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ノーゲーム・ノーライフ / No Game No Life (Light Novel) #5
No Game, No Life Vol. 5
Sora and Shiro, accompanied by Jibril and Plum, go to Avant Heim.
293 pages, Paperback
First published November 22, 2013
About the author
Yuu Kamiya
118 books186 followersKAMIYA Yuu
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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March 22, 2017
Best one so far.
June 21, 2018
Continuing from where Volume 4 left off, this novel follows Sora and Shiro as they drag the Dhampir Plum with them to the Flugel homeworld of Avant-Heim in order to uncover some knowledge of the Siren queen's game. In the meanwhile, Sora has enlisted Steph and Izuna to search Steph's grandfather's library in Elkia for any hints as to how previous players have dealt with the sleeping Siren queen's game. As one may expect, Sora and friends do indeed find the means to awaken the sleeping Siren, and this novel thus wraps up the plot arc started in the previous volume, but that conclusion isn't quite what is so great about this installment of No Game No Life.
When our human heroes reach Avant-Heim, they soon meet Azril, self-proclaimed older sister to their Flugel ally Jibril, a big fan of books in her own right, and the chairman of the nine-girl board who act as collective agent plenipotentiary for the Flugel race, governing over their Race Piece. As we learn, Azril so loved collecting and reading books that she proclaimed a "Book Sharing Act" for all her sisters, wherein all books are held communistically (if I may coin a jagged term) in order to share the wealth of knowledge among the race, whose main purpose seems to be nothing other than to garner knowledge. Jibril, quite the staunch individualist, rejects the act entirely, leading her to defect from her nation, leading her to the Dola family library, where we encountered her in Volume 2 of the novel. But it is not just Jibril's desire to read and own her own books that led her to rebel so overtly; we are later informed, near the crux of this volume, that Jibril's main reason for rejecting the act was that she had an interest in re-reading books, for the joy of finding something new while reading with new experiences in mind, a concept wholly foreign to her race, who have a memory so perfect they needn't see a single book again after reading through it just once.
This is the major conflict of the story: Jibril led her human masters to Azril with the belief that their presence might convince Azril of a new way of life, as they'd shown her previously. Azril, for all her posturing about fawning over her little sister, is in actuality an incredibly cold being, completely unaware and understanding of any of the goings-on of her sister or her masters. We learn that Azril was first of the Flugel, created as a race to kill other Old Deus, claiming the throne of One True God for their father, the war god Artosh. Being nothing but vaguely-sentient weapons, the Flugel carried out their orders perfectly, with many dying in the process. Yet, despite their efforts, many races, including Immanity, continued to persevere through the Great War. Sensing the need for a new brand of his creation, Artosh birthed Jibril, intentionally designed to be "imperfect," that she might learn secrets to life inaccessible to her older sisters. It was this "flaw" that led her to find faith in her masters, and, more importantly, fun. Jibril was thus able to successfully mission to some of her other sisters, spreading the Good News of Sora and Shiro to roughly one hundred other Flugel, all of whom eagerly awaited the chance to play against the kings of Immanity in a game of tag. Despite the stakes of their game, most of the Flugel ended up having extreme amounts of fun playing against Sora and Shiro, to a point where they intentionally take an L in favor of preventing Azril from fucking everything up.
Throughout the entire game of tag, Jibril constantly looks over at Azril, checking for any sort of change in expression that might betray a change of heart from something as cold as her original personality. With increasing fervency, Jibril badgers Azril with questions about why she continues to live, what she finds in existence. Azril, it turns out, has given herself the sole ability to order all Flugel to commit suicide, should they find they've failed the last mission given by Artosh, to learn how Artosh could have died. Much later, we learn there was never really such a mission - Azril uncovered the truth easily enough, but did not wish for her own death, nor especially the death of her sisters, and so fibbed to prevent any suicides, as well as to prolong everyone's lives by encouraging the mass hunt for knowledge via accumulation of many books. Offended by Jibril's apparently confusing new personality, Azril leans very close to commissioning the suicide order, thus Jibril's decision to evangelize on behalf of Sora and Shiro. At long last, Azril manages not to completely change her mind and respect Sora and Shiro, but at least she considers the possibility of such a change, that there is a potential that will postpone the death of the Flugel race indefinitely, until/unless Azril were to eventually decide against aligning with Immanity.
