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My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World: Volume 1 Kindle Edition

by Tsuyoshi Fujitaka (Author), An2A (Illustrator), Elizabeth Ellis (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 227 ratings
One day out of nowhere, high schooler Yuichi Sakaki begins seeing words above people's heads. It turns out to be the ability to see people's true natures, which he names... Soul Reader!

(Actually, his big sister names it that.)

The next thing he knows, he's surrounded by people with bizarre labels like "Zombie" "Vampire" and "Witch." And before he can figure out what to do about that, he finds himself threatened by a beautiful girl, Natsuki, whose label is "Serial Killer"!

Fortunately, Yuichi is not unprepared. His big sister has been training him for this kind of thing all his life. The battle is about to unfold between the bloodthirsty killing machine... and the world's strongest little brother!
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    My Big Sister Lives in a Fantasy World
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  4. Publication date
    December 3, 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M648341
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ J-Novel Club (December 3, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 227 ratings

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Customers find the book entertaining with healthy doses of comedy throughout. Moreover, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting the clever world-building. Additionally, the main character is likeable, and customers appreciate the good pacing.

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16 customers mention "Enjoyment"16 positive0 negative

Customers find the book entertaining with healthy doses of comedy, and one customer describes it as a fun parody of light novel weirdness.

"...However, the writing is outstanding. Good story flow, natural character reactions..." Read more

"...It's not high literature or anything, but it is fun and that's what I freely admit I care about most in what I read...." Read more

"As others have noted, this series is crazy fun throughout...." Read more

"...The tone of this is very light-hearted. Lots of comedy and silly situations, but fortunately they're not pushed to slapstick enough to become..." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing quality"7 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with one customer highlighting its clever world-building and another noting the well-done English translations.

"...This book is worth reading for the writing skills if for nothing else, and the plot isn't that bad." Read more

"...Mutusko, who in her relatively short page-time, gets some pretty good characterization...." Read more

"...And it's a beautifully clever explanation. Very clever world building!..." Read more

"...Pleasantly enough, it's a pretty decent one so far. Fujitaka has good technical skill and translator Elizabeth Ellis did a great job localizing it...." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly noting the likeable main character.

"...However, the writing is outstanding. Good story flow, natural character reactions..." Read more

"Damn good! Good pacing as well as the best character development in the first volume of a series that I have seen in some time!..." Read more

"Likeable main character and fairly amusing circumstances...." Read more

"...The characters are eccentric and funny and the story is quite enjoyable. I’ll be buying all of them!" Read more

4 customers mention "Pacing"4 positive0 negative

Customers like the pacing of the book, with one mentioning that Yuichi is crazy awesome and another noting that Aiko and Natsuki are cool characters.

"...I mean, Aiko and Natsuki are cool, and Yuichi is crazy awesome, but they are part of the plot and not really able to stand on their own...." Read more

"Damn good! Good pacing as well as the best character development in the first volume of a series that I have seen in some time!..." Read more

"It's not that this light novel is bad. I don't think so. It is fast-paced (mostly) and well-written...." Read more

"It was different but good! Enjoyable and totally off the wall and I could not put it down. My issues is the boooks are too small" Read more

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  • Happily_Reading
    5.0 out of 5 stars the plot is pretty goofy. Just on plot alone I would have ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2017
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    Okay, the plot is pretty goofy. Just on plot alone I would have given this only 3 stars.

    However, the writing is outstanding. Good story flow, natural character reactions (light novels and manga come with a lot of stupid, unnatural and exaggerated reactions and it drives me nuts).
    As an example: Yu (the hero), has two sisters. So, he doesn't freak out at the sight of bras and panties. No stupid nosebleeds, no running away, etc. Normal reactions for someone who has sisters.

    It's also nice to have a hero that doesn't start out as a whiny loser, inept, or just plain stupid.

    This book is worth reading for the writing skills if for nothing else, and the plot isn't that bad.
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  • MereChristian
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not High Literature, but One of the Most crazy Awesome Stories I've Read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2017
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    In a novel that is not an Isekai genre work, J-Novel Club has translated what is one of the funniest and crazy awesome stories I've read. It's not high literature or anything, but it is fun and that's what I freely admit I care about most in what I read.

    The story is about a young man starting high school named Yuichi Sakaki. At first, he seems normal enough with something weird just happening out of the blue. This out of the blue weird thing being to suddenly wake up one day and see "labels" above people's heads. Things like "friend", "salaryman" (a typical male office worker), so on. But then things get weird and he begins seeing labels like "vampire", "witch", "serial killer" and the like.

