya’s friends and several magic families investigate the same threat.
Season 2: Visitor Arc ends here
7Double Seven Arc
A new school year introduces younger students with competing family ambitions. Tatsuya also faces public pressure directed at magic education.
8Steeplechase Arc
The next Nine Schools Competition includes a dangerous experiment hidden within an event. Tatsuya investigates the threat before the contestants encounter it.
9Ancient City Insurrection Arc
The search for an elusive opponent leads Tatsuya and his companions to Nara and Kyoto. Traditional magicians and clan interests complicate the pursuit.
Season 3 ends here
10Yotsuba Succession Arc
A Yotsuba family meeting determines the clan’s next leader. Tatsuya and Miyuki must reach it despite opposition within the family.
Yotsuba Succession Arc ends here
11Master Clans Council Arc
The leading magic families meet amid disputes over succession and influence. Attacks on their gathering put the wider magic community under pressure.
12South Sea Riots Arc
A journey south brings the students into a conflict beyond the school grounds. Foreign interests make the incident a larger security problem.
13Upheaval Prologue Arc
The siblings enter their final school year as hostility toward magicians grows. International developments threaten to draw Tatsuya away from ordinary student life.
14Isolation Arc
Tatsuya becomes the target of efforts to move him away from Japan. He seeks a way to preserve his place and pursue his own research.
15Escape Arc
Tatsuya develops an alternative to the plans others have made for him. His allies face growing danger from the struggle over strategic magic.
16Invasion Arc
Parasites and opposing magic forces threaten the people around Tatsuya. Protecting Minami becomes part of a conflict that reaches beyond First High.
17Sudden Change Arc
Tatsuya works on a method of containing parasites while another military confrontation develops. Strategic magicians become central to Japan’s response.
18追跡編
The conflict involving Minoru and Minami develops into a pursuit. Tatsuya’s efforts to recover control of the situation bring further confrontations.
19奪還編
Tatsuya moves to recover Minami as the pursuit reaches a decisive stage. The opposing sides must confront the consequences of their choices.
20未来編
A conflict between major powers threatens to spread into Japan. Tatsuya and his allies face decisions about their future and their strategic role.
21サクリファイス編／卒業編
The main school story reaches its final conflict and graduation. The siblings face the choices that will shape life beyond First High.
Works and editions
Release facts are entered by hand and can lag behind the publishers.
Light novel
Enrollment Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 427 Dec 2013 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Nine School Competition Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 527 Jul 2016 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Summer Vacation Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 39 Feb 2018 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Presidential Election Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 110 Oct 2018 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Yokohama Disturbance Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 527 Nov 2015 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Reminiscence Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 310 Sep 2015 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Visitor Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 710 Sep 2019 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Double Seven Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 327 Sep 2019 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Steeplechase Arcs
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 310 Dec 2020 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Ancient City Insurrection Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 510 Mar 2022 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Yotsuba Succession Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 327 May 2022 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Master Clans Council Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 927 Nov 2024 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
South Sea Riot Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 37 Oct 2022 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Upheaval Prologue Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 627 May 2026 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Isolation Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 327 Sep 2025 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Escape Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseKADOKAWA | Vol 527 May 2026 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Invasion Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 226 Mar 2026 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Sudden Change Arc
| Edition | Latest | Next | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapaneseSquare Enix | Vol 127 Jul 2026 | None announced | 3 Oct 2026 |
Anime
| Part | Aired |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 Apr 2014 to 28 Sep 2014 |
| The Girl Who Summons the Stars | 17 Jun 2017Airing |
| Season 2: Visitor Arc | 4 Oct 2020 to 27 Dec 2020 |
| Reminiscence Arc | 31 Dec 2021Airing |
| Season 3 | 5 Apr 2024 to 28 Jun 2024 |
| Yotsuba Succession Arc | 8 May 2026Airing |
Continue from any episode
After each season
| Watched through | Light novel (Japanese) | Light novel (English) | Manga (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Light novel vol 8, chapter 1 (out) | Light novel vol 8, chapter 1 (out) | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| The Girl Who Summons the Stars | Light novel vol 8, chapter 1 (out) | Light novel vol 8, chapter 1 (out) | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| Season 2: Visitor Arc | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| Season 3 | Light novel vol 16, chapter 1 (out) | Light novel vol 16, chapter 1 (out) | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. |
| Yotsuba Succession Arc | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not confirmed yet. The episode or chapter mapping here is marked for checking. | Unknown: Not mapped finely enough yet. We know the volume range, not the chapter. |
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