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ノーゲーム・ノーライフ / No Game No Life (Light Novel) #2
Без игры жизни нет. Том 2
Сора и Сиро — брат и сестра. Они — хикикомори, нигде не работают и не учатся, но прославились на весь Интернет благодаря мастерству в играх. Попав по приглашению незнакомца, называющего себя богом, в параллельный мир, где все конфликты решаются с помощью игр, они в мгновение ока завоевали трон страны иманити. Что делать дальше? Разумеется, примериваться к соседней! А страна эта – Восточный Союз, третья по могуществу держава в мире, и населяют ее звервольфы – то есть зверолюди.
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226 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2012
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Yuu Kamiya
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Name (in native language): 榎宮 祐
Associated Names:
KAMIYA Yu
Pix*SUKU
Pixel Phantom
Thiago Furukawa Lucas
Zodiac: Scorpio
Married to HIIRAGI Mashiro.
Thiago Furukawa Lucas, who is better known under his pseudonym, Yuu Kamiya, was born in Brazil and moved to Japan at the age of seven..
He is one of the first foreign manga artists to make it big in Japan from Brazil.
Name (in native language): 榎宮 祐
Associated Names:
KAMIYA Yu
Pix*SUKU
Pixel Phantom
Thiago Furukawa Lucas
Zodiac: Scorpio
Married to HIIRAGI Mashiro.
Thiago Furukawa Lucas, who is better known under his pseudonym, Yuu Kamiya, was born in Brazil and moved to Japan at the age of seven..
He is one of the first foreign manga artists to make it big in Japan from Brazil.
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August 7, 2015
This one didn't hold on to my attention as much as the first novel. It did get more interesting towards the ending, and I am curious if there will be more story to the next game than was in the anime.
November 10, 2014
3.5 ~
Like in the first volume, I must say that this also contained the element of "too-much-unnecessary" fanservice. Although this time, I somehow got used to it to the point that I could see how it influences the whole story and how it sort of also defines the main characters' personality. Plus, it actually contributes to the comedic feature of the series.
What I really liked about this second volume is the fight with Jibril. Even though I've already known what was going to happen because of watching the anime adaptation, it still had the same thrill-seeking and daring appeal that seemed really fascinating. I exceedingly enjoyed reading that part especially. It was just well-thought-out and incredibly unique. I'm hoping to find more of this in the next volume(s). :D
Like in the first volume, I must say that this also contained the element of "too-much-unnecessary" fanservice. Although this time, I somehow got used to it to the point that I could see how it influences the whole story and how it sort of also defines the main characters' personality. Plus, it actually contributes to the comedic feature of the series.
What I really liked about this second volume is the fight with Jibril. Even though I've already known what was going to happen because of watching the anime adaptation, it still had the same thrill-seeking and daring appeal that seemed really fascinating. I exceedingly enjoyed reading that part especially. It was just well-thought-out and incredibly unique. I'm hoping to find more of this in the next volume(s). :D
September 18, 2025
CO TO ZA CLIFHANGER WTF
July 10, 2025
Las cosas no son tan serias como parecen
Aquí se nos habla de un trasfondo diferente. Sora y Shiro insinúan que nadie comprendió a Tet. Que todo es un "juego", y que la gente se tomaba muy enserio lo de apostar sus vidas o sus piezas. Por eso, están tan dispuestos a sacar adelante a los Imanity, apostando su pieza de Exceed.
Esperemos que se desarrolle más está idea, porque la verdad, me perdí... Y sobre todo me nació la duda: ¿Quien es ese ser o seres que pueden hablar con Tet?
Aparecen los poderosisimos personajes femeninos que carrean la trama
Jibril, de las Flügel
Aquí aparece la hermosa Jibril, la celestial alada, miembro del consejo de ocho de los Flügel, con su épico juego de las "Palabras Encadenadas" que enamoró a muchos en el anime. Es una completa pervertida que contrasta con su posición de gran conocimiento y sabiduría antigua.
Hay varias conversaciones y explicaciones que no se dan en el anime sobre el juego de las palabras conectadas, como que Sora no tenía un único papel escrito para cuando no pudieran hablar, sino que tenía 20 alternativas.