The surprisingly "deep" existential debate between Jibril and Azril elevates this volume above previous installments in the series, as well as above other light novels in general, but of course Volume 5 is still fun for the basic reason a No Game No Life book may be fun: the games. In the game of tag, Sora and Shiro are obviously at a disadvantage to the Flugel, who can not only fly but who can easily break physical laws in order to phase shift instead of move normally, as well as employ any number of magical attacks. To make up for this, Flugel's powers are somewhat constricted, Plum is able to use Dhampir magic to transform into a wing-like scarf to allow Sora and Shiro flight, and a slight word game is included (not unlike the shiritori game from Volume 2) wherein forty-six syllables are scattered among the hundred Flugel players, with the ability to a) retrieve syllables from their foes and b) combine syllables into words which would materialize into existence in order to allow some "magic" for the humans. As with in Volume 2, the word game is kinda wacky in English translation, and unfortunately there is no guide at the end of the book to inform the reader of the original Japanese syllables used, so instead we are stuck with what seems to be nonsense, Sora using strange language to circumvent the otherwise basic nature of the word game, much as the odd use of synonyms in Volume 2's shiritori made that game's conclusion much stranger to bear. Anyway, the course of the game is pretty great, following in the footsteps of the Werebeast FPS game from Volume 3 by taking inspiration from intense vidya-playing - this time, bullet hell shooters. Maybe the scenes are still tense on their own, but they are especially fun for readers familiar with the genre, particularly how the Flugel's energy beams seem to recall Spell Cards from Touhou, or other special moves from bosses in other games.
Anyway, after the Flugel game, which kinda takes up the vast majority of the page count, the kids gain access to the Flugel library, while Izuna finds a way to best search for good book back in Elkia (using sense of smell to track the books that smell best, having avoided one that smelled of Siren until the last moment). We learn there isn't really anything to the Sirens' game, that the fairy tale on which they've based their scheme concerns a princess who gets everything she wants from all her suitors, and thus seems to want only death, or nothing, or something. It's stated her answer is a suitor who presents her with a dagger, at least. So Sora, Shiro, and Jibril storm the game once more, this time with a vastly different idea in mind: Sora challenges the Siren queen to fall in love with _him_, and Jibril keeps pelting her with Heavenly Smite attacks to constantly evaporate all the water, hindering the queen's progress toward Sora, not bringing her any pain (it is still a simulation), but giving her immense fear and confusion. Sora ultimately rejects the queen, of course, and it turns out the queen is something of a masochist, breaking from her slumber in order to receive more insults, &c., from Sora and co.
At the end, though it doesn't seem too terribly important, we find out Plum was the last male Dhampir the whole time, and that he wasn't nearly as stupid as he'd pretended, having partly orchestrated the entire scheme, though of course Sora and Shiro found him out almost as soon as he was introduced, back in Volume 4. How Plum managed to hide his shota pecker the entire time, when all illustrations show his bare ass, is absolutely beyond me, but at the very least I'm mostly glad I'd gotten that twist spoiled for me on Wikipedia before I ever bothered trying to find any porn or anything haha. That said, now we're stuck with only two, rather than three, lolis. Or, wait, well, I guess Sora somehow got a Siren daughter in the end.
When our human heroes reach Avant-Heim, they soon meet Azril, self-proclaimed older sister to their Flugel ally Jibril, a big fan of books in her own right, and the chairman of the nine-girl board who act as collective agent plenipotentiary for the Flugel race, governing over their Race Piece. As we learn, Azril so loved collecting and reading books that she proclaimed a "Book Sharing Act" for all her sisters, wherein all books are held communistically (if I may coin a jagged term) in order to share the wealth of knowledge among the race, whose main purpose seems to be nothing other than to garner knowledge. Jibril, quite the staunch individualist, rejects the act entirely, leading her to defect from her nation, leading her to the Dola family library, where we encountered her in Volume 2 of the novel. But it is not just Jibril's desire to read and own her own books that led her to rebel so overtly; we are later informed, near the crux of this volume, that Jibril's main reason for rejecting the act was that she had an interest in re-reading books, for the joy of finding something new while reading with new experiences in mind, a concept wholly foreign to her race, who have a memory so perfect they needn't see a single book again after reading through it just once.
This is the major conflict of the story: Jibril led her human masters to Azril with the belief that their presence might convince Azril of a new way of life, as they'd shown her previously. Azril, for all her posturing about fawning over her little sister, is in actuality an incredibly cold being, completely unaware and understanding of any of the goings-on of her sister or her masters. We learn that Azril was first of the Flugel, created as a race to kill other Old Deus, claiming the throne of One True God for their father, the war god Artosh. Being nothing but vaguely-sentient weapons, the Flugel carried out their orders perfectly, with many dying in the process. Yet, despite their efforts, many races, including Immanity, continued to persevere through the Great War. Sensing the need for a new brand of his creation, Artosh birthed Jibril, intentionally designed to be "imperfect," that she might learn secrets to life inaccessible to her older sisters. It was this "flaw" that led her to find faith in her masters, and, more importantly, fun. Jibril was thus able to successfully mission to some of her other sisters, spreading the Good News of Sora and Shiro to roughly one hundred other Flugel, all of whom eagerly awaited the chance to play against the kings of Immanity in a game of tag. Despite the stakes of their game, most of the Flugel ended up having extreme amounts of fun playing against Sora and Shiro, to a point where they intentionally take an L in favor of preventing Azril from fucking everything up.
