Hidan no Aria [Light Novel]

[Cthaeh]

^ That's not quite correct. The second volume of the official translation was published recently.

https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1531

It's an experiment, so we don't know how far it will reach. I don't have any problem with there not being a print version; if I was reading the fan translation I wouldn't have a print version anyways. And I personally want the experiment to be a success.

[anonfr]

Originally Posted by Cthaeh

^ That's not quite correct. The second volume of the official translation was published recently.

https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1531

It's an experiment, so we don't know how far it will reach. I don't have any problem with there not being a print version; if I was reading the fan translation I wouldn't have a print version anyways. And I personally want the experiment to be a success.

I also want it to be a success, I do hope it'll be a bit more speedy or consistent though.. I understand they can't release them all at once, but I hope it's at least, once every few months I guess. Even though, that would still make it take forever.

[AP24]

I just saw vol 17 in my usual store and the wraparound on the cover said the series already had at least 5 million copies sold, that means at least 300k per volume. Seriously, if it's selling so well then they should make another anime season. Hopefully the new project that's going to be announced this summer is a new season.

[SinsI]

Originally Posted by Cthaeh

^ That's not quite correct. The second volume of the official translation was published recently.

https://www.emanga.com/detail?itemid=1531

Oh, released 9 days ago... I thought it went on a permanent hiatus, with no news for more than 8 months.
So, with them giving birth to a translation of the next volume every 9 months, we can expect to reach non-fan translated part in about 6 years.

[TonyC1994]

Originally Posted by SinsI

Oh, released 9 days ago... I thought it went on a permanent hiatus, with no news for more than 8 months.
So, with them giving birth to a translation of the next volume every 9 months, we can expect to reach non-fan translated part in about 6 years.

I want it to be a success, I really do, but at this rate I will shamefully admit that I hope they drop the translation so Baka Tsuki can pick it up again.

[Preciize]

Anyone know which volume the anime season ended on? Watched the anime a long time ago (all in one night cause I liked it so much ) but didn't pick up the LN at the time. Shame I didn't, cause now I'll have to wait for Digital Manga.

[Cthaeh]

Originally Posted by Preciize

Anyone know which volume the anime season ended on?

The anime went up to the conclusion of the third novel.

[OhHaiThar]

SO MUCH PLOT ARMOR OH MY GOD I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FLERE PUTS UP WITH THIS LIKE WAHT. Nevertheless Lisa and Shirayuki is keeping me going Q_Q

[Xero8420]

Originally Posted by OhHaiThar

SO MUCH PLOT ARMOR OH MY GOD I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FLERE PUTS UP WITH THIS LIKE WAHT. Nevertheless Lisa and Shirayuki is keeping me going Q_Q

But not Jeanne? D:

[Flere821]

A heads up, Chinese translation of Vol17 looks to be finished or nearly there. I'll get back to you all around tomorrow and tell you how good bad it is. I'll ask again just in case, do people here want all of the important details or should I just not post anything if the summary looks like it's just going to be me s%!tposting? (ie, mostly complaining about why this series suck and people should suck for liking stuff like "goddamn lolicon" tendencies)

[bakato]

Originally Posted by Flere821

A heads up, Chinese translation of Vol17 looks to be finished or nearly there. I'll get back to you all around tomorrow and tell you how good bad it is. I'll ask again just in case, do people here want all of the important details or should I just not post anything if the summary looks like it's just going to be me s%!tposting? (ie, mostly complaining about why this series suck and people should suck for liking stuff like "goddamn lolicon" tendencies)

Important details, please.

[darkofficer]

Important details with your comments they cheer me up for a reason

[Hokoga]

Originally Posted by Flere821

A heads up, Chinese translation of Vol17 looks to be finished or nearly there. I'll get back to you all around tomorrow and tell you how good bad it is. I'll ask again just in case, do people here want all of the important details or should I just not post anything if the summary looks like it's just going to be me s%!tposting? (ie, mostly complaining about why this series suck and people should suck for liking stuff like "goddamn lolicon" tendencies)

Yeah important details, please and I actually enjoy the side comments in the summaries that you post, so don't hesitate to tell us what you think.

