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The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Film's Main Trailer Reveals Theme Song by LiSA
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The stage presentation for the Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -) anime film at the AnimeJapan 2026 event on Sunday revealed the film's third key visual, additional staff members, and main trailer, which reveals and previews the theme song "YES" by LiSA.
The newly announced staff members are:
- Script: Munemasa Nakamoto (WriteWorks)
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Kana Ishida
- Color Design: Sakura Komatsu
- Prop/Gimmick Design: Wataru Inada
- 3DCG Producer/Modeler: Kazuki Amenomiya
- Art design: Yūho Taniuchi
- Art Directors: Shunichirō Yoshihara, Ji Xin Zhou, Ayumi Satō
- Background Art：Goofy, Studio Naya
- Visual Director/Director of Photography: Takeshi Hirooka (Nexus)
- Editing: Kashiko Kimura (MADBOX)
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
- Sound Effects: Yuji Furuya
- Casting Manager: Kumiko Suzuki
- Distribution: Animec
The film will hold a premiere screening on April 28 at Shinjuku Wald 9. It was also revealed that moviegoers for the first four weeks will receive original novels written by original creator Tsutomu Satou, with new illustrations by Kana Ishida as a special present. Moviegoers will receive the following original novels:
- Week 1: Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: UFO Geigeki (The irregular at magic high school: UFO Interception)
- Week 2: Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Alien EX
- Week 3: Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Astro Buddy
- Week 4: Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Kokū Diver (The irregular at magic high school: The Void Diver)
The film will premiere in Japan on May 8.
Jimmy Stone is directing the anime at 8-Bit. Taku Iwasaki is composing the music. Tsutomu Satou is credited for the original story and Kana Ishida is credited for the original character design.
Confirmed returning cast members include Yūichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, Chiwa Saitō as Maya Yotsuba, and Emiri Katō as Fumiya Kuroba. New cast members include Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba.
Tsutomu Satou's The irregular at magic high school (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novel series launched in 2008, and ended with the 32nd volume in September 2020. Two sequels shipped in October 2020 and January 2021.
The irregular at magic high school TV anime premiered in April 2014 and aired for 26 episodes. A second season, titled The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc, premiered in October 2020 and ran for 13 episodes. The anime franchise also includes the The irregular at magic high school The Movie: The Girl Who Summons the Stars film, which opened in Japan in June 2017. The Honor Student at Magic High School manga inspired a 13-episode TV anime that premiered in July 2021.
The irregular at magic high school anime's third television season premiered in April 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired with English subtitles and an English dub.
Yen Press publishes the original The irregular at magic high school light novel series and Yu Mori's The Honor Student at Magic High School spinoff manga.
Sources: AnimeJapan 2026 stage presentation, Comic Natalie
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