Wistoria: Wand and Sword Vol. 06
The new, magical dungeon-adventure fantasy series from the author of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Seeking to fulfill a promise to a childhood friend, Will Serfort enters Regarden Magical Academy with the goal of making it to the top of the magical world. There’s just one problem: he can’t use magic! Will his sword skills be the key to unlocking his true potential?
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Will’s dream of climbing the Tower is shattered after he fails to pass Professor Edward’s final exam, leaving him short on credits. He goes off on his own to brood, even as the rest of the school prepares to ring in a new year at the Terminalia. Suddenly, the revelers come under attack by a host of demons. Will takes up his sword once more and rushes headlong into peril to save his friends.
Biographical Notes:
Fujino Omori’s light novel debut, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, received the 4th GA Bunko Award in Japan and went on to receive adaptations across several different media. Wistoria: Wand and Sword marks an entirely new series for the author.
Toshi Aoi is best known for being the artist of Wistoria: Wand and Sword.
Title Notes:
The author’s previous series, the massive hit Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, has received an ongoing, multi-season anime adaptation, a film adaptation, and light novel spin-offs.
The wizarding school setting and dungeon adventure elements will appeal to both traditional fantasy readers and RPG fans, putting this in the same category as The Misfit of Demon King Academy and The Hero Life of a (Self-Proclaimed!) Mediocre Demon
Strong RPG elements will give this a lot of overlap with isekai fandom (even though it’s not technically an isekai title).
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