Throughout the entire game of tag, Jibril constantly looks over at Azril, checking for any sort of change in expression that might betray a change of heart from something as cold as her original personality. With increasing fervency, Jibril badgers Azril with questions about why she continues to live, what she finds in existence. Azril, it turns out, has given herself the sole ability to order all Flugel to commit suicide, should they find they've failed the last mission given by Artosh, to learn how Artosh could have died. Much later, we learn there was never really such a mission - Azril uncovered the truth easily enough, but did not wish for her own death, nor especially the death of her sisters, and so fibbed to prevent any suicides, as well as to prolong everyone's lives by encouraging the mass hunt for knowledge via accumulation of many books. Offended by Jibril's apparently confusing new personality, Azril leans very close to commissioning the suicide order, thus Jibril's decision to evangelize on behalf of Sora and Shiro. At long last, Azril manages not to completely change her mind and respect Sora and Shiro, but at least she considers the possibility of such a change, that there is a potential that will postpone the death of the Flugel race indefinitely, until/unless Azril were to eventually decide against aligning with Immanity.
The surprisingly "deep" existential debate between Jibril and Azril elevates this volume above previous installments in the series, as well as above other light novels in general, but of course Volume 5 is still fun for the basic reason a No Game No Life book may be fun: the games. In the game of tag, Sora and Shiro are obviously at a disadvantage to the Flugel, who can not only fly but who can easily break physical laws in order to phase shift instead of move normally, as well as employ any number of magical attacks. To make up for this, Flugel's powers are somewhat constricted, Plum is able to use Dhampir magic to transform into a wing-like scarf to allow Sora and Shiro flight, and a slight word game is included (not unlike the shiritori game from Volume 2) wherein forty-six syllables are scattered among the hundred Flugel players, with the ability to a) retrieve syllables from their foes and b) combine syllables into words which would materialize into existence in order to allow some "magic" for the humans. As with in Volume 2, the word game is kinda wacky in English translation, and unfortunately there is no guide at the end of the book to inform the reader of the original Japanese syllables used, so instead we are stuck with what seems to be nonsense, Sora using strange language to circumvent the otherwise basic nature of the word game, much as the odd use of synonyms in Volume 2's shiritori made that game's conclusion much stranger to bear. Anyway, the course of the game is pretty great, following in the footsteps of the Werebeast FPS game from Volume 3 by taking inspiration from intense vidya-playing - this time, bullet hell shooters. Maybe the scenes are still tense on their own, but they are especially fun for readers familiar with the genre, particularly how the Flugel's energy beams seem to recall Spell Cards from Touhou, or other special moves from bosses in other games.
Anyway, after the Flugel game, which kinda takes up the vast majority of the page count, the kids gain access to the Flugel library, while Izuna finds a way to best search for good book back in Elkia (using sense of smell to track the books that smell best, having avoided one that smelled of Siren until the last moment). We learn there isn't really anything to the Sirens' game, that the fairy tale on which they've based their scheme concerns a princess who gets everything she wants from all her suitors, and thus seems to want only death, or nothing, or something. It's stated her answer is a suitor who presents her with a dagger, at least. So Sora, Shiro, and Jibril storm the game once more, this time with a vastly different idea in mind: Sora challenges the Siren queen to fall in love with _him_, and Jibril keeps pelting her with Heavenly Smite attacks to constantly evaporate all the water, hindering the queen's progress toward Sora, not bringing her any pain (it is still a simulation), but giving her immense fear and confusion. Sora ultimately rejects the queen, of course, and it turns out the queen is something of a masochist, breaking from her slumber in order to receive more insults, &c., from Sora and co.
At the end, though it doesn't seem too terribly important, we find out Plum was the last male Dhampir the whole time, and that he wasn't nearly as stupid as he'd pretended, having partly orchestrated the entire scheme, though of course Sora and Shiro found him out almost as soon as he was introduced, back in Volume 4. How Plum managed to hide his shota pecker the entire time, when all illustrations show his bare ass, is absolutely beyond me, but at the very least I'm mostly glad I'd gotten that twist spoiled for me on Wikipedia before I ever bothered trying to find any porn or anything haha. That said, now we're stuck with only two, rather than three, lolis. Or, wait, well, I guess Sora somehow got a Siren daughter in the end.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 17, 2018
No Game No Life is one of my current favorites. This one here is Volume 5. Like the review requests, I will examine Plot, Character and Polish and then assign a grade.
PLOT
This story does not immediately resume Blank's conquest of the Siren. It actually opens with Feel, their opponent in volume 1, visiting another elven nobleman. Yes, this is a snapshot of Feel and Kurami's schemes in the elf's country, and it is impressive. It has the same sort of multi-layer game-plotting and deception as the primary plot, and a similar sense of style. After the first reading session, I had to make sure I only read it at night, when I had more free time, because I didn't want to stop. What follows is a tender-moment, with much character development. Then a scene shift for an immensely funny scene.
