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GJ-bu #1
GJ部 （イラスト完全版）
いつもの放課後、いつもの昼休み。
高校生の僕、四ノ宮京夜が過ごすのは、個性的な四人の彼女たちとの、ゆるふわな時間。
今日もいつもどおりです……。生徒総数千人を超えるマンモス高校、
その木造旧校舎の一室にある正体不明の部、GJ部に強制的に入部させられた四ノ宮京夜。
そこで彼が出会ったのは……背は低いが態度は大きい部長の真央、ゲームの天才で大人っぽい女性の紫音、
のんびりマイペースなGJ部の世話焼き係恵、いつも腹ぺこ不思議な綺羅々……!
ライトノベル史上初の萌え四コマ的小説登場!?ショートストーリー36話収録!
高校生の僕、四ノ宮京夜が過ごすのは、個性的な四人の彼女たちとの、ゆるふわな時間。
今日もいつもどおりです……。生徒総数千人を超えるマンモス高校、
その木造旧校舎の一室にある正体不明の部、GJ部に強制的に入部させられた四ノ宮京夜。
そこで彼が出会ったのは……背は低いが態度は大きい部長の真央、ゲームの天才で大人っぽい女性の紫音、
のんびりマイペースなGJ部の世話焼き係恵、いつも腹ぺこ不思議な綺羅々……!
ライトノベル史上初の萌え四コマ的小説登場!?ショートストーリー36話収録!
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 18, 2010
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July 3, 2021
Picked up this novel to practice Japanese reading.
The novel follows an episodic format, with each chapter describing a separate comedic snippet in the character's lives. The cast is super cute, with quirky, slightly over the top personalities that create fun, interesting scenarios when they clash with each other. There's no much drama or action to see, simply the mundane events of the character's lives.
In the afterword the author explains how, whenever he watched plot-heavy anime shows like Macross, he'd always be more invested in the beginning episodes when the focus is more on the character's lighthearted day-to-day lives and the way they get by in their fantasy/scifi setting... up until completely losing interest once the plot kicks in and it's just non-stop action and drama. That's why he decided to write a story like this. If you, like me, resonate with his feelings, then you may enjoy this novel as well.
Beyond that, I would also strongly recommend it to anyone trying to get some reading practice, but is too intimidated by long-form, narrative focused novels. For that purpose, its very short chapters (always 4 pages long) along with the lighthearted, yonkoma-like storytelling structure worked wonders for smooth comprehension. The vocabulary is relatively simple even for a beginner, and the episodic, self-contained chapters helped avoid losing track of what was happening.
The novel follows an episodic format, with each chapter describing a separate comedic snippet in the character's lives. The cast is super cute, with quirky, slightly over the top personalities that create fun, interesting scenarios when they clash with each other. There's no much drama or action to see, simply the mundane events of the character's lives.
In the afterword the author explains how, whenever he watched plot-heavy anime shows like Macross, he'd always be more invested in the beginning episodes when the focus is more on the character's lighthearted day-to-day lives and the way they get by in their fantasy/scifi setting... up until completely losing interest once the plot kicks in and it's just non-stop action and drama. That's why he decided to write a story like this. If you, like me, resonate with his feelings, then you may enjoy this novel as well.
Beyond that, I would also strongly recommend it to anyone trying to get some reading practice, but is too intimidated by long-form, narrative focused novels. For that purpose, its very short chapters (always 4 pages long) along with the lighthearted, yonkoma-like storytelling structure worked wonders for smooth comprehension. The vocabulary is relatively simple even for a beginner, and the episodic, self-contained chapters helped avoid losing track of what was happening.
May 9, 2021
It's a decent enough book to read if you're hoping to increase your Japanese vocabulary and knowledge of literary Japanese grammar, in large part due to the one story per four page structure. But the stories are boring and the characters are as one dimensional as a straight line.
May 8, 2015
GJ-bu is a short fun read. This light novel is what the author calls a 4-koma novel. Each chapter is exactly 4 pages. With most of them not being connected at all.
The story is about the club, GJ, and the daily lives of the 5 members. Each of the member has their own interesting quirk. The stories themselves aren't complicated and are usually about mundane things. One such story was about one of the characters trying to make instant Ramen.
All of the characters are charming and the overall atmosphere of the book is just a nice relaxing mood.
The story is about the club, GJ, and the daily lives of the 5 members. Each of the member has their own interesting quirk. The stories themselves aren't complicated and are usually about mundane things. One such story was about one of the characters trying to make instant Ramen.
All of the characters are charming and the overall atmosphere of the book is just a nice relaxing mood.
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