Magical Girl Raising Project, Vol. 1
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- Author：Asari Endou
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Summary
The hit social network game "The Magical Girl Raising Project" selects one out of every tens of thousands of players to become a real life magical girl。 The lucky chosen girls gain magic powers as well as incredibly good fortune， and spend their days blissfully。
But one day， an absolute announcement declares that the number of magical girls has risen too high and must be cut down to half。 Sixteen young maidens are thrust into a merciless， deadly contest to survive。。。but how many will come out the other side？
Reviews
zero
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El libro está tremendo。 Sabe a lo que va y no pierde tiempo en dártelo。 El autor entiende los límites de su historia。 Una novela de no más de 300 páginas， con 16 personajes que llevan una doble vida y que encima se van muriendo no da para desarrollar en profundidad a todos sus personajes y sus conflictos internos。 Es por eso que tomar ese enfoque sería un error， y el autor lo sabe。 El enfoque acá yace en la acción， la estrategia。 Se nos muestra un poco de los personajes， sí， pero no para dar un El libro está tremendo。 Sabe a lo que va y no pierde tiempo en dártelo。 El autor entiende los límites de su historia。 Una novela de no más de 300 páginas， con 16 personajes que llevan una doble vida y que encima se van muriendo no da para desarrollar en profundidad a todos sus personajes y sus conflictos internos。 Es por eso que tomar ese enfoque sería un error， y el autor lo sabe。 El enfoque acá yace en la acción， la estrategia。 Se nos muestra un poco de los personajes， sí， pero no para dar un mensaje profundo ni para que nos encariñemos con ellos， sino para entender sus motivaciones， qué los lleva a tomar las decisiones que toman， por qué juegan al juego como lo hacen。 En mi opinión es un giro refrescante， y me mantuvo enganchada de principio a fin。También cabe destacar que una de las razones por las que me encariñé tanto con esta saga como tal es porque se nota el afecto que el escritor y el artista guardan por el género de chicas mágicas。 Está oculto entre pequeñas referencias a la irreal lógica del maho shoujo， en la dedicación con la que diseñan a cada personaje。 Así que， si compartís ese cariño， seguramente ames este libro y aquellos que le siguen。 。。。more
Kylin Jay
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Good ending rushed I really like this whole series tv show manga books I read it all but this book least the ending was rushed。 Only 4 stars but still good
Claire Chibi
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Rating: 4。5I watched the anime adaption of this series a few years back and really enjoyed it， it was a bit too edgy， sure， but it was a lot of fun！ I've seem people critisise this series for copying Madoka and while I can understand why， I disagree。 While it may have capitalised off the popularity of the dark magical girl genre in the wake of Madoka， I'd say that magical girl elements aside， it's more similar to a cross between Danganronpa and Battle Royale， both of which I love :DI am a big fa Rating: 4。5I watched the anime adaption of this series a few years back and really enjoyed it， it was a bit too edgy， sure， but it was a lot of fun！ I've seem people critisise this series for copying Madoka and while I can understand why， I disagree。 While it may have capitalised off the popularity of the dark magical girl genre in the wake of Madoka， I'd say that magical girl elements aside， it's more similar to a cross between Danganronpa and Battle Royale， both of which I love :DI am a big fan of fast pacing and this story definitely had it， in fact， I was surprised at how short it was。 Turns out that the anime actually added a bunch of scenes and even adapted a few of the short side stories from a later volume。 I feel like this was a good choice on the part of the anime because I definitely feel that a few characters （Nemurin in particular） get too little characterisation for me to care for them in the novel。 （view spoiler）[I really liked Nemurin in the anime but she barely appeared in the novel before she gets killed off :< （hide spoiler）]The action sequences in the novel are quite short and focus on the strategising behind it rather than pages and pages of fighting， which is what I personally prefer， I'm not a fan of reading long， drawn-out fight scenes。 As cool as the action sequences were in the adaption， they were the least interesting part of the story for me， so I wasn't too bothered that they didn't appear here。 （view spoiler）[I feel like the death of La Pucelle was more shocking in the novel， sure， we didn't get to see the fight， but the suddenness of it just really worked for me， I wish that I could have read novel without already knowing the plot。 （hide spoiler）]The best part of a book vs a tv/movie adaption for me will always be how books are often far better at showing us what's going on inside the heads of the characters， this is more difficult to achieve in film without an overload of narration。 In particular， it was very interesting to see what was going on with Swim Swim since she speaks so rarely and doesn't emote， I find her far more interesting now， having read the novel。 （view spoiler）[I didn't like how the anime blatantly showed that Swim Swim was the little girl whose dream Nemurin visited， although I loved that they adapted that side story to give Nemurin a bit more screentime， repeating it after Ruler's death to reveal Swim Swim's true identity so early on was unnecessary。 