BOOK CLUB: Bokura no Kiseki
Book club is back, and we're going to start right where we left off!
The new format is going to work like this: There's going to be a top level comment for each volume of the series. Discussion about that particular volume, and all that came before it will take place under its respective top level comment. This will allow people to read and discuss at their own pace. If you want to make a top level comment for a certain topic or something, make sure it is spoiler free. If it's not spoiler free, use the spoiler tags, and mention what chapter/volume the spoiler happens in, like so:
ch.10 - x kills y
or
ch. Diptrace manual. 14 - what the hell is wrong with x?
the spoiler tag is done like so: [x kills y](/spoiler)
Alright, now let's talk about the series. I'm more or less copy pasting this from before.
This months Book Club series will be Bokura no Kiseki. I'll copy paste the summary here:
From a young age, Minami Harusumi has had recurring dreams of Veronica, a princess whose kingdom is on the verge of destruction. He believes them to be recollections of his past life, and that he is her reincarnation. Because of this, he is ridiculed by his classmates. One day, when the mockery escalates into bullying, he rediscovers magic—something Veronica had studied and used. Reassured his past life is not merely a fantasy, Minami tries to learn more about his past memories and the reason behind them..
This series is a little slow to start, but gets really intense after the intro. I don't want to spoil what happens (the reveal is part of what makes it so good), but it's a really nice mix of mystery/suspense, drama/romance, tactics/deception, and fantasy. The characters are interesting and the plot is truly good, you may get sucked in and have to read it all in one go. Give it a shot.
It looks like the group that did chapters 0-3 disbanded so I'll direct you to mangatraders for those.
Here's a direct link to Bokura no Kiseki on the mangatraders reader.
It's now being scanlated by Deus Ex Scans (nsfw?) and the rest of the chapters can be found at Batoto or anywhere else really.
UPDATE: New chapters have been released since the posting of this thread, Volume 8 is now complete! I added a comment for volume 8 discussion below!
| Hiroki Yuu | |
|---|---|
| Japanese Name: | 広木 悠 |
| Romanized Name: | Hiroki Yū |
| Past Self: | Glen Schreiber |
| Birthday: | August 4 |
| Blood Type: | B |
| Height: | 164 cm |
| Weight: | 50 kg |
| Favorite Color(s): | 'Vitamin colors' |
Hiroki Yuu is a member of class 1-4 of Minato Prefectural High School.
She's childhood friend of Motoi and Midou and the reincarnation of a squire of Zerestria, Glen Schreiber. Her real identity is known to just a few as she feels more safe borrowing Bart Belbania's identity.
Hiroki is voice by Kawasumi Ayako in the drama CD.
Appearance & PersonalityEdit
Hiroki has long hair which looks orangish when seen in colour but dark when seen in the pages of the manga. Her eyes look like they are the same colour as hair. The earlobe in her left ear is ripped and since it's strong indication of her real identity, she keeps on hiding it in her long loose hair.
She seems to be dissatisfied with her current female body as she sees it as less capable.
Hiroki has a very carefree attitude but occasionally acts similar to her past self counterpart at certain instances. She is quick to judge things and quick to act.
Despite her inability to use magic, she is always ready to fight on the front lines. She is clearly loyal to Veronica/Minami and reacted strongly when Minami and Takao pretended to be enemies of Veronica. She is born a girl but some of her past life's feelings as a man influence her as when seen in one of the omakes.
HistoryEdit
Hiroki was able to remember about her past life since late middle school, but she didn't reveal that until later. After magic events started to took place in high school, she at first claimed to be princess Veronica, but her bluff was quickly explosed by Minami Harusumi. Hiroki stated she wanted to become Veronica's body double and correct herself to be reincarnation of 'the fang of the house Belbania' - Bart Belbania.
It is later revealed, after the confrontation with Midou and Momoka, that Hiroki is actually Glen Schreiber - adopted brother of Bart Belbania. As Glen Schreiber had many enemies and Hiroki remembers vaguely that they wanted him death, she decided that not revealing her true indentity is a lot safer, so her true identity is known only to Midou and Momoka. Since she was close to Bart, she can act like him without acting any suspicions, but it also puts her at disadvantage since she can't slip information known only to Glen while talking with others, especially Minami.
RelationshipsEdit
- Motoi has known Hiroki since they were in middle school. Motoi likes Hiroki and confessed to her in the spur of the moment. He was later rejected by Hiroki.
- Like Motoi, Midou has known Hiroki since they were in middle school.
Hiroki is also known to have a father and mother.
At first, Hiroki and Minami had an awkward relationship when she claims to be Veronica. But, she gradually becomes very loyal to Minami and tries to serve his wishes as a close friend.
TriviaEdit
- Hiroki is the only female in the story who was male in her past life.
- Hiroki and Minami are the only ones to have changed gender through their reincarnation.
- She likes yakiniku (grilled meat), summer and ichigoore.
- She dislikes raw fish and shellfish.
- She has lost her ability to perform magic in her present life but she remembers how to use beginners magic.
- The mangaka has proclaimed that Hiroki is the most difficult character to draw.
- She is being used as a meter by the mangaka to see if the manga volume can be finished by the deadline.
- Hiroki had her memories as Glen since Middle School
- Hiroki plays basketball
- Hiroki used to have short hair in middle school, but decided to grow it out to hide the scar on her left ear which re-appeared when she was in 1st grade - it's the same scar as Glen had, after he lost his earring.