Suffice to say, Yuu Kamiya brought his A-Game right out of the gate. The primary plot exceeds it.
The meat of it is a game of tag with the Flügels, which includes a number of twists and additional rules to fit the setting. It was thrilling. Not just the battle itself, which was amazing enough, but the fact that this is the first game that Blank goes into blind. The game and its rules are suggested by Jibril, so Blank can't do their normal "win the game before it starts" methodology.
The game appears to have the lowest skates of any game so far, but the real stakes are much higher and more personal.
This particular arc has a great conclusion to it; a satisfying resolution and with an unexpected result.
CHARACTERS
Jibril gets a lot of development here. This book taking place in her hometown, we learn a lot about her; her past, her relationships, and how she differs from other Flügels. For instance, while all the Flugel love reading, she is the only one who cares about the books themselves.
We meet another Flügel, Azrael. She is the First Unit and one of the Flügel's leaders. This makes her the big sister of the Flugel, and she is quite proud of that fact. Thus the comedic contrast with her behavior matching that of a flaky and annoying younger sister. There are a lot of layers to this character. Saying anymore would be a spoiler.
There is also a side plot dedicated to Stephanie and Izuna. It is awfully cute, and relevant to the overarching plot of the series.
POLISH
It looks good. Yuu Kamiya has this tight and flowing prose style that works extremely well in high energy scenes such as the game of tag, but also highlights slower and emotional moments.
Trickster Eric Novels gives "No Game No Life Volume 5" an A+
PLOT
This story does not immediately resume Blank's conquest of the Siren. It actually opens with Feel, their opponent in volume 1, visiting another elven nobleman. Yes, this is a snapshot of Feel and Kurami's schemes in the elf's country, and it is impressive. It has the same sort of multi-layer game-plotting and deception as the primary plot, and a similar sense of style. After the first reading session, I had to make sure I only read it at night, when I had more free time, because I didn't want to stop. What follows is a tender-moment, with much character development. Then a scene shift for an immensely funny scene.
Suffice to say, Yuu Kamiya brought his A-Game right out of the gate. The primary plot exceeds it.
The meat of it is a game of tag with the Flügels, which includes a number of twists and additional rules to fit the setting. It was thrilling. Not just the battle itself, which was amazing enough, but the fact that this is the first game that Blank goes into blind. The game and its rules are suggested by Jibril, so Blank can't do their normal "win the game before it starts" methodology.
The game appears to have the lowest skates of any game so far, but the real stakes are much higher and more personal.
This particular arc has a great conclusion to it; a satisfying resolution and with an unexpected result.
CHARACTERS
Jibril gets a lot of development here. This book taking place in her hometown, we learn a lot about her; her past, her relationships, and how she differs from other Flügels. For instance, while all the Flugel love reading, she is the only one who cares about the books themselves.
We meet another Flügel, Azrael. She is the First Unit and one of the Flügel's leaders. This makes her the big sister of the Flugel, and she is quite proud of that fact. Thus the comedic contrast with her behavior matching that of a flaky and annoying younger sister. There are a lot of layers to this character. Saying anymore would be a spoiler.
There is also a side plot dedicated to Stephanie and Izuna. It is awfully cute, and relevant to the overarching plot of the series.
POLISH
It looks good. Yuu Kamiya has this tight and flowing prose style that works extremely well in high energy scenes such as the game of tag, but also highlights slower and emotional moments.
Trickster Eric Novels gives "No Game No Life Volume 5" an A+
September 11, 2021
Wow. This was incomparable to the 4th volume. The philosophical propositions introduced were so interesting, mind-boggling, exciting. There was a lot of character development for the Flugels, and Jibril's position was somehow relatable. The preface and the epilogue came together so well, and the plot was interwoven in a very intricate and fluid manner. All questions were answered, so readers could put down the book with satisfaction. Even if not everything was perfect, I can say that I enjoyed this book more than I expected.
May 9, 2018
reto dark guardians
dia mundial de la niña y la ciencia
Como en el libro anterior no pudieron despertar a la reina sirena , el grupo va al hogar de la chica esta que tiene alas. este lugar se llama AVANT HEIM o algo asi ( perdonad si no es el nombre correcto) , porque si no lo hacen el abuelito de la ternurita bestia no va a regresar vivo. ( que tristeza) .
Sora y Shiro tiene un monton de miedo y se enfrenta a muchas fugels angeles especialmente con la hermana mayor de la que es su sirvienta de por vida. todas esas chicas bonitas resulta ser bombas de tiempo que hace 6 años no decapita ni matan a nadie.
Shiro en este libro nos demuestra que con 11 años es una genia. GENIA. es como si ya hubieran nacido veinte mil veces antes. como una diosa.
dia mundial de la niña y la ciencia
Como en el libro anterior no pudieron despertar a la reina sirena , el grupo va al hogar de la chica esta que tiene alas. este lugar se llama AVANT HEIM o algo asi ( perdonad si no es el nombre correcto) , porque si no lo hacen el abuelito de la ternurita bestia no va a regresar vivo. ( que tristeza) .
