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The Failed Sage's Academy Domination(2026)

Also known as Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Boukenroku • 落第賢者の学院無双 • Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō

Upcoming · Tokyo MX

N/A
1 eps
S01
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
ON AIR: JUN 25Season 1

What to Expect

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A reincarnation fantasy built on ironic reversal: the protagonist is not a hidden genius but a genuinely mediocre mage whose power only registers because the world around him has decayed.

The comedy and satisfaction come from that gap, competence measured against collapse rather than against rivals. Pacing leans into the slow accumulation of a 400-year memory advantage, rewarding viewers who enjoy watching an underdog recalibrate an entire system from the inside. The tension is low-hostility but high-concept, driven by institutional obsolescence rather than combat escalation.

Best for

underdog recalibration, ironic reincarnation and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Action & Adventure

Commitment

Season 1 · 1 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

Ephtal reincarnates in a magical world but dies talentless and frustrated. Reborn 400 years later with his memories intact, he finds magic has declined so drastically that his once-mediocre abilities now make him the strongest mage alive.

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