Izuna, de los Hombres bestia
Aparece la linda Izuna Hatsuse la embajadora, la chica zorra, de la Easter Unión.
La Eastern Union, La 14ta raza de los Exceed: ‘Hombres Bestia’. Con el mayor territorio, ellos eran el tercer súper-poder más grande del mundo. Aunque hay muuuuchas tribus si los separamos por sus habilidades y características físicas, todos se catalogan como Hombres Bestia, todos llegan al limite de las capacidades físicas y sentidos super desarrollados.
Conclusión y pensamientos finales
Este volumen es más serio que el No Game No Life, Vol. 1. Me plantee abandonarlo en esa primera entrega porque habían muchas bromas incestuosas y sexosas con Shiro, pero aquí se reivindican, tomando todo más en serio, considerando que suelen tomarse todo en broma, y bueno, agregar a Jibril fue un gran aliciente :)
Sora tiene un cambio respecto al volumen anterior: ya no tiene esos comentarios vergonzosos donde se ridiculizaba a si mismo cuando hablaba con Shiro, básicamente recordando que era virgen, faltó de relaciones, faltó de atractivo y que aceptaba que su hermana se estuviera insinuando, pero debían respetar la barrera de edad. Tiene una posición más de líder, incluso más noble, sacando adelante a los Imanity, aunque sus motivaciones no sean las más puras. Oficialmente es un: "No cuestionen mis métodos, solo vean los resultados".
Shiro, lamentablemente sigue teniendo valor en función de su hermano... Cómo... Ella remata los chistes de él, actúa en función de lo que él dice, termina las oraciones de él.. Y así. Ella no inicia los movimientos o resalta. Shiro no brilla por si sola, pero parece que va a cambiar en el inicio del siguiente volumen donde tendrá que actuar en solitario.
Steph ya quedó completamente como un personaje secundario y alivio cómico. La pobrecita sigue luchando por sus sentimientos con Sora, queriendo tener su atención y aprobación, pero al mismo tiempo siendo despreciada por él y siendo la burla de los hermanos, llevándola en conflicto con su dignidad como persona y lamentándose.
Nunca lo llegamos a conocer, pero el abuelito de Steph me conmueve un poco. Haciendo lo que pudo para ayudar a las personas y allanar el camino para el siguiente rey de los Imanity. SIendo incomprendido y dispuesto a sacrificar su nombre en la historia, para que alguien mas pueda brillar.
Amo a Jibril desde el anime y espero que siga saliendo.
Que queda pendiente para el siguiente volumen?
Nos quedamos con grandes dudas en este volumen y un tremendo Cliffhanger cuando todo parecía ir bien:
Que le pasó a Sora?
Cual es el juego de los Hombres Bestia?
Cómo sobrevivieron los Imanity a la última Gran Guerra, si comparados a otras razas son débiles e inferiores?
Que quiere decir Sora y Shiro que Tet fue incomprendido y lo "normal" es que todos "jueguen" con sus piezas de Exceed?
Pero había aquellos que creían, que soñaban.
Precisamente porque nacieron sin alas, miraron hacia arriba y anhelaron el cielo cada vez más.
Al final, con sus propias manos, se elevaron en el más allá sobre alas de hierro.
Luego soñaron incluso más alto, incluso más lejos, hasta que pudieron alcanzar las mismísimas estrellas.
Debido a que nacieron sin nada, podían añorar apuntar a lo que está muy lejos
- Si no lo tenemos, entonces lo encontraremos.
- Si no podemos encontrarlo, entonces lo haremos.
- Si aún no podemos obtenerlo, entonces seguiremos buscando hasta el fin del mundo.
Nacer sin nada.
Precisamente por este hecho, ellos son los débiles orgullosos, la prueba de las infinitas posibilidades de los humanos.
“Ellos están definitivamente entre la humanidad, aquellos que lo han encontrado. No una de las incontables imitaciones como yo, sino un genio sin igual.”
No intentar entender eso, sería un pecado.
Ya que las palabras de los genios son demasiado obvias para sí mismos. Tanto que no pueden explicarlas.
“Así que el deber de comunicar eso, recae sobre nosotros los hombres comunes.”
