9.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe stage is set and stakes run high as Ikki prepares to face the unbeatable Raikiri. In the end, who will be the victor?
Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life."
Direction
Shin Oonuma makes fights feel weighty, not just flashy.
Writing
Ikki's competence porn actually earns its payoff.
Ryota Osaka
Ikki Kurogane (voice)
Shizuka Ishigami
Stella Vermillion (voice)
Nao Toyama
Sizuku Kurogane (voice)
Shintaro Asanuma
Nagi Arisuin (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Ayase Ayatsuji (voice)
Hisako Kanemoto
Toka Todo (voice)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Shizuya Kirihara (voice)
Mao Ichimichi
Renren Tomaru (voice)
Megumi Han
Utakata Misogi (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Kanata Totokubara (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kuraudo Kurashiki (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the peak 'battle harem' boom, it subverted expectations by giving Ikki actual talent and Stella genuine development beyond tsundere tropes.
The light novel author, Riku Misora, later wrote 'The Asterisk War'—compare which series actually respects its female lead. Spoiler: it's this one.
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