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灰と幻想のグリムガル [Hai to Gensou no Grimgar] (Light Novel) #12
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Light Novel) Vol. 12
HERE THERE BE DRAGONS—LITERALLY!
Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his party fetch up on the shores of the sea. Falling in with a mysterious pirate girl named Momohina, the group ventures forth to the Emerald Archipelago, rumored abode of dragons from ages past. What they aren’t expecting, though, is to find a secret pirate haven—at the exact moment that it’s being attacked by dragons!
Still trying to find a way to return to Alterna, Haruhiro and his party fetch up on the shores of the sea. Falling in with a mysterious pirate girl named Momohina, the group ventures forth to the Emerald Archipelago, rumored abode of dragons from ages past. What they aren’t expecting, though, is to find a secret pirate haven—at the exact moment that it’s being attacked by dragons!
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First published March 25, 2018
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February 2, 2019
The writer describes this one as a more fluffy adventure, and it is in a way since we're dealing with pirates, but it still felt like Grimgar to me. We met new creatures, both friend and foe.
Haru and co meet a girl named Momohina. She's basically Yume in behavior, but she's a lot tougher (she's a mage and Kung Fu master, how cool is that?). Through circumstance, they end up working for her K+K Pirate crew, a band of pirates that operate in a town called Roronea, a seaport, merchant, commerce, island township. The head of the town and the pirates need help with a dragon problem, and that's where our heroes come in (whether they want to do it or not). Some fun pirate stuff and some tense moments in this one, but not a ton of character stuff (it was a very plot centric chapter, though not in a way that advances the main plot either, so I'd say you could even skip this one if you wanted to). The only real character moments were a handful of Haru x Merry and Haru x Setora moments that go nowhere. Setora is on the cover of the next volume, so I'm hoping they do something there.
The black and white art in this volume was fairly forgettable too. Grimgar has never really struck me as having very active art, most of it being wistful looks and character portraits. I felt like the dragons could have used some art in the final chapters of the book though. I don't even know if we get to see what the item that was stolen from the dragons looks like, we just hear about how hard its surface is and a general sense of size.
The biggest event in the story? Another one of our heroes leaves the party. Won't spoil how or why, but it was definitely a bit of a surprise to throw that into the end of this volume. I actually want to give this a 4 for enjoyment, but writing this review, it's probably a 3 just from what was contained within. It's very much a "filler" chapter, although it'd be nice if some of the K+K crew come back into the plot later as characters.
Haru and co meet a girl named Momohina. She's basically Yume in behavior, but she's a lot tougher (she's a mage and Kung Fu master, how cool is that?). Through circumstance, they end up working for her K+K Pirate crew, a band of pirates that operate in a town called Roronea, a seaport, merchant, commerce, island township. The head of the town and the pirates need help with a dragon problem, and that's where our heroes come in (whether they want to do it or not). Some fun pirate stuff and some tense moments in this one, but not a ton of character stuff (it was a very plot centric chapter, though not in a way that advances the main plot either, so I'd say you could even skip this one if you wanted to). The only real character moments were a handful of Haru x Merry and Haru x Setora moments that go nowhere. Setora is on the cover of the next volume, so I'm hoping they do something there.
The black and white art in this volume was fairly forgettable too. Grimgar has never really struck me as having very active art, most of it being wistful looks and character portraits. I felt like the dragons could have used some art in the final chapters of the book though. I don't even know if we get to see what the item that was stolen from the dragons looks like, we just hear about how hard its surface is and a general sense of size.
The biggest event in the story? Another one of our heroes leaves the party. Won't spoil how or why, but it was definitely a bit of a surprise to throw that into the end of this volume. I actually want to give this a 4 for enjoyment, but writing this review, it's probably a 3 just from what was contained within. It's very much a "filler" chapter, although it'd be nice if some of the K+K crew come back into the plot later as characters.
September 7, 2020
Yume and Kuzaku shining moments.
