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Originally Posted by Kinny Riddle

Forgive me for asking a silly question: So are the novels themselves licensed in North America yet? While licensing anime and manga is the norm, I have no idea if light novels are ever considered for translation by licensing companies.

The reason I ask this is that this series might interest me to do a serialized translation of the novels into English if the novels aren't licensed. Stay tuned.

Not a silly question ;p. And they're not 'licensed'. For them to be translated into english would require a gutsy or desperate publisher; there is no guaranteed market for them.

Originally Posted by Sushi-Y

Why would you want to be spoiled? Wouldn't it be more fun to find out on your own by following the anime?

But still, I'll answer it here, but I wouldn't read it if I were you.

Spoiler:

Spoiler for you really shouldn't:

Mikuru beam is real, this particular one was a laser beam, or more specifically, a condensed photon laser. Kyon would've had a nice hole burned through the camera and his head if Yuki didn't block it for him.

Stolen for the FAQ. Mwahahaha.