Sora y Shiro tiene un monton de miedo y se enfrenta a muchas fugels angeles especialmente con la hermana mayor de la que es su sirvienta de por vida. todas esas chicas bonitas resulta ser bombas de tiempo que hace 6 años no decapita ni matan a nadie.
Shiro en este libro nos demuestra que con 11 años es una genia. GENIA. es como si ya hubieran nacido veinte mil veces antes. como una diosa.
September 13, 2014
Ok so let's get down to business....like that FUCKED UP GAME AT THE END?! But I will get to that later few things I liked how this story decided to really show the result of Kuuhaku's action(if you don't know who that is reread volume 1 and don't just memorize *Learn). The show how slowly all of the races are coming together giving a sense of unity. 2nd showing off how kurami and Fii co-op gaming skills, I felt this was a nice change of pace to show game playing a game since they were MIA for awhile. This helped showcase a lot of Their character development especially Kurami who is really determined to surpass them. However I am indeed curious about Sora's memories that are plaguing her. I just can't help but speculate what she saw. 3rd The Showdown at Avant-Heim, I honestly have nothing much to say on this cause I was already able to predict the outcome. Don't get me wrong it was by no means bad the game itself those 2(3-4 if you pay attention) against all of those Flugel very exciting read. And we are introudced by Azrael which is by far even more troublesome than jibril(personality wise). OK 4th the rematch and conclusion against the Seriens. I'm gonna be honest this pissed me off. Not the game persay but the result and what was needed to win in the game. To put is simply she wanted something unattainable* and I will go no further but it turned the Empress into an Masochist of sorts which made it even more absurd. As a side note I will say that shiro actually beat Sora at his own game which lead to this surprisingly. Now 4th the "DRAW", This is probably by far my favorite part of reading this I don't want to avoid to much but that reveal and planning and counter plans I felt like i was death note or code geass sheesh. Not to mention Plum fits in this "trap"(I just gave it away)and meeting the leader of the Damphirs just brilliant. All in all this was an awesome read, Though we did not end with a cliffhanger really so I am intently looking forward to volume 6. WELP LET THE GAMES BEGIN! UNTO TO VOLUME 6
December 3, 2017
This book was definitely a step up from Vol. 4, and was interesting and funny. This book has many thrilling moments, such as Sora and Shiro’s game of tag against the flugel, which had very creative rules. What the queen wanted was also very surprising. The book also had its comedic moments here and there. While this book is quite entertaining, it’s also very confusing. For example, how Sora and Shiro found out Plum’s true gender. All Sora and Shiro say after revealing this is how Plum tried to make the Siren’s responsibility for supplying blood to the Dhampirs become Imanity’s responsibility, and how they found this out and stopped this from happening. They give no explanation on how they found out Plum’s true gender. However, the exciting moments in this book, more than make up for this confusion towards the end. How Plum wasn’t completely allied with Imanity and came up with a great plan to free the Dhampirs from the Sirens, and also how Sora and Shiro won a game of tag against a group of angels who can defy physics. Fans can appreciate how Kamiya came up with a very exciting set of events that keep you at the edge of your seat, just like he usually does. Sora and Shiro have taken Elkia and Imanity, to unimaginable heights. I can’t wait to see the next race Sora and Shiro conquer, and I would give this book a 4 out of 5.
November 14, 2017
It took a while But I was finally able to read volume 5, something i have been wanting to do for a long time because of the way volume 4 ended.
One of the best things from this volume is the way a lot of things come together in this one even things that started or were mentioned in the first volume get a place in this one! What makes the base for a great read.
Another thing is the games Sora and Shiro play this time Why not play tag with the Flugels? How stupid it sounds how cool it was! or the way Sora solves the whole Siren problem. Both are things I didn't expect and made the book so much better.
The ONLY Flaw I find in this one is the translation it is not wrong but it is sometimes just weird or difficult to read there were some times I had to read a sentence two times just to understood what they were trying to say.
One of the best things from this volume is the way a lot of things come together in this one even things that started or were mentioned in the first volume get a place in this one! What makes the base for a great read.
Another thing is the games Sora and Shiro play this time Why not play tag with the Flugels? How stupid it sounds how cool it was! or the way Sora solves the whole Siren problem. Both are things I didn't expect and made the book so much better.
The ONLY Flaw I find in this one is the translation it is not wrong but it is sometimes just weird or difficult to read there were some times I had to read a sentence two times just to understood what they were trying to say.
January 20, 2020
I liked it, but the translation is awful... had to re-read some parts and then try to interpret what the original message was. The word building game with the syllables is really hard to translate, it warranted a translation note explaining what was going on.
The plot itself was really funny (some of it predictable, some satisfying twists and surprises).
