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Magika no Kenshi to Basileus [Light Novel]
Relatively new. First volume came out last April and the next one is due the 25th of this month. My way of trying to fill the hole left in my heart after the crash of IS. Trying to build up some hype and hope someone starts translating. By the way, can someone provide a finer translation of the title for the thread? Thanks. Quote:
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2013-07-19, 20:52 | Link #2 |
私たち”友達”だから
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Maybe if it gets popular enough to get translated into chinese zzhk or someone else can tl it, I really like the premise of the story and hopefully it turns out good. On an unrelated note I only read the first four volumes of IS but does it really get that bad, a season 2 anime of it is coming this fall I think.
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2013-07-19, 21:02 | Link #3 | |
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2013-07-20, 19:46 | Link #6 |
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HMM...
... exceptional this novel is not. I've seen more creative character designs and all the info-dumping at the beginning hurts. However, the heroines aren't annoying, even the tsundere has some straightforward moments and the protagonist literally cannot ignore the feelings the girls have for him. There are diagrams. He's also told he needs to conquer the hearts of at least 72 girls and he already feels (and internally admits) he wants one of them to love him more. Well, I'm not quite done with the first volume, but I already know I'll give the second one a try, if only to see if and how the protag will develop. Oh, and while I've seen better mysterious loli advisers, Leme is still <3. |
2013-07-21, 01:48 | Link #8 | |
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2013-07-21, 04:31 | Link #9 |
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Magika History Lesson!!!
As always, I don't guarantee accuracy or terms being correct. Spoiler for History. No story-spoilers. Probably.:
Thinking about it, many elements of the setting really are convenient or plain cheap... not necessarily the history parts, but yeah, my Willing Suspension of Disbelief was frequently strained. Last edited by Kadi; 2013-07-21 at 04:42. |
2013-07-21, 20:28 | Link #12 |
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Spoiler for in reply to ^:
Aside from that, I don't really have a problem with the others. The reason I enjoyed the first volume is because of the characters. The MC is respectable given the circumstances. The females are unique enough that I don't immediately think of the stereotypes. The first girl (cover girl of V1) is a major tsundere, but IMO it's a correctly written tsundere (i.e. not the HnA or STnBD heroines who are just beeps). The funny thing is that with the MC's special ability, he can also see through her thick wall. The student council president is extremely lovable (my favorite). The sword council president is adorable as a sister. The VP of the magic council has a natural fear of males and seems interesting (most development potential character wise). Last edited by whsie; 2013-07-21 at 20:46. |
2013-07-21, 20:53 | Link #14 | |
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All I can say is that even though the story is cliched, I enjoyed it. In my case, I liked it for the characters and their interaction with each other. The plot isn't anything unique if that's your thing. The fights in this novel are ok-good. Nothing unique or great. |
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2013-07-22, 00:45 | Link #16 | |
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2013-07-22, 01:11 | Link #17 |
私たち”友達”だから
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Thanks for the info whsie, hmm it seems the MC is set to become pretty OP, I even thought this ln would make a good rpg videogame, shouldn't he be the country's v.i.p like Itsuka lol, also the way he can read the a girl's love meter is pretty funny and unique kind of like in DAL.
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2013-07-22, 04:05 | Link #18 | ||||
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Oh goody. Thanks for taking the trouble to write the exposition. I personally didn't want to write it as it's to time consuming so I'm especially grateful. Also I'm glad that you got the exact term for what the summons are called. I don't have to keep on typing mythical beings anymore.
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Not going to mention DxD since it's a borderline gag series in the first place so comparing the two is unfair. Spoiler for spoiler:
Oh and here's the summaries for chapter 2. I'm not looking back at the book while writing this so some events are probably out of order or even wrong. Spoiler for summary:
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2013-07-22, 10:34 | Link #19 | |
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Le'see...
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Also, a system where the third years are out of school all the time sounds stupid to me. Just make the school 2 years long and add 1 year of mandatory internships or hands-on training in several areas. But I guess then you'd lose the oh so important "high school lasts 3 years". *sigh* Yes, maybe everything can be explained, but that something so fundamental has yet to be explained to make sense just screams FAILURE in my eyes. |
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action, bakapervert, borderline hentai, drama, ecchi, fantasy, harem, maids, myth, romance, swords and magic, tragedy, true harem |
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