Formally known as the National High School Magic Theory Thesis Competition, it is held on the last Sunday of October between the nine . Unlike the Nine Schools Competition, the Thesis Competition is not as conspicuous. While the Nine-Schools Competition requires a large body of 52 people to participate, the Thesis Competition requires only 3 people. The only required tasks within the Thesis Competition is to write a thesis and present it. If the Nine-Schools Competition was a practical contest, the Thesis Competition would be the literary complement. The location of the competition switches between Kyoto and Yokohama.