“Si no crees en el ‘inicio’ entonces no puede haber un ‘comienzo’. Es lo mismo para el rey anterior.”
Riéndose, Sora miró el mapa nuevamente.
Jibril simplemente cerró sus ojos.
Produjo una luz mágica en su mano, e iluminó los alrededores de Sora.
“Yo creo en lo que el maestro cree. Si el maestro creerá en los Imanity, entonces simplemente te seguiré hasta el final. Eso es todo.”
Tenemos cosas agregada interesantes:
—Una pregunta. Antes de decidir a quién coronar como el nuevo rey de los Imanity, un evento de modificación fue observado. ¿Estás tomando partido en ello?
Tet respondió, sin embargo, en un tono aburrido.
—…… Realmente, ustedes son torpes cómo siempre. No estoy del lado de nadie. Si no entiendes esto, continuarás jugando un juego rancio por siempre. Ellos vendrán. Recorrerán todo el camino hasta mí, y ninguno de ustedes puede
detenerlos.
Aquí se nos habla de un trasfondo diferente. Sora y Shiro insinúan que nadie comprendió a Tet. Que todo es un "juego", y que la gente se tomaba muy enserio lo de apostar sus vidas o sus piezas. Por eso, están tan dispuestos a sacar adelante a los Imanity, apostando su pieza de Exceed.
Esperemos que se desarrolle más está idea, porque la verdad, me perdí... Y sobre todo me nació la duda: ¿Quien es ese ser o seres que pueden hablar con Tet?
Aparecen los poderosisimos personajes femeninos que carrean la trama
Jibril, de las Flügel
Manteniendo sus alas lejos, ella movió la aureola a la parte posterior de su cabeza e hizo una reverencia. Esta era la forma de los Flügel de mostrar absoluta lealtad a sus maestros. “Mi maestro, mi príncipe, mi rey. La Flügel de la sexta posición perteneciente a las 16 razas, un miembro de los 8 miembros del consejo, Jibril.”
Como si orara ante Dios, ella dijo respetuosamente:
“Todo de mí le pertenece a mi maestro, mis pensamientos, mi poder, cada centímetro de mi cuerpo es propiedad de mi maestro. Dejarme ser la piedra angular de su voluntad, es mi mayor placer.”
Aquí aparece la hermosa Jibril, la celestial alada, miembro del consejo de ocho de los Flügel, con su épico juego de las "Palabras Encadenadas" que enamoró a muchos en el anime. Es una completa pervertida que contrasta con su posición de gran conocimiento y sabiduría antigua.
Hay varias conversaciones y explicaciones que no se dan en el anime sobre el juego de las palabras conectadas, como que Sora no tenía un único papel escrito para cuando no pudieran hablar, sino que tenía 20 alternativas.
Izuna, de los Hombres bestia
Ambos estaban más precisamente acariciando la cabeza y cola de la chica. Mirando a esos dos, la chica Hombre Bestia, Izuna respondió con una voz adorable:
—Bastardos, me están tocando, desu.
……………… ……. ¿Eh?
—Lindura…… menos cincuenta puntos…
Expresando su sorpresa, los hermanos inmediatamente se retiraron.
—Bastardos, no paren ahora, desu.
—Guu… ¿Qué?
—Bastardos, será mejor que continúen haciéndolo, desu.
Como un gato, Izuna entrecerró sus ojos y asomó su cabeza
Aparece la linda Izuna Hatsuse la embajadora, la chica zorra, de la Easter Unión.
La Eastern Union, La 14ta raza de los Exceed: ‘Hombres Bestia’. Con el mayor territorio, ellos eran el tercer súper-poder más grande del mundo. Aunque hay muuuuchas tribus si los separamos por sus habilidades y características físicas, todos se catalogan como Hombres Bestia, todos llegan al limite de las capacidades físicas y sentidos super desarrollados.