Even though it was possible to guess that Swim Swim was a child， it may not have been obvious to everyone， and I prefer that it was kept as a secret until almost the end of the novel。 （hide spoiler）]I was surprised that the big Hardgore Alice vs Calamity Mary fight scene wasn't even in the novel （it's adapted from one of the side stories） considering it's one of the more iconic scenes of the anime， but if I had to choose， I still prefer the novel's handling of Alice's character。 （view spoiler）[Despite her very short amount of screentime， she's technically the first character introduced in the novel， even though the genre savvy can likely guess who she is ahead of time， it's still a good twist in my opinion。 I did prefer her death in the anime version though， mostly because it just looked cooler :D （hide spoiler）]I also liked that we got to learn more about Sister Nana， in the anime she was kinda a meh character for me， maybe a bit on the annoying side。 After reading the novel though， I dislike her much more as a person， but I find her far more interesting as a character， so I count that as a win。If I had to choose， then as usual， I'd say that I prefer the novel over the adaption， but the anime of this series was still very well done overall。 It shows what can be achieved when an adequate number of episodes is given to adapt a novel。 AHEM。 （Looking at you Danganronpa and Umineko）Still holding out to see a season 2！ Pretty please？~I'm looking forward to continuing this series， I hear that one of the later arcs is even more reminiscent of Danganronpa and goes into full murder mystery territory， I can't wait！ 。。。more
Amelia
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I loved the book’s premise， but I feel it is a victim of its brevity。 The prose is tense and a bit simplistic， too direct for my tastes。 The story is intense and comes with many emotional blows， but many of them come like sucker punches， with little warning and little text given to let it sink on before it jumps to the next。I wanted much more character development。I call it the middle of the road。 It could have been a fantastic thriller that lands in the “pretty ok” pile。This is the kind of book I loved the book’s premise， but I feel it is a victim of its brevity。 The prose is tense and a bit simplistic， too direct for my tastes。 The story is intense and comes with many emotional blows， but many of them come like sucker punches， with little warning and little text given to let it sink on before it jumps to the next。I wanted much more character development。I call it the middle of the road。 It could have been a fantastic thriller that lands in the “pretty ok” pile。This is the kind of book that should come with content warnings because it strikes deeply below the belt of “feel bad” and horrific things a lot of people don't want to think about， but most all those warnings walk into spoilers。 。。。more
Diana Reyes
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Vi el anime antes de leer la novela y en si se complementan para llegar a entender a los personajes。 A pesar de ya saber lo que pasaría， la disfrute como si fuera la primera vez que me adentraba en el mundo de las chicas mágicas。
Magi
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Like Madoka， but at breakneck pace。 xDI think the process of reading it definitely made it seem faster than it would have been， but at the same time， the story was INCREDIBLY fast paced。 Even though I blazed through this with a sort of addicted focus， I think it still might have been a little too fast overall for anything crazy to really set in， particularly when it came to introducing characters。 Especially when you get sucked in。。。 the irony of reading faster making things less intriguing ;-;I Like Madoka， but at breakneck pace。 xDI think the process of reading it definitely made it seem faster than it would have been， but at the same time， the story was INCREDIBLY fast paced。 Even though I blazed through this with a sort of addicted focus， I think it still might have been a little too fast overall for anything crazy to really set in， particularly when it came to introducing characters。 Especially when you get sucked in。。。 the irony of reading faster making things less intriguing ;-;It's hard to believe that there's like 10+ more installments in this series too。。。 I'm committed though， we'll see if they adapt the style as they go， I've heard good things about where it goes。。。 And I've got characters I want to see more of from here on out too~ 。。。more
Andrés
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Acabo de terminar la que es oficialmente la primera novela ligera que he leído， y siento que empecé con una muy buena。 Hace tiempo empecé a ver el anime， pero lo deje de lado rápido， pero la historia de las chicas mágicas que se deben matar las unas a las otras siempre me pareció algo muy bueno。 Un giro oscuro para el típico estereotipo del anime。 La novela nos cuenta la vida de casi todas las chicas mágicas， pero se centra principalmente en dos: Snow White， la en apariencia "chica mágica perfec Acabo de terminar la que es oficialmente la primera novela ligera que he leído， y siento que empecé con una muy buena。 Hace tiempo empecé a ver el anime， pero lo deje de lado rápido， pero la historia de las chicas mágicas que se deben matar las unas a las otras siempre me pareció algo muy bueno。 Un giro oscuro para el típico estereotipo del anime。 La novela nos cuenta la vida de casi todas las chicas mágicas， pero se centra principalmente en dos: Snow White， la en apariencia "chica mágica perfecta" y Ripple， quien vendría a actuar como su complemento。 Ambas se ven envueltas en un juego mortal entre las demás， que crece cada vez más， volviéndose cada vez más retorcido， hasta que estalla en una lucha a muerte。 