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Odex to Screen The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Anime Film in Malaysia
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Malaysian cinema chain GSC Movies revealed on Thursday that Odex will open the The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen) anime film in Malaysia.
The film opened in Japan on May 8. The film ranked at #5 in its opening weekend. The film sold about 89,000 tickets and earned 152,764,200 yen (about US$967,100) in its first three days.
Jimmy Stone directed the film at 8-Bit. Taku Iwasaki composed the music. Tsutomu Satou was credited for the original story and Kana Ishida was credited for the original character design.
The returning cast members included 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.
LiSA performed the film's theme song "YES."
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.