    Yuichi is freaked out and unable to see how to deal with this, and he goes to his big sister for help and advice. His big sister is weird, to say the least, and she's not the only one. You see, as the plot thickens with the increasingly bizarre situations that Yuichi gets himself into, we see he is not nearly as normal as he first seems.

    Of course, this isn't his fault, as his big sister, Mutsuko, in the lifelong throes of what the Japanese call "middle-school syndrome" - which is someone, typically of middle-school age, taking as reality very detailed personal fantasies like having super-powers or some other things - has been training Yuichi his whole life to survive strange situations. Yes, I said training, as in having him practice absurd super-human concepts and acts that Mutsuki got from manga and other sources. She even has a school club about this, called the "Survival Club". Between her and his kid sister, Yuichi's kinda had it rough and he's a stand-up, but very weird and naive, guy.

    I can't give away too much more about this story but to say that all of this is just an opening for poking lots of affectionate fun at light novel tropes with a hefty dose of sheer awesomeness in the actions scenes, and comedy gold.

    Despite this, the characterization, while not exceptionally deep, is still at least deep enough to make you care about the characters. The only problem is that the characters are too tied to the worldbuilding to the point where they are a part of such and of the plot, instead of separate from it. I mean, Aiko and Natsuki are cool, and Yuichi is crazy awesome, but they are part of the plot and not really able to stand on their own. I hope they are fleshed out more in future volumes. Of course, the exception to this is Mutusko, who in her relatively short page-time, gets some pretty good characterization. Maybe cause she is the initiator of all of this and thus is more "apart" from the events and plot, instead of at the whims thereof.

    Her knowledge, badassery, and weirdness and Yuichi's baddassery and weirdness basically sell the story. I look forward to future volumes.

    Rating: 4/5 Stars.
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  • Stone Pense
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and Fun Parody of Light Novel Weirdness
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2021
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    As others have noted, this series is crazy fun throughout. I'll just add that roundabouts volume three, the author starts explaining the world, and why "crazy is normal." And it's a beautifully clever explanation. Very clever world building!

    I picked this up after reading the author's other series (My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!), which is a parody of OP isekai protagonist stories (less over the top, but at least as clever, and just as easy to read.)
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  • Kuro
    4.0 out of 5 stars Promising start to this comedy fantasy series
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016
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    JNovel has recently entered the English light novel scene and this is one of their new titles. Pleasantly enough, it's a pretty decent one so far. Fujitaka has good technical skill and translator Elizabeth Ellis did a great job localizing it. The very opposite of the work Yen Press has been putting out in their VN line.

    In this story you follow Yuichi as he wakes up one day to find out he can see text above people's heads. Unlike Death Note though, where it will display the name of the person, Yuichi instead sees words *related* to that person. As he tries to find out what the tags mean, he ends up discovering a whole new and dangerous world all around him.

    The tone of this is very light-hearted. Lots of comedy and silly situations, but fortunately they're not pushed to slapstick enough to become problematic. I wish there were a few less fantasy elements but I guess the book is advertised as such and that's just what it is.

    I feel like the plot and dialogue got a bit muddy in the final chapters and thus my 4 star rating, but hopefully volume 2 brings things back up again.
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  • Michael Hensley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Damn good! Good pacing as well as the best character ...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2017
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    Damn good! Good pacing as well as the best character development in the first volume of a series that I have seen in some time! Also an interesting premise in its way with healthy dashes of comedy. It makes me look forward to the next book!
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  • David H. Simmons
    4.0 out of 5 stars What if Kenichi's big sis was Haruhi?
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2018
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    This felt like a fun cross between the anime versions of Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, where big sister is both his trainer and the person with a slightly odd world view.

    I've read and enjoyed the full series of books, and the quality is consistent for all of them. The English translations are well-done, there are almost no editing mistakes, and the illustrations do a nice job of showing the characters as they appear.
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  • Nathan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty interesting and fresh!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
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    I really enjoyed this LN. It was not a stereotypical beginning like I was expecting it to be. The humor in it was quite enjoyable and I like that it still left some things in the air to explore in future novels. If your on the fence the preview gives you a decent idea of what it's like.
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  • Robert Elessar
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pokes good-natured fun at a lot of the anime/manga/light novel tropes
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017
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    Likeable main character and fairly amusing circumstances. Pokes good-natured fun at a lot of the anime/manga/light novel tropes, which includes itself, so that's always refreshing.
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  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars I'm going to be on edge waiting for every volume
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017
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    I Love it, the hilarity had me laughing in tears at the situations Yu is put through, it's got the start of harem, super powers, monster girls, crazy otaku sisters and this is only the first book. Basically if you like Konosuba (the anime not the novel, it's on my to do list) the I would lay odds down you will like this
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