Magical Sempai Explained

Magical Sempai
Ja Kanji:手品先輩
Ja Romaji:Tejina Senpai
Genre:Comedy[1]
Type:manga
Author:Azu
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:February 29, 2016
Last:February 15, 2021
Volumes:8
Type:TV series
Director:Fumiaki Usui
Music:Takeshi Hama
Studio:Liden Films
Network:Tokyo MX, MBS, BS-NTV
First:July 2, 2019
Last:September 17, 2019
Episodes:12
Type:manga
Isekai Senpai ー Tejina Senpai wa Kono Sekai de mo Ponkotsu na Yō Desu
Author:Shotan
Publisher:Ichijinsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Manga 4-Koma Palette
First:November 22, 2019

is a Japanese manga series by Azu. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from February 2016 to February 2021 and has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes. Kodansha USA published the series digitally in North America. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July to September 2019.

Plot

An unmotivated first-year high school boy finds a girl practicing a magic trick. The girl is Sempai, the only remaining member of the Magic Club. She has stage fright whenever she performs in front of an audience, which often results in her screwing up. She recruits the boy to be her assistant, despite his objections.

Characters

A high school girl who is a skilled magician when no one is watching. However, due to embarrassment and clumsiness, she easily gets stage fright and often blunders her magic tricks when even one person watches her perform. One of her weaknesses is that she is easy to hypnotize.
  • A high school boy who gets recruited to be Sempai's assistant in the Magic Club, despite his objections. It has been shown he can do magic tricks better than Sempai. He has short hair in a bowl cut. He also joins the school's Chemistry Club.
  • Sempai's older sister, who is a teacher at the school. She agrees to be the Magic Club advisor. She is a bit air-headed as well, and enjoys dressing Sempai in cosplay costumes. It is later revealed that she is married.
  • Saki is a third-year transfer student with long wavy hair. She is in charge of the Street Performance Club and intends to take over the Magic Club. She is obsessed with her younger brother, Masashi. She can make balloon animals, but her performances are as clumsy and ditzy as Sempai's. After losing to Sempai in comparing breast sizes, she and Masashi join the Magic Club. She and Sempai are not good students academically.
  • Masashi is Saki's obese younger brother. He is level-headed like Assistant. He and Saki join the Magic Club. Saki affectionately refers to him as .
  • Madara is a second-year student and president of the Chemistry Club. She let Assistant join her club when the Magic Club did not have enough members. She has long dark hair and wears glasses. She is able to do some tricks by using science techniques but is annoyed by Sempai's antics.
  • Media

    Manga

    Magical Sempai, written and illustrated by Azu, was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from February 29, 2016 to February 15, 2021.[2] [3] Kodansha collected its chapters in eight individual tankōbon volumes, which were released from August 5, 2016 to March 5, 2021.[4]

    Kodansha USA published the series digitally in North America from September 12, 2017 to August 31, 2021.[5]

    A spinoff manga series titled by Shotan was launched in Ichijinsha's Manga 4-Koma Palette on November 22, 2019.[6]

    Volume list

    Anime

    An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 49th issue of Weekly Young Magazine on November 5, 2018. The series was produced by Liden Films and directed by Fumiaki Usui. Rintarou Ikeda handled the series composition, Eriko Itō designed the characters, and Takeshi Hama composed the music.[7]

    It aired from July 2 to September 17, 2019 on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-NTV.[8] The series consists of 12 fifteen-minute episodes.[9] [10] i☆Ris performed the opening theme "FANTASTIC ILLUSION", while Minori Suzuki performed the ending theme .[11] [12] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[13]

    On November 16, 2019, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub.

    Episode list

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: The Summer 2019 Anime Preview Guide - Magical Sempai. Anime News Network. July 2, 2019. September 14, 2019. September 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190915085353/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2019/summer/magical-sempai/.148459. live.
    2. Web site: ja:ヤンマガで「バカビリーバー」完結、次号「ブラッドラッド」の小玉有起登場. http://natalie.mu/comic/news/177073. Natalie. September 14, 2019. ja. February 22, 2016. February 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200206023123/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/177073. live.

