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Amagi Brilliant Park #1
Amagi Brilliant Park: Volume 1
Amusement parks are places of wonder and fun for all ages... right? Well, that's not quite the case for Amagi Brilliant Park, a "crummy" amusement park on the outskirts of Tokyo where the snacks are inedible, the attractions are falling apart, and the mascots regularly get into fistfights with the guests. It's the kind of place that cool, handsome, brilliant Kanie Seiya wouldn't be caught dead in... until a mysterious girl drags him there--at literal gunpoint--and demands that he help them save the park!
From the author of Full Metal Panic!
From the author of Full Metal Panic!
195 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2013
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Shouji Gatou
122 books54 followersShoji Gatoh ( 賀東招二), born on July 11, 1971, is a Japanese author from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He is best known for the creation of the Full Metal Panic! series that included light novels, manga and anime. He is not only an author but also an anime scenarist, for example "The Day of Sagittarius" of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and three episodes of Lucky Star.
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February 6, 2019
What an interesting premise for a light novel. Save a dying theme park cast with actual fantasy characters. I actually got really interested in how things would turn out, and surprised at how volume 1 wrapped. Even more surprised at the twist I definitely wasn't expecting. Worth checking out
September 1, 2018
Amagi Brilliant Park volume 1 was good and I actually enjoyed this novel a lot more than I thought it would-- maybe I just had high expectations for it because the anime is a favorite of mine. This first volume is downright funny. I loved the descriptions of the amusement park mascots acting, well, not like mascots at all. They drink, swear, and beat up children, and it's written in a way that makes you laugh because it's so absurd.
The story of Kanie, Isuzu, and Latifah was well-written-- is Latifah even blind in the anime?-- and I liked the storyline of having to get a certain amount of visitors to the park in a very short amount of time. The novel is not supposed to be suspenseful, but it leaves you wondering what's going to happen and how Kanie will pull off this feat. Overall, I liked this first volume of Amagi Brilliant Park, and even if the other novels aren't as strong, that's okay with me.
The story of Kanie, Isuzu, and Latifah was well-written-- is Latifah even blind in the anime?-- and I liked the storyline of having to get a certain amount of visitors to the park in a very short amount of time. The novel is not supposed to be suspenseful, but it leaves you wondering what's going to happen and how Kanie will pull off this feat. Overall, I liked this first volume of Amagi Brilliant Park, and even if the other novels aren't as strong, that's okay with me.
February 29, 2016
Title: Amagi Brilliant Park Volume I
Rate: 4.5
Plot Summary:
Kanie Seiya, a smart and extremely narcissistic high school student, believes that the beautiful but reserved Sento Isuzu has invited him on a date at an amusement park called Amagi Brilliant Park. Much to his annoyance, not only is the location a run-down facility, the date is merely just a recruitment tour where Sento and Princess Latifa Fleuranza, the owner of the theme park, ask him to become the park's new manager. Their cause for this desperation was a demand in a land-use contract, that required the park to meet an annual quotas of of 500,000 guests, or the park will be closed for good and the land redeveloped by a greedy real-estate company. They had only 3 months left to meet the quotas.
Seiya agreed to becomes the manager and finds out that Amagi is not an ordinary amusement park, many of it’s employees are Maple Landers, which are mysterious magical beings who live in the human world and can only survive from the energy created by people having fun. With hopes and dreams of a far-off enchanted land, Seiya must now use his intellect and skills to bring Amagi back the way it was or see the destruction of the Maple Landers and the amusement park.
The first thing Seiya did was clean up the park and make sure that every workers on the park are working hard to the best of their ability and not slacking off like they usually do. He then created advertisement videos and posted it on the famous social media site. The video gained tremendous amount of views and created recognition for the park. By the end of volume one the number of daily visitors count was 12,430 guests, exceeding the expected amount by 6,742 guests.
My Thoughts:
Amagi Brilliant Park did an amazing job in making the storyline funny, heartwarming, and a good read overall. Also, it talks about a high school student becoming the manager of the park and I can relate to some of the events. This isn’t a normal park, it has a supernatural element, which makes the story more interesting and a good page turner. If I had to pick one aspect of the story I loved, it would be how the author kept the story funny while still in a dire situation and I look forward to reading the next adventure Kanie Seiya has in volume II.
