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The Asterisk War Light Novel #7
The Asterisk War, Vol. 7: Festival Symphony
"Remember this, Ayato Amagiri. You will ask me for my help, sooner or later..."
Hilda, the infamous Magnum Opus, contacts Ayato and asks for his help in exchange for treating his sister, Haruka. When he refuses, she gives him an ominous warning...Meanwhile, at Seidoukan Academy, our heroes begin training for the upcoming Gryps, and Claudia pulls back the curtain on the Pan-Dora and her own intentions. With the arrival of spring, Ayato and the others advance into their second year and start preparing for the school fair-when Sylvia calls Ayato to demand he make good on his promise and take her on a date...!
Hilda, the infamous Magnum Opus, contacts Ayato and asks for his help in exchange for treating his sister, Haruka. When he refuses, she gives him an ominous warning...Meanwhile, at Seidoukan Academy, our heroes begin training for the upcoming Gryps, and Claudia pulls back the curtain on the Pan-Dora and her own intentions. With the arrival of spring, Ayato and the others advance into their second year and start preparing for the school fair-when Sylvia calls Ayato to demand he make good on his promise and take her on a date...!
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 21, 2014
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October 16, 2022
What finally hit me with this volume is just how shallow this series is.
I've enjoyed this series since I first saw the anime years ago, and while the earlier volumes didn't have much meat on them I still read through looking forward to how things would expand later on. If there's one thing I've learned from light novels, it's that the "lightness" of them is usually to their detriment. Stories need time to develop, and while spotlight often gets directed at dragged-out stories, Asterisk War is a clear example of a story being so short it feels like little more than a bunch of tropes and ideas thrown at the page.
The main characters have a couple of defining traits, and in every scene they act in the same one-note way that gets more and more stale as it goes on. Julis is a jealous tsundere and that's it. Saya is a big-gun-wielding kuudere and that's it. Kirin, most annoyingly, is a great swordsman that's almost constantly on the verge of tears and that's it. Then there's how almost every girl has a thing for Ayato despite being as bland as it gets.
The worldbuilding this volume expands, but, again, it just feels like ideas thrown at the page with no real substance, and if there's one thing I've grown tired of in my decades of experience with anime and adjacent media, it's works that use style as a substitute for substance.
I had heard that this series declined later on, but I see it more as cracks that had always been there finally becoming evident.
I've enjoyed this series since I first saw the anime years ago, and while the earlier volumes didn't have much meat on them I still read through looking forward to how things would expand later on. If there's one thing I've learned from light novels, it's that the "lightness" of them is usually to their detriment. Stories need time to develop, and while spotlight often gets directed at dragged-out stories, Asterisk War is a clear example of a story being so short it feels like little more than a bunch of tropes and ideas thrown at the page.
The main characters have a couple of defining traits, and in every scene they act in the same one-note way that gets more and more stale as it goes on. Julis is a jealous tsundere and that's it. Saya is a big-gun-wielding kuudere and that's it. Kirin, most annoyingly, is a great swordsman that's almost constantly on the verge of tears and that's it. Then there's how almost every girl has a thing for Ayato despite being as bland as it gets.
The worldbuilding this volume expands, but, again, it just feels like ideas thrown at the page with no real substance, and if there's one thing I've grown tired of in my decades of experience with anime and adjacent media, it's works that use style as a substitute for substance.
I had heard that this series declined later on, but I see it more as cracks that had always been there finally becoming evident.
August 17, 2019
Good, but following the world building book of vol. 6, it doesn't stand out as much. Once again had they been in the same volume it probably would have worked better. I think that is my standout complaint for the entire series, the books are generally just too short.
So for what is there it's pretty good. We learn a lot more about Claudia, her Ogre Lux and what it actually can do. Ayato goes on a date (3 days worth!) over the school festivals. I would like to have seen more detail there, but that isn't the focus I know... and the team really starts training for the Gryps (every time I see that I want to read Gryphs, I don't know why... just some bit of my brain not working right I would think). And a number of other spoilery details that I shan't share. Read the book!
Verdict: If you're reading AW already, keep going it's worth that. Gryps starts next book so don't count on that just yet.
So for what is there it's pretty good. We learn a lot more about Claudia, her Ogre Lux and what it actually can do. Ayato goes on a date (3 days worth!) over the school festivals. I would like to have seen more detail there, but that isn't the focus I know... and the team really starts training for the Gryps (every time I see that I want to read Gryphs, I don't know why... just some bit of my brain not working right I would think). And a number of other spoilery details that I shan't share. Read the book!
Verdict: If you're reading AW already, keep going it's worth that. Gryps starts next book so don't count on that just yet.
November 28, 2018
As far as Asterisk War novels go, this has been the best so far. It starts the second arc of the story, focusing quite a lot on the major players for the Gryps Festa. It's a volume completely dedicated to world building.
In the end, there are some hints dropped about where this is going and some new concepts that will be introduced. All great stuff! :D
And Julis gets a big power up in the shape of a new blade :D she really needed that!
In the end, there are some hints dropped about where this is going and some new concepts that will be introduced. All great stuff! :D
And Julis gets a big power up in the shape of a new blade :D she really needed that!
July 31, 2018
Honestly, best manga ever. I highly recommend watching the anime and reading the manga. I just think there was amazing effort put into it and I just loved the story. I am hoping for a season 3 in the anime going on with the manga. My favorite manga/anime of all time and possibly the same for a lot others.
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i 💕 Sylvia
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