2013-08-05, 14:22
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見習い魔剣使い
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 大陸の片隅
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Just finished 棺姫のチャイカ volumes 1 to 6. Admittedly, it took longer than I expected.
Frankly, I don’t know how I should feel about this series. I like the worldbuilding, especially some of the concepts involved like the various jobs, use of magic, and the Feira. I’m really intrigued by the mysteries surrounding Chaika(s), the Gazz Emperor, the Feira, and their connections to each other. Lastly, I love the Chaikas; I find both Chaika Trabant and Chaika Bogdan adorable, the latter more so for me despite her few appearances. I am, however, not a fan of some of the author’s writing quirks. I don’t like how he can’t make the distinction between repetition and redundancy; whenever he tries using repetition in order to achieve dramatic tension and added impact, he overdoes it a few times and ends up being redundant. Something mentioned just a few pages ago can and will be repeated again and again. He can come off as preachy when approaching certain concepts, themes or ideals; “betrayal and trust” in volume 3 and “the nature of killing” in volume 6 comes to mind very easily. And I especially don’t like how he gets to establish certain things, only to conveniently ditch or forget them in favor of building up cheap dramatic tension. About the nature of Saboteurs, for example; the most glaring one in recent memory, was when the author hypes up a Saboteur’s threat level in combat through Akari’s actions in battle, only to do the very reverse of things when it came to Toru. Volumes 3 and 6 are probably the ones I find most disagreeable and least entertaining, for various reasons (of which the above mentioned items are related). It’s an entertaining read for the most part, but whether or not you can put up with the author’s writing style and quirks is what will determine whether or not you will find yourself sticking with this series. For what it's worth, I purchased Volume 7, so take that as you will.
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2013-08-06, 06:46
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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1. Owari no Seraph (終わりのセラフ)
2. Haken no Kouki Altina (覇剣の皇姫アルティーナ) 3. Maboroshi Kuni Senki Crow (幻國戦記CROW) 4. Miss Fabre no Mushi no Almas Givrer (ミス・ファーブルの蟲ノ荒園) 5. Escape Speed (エスケヱプ・スピヰド) 6. Boku no Gakuen Seikatsu wa Mada Hajimatsuta Bakari Da (僕の学園生活はまだ始まったばかりだ!) 7. Aruhi, Kamisama ga Smartphone ni Owashimashite (ある日、神様がスマホにおわしまして) 8. Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha (ニーナとうさぎと魔法の戦車) |
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2013-08-06, 06:52
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Location: Redgrave City
Age: 35
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2013-08-06, 06:57
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2013-08-06, 06:57
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2013-08-06, 07:05
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Miss Fabre no Mushi no Almas Givrer: Bugs and Steampunk.
Boku no Gakuen Seikatsu wa Mada Hajimatsuta Bakari Da: (Good at everything except studies boy + Perfect except for personality girl) x Fake club = Start of real school life Aruhi, Kamisama ga Smartphone ni Owashimashite: Smartphone avatar comes alive into the real world and makes a contract. Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha: Wild magical tanks |
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2013-08-06, 07:13
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1) Somehow I immediately thought of Mushi-Uta... Kudos to those who still remembers it 2+3) Ughhh... Two of those kinds huh...  4) "Wild", "Magical", "Tanks".... How did those three words come together  ?!
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2013-08-06, 07:39
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But essentially it's a steampunk story about...Insects?2)  Okay okay 4) More tanky or more magic ?
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2013-08-06, 08:39
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今宵の虎徹は血に飢えている
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Seraph is by Itsuten's author. The LN focuses on the early period of the resistance army on the surface of the planet. Crow is a ninja fantasy. First volume is quite ...fun I guess. Decent to me.
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2013-08-06, 08:50
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2013-08-06, 09:01
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Owari, Japan
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Hiya,
I'm kinda new when it comes to LNs but, I've just finished reading Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu (vol 11 on BT) and Silver Cross and Draculea (vol 3 on BT). Despite the repetitive themes (tsundere abuse, harem, romcom, action, supernatural / vampire and what-not), I really liked those two series. Just wondering if there're titles with similar flairs to those 2, I know that there're tons of series with this kind of setup (take DxD, Madan no Ou [not by much, I know], Oda Nobuna and HnA - but they ebb away from me real quick), I'm particularly looking for titles with relatively good track-record when it comes to the characters and plot development. Thanks in advance guys and Sorry for the fuss
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2013-08-06, 09:06
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2013-08-06, 09:08
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The Shrouded Lonebrave
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2013-08-06, 13:07
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Owari, Japan
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^ hmm.. I've read DAL tho not the other 2 - their anime adaptations were quite... dull somehow - dropped Mondaiji after 2 eps and C3 halfway-thru, I read the manga version of TT! but it kinda gets too bland at the recent chapters IMO
Sorry for the dumb question, but are their LN versions really that good?
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