The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World Light Novels' 10th Volume Teases Finale
Kodansha is listing the 10th volume of Nana Mikoshiba's The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu - Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru) light novel series with a blurb teasing a story finale. The volume will ship on December 2.
Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the first manga adaptation of the novels, and it describes the story:The Arnold Academy of Magic is a school for the elite...and Ray White is just your ordinary guy. In fact, he doesn't seem particularly skilled with magic at all, and is a bit of a klutz. Which is why he has nothing to do with the rumor that one of the great magicians, the Iceblade Sorcerer, is a member of the incoming class...right?
Mikoshiba's original story launched on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Become Novelists) website in October 2019, and ended in February 2022. The light novel series launched in July 2020, with illustrations by Riko Korie. Kodansha publishes the light novels in print in Japan. The ninth volume shipped on June 2.
Norihito Sasaki's manga adaptation launched in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website in June 2020, and ended in January 2024. The manga's 16th and final volume shipped in April 2024. Kodansha USA Publishing released the 13th volume in English on June 2.
A Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu II: Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru sequel manga launched on May 27. Nao Kagami illustrates the manga and Ishiya Ōgane is in charge of composition. Niconico Manga publishes the manga under Kodansha's "Suiyōbi no Sirius" label. The first volume shipped on October 8.
The first season of the novels' television anime adaptation premiered in January 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and also streamed an English dub. The second season of the anime premiered on October 8, and is currently ongoing. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs.
Source: Kodansha
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