Conclusión y pensamientos finales
Este volumen es más serio que el No Game No Life, Vol. 1. Me plantee abandonarlo en esa primera entrega porque habían muchas bromas incestuosas y sexosas con Shiro, pero aquí se reivindican, tomando todo más en serio, considerando que suelen tomarse todo en broma, y bueno, agregar a Jibril fue un gran aliciente :)
Sora tiene un cambio respecto al volumen anterior: ya no tiene esos comentarios vergonzosos donde se ridiculizaba a si mismo cuando hablaba con Shiro, básicamente recordando que era virgen, faltó de relaciones, faltó de atractivo y que aceptaba que su hermana se estuviera insinuando, pero debían respetar la barrera de edad. Tiene una posición más de líder, incluso más noble, sacando adelante a los Imanity, aunque sus motivaciones no sean las más puras. Oficialmente es un: "No cuestionen mis métodos, solo vean los resultados".
Shiro, lamentablemente sigue teniendo valor en función de su hermano... Cómo... Ella remata los chistes de él, actúa en función de lo que él dice, termina las oraciones de él.. Y así. Ella no inicia los movimientos o resalta. Shiro no brilla por si sola, pero parece que va a cambiar en el inicio del siguiente volumen donde tendrá que actuar en solitario.
Steph ya quedó completamente como un personaje secundario y alivio cómico. La pobrecita sigue luchando por sus sentimientos con Sora, queriendo tener su atención y aprobación, pero al mismo tiempo siendo despreciada por él y siendo la burla de los hermanos, llevándola en conflicto con su dignidad como persona y lamentándose.
Nunca lo llegamos a conocer, pero el abuelito de Steph me conmueve un poco. Haciendo lo que pudo para ayudar a las personas y allanar el camino para el siguiente rey de los Imanity. SIendo incomprendido y dispuesto a sacrificar su nombre en la historia, para que alguien mas pueda brillar.
Amo a Jibril desde el anime y espero que siga saliendo.
Que queda pendiente para el siguiente volumen?
Nos quedamos con grandes dudas en este volumen y un tremendo Cliffhanger cuando todo parecía ir bien:
Que le pasó a Sora?
Cual es el juego de los Hombres Bestia?
Cómo sobrevivieron los Imanity a la última Gran Guerra, si comparados a otras razas son débiles e inferiores?
Que quiere decir Sora y Shiro que Tet fue incomprendido y lo "normal" es que todos "jueguen" con sus piezas de Exceed?
Pero había aquellos que creían, que soñaban.
Precisamente porque nacieron sin alas, miraron hacia arriba y anhelaron el cielo cada vez más.
Al final, con sus propias manos, se elevaron en el más allá sobre alas de hierro.
Luego soñaron incluso más alto, incluso más lejos, hasta que pudieron alcanzar las mismísimas estrellas.
Debido a que nacieron sin nada, podían añorar apuntar a lo que está muy lejos
- Si no lo tenemos, entonces lo encontraremos.
- Si no podemos encontrarlo, entonces lo haremos.
- Si aún no podemos obtenerlo, entonces seguiremos buscando hasta el fin del mundo.
Nacer sin nada.
Precisamente por este hecho, ellos son los débiles orgullosos, la prueba de las infinitas posibilidades de los humanos.
“Ellos están definitivamente entre la humanidad, aquellos que lo han encontrado. No una de las incontables imitaciones como yo, sino un genio sin igual.”
No intentar entender eso, sería un pecado.
Ya que las palabras de los genios son demasiado obvias para sí mismos. Tanto que no pueden explicarlas.
“Así que el deber de comunicar eso, recae sobre nosotros los hombres comunes.”
“Si no crees en el ‘inicio’ entonces no puede haber un ‘comienzo’. Es lo mismo para el rey anterior.”
Riéndose, Sora miró el mapa nuevamente.
Jibril simplemente cerró sus ojos.
Produjo una luz mágica en su mano, e iluminó los alrededores de Sora.
“Yo creo en lo que el maestro cree. Si el maestro creerá en los Imanity, entonces simplemente te seguiré hasta el final. Eso es todo.”
Tenemos cosas agregada interesantes:
July 19, 2022
3.5/5 I still really like the concept of the series. God decrees no violence and everything is settled with games. The writing is just a little too flighty and frenetic sometimes. Still hefty dose of perverse humor some of which lands but a lot does not.
The first chapter is a little slow but once we are introduced to Jibril the Flugel (Angel) in a word game that could destroy worlds it gets a lot more entertaining and fun.