La gran villana de la novela vendría a ser Swim Swim， pero la novela juega con la idea de quienes malo o bueno， o cuan moral es matar a alguien para no morir。 Esto convierte la novela es un buen trabajo， la idea de que， en circunstancia especificas， cualquiera puede matar， incluso alguien tan puro como "una chica mágica"， y como nos muestra que detrás de estas chicas hay gente real， con defectos y miedos。 Otro de los grandes puntos de la novela es la ambientación。 El autor creo una ciudad llamada "ciudad N"。 Se trata de varios pueblos y ciudades pequeñas que se unieron y crearon una ciudad grande， convirtiéndose en distritos。 El autor usa estos distritos para darle alma a la novela， teniendo una ciudad cambiante， fría y eclética， como las múltiples personalidades de los personajes。 El único problema de la novela para mi fue Snow White。 Si bien， al ser la protagonista y presentar a la chica mágica perfecta， a veces su personaje era demasiado inútil， ingenuo o simplemente aburrido， haciendo que personajes como Ripple， Top Speed， Swim Swim， Cranberry， Weiss o La Pucelle， lucirse mil veces más， teniendo personajes menores， con menor duración durante la trama。 Quizás hubiera preferido que se centraran en Ripple y dejaran a Snow White como un personaje mucho menor。 Lo único bueno de estos es ver un poco la caída de la idea de Snow White de las chicas mágicas。 Como fue perdiendo la inocencia acerca de lo peligrosas que pueden ser y que no todas son como ella espera。 A pesar de tratarse de una novela ligera， que por su forma de escritura suele estar escrita en frases， la mayoría cortas， en vez de párrafos， la novela consiguió imponerse narrativamente。 Incluso cuando veía escenas del anime， me dan el mismo nivel de emoción que leerlas， porque el autor maneja muy bien la forma de narrar， incluso los momentos sangrientos。 Es una novela corta， muy buen para leer si quieres emocionarte， quizás llorar un poco y sobre todo， tener un libro corto y satisfactorio para leer en un día o dos。 。。。more
David Ouderdorp
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I liked the anime so I decided to read the novel。 I expected to have to read 3 or 4 volumes to cover the anime series。 But no， the first volume has so much content that it is enough for the entire 12-episode anime series。 That's special。Normally， I'd say the book is better that the anime， but in this case it's a tie。 In some cases the anime shows more details and in other cases it's the book that has the better description。 One big difference is that in the book Snow White and Ripple are both ma I liked the anime so I decided to read the novel。 I expected to have to read 3 or 4 volumes to cover the anime series。 But no， the first volume has so much content that it is enough for the entire 12-episode anime series。 That's special。Normally， I'd say the book is better that the anime， but in this case it's a tie。 In some cases the anime shows more details and in other cases it's the book that has the better description。 One big difference is that in the book Snow White and Ripple are both main characters and the story switches between them。 In the anime the focus is far more on Snow White and Ripple gets less attention。I liked the book。 It's fast paced and very exciting。 It's also bloody。 After all， it's about cute magical girls who fight each other to the death。 The storytelling is very good and lively。 As for the illustrations， well， it's not my favorite drawing style。 I've seen better illustrations in light novels。I heard that the next volumes are even better than this one。 I look forward to reading them。 。。。more
Lily
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As someone does frequently play gacha games and as someone who is a massive fan of magical girls， this story intrigued me at first。 To someone casually reading， this can absolutely read as yet another “dark” magical girl series where cute girls do violent things to each other。And it really does feel that way at times。 A lot of the violence does fade to black but that doesn’t stop the author from describing what could’ve happened just because of the girls’ magic they have。 The fights that did occ As someone does frequently play gacha games and as someone who is a massive fan of magical girls， this story intrigued me at first。 To someone casually reading， this can absolutely read as yet another “dark” magical girl series where cute girls do violent things to each other。And it really does feel that way at times。 A lot of the violence does fade to black but that doesn’t stop the author from describing what could’ve happened just because of the girls’ magic they have。 The fights that did occur “on-screen” are extremely fast-paced and you can tell that the author had fun in this aspect than the “boring stuff”。If there are two main characters that we follow， they are Snow White and Ripple。 The author makes that very clear but at the same time， there really needed to have ample time to get to know the girls before their demise。 Unfortunately， we don’t really get that and the ones we do get are either almost a few paragraphs to a few sentences - or worse yet， assumptions made after their death。 It’s a tough balance to focus on either the two or the rest so maybe I’m being a bit sympathetic here。But there’s certainly a pacing issue。 Maybe if the novel itself was longer， there could’ve been more time to focus on the girls and their pasts and to have the reader really build a connection to them。 It becomes more evident that at least this volume is rushed especially near the end when Tama gets killed by Swim Swim。 I wish that I could really feel emotional battering that the author really wanted to include in the ending and tried to include as much as they could。 