I am yet to be convinced the author knows how he's going to wrap the story up, he might just be winging it :D
The plot itself was really funny (some of it predictable, some satisfying twists and surprises).
I am yet to be convinced the author knows how he's going to wrap the story up, he might just be winging it :D
April 20, 2020
Nuevamente el autor nos vuelve a sorprender con una obra maestra, muy bien pensada y con personajes totalmente interesantes.
Me sorprendió mucho como soro y shiro llegan a puntos en los cuales tienen que usar sus grandes capacidades para superar las adversidades, también me encantó el final del volumen por qué nos vuelve a demostrar la forma en la que estos dos gamers tienen grandes previsiones para el futuro.
Me sorprendió mucho como soro y shiro llegan a puntos en los cuales tienen que usar sus grandes capacidades para superar las adversidades, también me encantó el final del volumen por qué nos vuelve a demostrar la forma en la que estos dos gamers tienen grandes previsiones para el futuro.
February 21, 2017
My brother gave this to me as a bday present and man, so far this one and the first novel are my favorites.
So many plot twists, great ass characters, fucking awesome games, my beautiful Shiro being loved, and most of all, my OTP being canon AF!!!!
Thank you, sweet baby black Jesus. NGNL is the best!!!!
So many plot twists, great ass characters, fucking awesome games, my beautiful Shiro being loved, and most of all, my OTP being canon AF!!!!
Thank you, sweet baby black Jesus. NGNL is the best!!!!
January 14, 2018
A quick read and moderately enjoyable. My final assessment is that I enjoyed the anime more than the books, as they put more detail into the show (whether by design or by the nature of the visual medium I am not sure).
May 16, 2018
despite sometimes my brain almost fried trying to understand what was happening, this vol was good as the vol before :3
September 9, 2019
I feel like it's starting to drag a bit, but it's still a fun read!
March 26, 2020
I loved reading more about the Flugel. They're such an intimidating and breath-taking species. Also, they're just as obsessed with books as I am. ^_^
April 4, 2020
I don't get why this light novel is so underrated. Honestly, I love it!
May 2, 2021
~"Nuestros innumerables fracasos iluminan el camino para nuestros sucesores, convirtiéndonos en sus linternas que iluminan la noche por venir"~
July 13, 2021
yeahhhh :)
pretty good actually
pretty good actually
February 3, 2017
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Here we are again, with another volume of No Game No Life, and this one is perhaps the most insane that I have read so far. The story follows three separate POVs. The first one is Chlammy and Fiel, the human girl and the elf who always accompanies her. The two of them are in Elven Gard, the nation of the elves. Their goal? To topple the entire nation.
So, in volume 1, Chlammy originally tried to take over the Kingdom of Elkia, which, if you’ll remember, is the nation of immanity, or humans. After the first volume, she and Fii, who was her accomplice, ran off. However, she and Fii come back in volume 3 and end up becoming Sora and Shiro’s ally.
I kinda like how much Chlammy has grown. She’s become a lot stronger and more interesting as a character, which is due in no small part thanks to Sora, who gave all of his memories to her in volume 3. She’s also become a lot more cunning. I was honestly impressed by how she defeated the elf, Barthel, in the first chapter.
Of course, if I’m being honest, I really like Fiel, who, on top of being super hot, also has a sharp tongue. I enjoy sarcasm in all its forms, but Fii’s brand of sarcasm, which is basically to insult and degrade others with a big smile, is definitely the most hilarious.
We also learn a bit more about the magic of this world. So, essentially, magic classes can be categorized by the number of spells that a person can cast at the same time. For example, a duocaster can cast and hold two spells at the same time. A tricaster can cast three. Fiel is a hexcaster, which means she can cast and hold six spells at the same time. According the Plum, the Dhampir who showed up in volume 4, multiple casting is a specialty of the elves. Fiel, as a hex caster, is among the best of her kind. Of course, this is a casting system for the lower ranked Exceed. The higher ranked Exceed, such as Flugel, are so powerful that they pretty much defy all natural laws.
And speaking of Flugel, that’s where Sora and Shiro have gone. They travel with Jibril and Plum to Avant Heim, the floating Phantasma, ranked second of the Exceed. There they are introduced to Azriel, the Alipotentiary of the Flugel and the self-proclaimed big sister of Jibril. We learn that Jibril was the last Flugel created by Artosh, God of War and Chaos, who died during the great war that happened before Tet became the one true god and created the Ten Covenants.
Their goal in traveling to Avant Heim initially appears to be knowledge; they want to discover documents about the game created by the Mermaid Queen, who, in the previous volume, they had failed to wake up from her eternal slumber. This is where most of the real insanity happens. Of course, it is Sora and Shiro, so insanity is to be expected. I somehow feel like they’ve become even crazier in this volume than they were in the last volume.