After that it’s build up to taking territory back from a different Ixseed (race of creatures) the beast people. It starts getting interesting but then you’re dumped into a confusing cliffhanger that you’ll need the next volume to figure out.
The art remains gorgeous if you’re able to disregard the Lolis.
The first chapter is a little slow but once we are introduced to Jibril the Flugel (Angel) in a word game that could destroy worlds it gets a lot more entertaining and fun.
After that it’s build up to taking territory back from a different Ixseed (race of creatures) the beast people. It starts getting interesting but then you’re dumped into a confusing cliffhanger that you’ll need the next volume to figure out.
The art remains gorgeous if you’re able to disregard the Lolis.
August 10, 2015
While I enjoy the way Sora keeps tricking the other beings, I really hate the way this is written in sentence fragments. If the plot was less good, I'd probably stop reading the series.
January 5, 2020
Finally finished the second volume and it definitely feels like an improvement to the first volume. The games played feels more intense and exciting than before. The way the main protagonists solved these games are also pretty interesting and seems logical. I think. The story got more intriguing as well with all the secrets and cliffhangers. I can definitely say that I'm hooked.
The characters are still not good though. By that I mean I still don't like them that much. They're still the same. Shiro feels like she could be replaced with a robot that has coded feelings inside, Sora is still creepy especially when he said to Ino that he missed his chance to play with her granddaughter's panties that Sora wants(maybe jokingly), and Steph is just trying to make sense of it all. The new characters aren't that good either. Jibril is just a stereotypical anime maid who will do things that his master(Sora & Shiro) says that will be inevitably lewd, Izuna is that anime character that keeps repeating a word in their end sentence which feels awkward in English and annoying, and there's nothing special about Ino so he fine I guess.
This light novel still reeks of smugness that I'm not comfortable with but the story got me hooked so I'll just keep my expectations low and chug along on this ride.
The characters are still not good though. By that I mean I still don't like them that much. They're still the same. Shiro feels like she could be replaced with a robot that has coded feelings inside, Sora is still creepy especially when he said to Ino that he missed his chance to play with her granddaughter's panties that Sora wants(maybe jokingly), and Steph is just trying to make sense of it all. The new characters aren't that good either. Jibril is just a stereotypical anime maid who will do things that his master(Sora & Shiro) says that will be inevitably lewd, Izuna is that anime character that keeps repeating a word in their end sentence which feels awkward in English and annoying, and there's nothing special about Ino so he fine I guess.
This light novel still reeks of smugness that I'm not comfortable with but the story got me hooked so I'll just keep my expectations low and chug along on this ride.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 20, 2021
This volume started off with the siblings, Sora and Shiro, challenging Jibril, a Flugel, for access to Jibril's library. The game they played seemed quite boring, but well described. The initial goal before gaining access to the library was to overtake the nation of were beasts. After coming up with a deal the were beasts eventually agreed to the game.
This volume was by far, better than the last plot wise. However, everything seemed more rushed, especially the ending. In this volume the characters seemed bland and static, there wasn't much character development for anyone other than Sora. Over all, this book was a nice read, the cliffhangers however, eventually do get very tiring.
I recommend this book to people who were interested in the first volume, I do think some however, may feel uncomfortable with the random jokes, and sudden change from fancy words to slang.
This volume was by far, better than the last plot wise. However, everything seemed more rushed, especially the ending. In this volume the characters seemed bland and static, there wasn't much character development for anyone other than Sora. Over all, this book was a nice read, the cliffhangers however, eventually do get very tiring.
I recommend this book to people who were interested in the first volume, I do think some however, may feel uncomfortable with the random jokes, and sudden change from fancy words to slang.
November 9, 2021
Una de mis entregas favoritas hasta ahora.
A Pesar de que ya vi la animación me encanta los pequeños detalles que tiene la novela, como pequeños comentarios extras para el desarrollo de la trama o menciones específicas de lo que hace un personaje que te hace dudar si hay algo más detrás de sus acciones.
