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灰と幻想のグリムガル [Hai to Gensou no Grimgar] (Light Novel) #7
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 7
TO FIND A WAY HOME
Haruhiro and the others narrowly escape the Dusk Realm, only to find themselves in a world that isn’t Grimgar–a world where the sun never rises. Abandoned by Lala and Nono, the party must rely on their own wits to survive in this World of Night. But when a faint chance of returning home to Grimgar appears, will they take it, even if it means risking their lives? And is Grimgar truly their home–or is it somewhere else entirely?
Haruhiro and the others narrowly escape the Dusk Realm, only to find themselves in a world that isn’t Grimgar–a world where the sun never rises. Abandoned by Lala and Nono, the party must rely on their own wits to survive in this World of Night. But when a faint chance of returning home to Grimgar appears, will they take it, even if it means risking their lives? And is Grimgar truly their home–or is it somewhere else entirely?
280 pages, Paperback
First published December 23, 2015
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July 3, 2020
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I was thinking I was going to given how the series was progressing. Presenting a new world with a lot of huge threats and new monsters, readers are treated to some interesting material and situations. You also get to see the team making smarter decisions, such as turning away from a difficult situation until they were better prepared.
We also get to see what happens to adventurers who get trapped in other realms with no means of escape and how they survived. I found that to be one of the more interesting parts of the novel, though it was also kind of depressing.
As with every previous novel the protagonists continue their march forward and growth as people. Unfortunately, their leader continues to second guess himself and it gets annoying fast, especially since we've been reading about this for 7 books now and it's always the same. He's lead the group into some pretty good situations and though they may have lost some comrades, you think that he would have at least gotten some experience and confidence.
The other characters also continue their own personal tropes which doesn't help the story in that regards. As much as they grew in this story, some (like Ranta) continue to be very much the same character they were in the first book, and that is a bit disappointing as, with their leader, they should have grown a lot more than they have.
In the end though, I liked this book, and am interested to see what happens when the characters move to their next location. Hopefully the characters evolve in the next book, and some of the events that have come to pass create some interesting interactions between the characters and helps to change their relationships. And honestly, if you have made it this far you are going to keep reading. But at least you know that the book series starts to get interesting again.
We also get to see what happens to adventurers who get trapped in other realms with no means of escape and how they survived. I found that to be one of the more interesting parts of the novel, though it was also kind of depressing.
As with every previous novel the protagonists continue their march forward and growth as people. Unfortunately, their leader continues to second guess himself and it gets annoying fast, especially since we've been reading about this for 7 books now and it's always the same. He's lead the group into some pretty good situations and though they may have lost some comrades, you think that he would have at least gotten some experience and confidence.
The other characters also continue their own personal tropes which doesn't help the story in that regards. As much as they grew in this story, some (like Ranta) continue to be very much the same character they were in the first book, and that is a bit disappointing as, with their leader, they should have grown a lot more than they have.
In the end though, I liked this book, and am interested to see what happens when the characters move to their next location. Hopefully the characters evolve in the next book, and some of the events that have come to pass create some interesting interactions between the characters and helps to change their relationships. And honestly, if you have made it this far you are going to keep reading. But at least you know that the book series starts to get interesting again.
February 6, 2022
It is ok. But Ranta is too much.
February 3, 2018
I think this is one of the better Grimgar volumes yet. I always get concerned in these Isekai, when the world gets established, that they're just going to stagnate with internal conflicts and no actual adventure / discovery. Luckily, Grimgar is about characters who are always on the move for one reason or another.
In this chapter, our characters find themselves leaving the Dusk Realm for an even darker realm. The comfort and safety they felt traveling with Lala and her manservant dude are fleeting, and they're on their own again quickly.
This was definitely really depressing at times. It gets really existential, talking about death as an inevitability. The world established in this new region is very harsh too. There is a bit of talk about being paralyzed into staying in one place as well. It just feels like a very anxiety driven chapter. This particular story is all about Haru and his mindset, whereas other stories I think focused more on establishing other characters, even if Haru has been the lead.
I don't really know how to take some of the developments in this chapter. Things are left unresolved a bit character relationship wise, but resolved in terms of the over arching "adventure". There's good progress in this chapter towards something, though just teases of where they could be going with the story from here, and the end goal is still not quite clearly in sight (probably won't be until Haru and Souma are on equal footing / come back together). The next volume should be interesting...
