Magician's Academy (まじしゃんず・あかでみい, Majishanzu Akademii), also known as Macademi Wasshoi! is a Japanese light novel series by Ichirō Sakaki, with illustrations by Blade. Nine volumes were published between January 24, 2003 and August 30, 2007; there is also a series of seven illustrated short stories called Macademi Radical. A manga adaptation by Blade was serialized in Enterbrain's Magi-Cu magazine in 2006. Another manga adaptation by Hitomi Nakao was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine between February 27, 2008 and November 27, 2009 and collected in three volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by Zexcs aired between October and December 2008.[3]
Magician's Academy | |
まじしゃんず・あかでみい (Majishanzu Akademii) | |
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Genre | Fantasy, harem, romantic comedy[1][2] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
Illustrated by | Blade |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Imprint | Famitsu Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | January 24, 2003 – August 30, 2007 |
Volumes | 9 + 7 short story volumes |
Manga | |
Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
Illustrated by | Blade |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine | Magi-Cu |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Published | March 25, 2006 |
Volumes | 1 |
Game | |
Developer | Enterbrain |
Publisher | Enterbrain |
Genre | Moe Simulation RPG |
Platform | PlayStation 2 |
Released | June 7, 2007 |
Manga | |
Written by | Ichirō Sakaki |
Illustrated by | Hitomi Nakao |
Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | February 27, 2008 – November 27, 2009 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takaomi Kanasaki |
Produced by | Tomoko Kawasaki Toshiaki Asaka Kenta Suzuki Michiyoshi Koyama Yōhei Maeda |
Written by | Katsumi Hasegawa |
Music by | Tomoki Hasegawa |
Studio | Zexcs |
Original network | Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, Tokyo MX, Sun TV |
Original run | October 5, 2008 – December 21, 2008 |
Episodes | 12 |
Magician's Academy revolves around Takuto Hasegawa, who attends a magic academy that is not marked on any map. During a summoning spell exam, he accidentally creates a girl named Tanarotte, who happens to hold enough magical power to destroy his country, but fortunately Tanarotte professes undying loyalty to her "creator."
The universe separated in three worlds: Heaven, Human World (Earth), and the Demon realm. The Gods and Demons are not seen fighting among themselves in the human world and try to keep their existence a secret from them. The human world is only source of entertainment and enlightenment to both the demons and the gods to the point of smuggling human goods to both realms.
Faculty
Izumo
Principal
Professor Fablom
Eitarou Sakuma (佐久間 榮太郎, Sakuma Eitarou)
Professor Sagami (寒河江教授, Sagami Kyouju)
Hapxier
Dwarfs
Students
Next-Door Neighbor
Gabriel (Gab-yan) Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki and Agaliarept (Aga-rin) Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
Fermi Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
Baltia Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
Macademi Wasshoi! takes two of my personal favorite genres, screwball comedy and magic-school fantasy, and makes a wreck out of both of them.
Harem romantic comedies are a tired enough genre that producers have to try very hard to come up with something fresh and new, or even just something that breaks even slightly away from the pack. This series may not ultimately succeed at it, but it certainly makes an effort by throwing in a couple of unusual twists: the guy is a fairly potent mage instead of a total wimp, and one of the lovestruck girls can't speak as long as a ribbon tied in her hair seals her own fearsome abilities.