En este tomo se da a conocer dos de mis personajes favoritos de la serie (Jibril e Izuna) y uno de los encuentros (o Juegos) que más me gustó de la serie el juego de "Shiritori" y es impresionante que en la traducción a inglés no se pierde mucho (incluso al final del libro está la pronunciación en japonés) y el final de este tomo simplemente te deja con ganas de leer más (Pero... como ya vi la serie, ya se que es lo que pasa).
Aun así un gran tomo, muy recomendado (Aunque si ya leiste el primero, es obvio que vas a querer leer los demás)
A Pesar de que ya vi la animación me encanta los pequeños detalles que tiene la novela, como pequeños comentarios extras para el desarrollo de la trama o menciones específicas de lo que hace un personaje que te hace dudar si hay algo más detrás de sus acciones.
En este tomo se da a conocer dos de mis personajes favoritos de la serie (Jibril e Izuna) y uno de los encuentros (o Juegos) que más me gustó de la serie el juego de "Shiritori" y es impresionante que en la traducción a inglés no se pierde mucho (incluso al final del libro está la pronunciación en japonés) y el final de este tomo simplemente te deja con ganas de leer más (Pero... como ya vi la serie, ya se que es lo que pasa).
Aun así un gran tomo, muy recomendado (Aunque si ya leiste el primero, es obvio que vas a querer leer los demás)
April 9, 2022
Sora dan Shiro mengumumkan perang kepada semua ras di dunia dalam pidatonya sebagai raja. Semua Ras yang ada lalu mulai menaruh perhatian kepadanya terutama ras peringkat ke-14, Werebeast. Sora dan adiknya mulai mengumpulkan informasi untuk melawan mereka namun pusat informasi di Elkia ternyata dikuasai oleh salah satu panglima tempur dari ras malaikat, Jibril dari Avant Heim. Sora dan Shiro harus memainkan Game berbahaya untuk mendapatkan perpustakaan mereka kembali
Di buku kedua ini, No Game no Life mulai memperkenalkan ras ketiga terbesar di Disbord yaitu federasi timur yang dipimpin oleh rubah berbulu emas, ratu para werebeast, Shrine Maiden. Ada juga permainan kata yang menarik melawan Ras malaikat yang sangat seru serta permainan psikologis dengan Ras peri dari Elven Gard.
Di buku kedua ini, No Game no Life mulai memperkenalkan ras ketiga terbesar di Disbord yaitu federasi timur yang dipimpin oleh rubah berbulu emas, ratu para werebeast, Shrine Maiden. Ada juga permainan kata yang menarik melawan Ras malaikat yang sangat seru serta permainan psikologis dengan Ras peri dari Elven Gard.
March 25, 2019
A nice continuation. In this volume Sora and Shiro challenge Jibril, a Flügel. They play a strange game that creates naughty and also dangerous situations. It was a lot of fun to read. Sora and Shiro also challenge the Werebeasts with very high stakes, but we have to read the next volume to see how that ends.
It was nice that we got to see some of the other races in Disboard. I loved the game with Jibril and the unraveling of the secret game of the Werebeasts. The last chapter "Fake end" had me a bit confused. Am I supposed to take it seriously? I guess I'll find out in the next volume.
It was nice that we got to see some of the other races in Disboard. I loved the game with Jibril and the unraveling of the secret game of the Werebeasts. The last chapter "Fake end" had me a bit confused. Am I supposed to take it seriously? I guess I'll find out in the next volume.
January 23, 2022
This series is just so fun.
The conquest continues. The siblings are on the hunt for knowledge and win a game against a Flügel Jibril, an ancient God-killing - sexy - being. Their attack on the mysterious werebeasts continues, though the ending lets the world stay in confusion.
This volume was really funny and the game with Jibril was a lot of fun and very creative. Only the part where the siblings "kiss" was kind of questionable, I would definitely have preferred a different wording. The ending sets up super well for the next volume, allegedly the last volume that was animated.
The conquest continues. The siblings are on the hunt for knowledge and win a game against a Flügel Jibril, an ancient God-killing - sexy - being. Their attack on the mysterious werebeasts continues, though the ending lets the world stay in confusion.
This volume was really funny and the game with Jibril was a lot of fun and very creative. Only the part where the siblings "kiss" was kind of questionable, I would definitely have preferred a different wording. The ending sets up super well for the next volume, allegedly the last volume that was animated.
