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Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka de #1
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace: Volume 1
Andou Jurai is a second-year highschooler with the mind of an eighth-grade edgelord. His self-indulgent fantasies and over the top antics make him a constant pain in the neck for his friends in the literary club...until, that is, they all suddenly awaken to spectacular supernatural powers! Their godlike abilities include stopping time, manipulating the elements, creating matter from nothing, subverting the very laws of reality, and...producing black fire that doesn’t burn. (Some superpowers are more godlike than others.)
Andou's read enough comics to know what comes next: it’s only a matter of time before they'll be dragged into life-or-death battles with the fate of the world itself at stake! The world, however, disagrees. There are no villains, no battles, no earth-shattering disasters—nothing whatsoever. Half a year later, the literary club finds themselves confronting a new question: what do you do with supernatural powers when your day to day life is as commonplace as ever?
Andou's read enough comics to know what comes next: it’s only a matter of time before they'll be dragged into life-or-death battles with the fate of the world itself at stake! The world, however, disagrees. There are no villains, no battles, no earth-shattering disasters—nothing whatsoever. Half a year later, the literary club finds themselves confronting a new question: what do you do with supernatural powers when your day to day life is as commonplace as ever?
- GenresLight NovelFantasy
243 pages, ebook
First published June 14, 2012
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April 23, 2022
This isn't bad, per se, and it has a worthwhile message of simply enjoying your own schtick with a decent plot twist at the end , but it takes too long to get to the point. I suppose it's best summed up with "good concept, poor execution."
November 26, 2023
Despite my low rating, I really did enjoy this book. The characters were all very entertaining, and the comedy banter especially was very on point. 029's art conveys the lighthearted spirit very well. If I could give a 3.5 on this website this book would fit comfortably in that spot.
The thing is, the story is extremely disconnected. I love a good low/no stakes slice of life, but even those have pacing that takes you naturally from one bit to the next, whereas in Supernatural Battles each chapter just kinda does it's own thing by having a single main scene or encounter and playing with that until it's bored, then moving on to the next one. It made for an entertaining read, but left me feeling almost nothing when I reached the end, because the last chapter was just another, "Oh, I guess that happens next, huh?" kind of scenario. It didn't really feel like a conclusion.
The thing is, the story is extremely disconnected. I love a good low/no stakes slice of life, but even those have pacing that takes you naturally from one bit to the next, whereas in Supernatural Battles each chapter just kinda does it's own thing by having a single main scene or encounter and playing with that until it's bored, then moving on to the next one. It made for an entertaining read, but left me feeling almost nothing when I reached the end, because the last chapter was just another, "Oh, I guess that happens next, huh?" kind of scenario. It didn't really feel like a conclusion.
November 18, 2024
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