It’s disappointing but I ended up getting attached to some of the girls regardless。I really did like， though， that there was significant character development for at least Ripple and Snow White。 I wish it was a bit more focused on them but I think there was just a lack of time on the author’s end。 Ripple was a bit better than Snow White’s but it’s still a bit disappointing that I didn’t really know the main “evil” character’s intentions until near the end。 If I were someone else， that probably would’ve made me drop it or hesitate to continue， at least。However， and this is a big issue I have in general with this volume - Sister Nana’s graphic suicide was absolutely not needed。 Unfortunately， the “bury your gays” is still very popular and that’s frustrating in itself but that suicide scene was not needed。 Honestly， that scene alone made me very angry because the author had proved that they could fade to black - so why couldn’t we have a fade to back with this scene？ I suppose it could be necessary because Sister Nana’s sadness over Winterprison’s death but again， there could’ve been another way to do it and if a magical girl had to commit suicide， why did it have to be the lesbian？This issue alone wasn’t enough to get me to drop it as it is because right after that chapter， we’re back in the fray with only Fav to tell the other survivors she had died。 I think that’s ultimately what made me bring this down because of that scene alone。But I love magical girls too much to put it down - I want to see what happens to Snow White and Ripple in the future。Though， out of everything I said， there are quite a few things I did like more than what’s presented here。 I’ve always wanted to explore the darker themes of being a magical girl。 Of course， the Madoka comparisons are coming but I really enjoyed this more than Madoka， putting the suicide scene aside。For this volume， it explored how useful how these collectibles （magical candy） really are。 They’re not。 The question in this volume is: how far would a magical girl be pushed if she could just kill to get what she wants？ While it doesn’t explore as deeply as I’d like （especially for a light novel）， it does leave me somewhat satisfied and that’s more than I can ask for in this type of genre。Regardless， I’m going to look forward to the next volume。 。。。more
Alex Rozenstine
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If you're a fan of magical girls and deconstruction of the genre – I highly recommend this very light read！ If I had to give an elevator pitch for the series， it would be a "magical girl battle royale" as throughout the story， the characters have to fight each other and compete to stay alive。My main criticism is that although the story has many perspectives， I felt like some of the main characters never got to be fleshed out， and I do think if the book was at least 100 pages longer it could have If you're a fan of magical girls and deconstruction of the genre – I highly recommend this very light read！ If I had to give an elevator pitch for the series， it would be a "magical girl battle royale" as throughout the story， the characters have to fight each other and compete to stay alive。My main criticism is that although the story has many perspectives， I felt like some of the main characters never got to be fleshed out， and I do think if the book was at least 100 pages longer it could have given some room to learn about everyone so all death were saddening。 。。。more
Ty
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Been wanting to read this for ages， my fondness for the anime may have influenced my reading。
Anthony Giordano
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I'll just admit it outright: I unabashedly love Magical Girl animes。 About 20 years ago， my main VCD/DVD-R supplier started offering some of the classic Pierrot Magical Girl shows - a bunch of episodes of Creamy Mami， Magical Emi， Pastel Yumi， and Magical Fairy Persia。 I just couldn't get enough of them。 I've seen a bunch of the shows over the years， and I'd say my top favorites are still Creamy Mami （luckily now streaming on Amazon）， Minky Momo， Majokko Megu-chan， and Fancy Lala。Over the past f I'll just admit it outright: I unabashedly love Magical Girl animes。 About 20 years ago， my main VCD/DVD-R supplier started offering some of the classic Pierrot Magical Girl shows - a bunch of episodes of Creamy Mami， Magical Emi， Pastel Yumi， and Magical Fairy Persia。 I just couldn't get enough of them。 I've seen a bunch of the shows over the years， and I'd say my top favorites are still Creamy Mami （luckily now streaming on Amazon）， Minky Momo， Majokko Megu-chan， and Fancy Lala。Over the past five decades， magical girl shows have been present。 Naturally， every now and then， some titles appear which attempt to subvert the standard tropes。 That's fine; the formula is good， and experimentation is good。 Especially when it yields admirable results。 A few years back， we were treated to the magnificent Madoka Magica （a spin-off is currently airing; haven't had a chance to check it out）。 Madoka Magica was an amazing show - it retained the purity and hope of classic magical girl shows， yet upped the ante on real danger， drama， and heart-breaking trauma。However， cruising under the radar was another hard-edged spin on the classical magical girl formula。 This one was more of a magical girl plus Battle Royale hybrid。 A darker than expected - especially given the character designs - title， this one is known as Magical Girl Raising Project。 I loved the 13 episode series - and so I decided to check out the light novels。 Turns out， the first one is pretty damn good。