Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei S3 — Episode 5 — 10 Second Anime

Officials have changed the Nine Schools Competition’s events, with the Steeplechase the most suspicious.

Episode 5 — “Steeplechase Part I”

Hmm.

Like last year’s Nine Schools Competition, outside actors and the Ten Master Clans jockey for position and status. This time, circumstances from the second season combine with the third season’s anti-military propaganda campaign. I can already see how the Steeplechase will unfold. Tatsuya and his Scooby Gang will defeat the robots with the interdimensional “parasites,” except for one. The last one will have a curveball magical twist that only Tatsuya can figure out and overcome. That’s how Mahouka rolls! So, let’s enjoy the high school slice-of-life antics and the adults sitting around talking until the BAMF conclusion.

Heh.

Patriarch Kudou confused the military when he encouraged the Steeplechase event. Saeki knew he hated the idea of magicians becoming military weapons, so why have these overtly combat-oriented games in the Nine Schools Competition? Because Kudou wants to test his parasite-controlled gynoids. Codename: P-weapons. Backfire imminent! The news about events changing only a month before the games devastates magic tech nerd Azusa. All her reconnaissance for nothing! Oh, right. She’s also the student council president now! Way to go, little lady. Hello there, Hiromi Saeki. She’ll soon compete with Kyouko Fujibayashi for Tatsuya’s attention in the military sphere.

Four Leaves Technology’s “total thought-controlled CAD” will be vital to Tatsuya’s involvement during the Steeplechase fiasco. Oho. Tatsuya finished testing the new tech so he could go on a “date” with his sister. Swimsuits! Ahaha! The Saegusas are here to ruin his day. Looking good, Mayumi! Kasumi received a dose of the Tatsuya treatment. Disarming maidens with logical questions is just what he does. Miyuki likes how he plays rough with the competition. Pout!

The new ending theme for this Mahouka story arc features the women in Tatsuya’s life, focusing on the Yotsuba girls, Miyuki, Maya, and Ayako. But I also see his covert commander, Kyouko, in sequence, plus the military leader, Hiromi.