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[Spehss _]

I just finished the episode of Death Note where

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L is killed by Rem and Light takes over as L.

I enjoyed it, but I'm not really interested in the story with Near. Is it worth watching?

What Neonivek said. If you were watching the show to see L get caught then the second arc or whatever you'd like to call it may not seem worth it. If you were watching to see Kira get caught on the other hand, or if you're at all interested in how Light keeps being the evil mass-murdering mastermind without L in the way, then it's worth finishing the series, yes.

[Flying Dice]

So apparently there are people who genuinely enjoy Mahouka???

I don't particularly care though, people enjoyed Twilight as well. That thread got me some decent pictures though.

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oh my god that fucking expression

I've never actually watched/read it, but I hate the smug bastard already.

[Reelya]

I'm reading the Mahouka wiki page for Tatsuya.

"I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." - Shiba Tatsuya

Could you get any more emo?

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http://mahouka-koukou-no-rettousei.wikia.com/wiki/Shiba_Tatsuya
The dude has his own secret underground lab in his house (which is basically a mansion with just him and his sister), and no, this isn't a comedy.

genius engineer who had advanced CAD software technology by ten years within one short year.

Tatsuya is a student of Kokonoe Yakumo, a famous ninjutsu user and someone who passes on traditional shinobi[2] magic knowhow. Due to this, he can handle multiple opponents at once and emerge unscathed. Tatsuya's physical abilities surpass normal magicians, who usually just rely on magic to accelerate or fortify their bodies to prevent injuries. It is also thanks to his training that Tatsuya can sense dangerous/hidden presences without relying on his unique magic, Elemental Sight. Yakumo himself has said, "It’s possible that I’m unable to beat Tatsuya-kun in pure martial arts already..." thus proving his physical prowess. Before his present age Tatsuya had learned enough techniques to be considered a master or something close. Through his Ninjutsu training, he is a master of chi utilisation. 

It has been stated that Tatsuya excels in extreme long-distance precision attacks and OTH (over the horizon) sniping, and can easily snipe human targets from a range roughly distanced at 1200 meters. It is indirectly implied throughout the series, that his OTH (over the horizon) magical sniping gives him the greatest attack range in the magical community [...] Using his natural magic, Decomposition, his speed was mentioned to be 0.05 seconds for his magic to work. With no retaliation, he is capable of sniping 36 targets simultaneously, but under constant fire his upper limit for mass targeting is 24. By decomposing matter directly into energy with his Material Burst magic, Tatsuya can generate massive explosions that can eradicate anything within their radius.

With Gram Demolition, he is only capable of sniping 12 targets simultaneously, showcasing the differences between his natural magic and his artificial magic. However, even making one cannonball of psions is something that normal Magicians would be unable to create even if they spent the entire day on it. 

Self-Restoration is Tatsuya's unique ability to restore his own body to its original state when an abnormality/injury occurs. His personal Restoration ability automatically completes the repair processes in the blink of an eye although he can deliberately suppress the activation .

Material Burst (マテリアル・バースト) is the ultimate in Decomposition Magic. It has been likened to a magical equivalent of a nuclear warhead...As of volume 12 of the LN, the only Magician capable of using Material Burst is Tatsuya Shiba

Elemental Sight is a Sensory magic that allows users to connect to the Information Dimension. They can then specify the Eidos of their surroundings individually, regardless of distance. Users can analyze the Eidos of targets, allowing for precision aiming at long distances.....Tatsuya can see up to 24 hours into the past, allowing him to use his skill Regrowth, returning an object to whatever state it was in at any point in those 24 hours. ...Tatsuya, the only mentioned user of this magic...Theoretically, this could also allow him to see the future, but at the moment he is unable to do that.

His skills are so good that he has to leave early to allow other members to carry out their duties otherwise he would be running the Student Council alone.

Goddamn good crack the author was smoking when he wrote all this.

[Neonivek]

The major reason Mahouka gets on my nerves is it really is a testament to "Informed weakness" in its purest form.

We are TOLD how weak his magic is... so what does he do? He proceeds to magic circles around everyone else.

Is it because he finds some way to make his very little magic work for him? No his magic is just that fantastic.

Basically his magic is more powerful because SCIENCE! which I could accept (after all the amount of Gunpowder in a bullet is nearly harmless) except he doesn't have to work at it or anything. His magic described also isn't getting the most out of a little magic, it is just flat out magic.

The anime is literally trying to make an underdog out of the guy who in a normal anime would be the "Super elite" person at the top looking down on everyone.

Mind you I am REALLY questioning if Mahouka isn't a Parody and everyone is just overlooking that. I mean, it really must be a parody.

[Darvi]

Poe must be spinning in his grave right now.

[Neonivek]

Poe must be spinning in his grave right now.

Well it is either a Parody (or intentionally terrible writing)

Or this is honestly terrible fanfiction level writing that you enjoy ironically.

