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新約 とある魔術の禁書目録 [Shin'yaku Toaru Majutsu no Index] #8
新約 とある魔術の禁書目録 8 [Shin'yaku Toaru Majutsu no Index 8]
『グレムリン』の頂点に立つ『魔神』オティヌスが、ついに動き出す。
全世界を、陰から操る『グレムリン』。その科学と魔術の融合組織が起こした様々な『脅威』――ハワイでのテロ行為、バゲージシティでの『実験』、学園都市に眠る『不死の存在』の奪取――には、全て理由があった。
『グングニル』。
魔神オティヌスの最終目的であるその神槍製造を止めるため、『魔神になり損ねた男』オッレルスは、姿形を雷神トールと偽り、『グレムリン』の本拠地・サルガッソーへ侵入、調査を開始する。
世界崩壊のカウントダウンは、間近に迫っていた。
ところで一方の上条当麻なのだが、彼が朝自宅で目覚めたら、幼い少女にエロい少女が同じ布団に入っていた。
うーんやっぱそうだよな！ 世界の危機が迫っていても上条サンはそうだよな！ な最新刊登場！
全世界を、陰から操る『グレムリン』。その科学と魔術の融合組織が起こした様々な『脅威』――ハワイでのテロ行為、バゲージシティでの『実験』、学園都市に眠る『不死の存在』の奪取――には、全て理由があった。
『グングニル』。
魔神オティヌスの最終目的であるその神槍製造を止めるため、『魔神になり損ねた男』オッレルスは、姿形を雷神トールと偽り、『グレムリン』の本拠地・サルガッソーへ侵入、調査を開始する。
世界崩壊のカウントダウンは、間近に迫っていた。
ところで一方の上条当麻なのだが、彼が朝自宅で目覚めたら、幼い少女にエロい少女が同じ布団に入っていた。
うーんやっぱそうだよな！ 世界の危機が迫っていても上条サンはそうだよな！ な最新刊登場！
- GenresLight Novel
424 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2013
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Kazuma Kamachi
240 books153 followersKamachi Kazuma (鎌池和馬) is a Japanese-born light novel author and the original creator of the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novel series and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, its spin-off manga series.
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January 31, 2021
This was quite a slow volume. That slice of life part at the beginning dragged on and wasn't particularly funny. The magic on display was very unique, and Freyja was weird. That ending was a setup for one of the most amazing things I have ever read.
October 20, 2021
Initially, with a narrative that reaffirmed Kamijou Touma's misfortunes, we were already thrown into various comic situations that got me some good laughs and gave me a nostalgic feeling of Touma's comic misfortune that didn't appear so often anymore (probably because of the more serious course of the arcs).
As the entrance to one of Index's best arches, expect Gremnlin to make a triumphant entrance and consequently, the entrance to Norse mythology.
Indeed, I was impressed by the use of magic in this volume. It is no longer just a logical analysis of mythology, but a poetic interpretation, inflicting on its own world, which ends up lavishing good creativity and originality (even if on paper, it draws inspiration from Nordic culture). Sure, sometimes the script will play out in a bizarre but still somehow logical way.
The most notable part of the volume is probably the narrative exchange... For comparative terms, it's something similar to NT2 that mixed comic scenes with the connection of key pieces to the solution of the mystery, while, not to leave the reader bored, the narrative is divided into two types of mysteries, passive and active. The passive mystery comes down to discussions about the mystery while the active one is the mystery being put into practice, but in the end both types of mysteries will yield the same resolution.
Of course, the narrative is remarkable, but it can be said that it hides its own misfortune by its pretentious proposition in world terms....... It's like a food that was at the top of your preferences, but after eating it over and over again, what was once an explosion of new experiences becomes just something boring that only serves to inflate the contents of your stomach. I believe the same can be said for the narrative.
