Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

[Ryllharu]

Indeed.

"Oh, you're so dreamy, and it totally hasn't been obvious from the second episode that you are the legendary weapon designer, but also a master tuner, a super ninja, a genius at schoolwork, an excellent mediator, better than anti-terrorist police at their job, and even an expert cook!~♥~ Any shortcomings you might have...though I really can't think of any -♥-♥-♥-..are covered by your extreme intellect and undeniable skill. "

This is every girl in the entire show, and most of the boys.

I like badass main characters, but they have to be arrogant about it. When someone is emotionless and matter-of-fact that they are perfect at literally every thing they do or try, they come off insufferable. When they're assholes about how good they are, you look forward to enemies fighting them. Those types get pissed when they get shown up at something. They lose control, they start to slip up, it adds tension or uncertainty. Tatsuya's success is just a presumed outcome of any conflict of any kind. It makes the show boring.

His dry humor is his only saving grace.

The fake teacher who is actually an investigator (and of course she's a ninja too...) is just like Tatsuya, only she has some emotions. She comes off so fucking smug about everything she says, and it makes interactions between the two of them exponentially worse.

Honestly, the only thing I liked about this episode was Mizuki and Mayumi.

Mizuki is clearly lying about the extent of her abilities. Her eyes react before she even looks in the general direction of the classroom where he was practicing. It felt like she slipped up revealing that she could see colors in his magic at all. I'm not really sure why she's a Course 2 student. She seems like the type who should be doing what Tatsuya can do, since she can actually discern the subtle differences in magic through a feat similar to synesthesia. An ability without the conceit that Tatsuya has to have of being a super genius with a brain rivaling most super computer clusters, plotting out the effects and interaction in his head. Which makes less sense, because he really doesn't have an idea what kind of power output his opponent will be using to counter it appropriately. Mizuki actually can.

And Mayumi with the reveal from Suzune that Mayumi is trying to seduce Tatsuya using her magical ability. It's probably something she uses on a lot of people. Starts to make you wonder if she is in her position honorably. Moreover, she was slightly bummed about her seduction failing.