When asked who the strongest character is in the popular anime "The Irregular at Magic High School," many people will immediately think of the strongest magician, Tatsuya Shiba. Tatsuya never loses a single battle in the anime. This time, we'll explain why Tatsuya is so powerful and his unique abilities, including an explanation of the techniques he's shown so far.
Who is Tatsuya Shiba?
Tatsuya Shiba is Miyuki Shiba's older brother, born early in life, and is a descendant of the Yotsuba family. For generations, the Yotsuba family has been known to have either members with mind-interference abilities or those born with a powerful, distorted magical computational domain. Tatsuya falls into the latter category. His love for his sister, Miyuki, is so strong that he would sacrifice everything for her, but he also appears cool and detached in other matters. His voice actor in the anime is Yuichi Nakamura, whose deep, cool voice and the sweet whispers he makes to Miyuki are truly charming.
Tatsuya's Distorted Magical Computational Domain
Now, let me explain Tatsuya's abilities. Tatsuya can basically only use two spells: "Disassembly" and "Reconstruction." I explained earlier that Tatsuya was born with the powerful, distorted magical calculation domain of the Yotsuba family, but these two spells have taken up the entire domain, and as a result, he is only able to use two spells. With such a distorted domain, Tatsuya uses an "artificial magical calculation domain" granted to him as a result of human experiments he underwent as a child, and uses other common magic.
Disassembly and Reconstruction
"Disassembly" literally means the magic that dismantles the individual information bodies (eidos) that all phenomena possess. In the Battle of Okinawa and the Yokohama Riots arcs, those who received Tatsuya's "disassembly" were reduced to psion particles and vanished from this world. The other type of "reconstruction" is the magic "regeneration" used in the first season of the anime to heal Isori and Kirihara, who were shot by enemy forces. This magic traces the change history of the eidos that were shot, copies their pre-shot state, and overwrites it to restore them to their original state.
Tatsuya's Constraints (Additional Information)
Tatsuya was born with the ability to use only two magic spells. These two spells are among the most difficult to use in modern magic, leaving him with no free space to fully utilize other spells. "Regeneration" requires access to a vast amount of information, tracing back the history of eidos up to 24 hours, and "Disintegration" requires the capacity to process all the eidos contained in the target object, making this a reasonable constraint. Next, we'll take a closer look at the techniques Tatsuya uses in practice.
Gram Demolition
Tatsuya is considered a BS magician, meaning he has no aptitude for magic. However, he possesses an extraordinary natural psion pool, which he uses to perform non-systematic magic. "Gram Demolition" is a spell that compresses these vast psions and smashes them like a cannonball, blowing away activation spells and spells. Counter-magic against this spell has no drawbacks other than its range, and since no one possesses as many psions as Tatsuya, this technique is also unique to Tatsuya.
Elemental Sight
In addition to these abilities, Tatsuya possesses "Elemental Sight," which allows him to grasp the information structure of a target. Tatsuya's skill, demonstrated in the first episode of Season 1,—the ability to read the contents of an activation formula with just one glance and analyze the type of spell it will activate—is the result of this "Elemental Sight." He also frequently uses this ability to cast a spell called "Gram Dispersion," which disintegrates the magic formula itself. While spell dismantling involves striking a Psion, dissolving a spell involves casting a "Disintegration" spell on a magic formula read with the Eye, it's confusing, but they use different magical domains and are both super-advanced counter-magic.
Material Burst
This technique caused the "Scorching Halloween" seen in the final episode of the first season of the anime. It was also first used by Tatsuya during the "Battle of Okinawa" when he was still a middle school student. It converts the bullets he fires into thermal energy near the enemy fleet, causing a massive explosion. While this is easy to say, the bullets were "disassembled" and "reconstructed" by Tatsuya himself, and by tracking this information, they could cause an explosion at a precise location. For Halloween, a specially designed, heavily locked, rifle-like CAD Third Eye was developed specifically for Tatsuya's "Material Burst" attack.
Martial Arts Instructor: Kokonoe Yakumo
Tatsuya's simple physical abilities are also impressive. In addition to training with the Yotsuba family since childhood, he has also studied under Kokonoe Yakumo, an ancient magician, making him superior even in simple brawls. Furthermore, as Professor Kokonoe is a master of the ancient magic of "ninjutsu," he provides Tatsuya with excellent intelligence and helps him out on numerous occasions throughout the story, demonstrating his solid intelligence base. After reading this much, some may wonder if Tatsuya has any weaknesses. Unfortunately, there aren't any. Tatsuya's academic abilities are also outstanding.
Tatsuya's Brain
Tatsuya is not only earnest and studious, but also possesses an exceptional memory. This was a side effect of a childhood mind-altering experiment, but later became an advantage, allowing him to acquire information at a rate exceeding that of most students. Furthermore, Tatsuya's ability to call up activation formulas without using CAD, known as "Flash Cast," within his artificial magic calculation domain allows him to rapidly cast simple spells. Furthermore, Tatsuya's "Spiritual Eyes," which allow him to analyze activation formulas and magic formulas, are highly utilized in his talent for magical engineering, which will be explained next.
Engineer Taurus Silver
Kinji Ushiyama, head of LFT research, is known as "Mr. Taurus," and Tatsuya is known as "Mr. Silver." Together, the two, known as "Taurus Silver," are known in the academic community as genius scientists, and are said to have advanced the history of specialized CAD by 10 years. They also successfully developed flight magic, one of the three most difficult problems in magical engineering, and Miyuki demonstrated its practical application to the world with the Mirage Bad during the Nine Schools Competition. The two also developed the "Silver Horn," a specialized pistol-shaped CAD used by Tatsuya, and the so-called "Silver Model" is highly popular.
Summary
So what did you think? This article explores the most powerful magician, Tatsuya Shiba. I'm sure many of you found the anime a little difficult to follow. Since "The Irregular at Magic High School" is based on a novel, it frequently uses complex terminology and magic. However, understanding these terms will surely add to the enjoyment of "The Irregular at Magic High School."