      Web site: ja:ヤングマガジン 2016年第13号. https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2016/2016-13.html. magazine.yanmaga.jp. Kodansha. February 9, 2021. https://archive.today/20210209110215/https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2016/2016-13.html. February 9, 2021. ja. live.

    3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Magical Sempai Manga Ends in 2 Chapters. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. January 18, 2021. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118051507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-18/magical-sempai-manga-ends-in-2-chapters/.168503. live.

      Web site: ja:ヤングマガジン 2021年第12号. https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2021/2021-12.html. magazine.yanmaga.jp. Kodansha. February 20, 2021. https://archive.today/20210220014215/https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2021/2021-12.html. February 20, 2021. ja. live.

      Web site: ja:ヤンマガ“看板作品”不在で迷走中?『手品先輩』連載終了に心配の声. https://myjitsu.jp/enta/archives/86654. myjitsu.jp. February 20, 2021. https://archive.today/20210220014359/https://myjitsu.jp/enta/archives/86654. February 20, 2021. ja. February 19, 2021. live.

    4. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Magical Sempai Manga Ends With 8th Volume. Anime News Network. June 19, 2020. June 18, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621075756/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-18/magical-sempai-manga-ends-with-8th-volume/.160808. live.
    5. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Kodansha Comics Adds Magical Sempai, Grand Blue Dreaming Manga Digitally. Anime News Network. February 9, 2021. September 10, 2017. April 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406161830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-10/kodansha-comics-adds-magical-sempai-grand-blue-dreaming-manga-digitally/.121163. live.
    6. Web site: Alex. Mateo. Magical Sempai Manga Gets Isekai Spinoff on November 22. Anime News Network. November 20, 2019. November 23, 2019. November 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191120165557/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-20/magical-sempai-manga-gets-isekai-spinoff-on-november-22/.153470. live.
    7. Web site: 『手品先輩』本渡楓さん・市川蒼さんら出演声優6名解禁! TOKYO MXほかにて2019年7月から放送スタート. Animate Times. March 18, 2019. March 18, 2019. ja. July 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729073402/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1552820146. live.
    8. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Magical Sempai Manga Gets TV Anime in 2019. Anime News Network. November 4, 2018. November 4, 2018. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328205122/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-04/magical-sempai-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2019/.138890. live.
    9. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. Magical Sempai Anime Shorts to Premiere on July 2. Anime News Network. June 2, 2019. June 2, 2019. June 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602160538/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-06-02/magical-sempai-anime-shorts-to-premiere-on-july-2/.147377. live.
    10. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Magical Sempai TV Anime Will Have 12 Episodes. Anime News Network. July 9, 2019. July 9, 2019. July 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709064426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-07-09/magical-sempai-tv-anime-will-have-12-episodes/.148830. live.
    11. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. i☆Ris to Perform Opening Theme for Magical Sempai Anime. Anime News Network. June 1, 2019. June 1, 2019. June 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602032426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-01/i-ris-to-perform-opening-theme-for-magical-sempai-anime/.147385. live.
    12. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. Minori Suzuki Performs Ending Theme for Magical Sempai TV Anime. Anime News Network. April 14, 2019. April 14, 2019. April 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415040307/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-14/minori-suzuki-performs-ending-theme-for-magical-sempai-tv-anime/.145731. live.
    13. Web site: Jennifer. Sherman. Crunchyroll Adds Are You Lost?, Magical Sempai, To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Anime. Anime News Network. May 17, 2019. May 18, 2019. September 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190916192303/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-17/crunchyroll-adds-are-you-lost-magical-sempai-to-the-abandoned-sacred-beasts-anime/.146850. live.