[Flere821]

*begins reading* *pauses*

Urrrrrrgh. Volume 17 Chapter 3 for the first time in HnA makes me seriously want to drop this series for good - it's worse than Vol15 or anything else about the series I've complained about -.-

The translators haven't finished (they're up to end of ch3) despite their timetable saying it should have been finished a week ago; Schedule Slip strikes the internet once again. I'll continue to keep a eye on the translations, but I'll warn everyone now that I may drop this series for good depending on how the volume plays out. I'm treating this as how I'm treating the Infinite Stratos series, if there's even just one more ridiculous thing happen then I'll drop-kick whatever empathy I have for the franchise over the horizon.

Spoiler for Up to Vol17Ch3:

Continuing on from end of Vol16, Kinji and Lisa goes back to Nazi base to kick ass. Jeanne is freed and held off Petra in a magical fight while Kinji and Lisa wipes out the Nazis.
One of the few high points of this volume was Kinji telling Jeanne she should be glad the 'Beast of Gevaudan' is female, and Jeanne deadpanned it's due to Kinji's ability to seduce girls working in the situation Kinji explained he meant that Jeanne wouldn't end up as a sacrifice now seeing as the sacrifice tend to be the opposite sex.

Sella is the descendant of Robin Hood, with wind manipulation ability. She and Kinji led to a projectile battle, with her arrows good enough to stop Kinji's shots in midair. Yami and Kinji duked it out, with even Kinji snarking this fight was more intense than the fight against Lisa on the missile (ie, Vol16 climax fight).

This volume spits on the "Guns are the ultimate weapon" shtick at the beginning of the HnA series, not once did Kinji do anything meaningful with his guns. The fight with G3 a while back at least made it look good without guns, this time it's just plain useless. Yami's physically strong enough that bullets does 0 damage to her. As with all other fights in this volume I've read so far, both Kinji and Yami are spamming supersonic blows like nothing - WTF, is this DBZ? Their fight gets broken up as Yami doesn't have permission from Hapi (her boss, and the Oni that showed up at the declaration of War that took Aria's Irokane) to go all out, so she and Sella retreated after the Nazis got KOed.

Charlotte, the Vatican helper allied with the Nazis, was apprehended by Kinji before she could escape. Kinji even quipped "Jesus said 'love thine enemy'" as he did so >.>

After the fight, Lisa is handed to Kinji as 'Spoils of War' according to Nazi's terms of surrender Kinji even says when Shirayuki finds out both of them are going to be killed by her Neither side in Europe want a Werewolf stomping around like a natural disaster.
Charlotte is scheduled to be sent to a monastery in Sicily for having failed, and the Vatican's betrayal led to a loss of power in general.
Nazi eyepatch witch handed Kinji Aria's Irokane afterwards. Kinji thought it's likely Petra will negotiate to hand her Irokane over as well, so out of the 7 pieces stolen from Aria only one is left.

Ch1 ends with Kinji catching a plane back to Japan with Lisa. With a side note the previous War between the factions happened 87 years ago.

Ch2:
So, everyone guesses there's going to be a fight between Lisa and Team Baskerville for the main girl as part of Kinji's harem? Well, SUCKS TO BE US READERS. No conflict between Lisa and the team, nada, zilch. Lisa is integrated perfectly; Shirayuki is 'Put on a Bus' and went back to her shrine for the time being, and everyone else accepts Lisa. Aria believes all Lisa is to Kinji is his hired maid Aria, if Sherlock is dead he'd be rolling in his grave if he knows you let your Ojou-sama upbringing blind you to Lisa's threat. Heck, Riko flat out said Lisa was a high member in IU as well >.>
Reki is her usual 'meh I don't care' mode, and her pet wolf submits to Lisa's werewolf bestial superiority. Kinji notes this is a first.