MGRP revolves around a titular mobile phone game - billed as absolutely free- which allows gamers to play as magical girls。 Soon， a select few players find themselves receiving an irresistible offer - to become actual magical girls。 As magical girls， they'll be expected to do good deeds， and earn the in-game version of currency， candies。Of course， there's a bump in the road。。。at a certain point， it turns out the Magic Kingdom has spent too much mana recruiting these magical girls， and so a bit of pruning must be done。 An elimination game is set in motion to weed out the least productive magical girls - of course， an in-game elimination results in a real-life one。 And so， the game becomes a very real game of survival。Like every game of survival worth its salt; tenuous alliances are formed， backs are stabbed， etc。 And this is where MGRP excels。 The character backstories are well done enough; but seem more curated to elicit an optimal emotional response when a magical girl is eliminated。 The fight scenes and eliminations， in both the novel and the anime， are excellently done - bloody and brutal。The characters are brought to vivid life via the ambitious designs of Marui-no。 The artist has gone the extra step of creating kawaii 'avatar' style designs， as well as normal ones， used for the interior illustrations。The designs are evocative of the magical girls; effectively capturing the looks and special skills which are granted based upon the player's personality。Speaking of characters， MGRP also features a devious in-gamemascot akin to that scumbag Kyubei from Madoka Magica （sorry， no better term for that piece of。。。work）。 This one's name is Fav; and while he's not as odious as Kyubei， he's still a devious， duplicitous villain。Comparing the first volume to the anime; I'd have to give the edge to the anime。 Unlike other shows， where each novel might correlate to 2-3 episodes， the entirety of the show's run covers the events of the first novel。 This allows for a considerably larger margin of character growth; especially for our protagonist， Snow White。 It also allows for more dedicated backstory for the other girls， granting a more poignant， visceral gut-punch when they are 'eliminated'。But don't get me wrong， the writing here is very good。 It's a bit simple at times， but the background world is painted effectively enough， and the fight scenes are where the author excels。And， best of all， even though there was only one season of the anime， there are at least seven more light novels （so far）。 Keep an eye out for future write-ups on them。You can read my full review of this book here:https://hachisnaxreads。blogspot。com/2。。。 。。。more
Ash
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2。5/5I hate to say this: but I prefer the anime over the book。 The biggest problem I have with this book is that it's too brief and lacked detail。 Really， when I picked up the book， I was hoping I would get more insight on characters that remained rather minor in the anime， but I found even the main characters in this book were rather underdeveloped and rushed。 Many backstories that were featured in the anime were not even brought up in the book， and key scenes were left out。 This may not sound 2。5/5I hate to say this: but I prefer the anime over the book。 The biggest problem I have with this book is that it's too brief and lacked detail。 Really， when I picked up the book， I was hoping I would get more insight on characters that remained rather minor in the anime， but I found even the main characters in this book were rather underdeveloped and rushed。 Many backstories that were featured in the anime were not even brought up in the book， and key scenes were left out。 This may not sound like a big deal but it really adds up eventually and it detracts from the emotional impact the book could've had。 For example， （spoilers ahead）: there is a character named La Pucelle who eventually finds herself in a fight with a character named Cranberry。 In the anime， we get to see the fight and all of its brutality。 We get to see the result of the fight - which is La Pucelle's unfortunate death。 The brutality of the fight and the end result left an impact on me as an audience member and it's one of the best scenes of the anime imo。 However， in this book what do we get？ Cranberry and La Pucelle saying they are going to fight （we don't even get a full reason for either of their motivations for wanting to do so） and then it just cuts to the next chapter where Fav announces that La Pucelle is dead。 （spoiler end）Where is the impact？ Where is the emotion？ This problem plagues almost everyone in this story。 We have characters who die in the very chapter they are introduced in and characters we hardly know anything about。 Descriptions were sparse， and there was really nothing keeping me hooked other than my love for the anime。 The only area the book did better than the anime in was describing the Magical Kingdom， how Cranberry came to power， and all of that jazz but even then it still left a lot to be desired。 Will I read the next books in the series？ Maybe。 I've heard from people they are better than this one。 But this one certainly has left a bad taste in my mouth， especially because it could've been much stronger。If you have any interest in this concept， I say give the anime a chance。 It is very entertaining。 Don't let this book characterize your feelings on it。 。。。more
Plaid
