is a Japanese
light novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
series written by Takuma Sakai and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka.
ASCII Media Works have published seven volumes since March 2020 under their
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint ai ...
imprint. A
manga adaptation with art by Minami has been serialized in ASCII Media Works'
''seinen'' manga magazine ''
Dengeki Maoh
is a Japanese seinen magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It first went on sale on October 27, 2005, and is sold every month on the twenty-seventh. The magazine features information on video games, manga, and light nove ...
'' since August 2020. It has been collected in four ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or ...
'' volumes. An
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2023.
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Media
Light novel
Manga
A
manga adaptation with art by Minami has been serialized in ASCII Media Works'
''seinen'' manga magazine ''
Dengeki Maoh
is a Japanese seinen magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It first went on sale on October 27, 2005, and is sold every month on the twenty-seventh. The magazine features information on video games, manga, and light nove ...
'' since August 2020. It has been collected in four ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or ...
'' volumes as of February 2023.
Anime
On December 11, 2021, during the live-streamed "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2021" event, an
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series adaptation was announced.
It is set to premiere in 2023.
Reception
The light novel series won the gold prize (effectively second place) in the 26th
Dengeki Novel Prize
The is a literary award handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks) for their Dengeki Bunko light novel imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like K ...
in 2019.
See also
* ''
Girly Air Force'', another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator
* ''
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yū Shimizu and illustrated by Asagi Tōsaka. Media Factory have published eleven volumes since May 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. ...
'', another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator
* ''
Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote'', the winner of the grand prize (effectively first place) of the 26th Dengeki Novel Prize
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