In short, to say it with someone else's words practically perfect in every way! The last duel in the selection tournament is among the best I've ever seen in manga, look forward to it. The beauty of such fight scenes is breathtaking, visually but also in the outstanding precision of their moves and in the weight behind the choices of each character. It appears evident that the author knows something about martial arts, because the principles behind all thes fights are absolutely correct and all characters truly employ their strengths in clever ways. Having said all that, the best element of this manga are no doubt its fight scenes. The arstyle is amazing, the body lines feel natural despite the classic character design of most fantasy manga nowadays, with crazy dry and slim bodies especially for the boys. The valu of working hard, the moments whithin the mind of the character who finds his motivation to push forward, fundamental elements in almost every battle shounen, are both depicted splendidly in this manga, conveying all the depth those moments can have, together with some simple yet very real and deep philosophical messages. But he has his weaknesses, not just lack in strength or talent, but his psychological reactions to the events are still those of a human, who will certainly falter at some point, and more than once. The MC is someone who works extremely hard to overcome every obstacle, faicng challenges head on, with a cool head. Just like Shizuku's flashbacks are chilling whithout the need to be absurd. She is just an evident example of how all the characters, despite having very distinct stereotypical features, still feel extremely human. Stella, the female lead, is a bit of a tsundere, something I usually hate because they oftentimes are just way too over the top, doing things they should never get away with, and yet in this case she is still whithin the boundaries of reasonable. The characters have generally a clear intent,something that might make them plain at a first glance, but they all get characterizing backstories that add so much to them and, what's most important, THEY ALL GROW, both in combat abilities and personality. The story is well constructed, linear and yet gifted with the ability to surprise the reader, with a good and consistent pacing all throughout. The story is a classic magic school ecchi one, full of many classical themes and sterotypes of both ecchi and battle shounen genres, but don't take it lightly, for each and every aspect is extremely well refined and beyond the boobs hides some really solid content that defies any attempt of banalisation. Just like the anime adaptation, the manga is very faithful to the light novel, of which it adapts the first narrative arc. The punishment (or as some might see it, the prize) of the losing side is Eternal Submission to the winning side.Forced to live the same room and practice magic together throughout all their school years, how will Stella and Ikki’s relationship evolve?This manga is an adaptation of the light novel series written by Misora Riku and illustrated by Won.This is an absolute gem, as are the novel and the anime. When Ikki walked in on her while she was changing her clothes, it caused a huge misunderstanding (since neither yet knew of the new rule) which eventually ended up in a duel between the two of them. Stella is a Rank A knight: the type of genius in magic who only appears once a decade. It is a rule to implement the absolute verdict of ability.Ikki’s roommate, Stella Vermillion, turns out to be a princess of another foreign country. But with the arrival of a new head of the institution, a new rule was created: knights whose abilities are compatible, as decided by the board, must share rooms and attend practice and training together throughout their school years to bring up their abilities to the max. Although Kurogane Ikki is a student at an institution that trains Mage-Knights, he has no particular talent in magic and is labeled the "Failure Knight" or "Worst One." Getting way less than average marks in the scorings, he was forced to repeat a year. In a time and place where one’s soul can be morphed into a weapon, there are modern-day magicians called Mage-Knights.
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