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This was wonderful but a good deal darker than I was expecting - I knew it was dark but I didn't know it would be quite that brutal。 Luckily I'm very much OK with that kind of thing！ Loved it， and curious what the rest of the series is about since this first volume seemed very self-contained。 This was wonderful but a good deal darker than I was expecting - I knew it was dark but I didn't know it would be quite that brutal。 Luckily I'm very much OK with that kind of thing！ Loved it， and curious what the rest of the series is about since this first volume seemed very self-contained。 。。。more
C。C。Webb
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I stayed up late finishing this; it was just engaging enough I wanted to know what happened next。 I've never read a light novel before so I'm not sure how accurately I can review it。 It certainly wasn't the worst book I've ever read and like I mentioned in my thoughts before it was interesting reading prose featuring magical girls as opposed to manga or anime。 That said， I wish this were a proper novel; a lot of world-building details fell to the wayside and the characters weren't as fleshed out I stayed up late finishing this; it was just engaging enough I wanted to know what happened next。 I've never read a light novel before so I'm not sure how accurately I can review it。 It certainly wasn't the worst book I've ever read and like I mentioned in my thoughts before it was interesting reading prose featuring magical girls as opposed to manga or anime。 That said， I wish this were a proper novel; a lot of world-building details fell to the wayside and the characters weren't as fleshed out as they might've been。 I know this is the first in a series but I'm not sure if I'll hunt down the other additions。 I primarily read this to see if one could pull off magical girls in prose form and in that regard the author definitely succeeded。 。。。more
Cierra Morran
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I enjoyed it like I did with the anime。 But the only problem is I wish we got to explore some of the characters more。 But i still love it， I will probably read it again after I finish the series。
Eric Shane
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I love how this book combines two of my favorite things: Battle Rosales and magical girls。 There's always so much suspense with every chapter and you never know who will die next。 It could've gone into more detail with the fight scenes。 They were either glossed over or too short。 I love how this book combines two of my favorite things: Battle Rosales and magical girls。 There's always so much suspense with every chapter and you never know who will die next。 It could've gone into more detail with the fight scenes。 They were either glossed over or too short。 。。。more
Howard
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As a fan of the dark magical girls genre this book was right up my alley， though a little darker than I thought。 Great read。
Пламен Диков
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A very interesting book。 The first one in my favourite novel series， it's well-written but the latter chapters are too short。 I'd like we had more backstory for some of the characters （most notably Cranberry and Swim Swim）， but it's still a good read。 A very interesting book。 The first one in my favourite novel series， it's well-written but the latter chapters are too short。 I'd like we had more backstory for some of the characters （most notably Cranberry and Swim Swim）， but it's still a good read。 。。。more
Erick Fuentes
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（3。5/5）Bueno。。。 he leído esta novela porque al ver el anime de MSIK quedé transtornado y necesitaba más， no suelo ver anime con mucha frecuencia y al encontrar este y descubrir que tiene una serie de novelas ligeras publicadas， las he buscado en formato electrónico para leerlas y está la primera， en la que se basa el anime， si me ha decepcionado un poco。MSIK， trata sobre un videojuego que se ha vuelto viral al verse que al ingresar en el puedes convertirte en una Chica Mágica de verdad， （lo que （3。5/5）Bueno。。。 he leído esta novela porque al ver el anime de MSIK quedé transtornado y necesitaba más， no suelo ver anime con mucha frecuencia y al encontrar este y descubrir que tiene una serie de novelas ligeras publicadas， las he buscado en formato electrónico para leerlas y está la primera， en la que se basa el anime， si me ha decepcionado un poco。MSIK， trata sobre un videojuego que se ha vuelto viral al verse que al ingresar en el puedes convertirte en una Chica Mágica de verdad， （lo que equivale a una hechicera con habilidades y superiores a los de un humano promedio y un hechizo "poder" que es diferente en cada una） y bueno nuestra protagonista acaba de ser seleccionada， así que el mundo de magia le ha otorgado el honor de ser una Chica Mágica， por lo que según ella lo correcto es ayudar todo mundo。 Y es que esto cambia cuando el administrador decide que deben de eliminar a la mitad de las 16 Chicas Mágicas de la región así que pronto tomarán decisiones turbias y poco sensatas donde sobrevivir se vuelve lo más importante。。。La verdad es que en la novela la traducción hizo sentir el libro muy simplón y sin sentido alguno。。。 mis personajes favoritos no estaban tan bien estructurados， lo cual es un punto fuerte al anime。 Igual creí que en este libro encontraría alguna explicación más lógica de lo que Swim Swim hizo， porque ¿porqué estaba tan desquiciada？ 。。。more
Ari ☾