Although the author said this was going to be a lighter volume, we found the party facing quite the adventure, with a high count of bodies, and I believe the first time the party kill other humans. The story is good, some long monologues as used to and of course the self deprecating main character that still is so indecisive about his relationship. Ranta is never mentioned in this volume and I’m quite curious about what happened to him. The illustrations are gorgeous as always, and the artist gave us at the end one of the best illustrations of adorable Yume.
Although the author said this was going to be a lighter volume, we found the party facing quite the adventure, with a high count of bodies, and I believe the first time the party kill other humans. The story is good, some long monologues as used to and of course the self deprecating main character that still is so indecisive about his relationship. Ranta is never mentioned in this volume and I’m quite curious about what happened to him. The illustrations are gorgeous as always, and the artist gave us at the end one of the best illustrations of adorable Yume.
May 9, 2021
The author spoiled this book by saying that “the next volume will be cheery” at the end of the previous volume. So I wasn’t at the edge of my seat when dangerous things were happing to the party. I had a tough time getting through the middle portion of the book because of this spoiler.
At the same time, I did enjoy it towards the end when Haru got 100 platinum coins, two awesome daggers, and Yume stayed back with the pirates to get stronger. Volume 13 will be awesome, now that the party is coming back to their roots with all this experience and loot. They have ventured FAR and are finally returning after coming a full circle from traversing two dimensions. Fun!
At the same time, I did enjoy it towards the end when Haru got 100 platinum coins, two awesome daggers, and Yume stayed back with the pirates to get stronger. Volume 13 will be awesome, now that the party is coming back to their roots with all this experience and loot. They have ventured FAR and are finally returning after coming a full circle from traversing two dimensions. Fun!
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June 4, 2025
Tập 12 của Grimgar mang đến một hành trình nội tâm sâu sắc và trưởng thành hơn của các nhân vật, đặc biệt là Haruhiro. Diễn biến chậm rãi nhưng giàu cảm xúc, tập trung vào sự kết nối giữa các thành viên trong nhóm, sự mất mát, và những lựa chọn khó khăn khi đối mặt với thử thách mới. Thế giới Grimgar tiếp tục được mở rộng, huyền bí và đầy chất thơ. Tuy nhiên, một số đoạn có phần dài dòng và thiếu cao trào khiến nhịp truyện đôi lúc bị chững lại. Dù vậy, tập truyện vẫn giữ được chất suy tư đặc trưng của toàn bộ series. Đây là phần tiếp nối xứng đáng, phù hợp cho ai yêu thích chiều sâu và tâm lý nhân vật.
May 27, 2020
As mentionned in the author's notes from the previous book, it's a lighter story, which makes for a nice "break" after all the drama and tension in the last few books. Working as a summer episode, surprisingly it's Kuzaku's time to shine, both for his muscles and his positive yet dorky personnality. Overall a nice breather, and now I can't wait to see how it continues from there.
May 4, 2023
Basically a fun adventure volume just like the author promised. It's the obligatory beach volume that also has dragons in it as a bonus.
Has some Haru * Merry moments but can be skipped except for the ending which is very very unexpected imo.
Has some Haru * Merry moments but can be skipped except for the ending which is very very unexpected imo.
December 12, 2019
Author: Volume 12 is going to be a light and fluffy breather episode.
The actual book: Highest death count since volume 3, and for the first time the hero kills a fellow human being.
The actual book: Highest death count since volume 3, and for the first time the hero kills a fellow human being.
September 30, 2021
A rather nice, slightly lighter read, making it a breath of fresh air in their adventures.
September 25, 2024
Such a breath of fresh air after books 10-11. The first bit was slow but good growth for Haruhiro and just super lighthearted compared to the other books up until this point.
April 5, 2020
Reads almost like a side-story. Way more relaxed and weird than usual volumes.
There's a massive surprise at the end, which kind of made it worth it but not really
There's a massive surprise at the end, which kind of made it worth it but not really
March 20, 2022
It's been way too long w/out Ranta...bring him back please 🥺
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