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Ishura Light Novels #7
Ishura, Vol. 7
The city quivers in the wake of the destruction wrought by Alus. Taking advantage of the chaos in a bid to reclaim power, Iriolde—the ringleader once exiled by the 29—begins to move. With plots and schemes tangling together, the Sixways Eshibition is thrown into the second great battle. Lucnoca smiles in anticipation of another worthy opponent. Then, the “certain death” that the Psianop kept concealed is revealed to be—!?
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320 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 23, 2024
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May 24, 2026
I definitely love the series still and am eager to see where it will go, but this felt like the weakest entry so far to me.
The whole volume revolves around the Ninth Match, which had plenty of potential. Psianop and Lucnoca are among the most interesting characters in the series for me. But the Ninth Match itself was ultimately unsatisfying, with it becoming primarily a military ambush rather than a true duel. It feels out of character for Psianop to willingly participate in something so compromised and continue fighting under such unfair conditions. His entire pursuit has always centered around true strength, which only makes it harder to buy him accepting a fight where Lucnoca had already been poisoned and weakened while also being attacked by outside forces throughout the battle.
Furthermore, Lucnoca’s personality, which I’ve always found magnetic, was almost completely sidelined. After Psianop’s first supposedly fatal strike, she was rendered essentially mute and barely conscious, fighting almost entirely on instinct afterward. This removed much of the strategy and personality from the fight itself. At a certain point it began to feel less like Lucnoca had been surpassed and more like the story was searching for a way to force down a character who had been written without any real weakness.
The novel implies Lucnoca found peace in her defeat, but she never truly got the chance to face a champion who could surpass her in a proper duel. Even Psianop himself is aware that this was not the kind of victory he truly sought.
And of course, the English translation continues to suffer from continuity issues. Spellings of names and even titles have fluctuated throughout the series, which is frustrating this far in.
The whole volume revolves around the Ninth Match, which had plenty of potential. Psianop and Lucnoca are among the most interesting characters in the series for me. But the Ninth Match itself was ultimately unsatisfying, with it becoming primarily a military ambush rather than a true duel. It feels out of character for Psianop to willingly participate in something so compromised and continue fighting under such unfair conditions. His entire pursuit has always centered around true strength, which only makes it harder to buy him accepting a fight where Lucnoca had already been poisoned and weakened while also being attacked by outside forces throughout the battle.
Furthermore, Lucnoca’s personality, which I’ve always found magnetic, was almost completely sidelined. After Psianop’s first supposedly fatal strike, she was rendered essentially mute and barely conscious, fighting almost entirely on instinct afterward. This removed much of the strategy and personality from the fight itself. At a certain point it began to feel less like Lucnoca had been surpassed and more like the story was searching for a way to force down a character who had been written without any real weakness.
The novel implies Lucnoca found peace in her defeat, but she never truly got the chance to face a champion who could surpass her in a proper duel. Even Psianop himself is aware that this was not the kind of victory he truly sought.
And of course, the English translation continues to suffer from continuity issues. Spellings of names and even titles have fluctuated throughout the series, which is frustrating this far in.
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January 13, 2026
I've really been enjoying the Ishura series so far. It features a uniquely engaging world with a wide cast of cool, distinct characters, each with their own personality and fighting style. One of the things I appreciate most is the multiple point-of-view storytelling, reminiscent of Narita Ryougo's works like Baccano! or Durarara!!. It creates a dynamic narrative where every character has a role to play, and no one feels like a throwaway.
However, the one thing that consistently hinders my reading experience is the prose—specifically, how the author handles character names and titles in dialogue and narration. Many characters in Ishura have elaborate titles attached to their names, like "Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation" from Volume 7. While these titles sound cool the first few times, they’re often repeated in full every time the character is mentioned, even during fast-paced conversations involving multiple characters.
This can seriously bog down the pacing and make dialogue feel unnecessarily tedious. When half a page is filled with long, grandiose names, it becomes harder to stay immersed in the moment. I get that the titles serve to highlight the mythic nature of these characters, but at some point, it starts to feel excessive.
However, the one thing that consistently hinders my reading experience is the prose—specifically, how the author handles character names and titles in dialogue and narration. Many characters in Ishura have elaborate titles attached to their names, like "Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation" from Volume 7. While these titles sound cool the first few times, they’re often repeated in full every time the character is mentioned, even during fast-paced conversations involving multiple characters.
This can seriously bog down the pacing and make dialogue feel unnecessarily tedious. When half a page is filled with long, grandiose names, it becomes harder to stay immersed in the moment. I get that the titles serve to highlight the mythic nature of these characters, but at some point, it starts to feel excessive.
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