January 6, 2024
Similar to the first novel, the writing is something I have to get used too. I think it has improved in this volume, however I still really dislike the fact there are no many dialogue tags. If I had not watched the anime recently, I would have been confused on who was speaking. Once again I thin this story is better on screen where the gags can be seen and not just read. I will have to see what my real thoughts are on the series once I get to volume four and beyond since that is not adapted. Either way, oneward to book three!
March 27, 2019
The volume was great, but it loses a star for using shiratori as one of the games. It was just boring. At one point I was getting fed up of the sexual jokes, but the author manages to balance the book with some great serious moments. The last 60 pages setting up the next volume are some of the best in the series. Not as great as volume 1 but still a pretty solid entry in the series.
November 6, 2019
I loved the anime series of this book but sadly, there was no season 2 of the anime so I switched over onto the Light Novels to continue on with the story! Volumes 1-3 contain season 1, and I'm about to read volume 4!
July 31, 2021
I decided to read this light novel because I enjoyed the anime a few years ago and Episode 8 was my favorite. However, the odd formatting and fan service made me put down this book.
May 29, 2022
Pretty much the same as the show—both with the story and content (good and bad). There were plenty of times I rolled my eyes and skipped ahead a bit. I plan on reading the rest of the series, though, because I want to know how the story ends. (The anime only has one season and a prequel movie.)
March 17, 2024
did not like this as much as i liked the first one, but i also already knew everything in this because of the anime so it took away from the experience.
again, too much fan service which is to be expected from NGNL.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
again, too much fan service which is to be expected from NGNL.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
July 13, 2017
it is the funniest of the series I think in this moment
October 25, 2019
Adorei!
April 8, 2020
I enjoyed No Game No Life overall, but I do think the series pretty much peaks with the siblings' game against Jibril in this particular book. Watching it animated was an absolute treat.
June 10, 2020
Somehow even more brilliant than volume 1. Also, I love Jibril!
January 12, 2021
What can be better then two genius gamers? This volume felt like a prelude to the next one
October 13, 2021
Keeps on getting more epic by the page. Still don't know where the siblings are going with their prevesion though...
January 13, 2024
These are hard to rate I believe that if you’re reading them you most likely already know you’ll love the story.
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October 10, 2024again, ignore this🙏
October 28, 2024
The Story: 😀
The Illustrations: 😔
The Illustrations: 😔
August 15, 2024
I think it's very good that various races are explored without fear of repercussions. And what is said in the book is true: The best weapon of humanity is knowledge. Honestly, I found it absolutely amazing how each intelligent battle between the flugel and the two brothers played out, while Steph continued running to save her life (𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆).
𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and I believe it surpassed the first volume in my opinion.
𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and I believe it surpassed the first volume in my opinion.
March 5, 2016
What is there to say about No Game No Life, volume 2? Well, it was a lot better written than volume 1. A LOT BETTER. I enjoyed this story way more than the first volume. In terms of writing only, volume 2 kicked volume 1's ass. It was like watching Kakashi Hatake give Naruto the One-Thousand Years of Pain.
And now that your mind has been thoroughly robbed of all reason by my super awesome gif, let's get back to the review.
Like I said before, this volume has way better grammar. There are still a large number of run-on sentences, but with the much improved grammar, I can state with some certainty that this was likely a stylistic choice of the author. While the run-on sentences annoyed the crap out of me, I could put up with them since the rest of the story had some damn fine English.
Writing aside, I feel like the story is about the same as the last one. It maintains a healthy dose of humor, but it also deals with a few issues that would've cropped up for kings and queens during the renaissance period in Europe - except problems here are solved through games, not war. Sora and Shiro are in great form. They're probably the most mentally unstable pair that I've ever read in a light novel series, but that's kind of why I like them. I enjoy reading about batshit crazy characters.