The only thing of note here was Lisa tried to hang up a picture of Kinji when he was crossdressing, leading to Kinji almost getting in trouble and others figuring out the very attractive woman was Kinji

Random stuff after that:
-Lisa is enrolling in Butei High, Health courses like Moe. (btw, Moe isn't in Kinji's class 2A - she's in class 2B)
-After Europe's fighting Kinji is bumped up to #71 in Asia in terms of strength
-Riko is playing a Nintendo DS, TLers saying it looks to be Pokemon Black/White 2
-random fanservice scenes with Lisa, trying to wash Kinji's back in the bathroom and sleeping with Kinji

-Watson dragged Kinji to a hot springs park for 'training', and talked to him about the Demonic Blade duo. Nothing new about them except they vanished. (Flere note: Srsly? A new rival is brought in recently and now they're shelved already? WTH?)
-Kinji is told in exchange for Europe submitting to Kinji's side, Tokyo is to take down their barrier that blocks supernatural incursions. This screams 'Asspull' and serves no reason other than to railroad plot -.-
-Kinji is treated by both sides of the War as a threat on the same level as IU, because he just won't die and he always wins from outsiders' POV. I call Bullshit on this, given the number of other heavy-hitters in-setting that's more of a threat than Kinji and they don't get treated the same. More railroading to force Kinji into conflict, as this again builds up a situation where Kinji will be hunted and assassinated by all sides.

Kinji meets up with his old friends/classmates; the vehicle major guy, the merchant girl that sells Kinji supplies, and 不知火 (the all-rounder in Assault). Kinji is kinda scared of this guy after their first mission together to stop bank robbers and he just blew out the leader's kneecaps with a smile. They were supposed to form a team, but after Aria showed up that plan got shafted.
More of his backstory is shown, with Kinji having no real info on him and he let slip he's here to keep a eye on Kinji from the very beginning.

Stuff from this meeting:
-merchant girl is going to Los Angeles to join the think-tank there that makes weapons
-She hands a list of upgrades for Kinji's stuff
-Armed Investigator's role in modern day society
-The Assault teacher has a hate-on for Valentines after being rejected a while back
-Aria shows up and gets hospitalized for no apparent reason (we later find it's likely to do with the Scarlet God/dess).


Ch3:
BADLY WRITTEN PLOT AHEAD, SKIP IF YOU LIKE NOT HAVING A HEADACHE

Aria is hospitalized, with UK personnel heavily guarding Aria's room. Kinji fears they're there to forcibly take Aria back to UK, and in his BRILLIANT idea (that's meant to be sarcastic on my part BTW) Kinji decides to take up a part time job in the general store in the hospital building in order to look for a weakness in the guard roster and sneak in to visit Aria. *facepalm* Kinji, YOU HAVE A TEAM, NO, TWO BUTEI TEAMS (incl Jeanne's) THAT WOULD HELP YOU IF YOU ASK, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THIS ALONE?! None of them even like UK agents (because Watson don't care either way by this point because of her infatuation for Kinji >.>).

Worse, this Idiot Ball of a venture is basically much Kinji being bullied and justifies Kinji ot retailiating because "Kinji has to keep cover" After the semi-Epic fight that was Ch1, seeing Kinji being kicked down due to petty bullying seriously pisses me off.
And guess what? Kinji never needed to pull this stunt because Aria's good enough to run out any time she wanted to, as shown at the end of the chapter. *facepalm* I'd use a more emphatic smily, but that's probably spamming.

And as expected, due to Tokyo's barrier being taken down Yami, Hapi and another Oni show up to try and kidnap Aria for her Irokane. Kinji fights them, with guns being useless and both sides spamming supersonic attacks. Fight and chapter ends with the Onis taking a strategic retreat, and Kinji & Aria pursuing.

tl;dr This volume is a mess, substandard even by HnA's usual standards. If a series' Vol1 was this bad I would have dropped it already.

[tsunade666]

please detailed summary plus remarks on how bad it turns out to be

[Marcus H.]

Whoa. I think whatever the author is smoking is too much even for me.

[Trung-t-rung]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Whoa. I don't think whatever the author is smoking is too much even for me.

With all these supernatural plots around, what will we have next ? Aliens and Spaceships ?>.>

[TarkTheTrinigon]

Don't jinx it, I could imagine it could go that way, like these bloodlines were originated from alien warriors or some idiocy like that. The author really let this series loose, but I'm still waiting until I know how the series ends

[tsunade666]

type moon vampires are alien and Hidan no Aria can go bizarre as Touhou, like I care

[Trung-t-rung]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

type moon vampires are alien and Hidan no Aria can go bizarre as Touhou, like I care

As long as Kinji won't turn into some kind of God-like being and starts duking it out with Cthulhu Gods, I can still stomach it. Or not.