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Three stars（Three stars aren't a bad thing either， I really did enjoy this book。 I just didn't love it or hate it。）Magical Girl Raising Project was a light， fun， and fluffy read。 It was super fast paced towards the end。 Spoilerly review incoming， but not tagging it cause it's not TOO spoilerly。 Just putting this here just incase someone out there considers it spoilers。I wasn't expecting them to kill off all the characters in the first novel。 I was expecting this challenge/royale to last throu Three stars（Three stars aren't a bad thing either， I really did enjoy this book。 I just didn't love it or hate it。）Magical Girl Raising Project was a light， fun， and fluffy read。 It was super fast paced towards the end。 Spoilerly review incoming， but not tagging it cause it's not TOO spoilerly。 Just putting this here just incase someone out there considers it spoilers。I wasn't expecting them to kill off all the characters in the first novel。 I was expecting this challenge/royale to last throughout the novels。 I have no clue what the second novel could be about。 I do have great interest in it though。The characters were all unique in design and personality， and I really appreciate the artwork at the start。 Because even though the descripitons of the character's outfits were pretty good， looking at the art really helped me picture the characters。I would recommend this book if you are just looking for something light and quick。 It was fairly easy to get into。 。。。more
Leon Mcintosh
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Ok。。。。。。I LOVE THIS BOOK。 A couple years back I found it but was hesitant to read it。 So I put it on my cue to read after discussing it with someone。 However， I listened to a review of the book and the best line to describe this book is， "Madoka Magica meets Battle Royale" - Justus R。 StoneIMMEDIATELY， I had to read this book AND I DO NOT REGRET IT。 If you are a fan of Battle Royale or Madoka Magica， I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THIS。 It is a roller coaster ride that I found very enjoyable。 Ok。。。。。。I LOVE THIS BOOK。 A couple years back I found it but was hesitant to read it。 So I put it on my cue to read after discussing it with someone。 However， I listened to a review of the book and the best line to describe this book is， "Madoka Magica meets Battle Royale" - Justus R。 StoneIMMEDIATELY， I had to read this book AND I DO NOT REGRET IT。 If you are a fan of Battle Royale or Madoka Magica， I HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THIS。 It is a roller coaster ride that I found very enjoyable。 。。。more
Xylene Qien
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this was a fun ride。
Telthor
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Eh。 It could be the translation but。。。。。。eh。 The characters are boring， the plot is kind of confusing because stuff just happens in like a paragraph and sometimes there's a reaction and sometimes not so you end up reading the same paragraph again because maybe someone died but you can't really tell。 I just wanted to rewatch Puella Magi Madoka Magicka instead of read another page。 I mean， yeah， I finished it。。。。。but I feel hollow and sad and a little bored inside。 Eh。 It could be the translation but。。。。。。eh。 The characters are boring， the plot is kind of confusing because stuff just happens in like a paragraph and sometimes there's a reaction and sometimes not so you end up reading the same paragraph again because maybe someone died but you can't really tell。 I just wanted to rewatch Puella Magi Madoka Magicka instead of read another page。 I mean， yeah， I finished it。。。。。but I feel hollow and sad and a little bored inside。 。。。more
Hannah
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I watched and liked the Magical Girl Raising Project anime， but it only covered the first novel， which from what I hear is essentially a necessary prologue to the "real" story。 This left the anime without much of an ending， and there are currently no plans to adapt the rest of the series， so I'm quite glad the novels have become officially available in English。 Now that I've read the novel， I have to say that I liked it a bit better than the anime。 Sure， not every character has a fully fleshed o I watched and liked the Magical Girl Raising Project anime， but it only covered the first novel， which from what I hear is essentially a necessary prologue to the "real" story。 This left the anime without much of an ending， and there are currently no plans to adapt the rest of the series， so I'm quite glad the novels have become officially available in English。 Now that I've read the novel， I have to say that I liked it a bit better than the anime。 Sure， not every character has a fully fleshed out backstory （the anime filled in several of the blanks， but it did leave characters like the Peaky Angels undeveloped）， but the worldbuilding is much clearer， as well as the reasons behind the situation the girls are in。 Plus， the ending felt rather hollow in the anime， whereas in the novel， there's a real sense that things have been resolved and will move forward。But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself， aren't I？ I haven't even mentioned what the novel is actually about: magical girl Hunger Games （or at least， that's how I always describe it to people unfamiliar with the series）。 I didn't like The Hunger Games， mind you， but I love magical girls。 I watched Sailor Moon as a kid like everyone else， but my love for the genre was cemented when I discovered Tokyo Mew Mew， and I still haven't looked back a decade later。 My icon has been my favorite Mew Mew since I joined Goodreads; if anything magical girl-related gets a new release， odds are very high that I'll be checking it out。Magical Girl Raising Project is definitely not a traditional anime。 Since the release of Puella Magi Madoka Magica， deconstructions of the genre have become more popular， geared towards adults who aren't as willing to believe that kindness and friendship can solve all of life's problems。 