Also, we've finally been introduced to my favorite character in the series. Jibril. Jibril is a Flugel, which is like an angel of death. She's also crazy - both crazy powerful and just crazy. Before the Ten Commandments forbade all forms of combat, she was a creature who spent her years slaughtering just about everything in sight, and, as part of a race that was created specifically to kill gods, her power is undeniable. I think what I like about her the most is her personality, which can change at the drop of a hat. No joke. One minute, she's all polite and kind. The next, she's talking about how she used to collect the heads of her enemies. Jibril is also a knowledge junky who gets her fix by collecting books from around the world.
I do feel pretty bad for Steph, though. As is the case with the first volume, Steph is basically comic relief. Shiro and Sora spend a good deal of time by beating her at games, and then making her do stuff that normal, sane people just wouldn't do. Reading this story, I would often wonder if I was a bad person for laughing at all of the crazy and mean crap that those two did to Steph. It's cruel, but undeniably funny.
Overall, this was a good installment to the series. I'll be reading volume 3 shortly, and I have some pretty high expectations for awesome this time.
And now that your mind has been thoroughly robbed of all reason by my super awesome gif, let's get back to the review.
Like I said before, this volume has way better grammar. There are still a large number of run-on sentences, but with the much improved grammar, I can state with some certainty that this was likely a stylistic choice of the author. While the run-on sentences annoyed the crap out of me, I could put up with them since the rest of the story had some damn fine English.
Writing aside, I feel like the story is about the same as the last one. It maintains a healthy dose of humor, but it also deals with a few issues that would've cropped up for kings and queens during the renaissance period in Europe - except problems here are solved through games, not war. Sora and Shiro are in great form. They're probably the most mentally unstable pair that I've ever read in a light novel series, but that's kind of why I like them. I enjoy reading about batshit crazy characters.
Also, we've finally been introduced to my favorite character in the series. Jibril. Jibril is a Flugel, which is like an angel of death. She's also crazy - both crazy powerful and just crazy. Before the Ten Commandments forbade all forms of combat, she was a creature who spent her years slaughtering just about everything in sight, and, as part of a race that was created specifically to kill gods, her power is undeniable. I think what I like about her the most is her personality, which can change at the drop of a hat. No joke. One minute, she's all polite and kind. The next, she's talking about how she used to collect the heads of her enemies. Jibril is also a knowledge junky who gets her fix by collecting books from around the world.
I do feel pretty bad for Steph, though. As is the case with the first volume, Steph is basically comic relief. Shiro and Sora spend a good deal of time by beating her at games, and then making her do stuff that normal, sane people just wouldn't do. Reading this story, I would often wonder if I was a bad person for laughing at all of the crazy and mean crap that those two did to Steph. It's cruel, but undeniably funny.
Overall, this was a good installment to the series. I'll be reading volume 3 shortly, and I have some pretty high expectations for awesome this time.
July 18, 2016
No Game No Life volume 2, shares most elements of the previous volume so I'll just adress what has changed.
Story wise the plot continues to move along with " ", Sora and Shiro, starting out with their plans of conquering the world of disboard. They put their sigths on the Eastern Union, aka the country of the animal girls, but first they have to get information by challenging Jibril, the Flügel who won imanity's library.
The new characters are awesome. Jibril is always charismatic and funny and this earns her a place in the main cast and Izuna will probably a great main antagonist for the next volume.
The writting is still the same but the translation has a problem, regarding the Shiritori, a japanese word game. They tried to translate the words but the struture of the game, where every player has to say a word starting with the last character of the word, doesn't work like that and they should have used the japanese words and then translate them so we know what was going on...
Overall volume 2 is has good as volume 1 so if you liked it go ahead and read it!
Story wise the plot continues to move along with " ", Sora and Shiro, starting out with their plans of conquering the world of disboard. They put their sigths on the Eastern Union, aka the country of the animal girls, but first they have to get information by challenging Jibril, the Flügel who won imanity's library.
The new characters are awesome. Jibril is always charismatic and funny and this earns her a place in the main cast and Izuna will probably a great main antagonist for the next volume.
The writting is still the same but the translation has a problem, regarding the Shiritori, a japanese word game. They tried to translate the words but the struture of the game, where every player has to say a word starting with the last character of the word, doesn't work like that and they should have used the japanese words and then translate them so we know what was going on...
Overall volume 2 is has good as volume 1 so if you liked it go ahead and read it!
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