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Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance #3
精霊使いの剣舞 3 風の誓約
フィアナを仲間に加えたクレアたちは、間近に迫ったヴァレンティア聖祭の準備（媚薬とか裸チョコとか）に追われつつも、精霊剣舞祭への出場条件である学内ランキング上位三枠に近づいていた。だがその前に、エリスの義姉にして、ランキング一位の学園最強の存在――ヴェルサリア・イーヴァが立ちはだかり……!?
- GenresLight NovelFantasy
258 pages, Light Novel
First published May 25, 2011
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Yu Shimizu
91 books22 followersAssociated Names:
* Yu Shimizu (English)
* 志瑞祐 (Japanese)
* Yu Shimizu (English)
* 志瑞祐 (Japanese)
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May 27, 2014
In the third volume of Spirit Elementalist's Blade Dance, our protagonist Kamito is up to his eyeballs in misunderstandings and deadly danger. Like usual. Weeelll, he does actually get injured this time, so it is somewhat different than usual.
The story begins with the members of Team Scarlet, of which Kamito is a part, rising in the rankings so they can take part in the famous "Blade Dance" competition. Each member has a reason they desperately desire to win the Blade Dance, and they are so close. If they can raise their standings a few more ranks, they will win.
The only problem is the foe in their way, Velsaria, the older step-sister of Ellis Fahrengart, and the Academy's strongest elementalist. The principal, Dusk Witch Grayfia, wants the members of Team Scarlet to be in the competition, so she pits them against Velsaria. This is the only way they can win, but it is also a make-or-break moment for them. Either they win, and go to the Blade Dance, or they lose and are unable to attend.
To make all of this worse, Kamito and Clair Rouge, his team-mate and "master" (at least, she thinks so) he has contracted with, are on the outs over Kamito agreeing to assist Ellis in her duties as a Knight since several other Knights were recently injured. There is a rogue researcher on the loose, and she is going to vulnerable girls and convincing them to use illegal magic to enhance their spirits. Often this leads to loss of control of the spirit by the elementalist, and much danger.
Well, this is a lot in poor Kamito's life. What I like about this series is that it isn't necessarily a typical harem series in that the author at least tries to make it more than some male fantasy of women throwing themselves at the hero. He provides justification for why so many girls like Kamito, and why he doesn't stop this. He isn't ignorant of their feelings like many protagonists are, he doesn't know how to handle them. Meanwhile, he's the first boy many of these girls have met outside of the family, so obviously he has some impact on them.
It still doesn't perfectly work, but it is a more imaginative take on the genre than most author's give us. I look forward to the next volume.
The story begins with the members of Team Scarlet, of which Kamito is a part, rising in the rankings so they can take part in the famous "Blade Dance" competition. Each member has a reason they desperately desire to win the Blade Dance, and they are so close. If they can raise their standings a few more ranks, they will win.
The only problem is the foe in their way, Velsaria, the older step-sister of Ellis Fahrengart, and the Academy's strongest elementalist. The principal, Dusk Witch Grayfia, wants the members of Team Scarlet to be in the competition, so she pits them against Velsaria. This is the only way they can win, but it is also a make-or-break moment for them. Either they win, and go to the Blade Dance, or they lose and are unable to attend.
To make all of this worse, Kamito and Clair Rouge, his team-mate and "master" (at least, she thinks so) he has contracted with, are on the outs over Kamito agreeing to assist Ellis in her duties as a Knight since several other Knights were recently injured. There is a rogue researcher on the loose, and she is going to vulnerable girls and convincing them to use illegal magic to enhance their spirits. Often this leads to loss of control of the spirit by the elementalist, and much danger.
Well, this is a lot in poor Kamito's life. What I like about this series is that it isn't necessarily a typical harem series in that the author at least tries to make it more than some male fantasy of women throwing themselves at the hero. He provides justification for why so many girls like Kamito, and why he doesn't stop this. He isn't ignorant of their feelings like many protagonists are, he doesn't know how to handle them. Meanwhile, he's the first boy many of these girls have met outside of the family, so obviously he has some impact on them.
It still doesn't perfectly work, but it is a more imaginative take on the genre than most author's give us. I look forward to the next volume.
June 23, 2014
In the third volume of 'Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu', Kazehaya Kamito is asked by Ellis, the leader of the Sylphid Knights, to assist her in the upcoming festival due to the fact that many of her comrades are injured. Much to Claire's chagrin, he agrees. However, when a rogue researcher is making a move hidden in the shadows amongst many other elementalists, Claire included, Kamito will have to make a choice to reveal the secret that he had been wanting to hide from many other people. To find out if he does or not, read this novel. The author has made the valiant effort to not only make it enjoyable for us to read, they have not taken out the characteristics that make to novel so appealing, story-wise. Anyway, I really liked this novel and hope others will read it.
March 5, 2016
I don't really know why I disliked the book. Maybe because of the repetitiveness in the story, there isn't really nothing fresh (if you remove the new characters) and the whole story itself is predictable. If the next book isn't something extraordinary I'll drop the series.
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