In this chapter, our characters find themselves leaving the Dusk Realm for an even darker realm. The comfort and safety they felt traveling with Lala and her manservant dude are fleeting, and they're on their own again quickly.
This was definitely really depressing at times. It gets really existential, talking about death as an inevitability. The world established in this new region is very harsh too. There is a bit of talk about being paralyzed into staying in one place as well. It just feels like a very anxiety driven chapter. This particular story is all about Haru and his mindset, whereas other stories I think focused more on establishing other characters, even if Haru has been the lead.
I don't really know how to take some of the developments in this chapter. Things are left unresolved a bit character relationship wise, but resolved in terms of the over arching "adventure". There's good progress in this chapter towards something, though just teases of where they could be going with the story from here, and the end goal is still not quite clearly in sight (probably won't be until Haru and Souma are on equal footing / come back together). The next volume should be interesting...
February 20, 2018
Poor end.
Even though the story advance, the characters doesn't. More than half of the book is spent narrating over and over how low is the self-esteem of the main character is and how annoying is Ranta. This is the 7th installment of the series and honestly the main character hadn't advanced or improved at all. The secondary characters in this installment were more like NPCs without will or personality. Is a shame the author hadn't delve deeper in each one of them. It looks t like the author wished to leave this book with a cliffhanger, but instead the end was a mess, totally incomprehensible.
Even though the story advance, the characters doesn't. More than half of the book is spent narrating over and over how low is the self-esteem of the main character is and how annoying is Ranta. This is the 7th installment of the series and honestly the main character hadn't advanced or improved at all. The secondary characters in this installment were more like NPCs without will or personality. Is a shame the author hadn't delve deeper in each one of them. It looks t like the author wished to leave this book with a cliffhanger, but instead the end was a mess, totally incomprehensible.
May 2, 2023
The best volume in Grimgar so far, what's different about this volume is we see the gang opening a bit upto Haruhiro and how they view him as the leader.
Haru and the gang gets trapped in the Night Realm (aka Durangarr) and we see Haru breaking apart even more than before. The team opening up to Haru (Kuzaku, Merry and Shihoru) definitely made this the best volume to me.
Grimgar surprisingly doesn't talk much about character interaction as they always get too busy in the next thing and grind it. So this was a very welcome moment to me.
Haru and the gang gets trapped in the Night Realm (aka Durangarr) and we see Haru breaking apart even more than before. The team opening up to Haru (Kuzaku, Merry and Shihoru) definitely made this the best volume to me.
Grimgar surprisingly doesn't talk much about character interaction as they always get too busy in the next thing and grind it. So this was a very welcome moment to me.
July 24, 2018
Simply couldn't put it down. The team is back on their own, discovering how to survive by themselves again. Some of their reactions are childish but this is one of the few series where teenagers thrown into a deadly situation actually break down and have difficulties like what you'd expect from teenagers :D
Really really really great entry for this series! Restored my faith in Grimgar after volume 6 that wasn't that great tbh.
Really really really great entry for this series! Restored my faith in Grimgar after volume 6 that wasn't that great tbh.
December 6, 2023
Está ha sido un capítulo bastante arduo para Haru y compañía
Se han visto separados de todos
Traicionados por Lala y Nono en parte
Y tenido que vérselas solos para sobrevivir durante casi un año en un sitio raro y duro
Los pobres la han pasado putas
El tema de no poder usar magia, de desconocer la lengua que se habla, de no saber dónde están ni a que se enfrentan
Menos mal que dentro de lo que cabe se organizan bien y son persistentes
Se han visto separados de todos
Traicionados por Lala y Nono en parte
Y tenido que vérselas solos para sobrevivir durante casi un año en un sitio raro y duro
Los pobres la han pasado putas
El tema de no poder usar magia, de desconocer la lengua que se habla, de no saber dónde están ni a que se enfrentan
Menos mal que dentro de lo que cabe se organizan bien y son persistentes
May 13, 2025
Grimgar tập 7 xứng đáng 5 sao nhờ chiều sâu cảm xúc, phát triển nhân vật rõ nét và diễn biến bất ngờ. Tập này làm nổi bật sự trưởng thành, đau thương và khát vọng sống của nhóm Haruhiro. Không khí u tối nhưng đầy nhân văn, khiến người đọc đồng cảm và suy ngẫm. Văn phong vẫn mượt mà, cuốn hút từ đầu đến cuối.
