異能バトルは日常系のなかで

Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka de #1

by 望公太, 029 (Illustrator)

俺を含めた文芸部の五人は半年前、とてつもない能力に目覚めた。そして壮大なる学園異能バトルの世界へ足を踏み入れ――なかった！？　「なんも起きねえのかよ！」　異能に覚醒してみたものの、日常は完全無欠に平和だ。世界を滅ぼす秘密機関などない！　異能戦争もない！　勇者も魔王もいやしないっ！　だから俺たちはこの超級異能を、「黒炎の龍にヒゲ生やせたーっ！！」　気軽に無駄遣いすることに決めた。　※電子版は文庫版と一部異なる場合がありますので、あらかじめご了承ください。

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

286 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 14, 2012

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't bad, per se, and it has a worthwhile message of simply enjoying your own schtick with a decent plot twist at the end that there really IS a secret organization that gave everyone their powers, but it takes too long to get to the point. I suppose it's best summed up with "good concept, poor execution."

[Seth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite my low rating, I really did enjoy this book. The characters were all very entertaining, and the comedy banter especially was very on point. 029's art conveys the lighthearted spirit very well. If I could give a 3.5 on this website this book would fit comfortably in that spot.
The thing is, the story is extremely disconnected. I love a good low/no stakes slice of life, but even those have pacing that takes you naturally from one bit to the next, whereas in Supernatural Battles each chapter just kinda does it's own thing by having a single main scene or encounter and playing with that until it's bored, then moving on to the next one. It made for an entertaining read, but left me feeling almost nothing when I reached the end, because the last chapter was just another, "Oh, I guess that happens next, huh?" kind of scenario. It didn't really feel like a conclusion.

[Abel Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

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