The Irregular at Magic High School franchise is in active production with a second part of the anime announced, a film recently released, and a pop-up shop opening in Tokyo.
The Irregular at Magic High School franchise has seen a flurry of activity in 2026, with multiple projects moving forward simultaneously. The anime production committee announced on June 5 that development has begun on a second part, ending the first part's 12-year run. The announcement included a new visual but did not specify a release venue for Part II. This follows the premiere of the Yotsuba Succession Arc film in May 2026, which opened at #5 in the Japanese box office, selling about 89,000 tickets and earning 152,764,200 yen in its first three days. Jimmy Stone directed the film at studio 8-Bit, with Taku Iwasaki composing the music. Returning cast members include Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba and Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, with new additions Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba. LiSA performs the theme song.
Beyond the anime, the franchise's merchandising continues with a pop-up shop at Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo from June 20 to July 5, 2026, commemorating the release of Kana Ishida Art Collection 3 graduation. The shop will sell new goods featuring illustrations from the art collection and past light novel covers, with items also available on Kadostore after the event. Meanwhile, the franchise's creator Tsutomu Satou is cooperating on the scenario for a new manga titled Horo-Beat, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics on May 15, 2026. The project brings together Satou with Duel Masters creator Shigenobu Matsumoto and Reborn! creator Akira Amano.
The franchise began with the original light novel series by Tsutomu Satou, which launched in 2008 and concluded with its 32nd volume in September 2020, followed by two sequel volumes. The television anime first aired in April 2014 with 26 episodes, with subsequent entries including the Visitor Arc second season in October 2020, a third season in April 2024, and the Yotsuba Succession Arc film. Crunchyroll has streamed the series with subtitles and an English dub, while Yen Press publishes the light novels and the Honor Student spinoff manga in English.
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KADOKAWA will hold a pop-up shop at Yurakucho Marui in Tokyo from June 20 to July 5, 2026, commemorating the release of Kana Ishida Art Collection 3 graduation. The shop will sell new goods featuring illustrations from the art collection and past light novel covers. Items will also be available on Kadostore after the event.
The production committee for The Irregular at Magic High School anime announced on June 5 that development has begun on a second part, ending the first part's 12-year run. The announcement was made via the official portal site and social media, accompanied by a new visual. The release venue for Part II has not been specified. The franchise began with the original light novel series by Tsutomu Satou, which launched in 2008 and concluded with its 32nd volume in September 2020, followed by two sequel volumes. The television anime first aired in April 2014 with 26 episodes. Subsequent entries include the Visitor Arc second season in October 2020, a third season in April 2024, and the Yotsuba Succession Arc film that premiered in Japan in May 2026. Crunchyroll has streamed the series with subtitles and an English dub. Yen Press publishes the light novels and the Honor Student spinoff manga in English.
Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine launched a new manga titled Horo-Beat on Friday, May 15. The first chapter runs 66 pages. The project brings together creators from three major franchises. Duel Masters creator Shigenobu Matsumoto is credited with the original work and handles storyboard composition. The Irregular at Magic High School light novel author Tsutomu Satou is cooperating on the scenario. Reborn! creator Akira Amano provides the original character designs. Akira Tsuruta is drawing the manga. The story is described as a "thrilling tag-team battle" manga featuring yokai and humans fighting together. It centers on Jin Narumi, a second-year middle school student who can see monsters, yokai, devils, and ghosts. He visits his friend Hinata at her temple every morning, which is overrun by these creatures. Hinata cannot see them and does not take Jin's concerns seriously. When a giant yokai attacks them, Hinata is knocked unconscious and Jin is near death. Hinata's temple cat Leo transforms into a raiju beast, and Jin teams up with Leo to defeat the yokai and save Hinata.
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - debuted at #5 in its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, according to Kogyo Tsushin. 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 studio 8-Bit, with Taku Iwasaki composing the music. Returning cast members include Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, Chiwa Saito as Maya Yotsuba, and Emiri Kato as Fumiya Kuroba. New cast additions include Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba. LiSA performs the theme song "YES." Meanwhile, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend, selling 341,000 tickets and earning 490,061,280 yen (about US$3.10 million). The film has sold a cumulative total of 4.31 million tickets and earned 5,945,505,120 yen (about US$37.63 million). Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #3 in its fifth weekend, becoming the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to earn over 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #4 in its second weekend. Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party opened at #8.