January 21, 2019
After the Dusk Realm, we enter an even darker one. This is reminiscent of the first novel, with our party struggling to make a living in a world they don't understand, but the author handled it better overall.
March 26, 2024
This really had potential to be better than volume 3 and it did heat up a ton towards the middle of the book, but the end, with the struggle and all that? I just felt it was too much. I like how haro reminds me of me in this book most of all. But yeah, 3. Good magic and world building here.
November 22, 2025
The story is incredibly insightful in each volume, especially the Darunggar, a group with no hope or way out. However, Haruhiro's character made me feel, "This is so hard for him," and how his hard work helps the group win is truly remarkable.
June 6, 2018
Getting really good.
Getting really good. The writing is much better, I wish they would go back and re translate the first four books.
Getting really good. The writing is much better, I wish they would go back and re translate the first four books.
April 17, 2021
This volume seemed longer then the others, but in a good way. I loved it.
Also, I really want to know how the group will perceive their environment and be perceived by others when they go back.
Also, I really want to know how the group will perceive their environment and be perceived by others when they go back.
September 26, 2021
Absolutely outstanding!
September 20, 2022
I thought the progression in this book was really solid. It was a bit of fresh air from the previous arcs and I liked how they got a bit gritty with it.
May 10, 2024
Great book to really force focus on the goblin slayers...
January 9, 2026
more of the same, but I really liked new setting and Shihoros engagment
March 13, 2025
In this volume of Grimgar Haruhiro and his team are in a new world. I really liked the premise of it. Not only did it make it more fun to read but also interesting. We get more worldbuilding with the introduction of Darunggar. With how different the place is compared to Grimgar, the characters and us the readers are taken aback by. I loved the money system it was an interesting concept. The new world also makes it more sense for the characters struggle when they are in a new environment. I’ve read fantasy light novels or manga where the characters are constantly OP and it gets kind of boring. With the introduction of a new world it makes sense again why the characters are struggling.
In this volume we see Haruhiro again struggling with the burden with being a leader. Even though his teammates keep reassuring he’s a good leader. The constant self doubt Haruhiro has I really like it as a character trait for him. It makes him more relatable, and not everyone can really be a leader which makes it even more amazing with what Haruhiro does. The stress of being a leader: Questioning whether what you do is right or not, Constantly having to put up a image of yourself to your teammates.
We also get to see more on Kuzaku on how he feels about adjusting in the team. The burden he also feels on having to “replace” Moguzo. I really like that it was brought up. It shows not only Haruhiro goes through self doubt.
In this volume we get introduced to a new character named Unjo-san who has been living in Darunggar for years. I loved his characters. Lol, I love how he kept putting Ranta in his place, nonchalantly. The way he just tested Ranta in that one scene 😭 I’m sorry but it’s nice to see someone out Ranta in his place once in a while, because of how annoying he is (even though, I love Ranta as a character).
In this volume we see Haruhiro again struggling with the burden with being a leader. Even though his teammates keep reassuring he’s a good leader. The constant self doubt Haruhiro has I really like it as a character trait for him. It makes him more relatable, and not everyone can really be a leader which makes it even more amazing with what Haruhiro does. The stress of being a leader: Questioning whether what you do is right or not, Constantly having to put up a image of yourself to your teammates.
We also get to see more on Kuzaku on how he feels about adjusting in the team. The burden he also feels on having to “replace” Moguzo. I really like that it was brought up. It shows not only Haruhiro goes through self doubt.
In this volume we get introduced to a new character named Unjo-san who has been living in Darunggar for years. I loved his characters. Lol, I love how he kept putting Ranta in his place, nonchalantly. The way he just tested Ranta in that one scene 😭 I’m sorry but it’s nice to see someone out Ranta in his place once in a while, because of how annoying he is (even though, I love Ranta as a character).
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May 14, 2025
This book made my heart hurt and my anxiety spike. The night world or dark realm or whatever was a great read.
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