This episode shifts the focus to Gouta, who has largely been ignored up to this point. Gouta spaces out during class and remembers the normal life he had until his father’s mage lineage was revealed, which caused his parents to have an argument and split up. Once the word spread, Gouta faced discrimination as a mage from his classmates and former friends at school.

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Sora undertakes her first magic request, but Hara warns her that this client is very peculiar. The client, Motohashi, is an older woman with a request to open her safe. This woman does not have the key but always locks the safe again after checking the contents, so she is continually calling upon the mages to unlock the safe when she wants to look inside. Likewise, all the other students in the mage class undertake their own requests except for Gouta who is still a novice.

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While taking in Tokyo’s many sights, Sora uses her magic to stop a runaway truck from hurting any bystanders. A young man named Gouta thanks Sora for using her magic. She asks him where to find the Bureau of Magic for her training, and he scoffs at her saying that at her level she doesn’t need any training. Sora foots it the rest of the way, enjoying the scenery as she strolls along.

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I really debated whether or not to blog this show since it’s already gotten a lot of attention from the anime community. Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto ~ Natsu no Sora is actually the third entry in the franchise, receiving preferential treatment over its predecessor, Taiyo to Kaze no Sakamichi, with both an anime and a live-action movie. For ease of convenience, I’ll simply call this series Summer Skies rather than go by the romanized Japanese name. For episode 1, I’ll also include a manga comparison to the first chapter.

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Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora (Things that are precious to a mage: Summer Skies), the third entry in the collaboration between writer Norie Yamada and illustrator Kumichi Yoshizuki, is tentatively set for a July air date. The series is more commonly known overseas as Someday’s Dreamers along with its sequel Someday’s Dreamers: Spellbound.

Like its predecessors, Summer Skies takes place in the same world where mages possess the rare gift of using magic. Likewise, it is a coming of age story about a girl named Sora Suzuki who is a bit of a screw-up and travels to the city to refine her skills. Taking the reins from J.C. Staff, Hal Film Maker will be doing the animation for this sequel.

I’ve been reading the scans and the story is more polished compared to the earlier entries in the franchise. So far it’s been pretty interesting, and I’ll definitely blog this show once it airs.