[IronyOwl]

The major reason Mahouka gets on my nerves is it really is a testament to "Informed weakness" in its purest form.

We are TOLD how weak his magic is... so what does he do? He proceeds to magic circles around everyone else.

Is it because he finds some way to make his very little magic work for him? No his magic is just that fantastic.

Basically his magic is more powerful because SCIENCE! which I could accept (after all the amount of Gunpowder in a bullet is nearly harmless) except he doesn't have to work at it or anything. His magic described also isn't getting the most out of a little magic, it is just flat out magic.

The anime is literally trying to make an underdog out of the guy who in a normal anime would be the "Super elite" person at the top looking down on everyone.

Mind you I am REALLY questioning if Mahouka isn't a Parody and everyone is just overlooking that. I mean, it really must be a parody.

The wiki had... sort of some more information on this.

Tatsuya is a child born from the Yotsuba family. Although this is the case, he wasn't accepted as a legitimate member due to the fact that he cannot wield magic. The two types of magic he can freely wield are not considered magic by the family's standards due to its nature of only 'destroying' and 'restoring' information, not 'altering' them.

Which might actually be a fair distinction- oh, he's not a real mage, because he can't change anything, he can just blow it up or glue it back together.

In order to allow him to use "magic", his mother and her twin sister operated on Tatsuya when he was 6 years old, installing a magic processor into his mind allowing him to use magic. However, it was inferior to a natural processor so the only advantage the processor granted him was that it allowed him to instantly access short magics (5 steps or fewer) instantly without any buffer or calculation. Since most combat magics use 5 steps or fewer, they are available to him. Also, because the processor can show him the exact magic that needs to be used, he can only use a very long round-about method to execute complex magics (hence why he failed the speed portion of the practical). He is also very adept at manipulating Oscilliation Magic.

Then we have this, which is... trickier. Essentially, he's a savant who can use other types of magic, but only if it's below this certain threshhold... which almost all combat magics are. So again, crippled but not meaningfully, at least in combat.

As a side note, under any other circumstances I'd consider the above a spoiler. I don't think that's possible here.

Of course, then he's also a genius researcher and a martial arts master, and none of the above explains why he's able to, say, defeat gravity. Did he just blow it up or something? Did it take less than five steps? Is he MacGyver even though he has to do everything the long hard way?

Which brings us back to OH NO LOOK AT HOW HIDEOUS HIS BEAUTIFUL ANGEL WINGS ARE SURELY HE WILL BE HATED FOR THEM.

[Neonivek]

Essentially, he's a savant who can use other types of magic, but only if it's below this certain threshhold..

It is still a weakness that isn't a weakness.

Since lets say that... he cannot make a dragon because it is a 100 step magic spell... Well he can cast an infinite number of 5 step magic spells in a short period of time. He could just create a dragon piece by piece.

This is the equivalent of saying that someone can never be an effective runner because they can run lightspeed... but need to take a half-second break every 10 meters.

As well as you said it never shows up.

It is once again a "weakness that isn't a weakness" like those "Losers who can never get a girl" in harem animes who for some reason get all the girls.

[Sergarr]

>traditional shinobi[2] magic

Oh wow.

>Tatsuya can see up to 24 hours into the past, allowing him to use his skill Regrowth, returning an object to whatever state it was in at any point in those 24 hours. ...Tatsuya, the only mentioned user of this magic...Theoretically, this could also allow him to see the future, but at the moment he is unable to do that.

I bet he'll reveal his future-sight in the next 5-10 chapters.

>he is only capable of sniping 12 targets simultaneously

only 12 targets simultaneously

over-the horizon sniping

sniping with nuclear blasts




is this guy for realz?

[Neonivek]

What is funny is that his weaknesses are less believable at this point then his strengths.

Do you HONESTLY believe he can only snipe 12 target simultaneously? Do you? Even now you are probably thinking of ways how he can easily overcome this.

[Sergarr]

What is funny is that his weaknesses are less believable at this point then his strengths.

Do you HONESTLY believe he can only snipe 12 target simultaneously? Do you? Even now you are probably thinking of ways how he can easily overcome this.

seeing as his magic activates in 0.05 seconds, that means he can theoretically snipe 12/0.05 = 240 targets per second.

This has got to be some kind of record.

[Reelya]

Remember, 12 targets is only the limit for the nuclear explosions, which sound more like matter / anti-matter explosions actually.

Depending on the type of shot, it can be 24, or 36. So we're looking at max 720 targets  per second with his 0.05 cast time.

[Darvi]

So what's the expected upper limit? Ten thousand hits per second?

[Sergarr]

I'd think 240 nuclear explosions per second would be enough for him.

It's like bullet hell, except he shoots nuclear explosions instead of bullets.

[Darvi]

It's like bullet hell, except he shoots nuclear explosions instead of bullets.

Okuu was here.