The last split POV is done from the perspective of Stephanie Dola, the former princess of Immanity and now the butt end of almost every joke. She and Izuna Hatsuse, a Werebeast girl, have been given the task of going through the library that Steph’s grandfather left to see if there is any information pertaining to the Mermaid theme there.
This particular volume, like all volumes, has a number of twists, turns, and is interesting enough that I was able to thoroughly enjoy reading it. There’s just one thing I didn’t like. The English. Okay, so, by now, I am 100% positive that the language issue is not due to any incompetency on the translator’s part. Every volume so far has read the same. Incomplete sentence. Poorly detailed scenes where there’s so much happening yet so little being described that I often can’t make heads or tails of what’s going on. Awkward sentences that sound atrocious when I read them out loud and so forth. Yen Press has always done an excellent job with their translations. If there’s an issue to be had, then I can only conclude that it’s a problem on the author’s side of things. The series is very stylistic, and it completely ignores English writing conventions. I can take that in small doses, but the fact that more than 75% of this series is grammatically fucked up made it difficult for me to get through.
Saying that, I really do love this series. I love the characters. I love the plot. I even love the awkward sexual tension that randomly crops up in pretty much every scene. If you enjoy a story that’s all about two gamers bullshitting their way through every situation and having a blast doing it, this series is definitely for you. In fact, so long as you’re open-minded and enjoy an entertaining story, I’d say pick up this series. It’s a good story despite some of its flaws.
Here we are again, with another volume of No Game No Life, and this one is perhaps the most insane that I have read so far. The story follows three separate POVs. The first one is Chlammy and Fiel, the human girl and the elf who always accompanies her. The two of them are in Elven Gard, the nation of the elves. Their goal? To topple the entire nation.
So, in volume 1, Chlammy originally tried to take over the Kingdom of Elkia, which, if you’ll remember, is the nation of immanity, or humans. After the first volume, she and Fii, who was her accomplice, ran off. However, she and Fii come back in volume 3 and end up becoming Sora and Shiro’s ally.
I kinda like how much Chlammy has grown. She’s become a lot stronger and more interesting as a character, which is due in no small part thanks to Sora, who gave all of his memories to her in volume 3. She’s also become a lot more cunning. I was honestly impressed by how she defeated the elf, Barthel, in the first chapter.
Of course, if I’m being honest, I really like Fiel, who, on top of being super hot, also has a sharp tongue. I enjoy sarcasm in all its forms, but Fii’s brand of sarcasm, which is basically to insult and degrade others with a big smile, is definitely the most hilarious.
We also learn a bit more about the magic of this world. So, essentially, magic classes can be categorized by the number of spells that a person can cast at the same time. For example, a duocaster can cast and hold two spells at the same time. A tricaster can cast three. Fiel is a hexcaster, which means she can cast and hold six spells at the same time. According the Plum, the Dhampir who showed up in volume 4, multiple casting is a specialty of the elves. Fiel, as a hex caster, is among the best of her kind. Of course, this is a casting system for the lower ranked Exceed. The higher ranked Exceed, such as Flugel, are so powerful that they pretty much defy all natural laws.
And speaking of Flugel, that’s where Sora and Shiro have gone. They travel with Jibril and Plum to Avant Heim, the floating Phantasma, ranked second of the Exceed. There they are introduced to Azriel, the Alipotentiary of the Flugel and the self-proclaimed big sister of Jibril. We learn that Jibril was the last Flugel created by Artosh, God of War and Chaos, who died during the great war that happened before Tet became the one true god and created the Ten Covenants.
Their goal in traveling to Avant Heim initially appears to be knowledge; they want to discover documents about the game created by the Mermaid Queen, who, in the previous volume, they had failed to wake up from her eternal slumber. This is where most of the real insanity happens. Of course, it is Sora and Shiro, so insanity is to be expected. I somehow feel like they’ve become even crazier in this volume than they were in the last volume.
The last split POV is done from the perspective of Stephanie Dola, the former princess of Immanity and now the butt end of almost every joke. She and Izuna Hatsuse, a Werebeast girl, have been given the task of going through the library that Steph’s grandfather left to see if there is any information pertaining to the Mermaid theme there.
This particular volume, like all volumes, has a number of twists, turns, and is interesting enough that I was able to thoroughly enjoy reading it. There’s just one thing I didn’t like. The English. Okay, so, by now, I am 100% positive that the language issue is not due to any incompetency on the translator’s part. Every volume so far has read the same. Incomplete sentence. Poorly detailed scenes where there’s so much happening yet so little being described that I often can’t make heads or tails of what’s going on. Awkward sentences that sound atrocious when I read them out loud and so forth. Yen Press has always done an excellent job with their translations. If there’s an issue to be had, then I can only conclude that it’s a problem on the author’s side of things. The series is very stylistic, and it completely ignores English writing conventions. I can take that in small doses, but the fact that more than 75% of this series is grammatically fucked up made it difficult for me to get through.
