Psycome

Psycome

First light novel volume cover.
サイコメ
(Saikome)
Genre romance, comedy
Light novel
Written by Mizuki Misushiro
Illustrated by Namanie
Published by Enterbrain
English publisher
Demographic Male
Imprint Famitsu Bunko
Original run February 28, 2013 – August 30, 2014
Volumes 6

Psycome (サイコメ Saikome) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mizuki Misushiro, with illustrations by Namanie. Enterbrain published six novels between February 2013 and August 2014 under Famitsu Bunko imprint. Yen Press licensed the light novels and is releasing them in English in North America.[1]

Plot

After being sentenced on false charges, Kyousuke Kamiya enrolls in a school for juvenile convicts.

Characters

Kyousuke Kamiya: The main protagonist. A 15-year old boy with strong combat skills framed for the murder of twelve high school bullies. He gets used to life at the penitentiary very quickly and is exceptionally loyal to the friends he makes there as well as his sister, who, unknown to him, has romantic feelings towards him.

Renko Hikawa: A 16-year old girl from class 1-B who wears a gas mask to seal her true nature. Initially appearing as sweet, innocent, clueless, and slightly pervy, soon her true nature is revealed as an extreme yandere who views murder and torture as an act of love. After being rejected by Kyousuke, she still admits being in love with him and promises to protect him at all costs because she wants to be the one who kills him.

Maina Igarashi: A 15-year old girl from class 1-A who is shy and easily frightened by acts of violence and criminals, but unintentionally commits physical violence on others whenever she trips and falls. Even though she's the same age as Kyousuke and Akabane, she looks and acts much, much younger. Her cooking is also notable for being so mind-numbingly vile that it acts more like a toxic poison when ingested. She initially fears Kyousuke after hearing about the crime he was framed for, but warms up to him after he saves her from a gang of rapists.

Eiri Akabane: A 15-year old from class 1-A who claims she killed six people due to her career as a hitman. Her weapons of choice are her fingernails, which contain hidden razor blades designed for slitting throats. She acts slightly cold to Kyousuke at first and is disgusted whenever he stares at a girl's chest, despite the fact she frequently stares at his crotch. After Kyousuke is severely injured by his homeroom teacher, she reveals her story about killing six people was bogus, and her parents sent her to the school due to her reluctance of killing others.

Volume list

No.Original release dateOriginal ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 February 28, 2013[2]ISBN 978-4-04-728729-7June 21, 2016[3]ISBN 978-0-31-627233-9
2 April 30, 2013[4]ISBN 978-4-04-728853-9October 25, 2016[5]ISBN 978-4-06-375293-9
3 August 30, 2013[6]ISBN 978-4-04-729096-9February 21, 2017[7]ISBN 978-0-31-639826-8
4 December 26, 2013[8]ISBN 978-4-04-729323-6——
5 April 28, 2014[9]ISBN 978-4-04-729597-1——
6 August 20, 2014[10]ISBN 978-4-04-729862-0——

Psycome: Unplagued Omnibus

No.Release date ISBN
1 November 29, 2014[11]ISBN 978-4-04-730054-5

Reception

Anime News Network gave the first volume an overall B- rating, including a B- rating for the story and a B rating for the art.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Yen Press Add Space Dandy, Dimension W, Overlord, Boy & the Beast". Anime News Network. October 10, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ サイコメ 1 殺人鬼と死春期を (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Psycome, Vol. 1". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ サイコメ 2 殺人姫と林監学校 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Psycome, Vol. 2". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ サイコメ 3 殺人希と期末死験 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Psycome, Vol. 3". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ サイコメ 4 殺人忌と裏盆会を (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ サイコメ 5 殺人機と体育災を (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ サイコメ 6 殺人器と遭死相愛 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ サイコメ UNPLAGUED OMNIBUS (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Rebecca Silverman (July 9, 2016). "Novel 1 - Murder in the Flower of Death". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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