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Introduction

Shippou Takuma (七宝 琢磨) is a member of the Shippou family, which was one of the 18 Assistant Houses[1] and which has now been promoted to the Ten Master Clans.[2] He is the heir of the Shippou family. He attends First High School and is a member of the Club Management Group[3] as well as the freshman representative of the AD 2096 school year.[4]

Appearance and Personality[]

He is a foolish person who is unable to discern his own worth. He’s like a mad dog. He bites while completely disregarding the difference in his opponent’s strength or the stakes. That sort of universal attacking stance is almost like he believes that he’s the strongest or he must be the strongest.

— Minami informing her opinion of Shippou Takuma to Tatsuya, Volume 12, Chapter 14

Takuma is shown to be ambitious yet arrogant and overly passionate. He has a distaste towards the scientific and technological aspects of magic such as the use of CADs.

He harbors strong animosity towards the Saegusa Clan and anyone he believes is supporting them.[1] This causes him to act high and mighty towards Saegusa Kasumi and Saegusa Izumi, which results in conflict between the two sides that tends to lead towards the use of magic.[5]

Even though he is a member of the elite of Japanese magic community and the heir of one of Ten Master Clans, he can easily lose his composure. Figuratively he wears his heart on his sleeve for all to notice and is quick to anger.[5]

Due to his personality and impulsive behavior, he is shown to easily misunderstand many situations and events.

Background[]

As the freshman representative, he was invited to join the Student Council an offer which he refused and instead joined the Club Management Group in order for him to focus on training himself to be strong enough to rival the Saegusa Family of the Ten Master Clans.[6]

Takuma is the first male freshman representative for First High School in the past five years. His hostility towards the Saegusa is a personal one, not backed by the rest of his family. He was manipulated into mistakenly getting involved in a plot designed to undermine the Japanese Magical Community, believing that he was being helped in raising the Shippou Family's influence and power.

Since Takuma is a descendant of the Shippou Family, he possesses magical power equal to that of individuals belonging to the other Master Clans. His talent and power are great enough for him to be recognized and groomed to be the Candidate-Successor-in-Training to be the next Club Management Group Leader.

Plot[]

During his entrance exam for First High in 2096, he was ranked first among the entire 200 incoming freshmen who were admitted to the school, beating even the Saegusa twins.[4]

Spoiler
In 2099, Maki asks Takuma to honor his promise though he tried to resist the unexpected request, he was unable to refuse and signed the contract presented by Maki. After two months of intensive crash course acting lessons and ten months of filming, Takuma fulfills Maki's request on June 2100. This also resulted in his grades to be poor all year because he was only able to attend first through third periods and taking courses on an irregular basis.


In December 2100 he debut on the silver screen as Maki’s co-star about a young magician who is persecuted in a dystopia much like the modern world. He is the first Magician in the last year of the 21st century to ever do such a thing.

Abilities[]

The Shippou Family developed Herd Control Magic (also known as Colony Control) ever since its basic and theory stages in the 7th Institute before the Saegusa Family took control.[7] The magic controls several independent objects or phenomena individually as though they were a single creature. The technique of collecting hundreds of dry-ice bullets on a target instead of raining them down is also an application of herd control which is done by Takuma with ease as an heir of the Shippou Family and are seen in most of his magic. [5]

Million Edge[]

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Million Edge in the Anime

Million Edge is a delayed activation magic recorded just short of invocation, requiring significant preparation. The magic is inscribed on the paper of a Grimoire that Shippou carries with him. Once used, Million Edge cannot be recast until the time-consuming process of applying the magic is completed once again, showing severe limitations.[5]

Air Bullet[]

Air bullets are bullets of compressed air when it hits the target expands in an explosion strong enough to leave a crater in the ground. It is a popular and effective magic which fires compressed air bullets gathered in hands.[5]

Stone Shower[]

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Stone Shower in the Manga

A magic that uses Herd Control to spray an opponent with a concentration of pebbles.[8]

Equipment[]

Grimoire[]

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Grimoire in the Manga

Because of Herd Control Magic, Takuma does not need a CAD to use Million Edge. The Grimoire is a thick and large hardcover book with page dimension of 182 millimters by 256 millimeters. When Million Edge is used, all the pages are shredded into pieces turning them into bladed clouds to carve up an enemy. [9]

References[]

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