When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (Japanese: ?????????????, Hepburn: In?-Batoru wa Nichij?-kei no Naka de), also known in Japan as Inou Battle Within Everyday Life and Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze, is a Japanese light novel series by Kota Nozomi with illustrations by 029. SB Creative has published ten volumes since 2012 under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by K?suke Kurose began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace from September 2013. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Trigger aired in Japan between October 6 and December 22, 2014.
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Plot
The story focuses on Senk? High School's Literature Club, whose five members; Jurai, Tomoyo, Hatoko, Sayumi, and Chifuyu, have all somehow developed superpowers. The superpowers have now become a part of their everyday lives as they battle against others wielding similar powers.
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Characters
Literature Club members
- Jurai And? (?? ??, And? Jurai)
- Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (drama CD), Nobuhiko Okamoto (anime) (Japanese); Mateo Mpinduzi-Mott (English)
- The main protagonist, who has a notable case of 'chuunibyou' (eighth grader syndrome), which he maintains even after getting actual superpowers. As such, he is the one who has given names to everyone's powers, which are each spelled with kanji characters but have English readings. His power is "Dark and Dark" (??(?????????), D?ku ando D?ku, lit. "Black Flame"), which is a seemingly cold and useless black flame. He later awakens a dangerous enhanced version called "Dark and Dark of the End", which actually continues to burn its user's hand with an inextinguishable flame, the only way to stop it is to chop the hand off.
- Tomoyo Kanzaki (?? ??, Kanzaki Tomoyo)
- Voiced by: Asami Imai (drama CD), Haruka Yamazaki (anime) (Japanese); Shanae'a Moore (English)
- A red-haired girl who is constantly bemused by Jurai's antics and has feelings for him. Her power is "Closed Clock" (??(?????????), Kur?zudo Kurokku, lit. "Eternity"), which lets her speed up, slow down, or stop time, though she cannot rewind it.It is later revealed that she is trying to become a light-novelist but this is only known to Jurai where he accidentally found out.
- Hatoko Kushikawa (?? ??, Kushikawa Hatoko)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (drama CD), Saori Hayami (anime) (Japanese); Melissa Molano (English)
- A polite airheaded girl who often takes Jurai's chuunibyou antics seriously. She is also Jurai's childhood best friend and has feelings for him as well. Her power is "Over Element" (??(?????????), ?b? Eremento, lit. "Five Emperors"), giving her the ability to manipulate five main elements; earth, water, fire, wind, and light. She can use these elements simultaneously to create a variety of effects (i.e combining earth and fire to create magma).
- Sayumi Takanashi (?? ??, Takanashi Sayumi)
- Voiced by: Yumi Hara (drama CD), Risa Taneda (anime) (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe (English)
- The literature club's president. She is normally seen reading books and appears to have hints of feelings for Ando. Her power is "Root of Origin" (??(?????????), R?to obu Orijin, lit. "The Beginning"), in which anyone or anything she touches returns to its original state, although the exact nature of this remains vague. Later on, she "awakens" to the ability of returning people and possibly objects to places they have been before.
- Chifuyu Himeki (?? ??, Himeki Chifuyu)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (drama CD), Nanami Yamashita (anime) (Japanese); Sasha Paysinger (English)
- A fourth year elementary school student who is the adviser's niece. Her power is "World Create" (??(?????????), W?rudo Kurieito, lit. "Genesis"), allowing her to create matter and space itself. She can also tap into the earth's memory to create matter she has never seen before. She once had a fight with her best friend, Madoka, before she requested Shiharu to help her to make up with her best friend.
Others
- Mirei Kud? (?? ??, Kud? Mirei)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi (drama CD) Kaori Fukuhara (anime) (Japanese); Melissa Pritchett (English)
- The student council president who develops her own ability. Her ability is "Grateful Robber" (??(?????????), Gureitofuru Rab?, lit. "Greed"), which allows her to steal any ability she witnesses being activated. She initially mistook a letter from Jurai to be a love confession (due to robber and lover having the pronunciation rab?) and falls for him. Even after getting rejected, she remains friends with Jurai.
- Hajime Kiry? (?? ?, Kiry? Hajime)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (drama CD) Takuma Terashima (anime) (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin (English)
- Tomoyo's older half-brother who left home a year ago. Like Jurai, he is also quite into 'chunibyo'. His ability is "Pinpoint Abyss" which allows him to open up black holes that sucks his opponents in and returning them into their previous location before the meeting without any memories of what has transpired, prior to being a power user, he used to attend college and even has a job.
- Hitomi Saito (?? ???, Sait? Hitomi)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Japanese); Regina Chen (English)
- The second-in-command for Hajime's gang.
- Reatier (?????, R?tia)
- Voiced by: Yuka ?tsubo (drama CD) Sayuri Hara (anime) (Japanese); Chaney Moore (English)
- She is a fairy assigned to Kiryu's clique, who advises them with all matters pertaining to the fairy wars. Though, small in size, she can be quite a handful when arguing with anyone within the group.
- Shizumu Sagami (?? ??, Sagami Shizumu)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)
- A boy at school who constantly gets dumped by his girls due to his otaku behavior. Despite both enjoying anime, he and Jurai do not get along. It is suggested that he too is a power user who also belongs to Kiryu's clique. However, Kiryu dislikes him for his usurping nature.
- Madoka Kuki (?? ?, Kuki Madoka)
- Voiced by: Emiri Kat? (Japanese); Terri Doty (English)
- Chifuyu's best friend and classmate in elementary school, who she nicknames "Cookie". Madoka once got into a fight with Chifuyu, before Chifuyu requested Shiharu to help her win Madoka as a gift to make up with her.
- Shiharu Satomi (?? ??, Satomi Shiharu)
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka (Japanese); Kaytha Coker (English)
- The literary club's advisor and Chifuyu's aunt, who often brings Chifuyu to the club due to her busy schedule.
- Maiya Takanashi (?? ??, Takanashi Maiya)
- Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Karlii Hoch (English)
- Sayumi's younger sister.
Media
Light novels
The first light novel volume was published on June 16, 2012 by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint. As of July 2015, ten volumes have been published. The series will end with the release of its 13th volume.
Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Trigger aired in Japan between October 6 and December 22, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "OVERLAPPERS" by Qverktett:II (Haruka Yamazaki, Saori Hayami, Risa Taneda, and Nanami Yamashita) whilst the ending theme is "You Gotta Love Me!" by Kato*Fuku (Emiri Kat? and Kaori Fukuhara). The series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America.
Episode list
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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