Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
Chivalry of a Failed Knight

Edit

What would you like to edit?

SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsTypeExternal Links  

A light novel series that makes Harry Potter ashamed (IMO)

For people who know this light novel after watching the anime, trust me, the anime was very good if standing alone but it's just a 5 compared to the light novel which is a 10.

The story is very interesting based on a world where people can use magic and form a unique weapon from their souls called Device.
The characters are very well developed through 3 major arcs (there are many smaller arcs in these 3), the romance is also very interesting. I mean, how many light novels or novels out there have the 2 main ... characters dating from volume 1? Moreover, their relationship developed in stages and pace like how a relationship should be in a real life. There are also a lot of side characters which are very cool and have solid backgrounds.
The fighting scenes which mostly focuses on martial arts are described wonderfully with beautiful illustrations. Most of the skills used in the stories do not exists but the description makes it very realistic and logical.
However, Stella's character design is a weak point for me because after volumes, her chest grows bigger in a strange shape which is very unrealistic.
Every major arcs in the series are developed very well with new side characters appear in every arcs, which makes the light novel's world deeper.
The next novel (vol 16) with a new arc should be a war arc, and of course a war arc will always be interesting so look forward to it

Pretty good main characters, ok side characters, the sex scene was ok I guess I dont know I busted a nut to it regardless. Ikkis power is kind of bullshit, but whatever its cool. Sara is good nut material. Edelweiss is probably the best but this series is never going to be translated past volume 9 so its kind of pointless to read unless you want to sit around waiting years for every volume to be translated.
Overall there's some pretty good nut material here. Or hentai haven but if youre here like me for good nut material you probably already knew that one.
Edit: ... RIP hentai haven

There is nothing hidden when it comes to this series. It's pretty basic, but it does what it tries to sufficiently. My main gripe, and the reason why I stopped reading it after 9 volumes, is that the unofficial translation is atrocious and significantly worsens around volume 9. I appreciate that someone applied their time and effort to accomplish such an endeavor as a fan translation, but the end result does not read well for native English speakers. I cannot attest to how accurate it is as I do not speak Japanese (obviously).

I enjoyed this series for what it was, and would have continued ... reading it if the quality of the translation was not so distracting. If you're on the fence, I'd say give it a shot. It's an easy, effortless read.