Saying that, I really do love this series. I love the characters. I love the plot. I even love the awkward sexual tension that randomly crops up in pretty much every scene. If you enjoy a story that’s all about two gamers bullshitting their way through every situation and having a blast doing it, this series is definitely for you. In fact, so long as you’re open-minded and enjoy an entertaining story, I’d say pick up this series. It’s a good story despite some of its flaws.
September 28, 2018
I really likes this book. I think this book was very exciting because the last book really set this one up. Blank had to go up against one of the toughest enemies they've faced, the Flugels. Even though I felt like it was a little predictable, it was still really intriguing. I can't wait for the next book because this one ended on a very annoying cliff hanger.
May 23, 2015
(Para comentarios de la serie en general, ver la reseña del primer volumen)
En el volumen anterior se planteó la situación de crisis de las Sirens y los Dhampirs. En este volumen se resuelve esta tensión, como siempre, mediante juegos.
Ya que en el volumen anterior Sora y Shiro determinan que todavía no tienen información suficiente para enfrentar a la reina Siren, en esta ocasión deciden hacer una visita intermedia a la tierra de Jibril (la Flugel), en donde planean encontrar una cantidad abundante de información. Este es un muy buen pretexto literario para que podamos entender la historia y los conflictos de raza de los Flugel.
El juego con los Flugel es acción, acción y más acción. Vale la pena mencionar que este volumen (a la fecha) todavía no sale en anime, pero a través de las palabras el escritor plantea un juego ágil e interesante donde los hermanos tienen que usar todas sus habilidades.
Ya con la información que se obtiene de los Flugel, el misterio para derrotar a la reina Siren queda resuelto.
Algo que me gustó de este volumen es que el manejo de las historias paralelas se intensifica. Tenemos a Sora y a Shiro buscando información con los Flugel, pero el escritor no desaprovecha a sus personajes y por otro lado también los pone a buscar información. Más aún, por otro lado se comienza a desarrollar una arco de la historia con los Elfos que se ve que estará muy interesante.
En el volumen anterior se planteó la situación de crisis de las Sirens y los Dhampirs. En este volumen se resuelve esta tensión, como siempre, mediante juegos.
Ya que en el volumen anterior Sora y Shiro determinan que todavía no tienen información suficiente para enfrentar a la reina Siren, en esta ocasión deciden hacer una visita intermedia a la tierra de Jibril (la Flugel), en donde planean encontrar una cantidad abundante de información. Este es un muy buen pretexto literario para que podamos entender la historia y los conflictos de raza de los Flugel.
El juego con los Flugel es acción, acción y más acción. Vale la pena mencionar que este volumen (a la fecha) todavía no sale en anime, pero a través de las palabras el escritor plantea un juego ágil e interesante donde los hermanos tienen que usar todas sus habilidades.
Ya con la información que se obtiene de los Flugel, el misterio para derrotar a la reina Siren queda resuelto.
Algo que me gustó de este volumen es que el manejo de las historias paralelas se intensifica. Tenemos a Sora y a Shiro buscando información con los Flugel, pero el escritor no desaprovecha a sus personajes y por otro lado también los pone a buscar información. Más aún, por otro lado se comienza a desarrollar una arco de la historia con los Elfos que se ve que estará muy interesante.
March 19, 2017
I have been looking forward to this new edition for months, and while I did enjoy it, I dint enjoy it as much I thought I would. I love the story and the characters as always, but I was so confused when I was reading it. I don't know if anybody else experienced this, but I was really confused for probably 30% of the book. Also on a side note, there are 9 light novels in this series and when I say that I just died. It's going to be years before I get to read the end of the story because the translating into English takes so long, but oh well, just more time to suffer. This book was really good, I would recommend it if you are familiar with the No Game No Life series.
January 20, 2017
The world is messed up, but everyone seems okay with it, because to them it's considered normal.
Started pretty slow, got better, took some odd turns, felt an it like an after school special at times, it's revealed why Sora thinks he doesn't understand romantic love, and everyone seems like they're having fun despite the craziness.
Started pretty slow, got better, took some odd turns, felt an it like an after school special at times, it's revealed why Sora thinks he doesn't understand romantic love, and everyone seems like they're having fun despite the craziness.
January 4, 2017
Really really enjoyed this one. This volume showing more of Jibril's sweet side and her devotion to Sora and Shiro; also what the siblings can accomplish ever when they don't have the advantage in a game...great novel
March 30, 2015
¡Cada vez de pone mejor la trama!
December 11, 2015
I loved all the action in this book.
The vampire trying to suck the blood from sora after he won is great. And sora's scheming is even greater.
The vampire trying to suck the blood from sora after he won is great. And sora's scheming is even greater.
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March 9, 2016so nice =)
September 21, 2016
One of the best within the series.
" " gets a face off against a horde of Flügel. Because why not?
" " gets a face off against a horde of Flügel. Because why not?
December 27, 2016
The Flügel are awesome, four stars!
January 6, 2017
Excellent!
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