A lot of fans of traditional magical girl shows dislike these deconstructions， but I personally enjoy both types of magical girls。 Contrary to popular belief， series like Madoka and Raising Project aren't just cynical torture-porn that kill off innocent girls for no reason。 In all of these series， at least the ones I'm familiar with， there remains a ray of hope， and characters that believe in and embody the essence of a "true" magical girl。 Magical Girl Raising Project is no exception。Later in the novel， we learn that magical girl selection tests are usually nowhere near as bloody as the one our protagonists Snow White and Ripple find themselves a part of。 The hows and whys of the situation are eventually revealed， and as it turns out， it only takes a few bad people to mess up a good thing。 （view spoiler）[Cranberry， Fav， Calamity Mary， and Swim Swim （hide spoiler）] are horrible， horrible people， but they're exceptions， not rules。 They corrupt the inherit good of the magical girl system for their own gain， because they are selfish and power-hungry and don't care who they hurt。 Other magical girls， like Snow White， Sister Nana， and the delightfully gruesome yet kind Hardgore Alice （my personal favorite character）， still believe in good， and they never stop believing。 （On the other hand， （view spoiler）[Swim Swim （hide spoiler）] is a great villain whose presence just makes everything creepier - in a good way， I mean， even as she is thoroughly hateable。）So yes， this novel is gory。 Yes， good people get killed off， and because their magical appearances don't reflect their true selves， the reveals of who exactly are murdering and getting murdered can be shocking and upsetting。 You probably shouldn't expect your favorite character to make it through （mine （view spoiler）[doesn't （hide spoiler）]）。 But in spite of all this， it really doesn't feel hopeless。 Well， at times it does， and it's not exactly an uplifting read。 But in the end， Snow White develops into a strong character that you just know is going to change everything。Well， this review ended up something of a ramble。 My point is， I think this series gets a lot of flak that it doesn't deserve。 And， okay， maybe some that it does。 It's not for everyone。 The translation is a little clunky， and the art doesn't always match the text descriptions。 But I completely devoured this book， and I definitely plan to continue reading the series。 Though this novel is a self-contained arc， it really does open up a world that the anime adaptation simply wasn't prepared to explore。 I can't wait to learn more about this world， and to see where the story goes next。 。。。more
Caroline Walker
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OK so this is definitely a book worth reading， but that being said I don't think I will read it again。 Its a very interesting story but it wasn't quite enough to make me read it again。 I think the anime would be the way to go to enjoy this because it has a lot of action that I would be very cool to see。 The characters were dynamic and there were some twists I didn't see coming。 Definitely will be watching the anime after reading this book。 OK so this is definitely a book worth reading， but that being said I don't think I will read it again。 Its a very interesting story but it wasn't quite enough to make me read it again。 I think the anime would be the way to go to enjoy this because it has a lot of action that I would be very cool to see。 The characters were dynamic and there were some twists I didn't see coming。 Definitely will be watching the anime after reading this book。 。。。more
Charles Morris
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For fans of the anime， at first you may be disappointed。 The anime does do a better job at telling （or telling at all） the backstory of each girl。 But once you get into the book you start to enjoy it all the same。 I felt the epilogue does a better job of wrapping up the story than the anime。 So all together they compliment each other very well。 If you've never seen the anime。 This is a very dark tale of magical girls。 Full of surprises and heartbreaks。 Very much a good read。 For fans of the anime， at first you may be disappointed。 The anime does do a better job at telling （or telling at all） the backstory of each girl。 But once you get into the book you start to enjoy it all the same。 I felt the epilogue does a better job of wrapping up the story than the anime。 So all together they compliment each other very well。 If you've never seen the anime。 This is a very dark tale of magical girls。 Full of surprises and heartbreaks。 Very much a good read。 。。。more
Lyn
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I don't know WHAT this book was， but it was very messed up / violent。。。 Ruined an innocent-sounding game。 Honestly， I didn't want to finish it （I almost quit it in the first few pages， because I so badly wanted to punch Fav in the face for saying "pon" at the end of literally every sentence he uttered， no matter how short）， but I just couldn't do it without knowing what happened。 So I suppose the author did a good job of keeping readers interested， but I definitely both hated and loved it。 I don't know WHAT this book was， but it was very messed up / violent。。。 Ruined an innocent-sounding game。 Honestly， I didn't want to finish it （I almost quit it in the first few pages， because I so badly wanted to punch Fav in the face for saying "pon" at the end of literally every sentence he uttered， no matter how short）， but I just couldn't do it without knowing what happened。 So I suppose the author did a good job of keeping readers interested， but I definitely both hated and loved it。 。。。more
Sean O'Hara
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