魔法科高校の劣等生 5 夏休み編+1

魔法科高校の劣等生 [Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei] (Novel) #5

by Tsutomu Sato, 佐島勤, Kana Ishida (Illustrator)

現代の魔法使い、魔法科高校の生徒たち夏休みの過ごし方は――?

今度の『魔法科』は特別編! ウェブ未公開の最新書き下ろし短編を収録! 魔法科高校生徒たちの意外なエピソードが紐解かれる!
『夏の休日』――雫の別荘に遊びに来た、達也とその友人たち。豪華なリゾート地でバカンスを堪能する中、達也に恋心を抱くほのかが気合いの一大決心を!?
『友情と信頼とロリコン疑惑』――十師族・一条家の次期当主、一条将輝。彼の友人である吉祥寺と共に過ごすプライベートとは……?
『メモリーズ・オブ・ザ・サマー』――達也と深雪が町にショッピングへと繰り出した。深雪は、デートのようなシチュエーションに心躍らせていたが……。
『会長選挙と女王さま』――三年生である真由美が、もうすぐ生徒会会長を引退するという。その後継者に、とある人物を名指しするが……。

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

376 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2012

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the collection of stories between the Nine Schools Competition and the start of the year after the holidays. It ties it all nicely.

[Madalyne Jesus · Rating 5 out of 5]

A much more lighthearted and fluffy part of the series, one which I enjoyed immensely. Both for the mental break from heavy plot and the amusement found in reading these short stories. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and found myself laughing aloud many times throughout- Tatsuya you are a complicated one and it amuses me endlessly.

[Niall Teasdale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting one. This is actually an anthology of short stories set over the summer holidays. The most interesting aspect is that they cover time which isn't in the anime, including the election of Nakajo as student president and so Miyuki as the VP. It also gives us a semi-resolution to the 'Honoka loves Tatsuya' plotline which kind of drifts about in the anime, never getting anywhere.

So, three stars rather than more or less? Well, when it comes right down to it, I only really enjoyed the last story, which covers the start of the autumn term and the election. Asuza Nakajo, resident loli and terribly timid student council secretary, is destined to be president but doesn't want to be. Until Tatsuya says he can persuade her and promptly bribes her into doing it. I really wish they'd put that into the anime since even the illustrations done for the book make the scene stand out as a light moment. The first story would have been a filler episode at the beach, except that it's a canon part of the story and so not filler. It features swimwear, Tatsuya being a plank, and Honoka revealing her feelings for him.

The remaining stories are basically about secondary characters (aside from one fluff piece about the Shiba siblings). Morisaki gets his own story which actually introduces what could be a quite important character. In the anime, Morisaki comes across as a total asshole. In the books so far, he's come across as a total asshole, but worse. In this story, he's gallant and something of a hero, yet he still manages to be an asshole inside his head. It didn't really improve my opinion of him. There's also a story about Amy/Eimi, the ruby-haired girl from Course 1 who is mostly known as one of the characters from the Nine Schools Competition Arc. And it really is basically filler. Not bad, but easily forgotten. I feel like there's another story I've missed, but if there is, I've forgotten it in a couple of days.

So, this is a book to read to fill in some gaps (it all happens between the Nine Schools and Yokohama arcs of the anime and books), and to be complete. It's not bad. It's not great. Except for the Nakajo scene. That's great.

[Alec Rebert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to preface this review by saying I absolutely love the way Sato-sensei writes his narration. I cannot being to tell you with words how enjoyable it is to read for me. That being said this is probably my least favorite of the volumes so far; I'm not sure it it's just how he approaches short stories or what but I just didn't feel the same sort of feeling of being enamored that I have with previous volumes. regardless it's still a very solid entry

4.2

[Tina Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this short stories collection. The diversity of its stories brings life to the other important characters in this series. Getting to know the other characters certainly brings dimension to the story. Revealing Katsuto's spontaneity, versus Tatsuya-sama's intent, showing the adoration of Cardinal George and the depth of Mayumi's personality being an heir of the Saegusa. Beautiful. I will definitely read this again!

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a different experience from the other volumes but it was a fun read. The short stories in general were interesting and added little insights and more depth into some of the side characters like Morisaki. However my main gripe with this volume is that I hated a single short. That being the Amelia In Wonderland story. It's hard for me to explain but the whole premise seemed extremely forced. However that didn't ruin my overall enjoyment of the volume.

[Max Wehler · Rating 4 out of 5]

a collection of short stories, with some being vastly better than others, this was an overall enjoyable volume, if a bit tedious to read at times. My Favourite parts include Honoka and Tatsuya in "Summer Vacation", Tatsuya and Miyuki in "Memories of Summer", and the entirety of the student council election, which I had expected to be boring, given its anime adaptation.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This author - if he's not spouting weird educational theory or terrible technobabble, he's judging how girls "should" act and phrasing it as "how they are in the future."


Full, less judgemental review eventually appearing on ANN.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phát cuồng từ anime Mahouka Koukou no Retsu..., đặc biệt là fan 2 anh em nhà Shiba. Nên bất chấp cho full 5*. Truyện cũng giải thích được nhiều phần anime không thể làm hết.
Là tác phẩm đáng đọc đối với fan light novel thể loại phép thuật công nghệ.

[Pieter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several short stories, some about Tatsuya, some about others. I liked all of them, but only the last shows us a bit of things to come. A good filler, entertaining to read, but I prefer longer stories ;)

[Ikku Summers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good read although I thought it was too lengty.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to read some scenes I never got to experience in the anime.

[R.Zoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really a refreshing story.

[Andrei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Q

[Robert Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[Jami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

[Tomcat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice read, stories and characters.

Several stories that introduce and developed some characters that had an appearance in previous volumes. The author looks deeper in the characters and their relations, bringing to this series a solid cast of characters with great personalities. Some changes in the story that for sure will be reflected in future volumes. A solid book, easy to read and really enjoyable.

[Mateus Perboni Rodrigues · Rating 3 out of 5]

Idea
Many ideas on this LN. A lot of short stories too.
It is a very good option to deepen the story of the main characters and also side ones without diverging from the main story line.

Execution Macro
I would say that on a macro-level it was kind of hindered/restrained it is not so fluid as others.

Execution Micro
The explanation for being hindered/restrained is that there a lot of details and new information about the characters and also scenery explanations.

All-in-All
It was ok. It took me some time to read (compared to other LN) due to not being fluid.

[Jassa Myne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one seemed to be one of those books that was filled with side stories that may or may not have anything to do with the main plot. They might come up or they might not. Mostly I think to give the reader a chance to see the characters in a different setting.

[Stas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun summer. =D

[Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some stories pretty interesting, some not so much. Glad to see there's development and background on supporting characters.

[Tere · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this relaxed book between all the fights :)