The Irregular at Magic High School, Vol. 14: Ancient City Insurrection Arc, Part I

魔法科高校の劣等生 [Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei] (Novel) #14

by Tsutomu Sato, Kana Ishida (Illustrator)

Two months have passed since the nefarious events surrounding the latest Nine School Competition, and its cerebral counterpart, the Thesis Competition, is fast approaching. Helping out First High with the event, Tatsuya will surely have his work cut out for him even if everything goes according to plan. Of course, nothing ever does, which might explain the letter from Maya Yotsuba containing a curious request: to assist in the capture of Gongjin Zhou, one of the masterminds behind the recent Parasidoll incident. Tatsuya and Miyuki depart for Kyoto, where they'll have to keep their wits about them to safely navigate the hidden schemes and shadowy conflicts that lurk just beneath the surface of the ancient capital!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Magic, Fiction, Science Fiction, Action

194 pages, ebook

First published September 10, 2014

About the author

佐島勤 / Tsutomu Sato / Tsutomu Satou

Author of 魔法科高校の劣等生 / Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

Reviews

[Lila]

It seems like nothing is happening and at the same time, so many things are happening. Christmas is getting close and I can't wait!

[Niall Teasdale]

Honestly, this one was a bit tedious. 'It's okay' is about the best I can give it. The second part will, I hope, be more interesting.

[Techin Pha-In]

ครึ่งแรกนี้ส่วนใหญ่เป็นการแนะนำตัวละครใหม่ และมอบหมายภาระกิจแก่ทัตสึยะ ส่วนโจวกงจินกว่าจะออกมาเกือบท้ายเล่ม ทัตสึยะจะจัดการโจวได้ยังไงต้องดู ภาคปลาย ซะแล้ว

[Nancy]

At this point I´m starting to hate Miyuki, she is too clingy

[Max]

Mayumi likes Tatsuya…? NO! He‘s just like a brother. Yes, that‘s it. Baryon Lance sounds promising.

[Shannon]

The storyline is great. It really needed editing by someone familiar with Japanese culture as there's lots of stuff that's edited out ...

[Robert Kent]

4/5

[Pieter]

By now the reader of the series should know what to expect - good worldbuilding and character development, but at times a bit detail orientated. I found the behind the scenes plotting a bit confusing. New factions, characters and connections with earlier books appeared out of nowhere, and while it does not clash with earlier books, it does confuse matters. I am especially curious how the author keeps things straight on who knows what and why. Sometimes a faction knows things only knowns by very few people, sometimes they don't and I cannot see rhyme and reason on why. Still, if I ignore the plotting in the background and just focus on events, character development, action and humour I still greatly enjoy the book.