Kamachii subjects his work to various types of perspectives in the course of a disaster, which at first is a good idea, but its use has not been so well applied.... Even though the texts are still rich in writing, full of metaphors and metonymies, cutting several key moments over and over again ends up loosening your heart from the ropes woven with the rough threads of feelings, which is quite disappointing (Well, the political games were VERY interesting).
In short, the exchanges of narratives look like a teacher sending an intelligent student to write about 5 essays in 2 days, which even though still contains a certain creativity due to the student's malice, due to friction with time and mental fatigue, the texts end up being a bit boring and tedious.
Fortunately, unlike some other works that start a subplot and don't finish it, Index does her homework correctly, like a dedicated student doing her homework (some fights just started without a real ending, but the usage was obvious. .. The author just wanted to show some other types of magic, without really ending it, but it's not like this is important as the resolution wouldn't change because of the final events).
Finally, I would give 4 stars to this volume, but the last chapter in conjunction with the epilogue made me change my mind. I feel that in the 5th essay the student drank a glass of water, relaxed and decided to use his brain as much as possible to create a great text. Of course, probably because of the time limit, the student couldn't write everything he wanted, and that's probably why the teacher felt that his conclusion was rushed, but he still praised him a lot for his effort and power, which led me to give 5 stars for this volume.
I expect great things from the next 2 volumes.... Seriously, the end of this volume, even though it was rushed, was really nerve-racking, really great writing.
As the entrance to one of Index's best arches, expect Gremnlin to make a triumphant entrance and consequently, the entrance to Norse mythology.
Indeed, I was impressed by the use of magic in this volume. It is no longer just a logical analysis of mythology, but a poetic interpretation, inflicting on its own world, which ends up lavishing good creativity and originality (even if on paper, it draws inspiration from Nordic culture). Sure, sometimes the script will play out in a bizarre but still somehow logical way.
The most notable part of the volume is probably the narrative exchange... For comparative terms, it's something similar to NT2 that mixed comic scenes with the connection of key pieces to the solution of the mystery, while, not to leave the reader bored, the narrative is divided into two types of mysteries, passive and active. The passive mystery comes down to discussions about the mystery while the active one is the mystery being put into practice, but in the end both types of mysteries will yield the same resolution.
Of course, the narrative is remarkable, but it can be said that it hides its own misfortune by its pretentious proposition in world terms....... It's like a food that was at the top of your preferences, but after eating it over and over again, what was once an explosion of new experiences becomes just something boring that only serves to inflate the contents of your stomach. I believe the same can be said for the narrative.
Kamachii subjects his work to various types of perspectives in the course of a disaster, which at first is a good idea, but its use has not been so well applied.... Even though the texts are still rich in writing, full of metaphors and metonymies, cutting several key moments over and over again ends up loosening your heart from the ropes woven with the rough threads of feelings, which is quite disappointing (Well, the political games were VERY interesting).
In short, the exchanges of narratives look like a teacher sending an intelligent student to write about 5 essays in 2 days, which even though still contains a certain creativity due to the student's malice, due to friction with time and mental fatigue, the texts end up being a bit boring and tedious.
Fortunately, unlike some other works that start a subplot and don't finish it, Index does her homework correctly, like a dedicated student doing her homework (some fights just started without a real ending, but the usage was obvious. .. The author just wanted to show some other types of magic, without really ending it, but it's not like this is important as the resolution wouldn't change because of the final events).
Finally, I would give 4 stars to this volume, but the last chapter in conjunction with the epilogue made me change my mind. I feel that in the 5th essay the student drank a glass of water, relaxed and decided to use his brain as much as possible to create a great text. Of course, probably because of the time limit, the student couldn't write everything he wanted, and that's probably why the teacher felt that his conclusion was rushed, but he still praised him a lot for his effort and power, which led me to give 5 stars for this volume.
I expect great things from the next 2 volumes.... Seriously, the end of this volume, even though it was rushed, was really nerve-racking, really great writing.
July 27, 2025
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