Rate: 4.5
Plot Summary:
Kanie Seiya, a smart and extremely narcissistic high school student, believes that the beautiful but reserved Sento Isuzu has invited him on a date at an amusement park called Amagi Brilliant Park. Much to his annoyance, not only is the location a run-down facility, the date is merely just a recruitment tour where Sento and Princess Latifa Fleuranza, the owner of the theme park, ask him to become the park's new manager. Their cause for this desperation was a demand in a land-use contract, that required the park to meet an annual quotas of of 500,000 guests, or the park will be closed for good and the land redeveloped by a greedy real-estate company. They had only 3 months left to meet the quotas.
Seiya agreed to becomes the manager and finds out that Amagi is not an ordinary amusement park, many of it’s employees are Maple Landers, which are mysterious magical beings who live in the human world and can only survive from the energy created by people having fun. With hopes and dreams of a far-off enchanted land, Seiya must now use his intellect and skills to bring Amagi back the way it was or see the destruction of the Maple Landers and the amusement park.
The first thing Seiya did was clean up the park and make sure that every workers on the park are working hard to the best of their ability and not slacking off like they usually do. He then created advertisement videos and posted it on the famous social media site. The video gained tremendous amount of views and created recognition for the park. By the end of volume one the number of daily visitors count was 12,430 guests, exceeding the expected amount by 6,742 guests.
My Thoughts:
Amagi Brilliant Park did an amazing job in making the storyline funny, heartwarming, and a good read overall. Also, it talks about a high school student becoming the manager of the park and I can relate to some of the events. This isn’t a normal park, it has a supernatural element, which makes the story more interesting and a good page turner. If I had to pick one aspect of the story I loved, it would be how the author kept the story funny while still in a dire situation and I look forward to reading the next adventure Kanie Seiya has in volume II.
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September 5, 2020
3.5 stars. After being asked on a date at gunpoint, loner narcissist Kanie Seiya (Get it?) isn't sure what to expect, but "being asked to take over management of a failing theme park" wasn't anywhere near the top of the list. But that's the deal -- the faded, downbeaten titular park is about to be sold off to eeeevil land developers and that would impact its workers in more ways than just the loss of a paycheck.
This isn't a particularly complicated or deep story, but it was a cute, fun romp, and I've never read anything quite like it, despite how similar it is to the sort of afternoon kids movies that turned land developers into the ultimate evil.
Kanie is an interesting protagonist, as he's not always super likable. But once he gets on the job, he's all-in for keeping his word. And seeing his instincts and intellect butt heads with the experience of other members of the staff is interesting -- no one's right or wrong.
Overall, this isn't a particularly deep or challenging book, but it's not really supposed to be. The story was cute and funny by turns, and while I wasn't ever super worried for the park, it was interesting to see how they'd address the seemingly impossible task set before them to save the park. If you think it sounds interesting to you, it's worth checking out.
This isn't a particularly complicated or deep story, but it was a cute, fun romp, and I've never read anything quite like it, despite how similar it is to the sort of afternoon kids movies that turned land developers into the ultimate evil.
Kanie is an interesting protagonist, as he's not always super likable. But once he gets on the job, he's all-in for keeping his word. And seeing his instincts and intellect butt heads with the experience of other members of the staff is interesting -- no one's right or wrong.
Overall, this isn't a particularly deep or challenging book, but it's not really supposed to be. The story was cute and funny by turns, and while I wasn't ever super worried for the park, it was interesting to see how they'd address the seemingly impossible task set before them to save the park. If you think it sounds interesting to you, it's worth checking out.
October 15, 2023
An intriguing little story about a failing amusement park trying to hit its goal for attendance. Having read Gato-san’s Full Metal Panic series I thought I’d give this one a shot as well. It was a nice change of pace to read a comedy story and I enjoyed the ticking clock aspect of the plot.
January 22, 2024
I've read other books that had concepts that overlapped with the ones written in this story and I liked those better so even though it's free on J-Novel Club right now (for members), I don't think I'll be reading anymore of this series.
October 29, 2018
It was a really fun read. The only possible complaint I could have it that it conforms a bit too closely to the "Light Novel" genera. It's questionable that this is a flaw though.
November 25, 2023
the concept of the park still really confuses me and I still don't know what is happening, Reading for the romance
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