Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award
揺り籠の悪魔と零のアリア (講談社ラノベ文庫 ほ 2-1-1)
A school battle fantasy set in a world where humans and other beings coexist, with a boy gaining inhuman power to face a formidable enemy. Heavily retitled from its submission version, the published book foregrounds the heroine, their bond, and combat.
Work Information
Saved by an otherworldly girl, a boy challenges a powerful enemy through the mark carved into him.
The honorable mention Dangan no Ibex was revised and retitled as Yurikago no Akuma to Zero no Aria. Set in a world where humans coexist with beings who manipulate a universal energy element, it follows Ryutaro Shinonome and Aria in battle.
Review Summaries
-
Readers recognize the light-novel-style setup and battle momentum, while opinions differ on how much information is withheld for a series. The characters and the readability of the revised commercial version are its main appeal.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 講談社
- Published
- 2014-05-30
- Pages
- 330 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784063753752
- ISBN-10
- 4063753751
- Price
- 704 JPY
- Category
- 本/コミック・ラノベ・BL/ライトノベル
万物に干渉する万能エネルギー素子『エーテルゲノム』と『反応回路』を操り魔力にも似た力を使う『異人』と、人間が共存する世界――東雲龍太郎はある日、異人である『サキュバス』に襲われ死に瀕した。そこに突然現れた別の異人・アリアに救われた龍太郎は、彼女に刻まれた『贄の烙印』により人外の戦闘力を得る。アリアと過ごす日々のなか次第に心通わせた龍太郎は、彼女の親友を救うため共に戦うことを決意。しかし敵は人間では相手にすらならない、強大無比たる異人『吸血鬼』であった! はたして龍太郎とアリアは生き残れるのか?
Related Literary Awards
- Kodansha Ranobe Bunko Newcomer Award Edition 3 (2013) ・honorable mention