This novel feels like a one of a kind. A hardcore military thriller, with some typical yet funny high school antics. Got me into light novels, because I had to see how the story continued. "Continuing on My Own" is the best arc, but "Burning One Man Force" is my most memorable. Favourite couple of all time that never really got together, as far as I know. Hoping to see how it ends in a future anime... Someday... Or I'll just re-read it, now that it's been officially resurrected.

I can see how some people would like this, the anime is quite fun (especially the fumoffu season that is more gag/comedy focused) but that's only because you don't have time to think much about it. Honestly, it's probably more fun for someone that isn't damn tired of old japanese clichés like the violent tsundere girlfriend and the oblivious protagonists.

I remember watching the anime in my early anime watching days, it came out when I was 7 years old after all. I really liked it, especially the gag season, even... more>> watched it multiple times in my teens.

But the novel is plain insufferable to me. It's so frustrating to read, I absolutely hate this novel. Almost every part of it is simply bad.

The love interest is a disgusting human being, she's either acting selfishly while talking down to everyone and being a general violent nuisance that just screams and quibbles with everyone or she breaks down and acts like a victim when she's confronted in some way even if it's her own fault. She never learns. At the same time, she pretends she has no interest in the protagonist yet clearly knows she does.

The protagonist might be funny in some gag scenes, especially visually in the anime, but his way of thinking when laid bare in the novel is just as annoying. He's also incredibly foolish and can't learn from his mistakes and is so rigid in his thinking and actions. He's also oblivious in general. He makes the same mistake over and over again just like everyone else.

The rest of the people are also insufferable. Their whole organization never seem to stop making elementary mistakes that no one in their position should make, the girl in charge is so incredibly childish, pretending to be cold-hearted and jaded but can't make any tough decisions, always screwing up and letting her feelings control her actions when it matters.

Honestly, the whole idea here is flawed, who wants to read about some organization that always gets screwed over? Because even when they finally get caught up with what's happening, they make childish mistakes resulting in the deaths of many and almost their own demise, yet no matter how many times they get burned, they do the same thing again. Things like undue mercy and not taking things seriously enough. I sure don't enjoy reading about some guys who always get out ahead by sheer, dumb luck, because it's never down to skill. Sure, the skill is required but it's simply luck that they don't die every time with how they get dragged along by the rhythm of their enemies.

Nah, I hate this, I can't recommend the novel to anyone who don't enjoy stories where the protagonist and company is never in control and always on the edge, incompetent people who put themselves in danger because of s*upidity. The anime is a much better option, where the comedy actually ends up fun due to the visuals and so many annoying parts are cut out, like their actual thoughts and reasons for doing things, which make them seem more competent. <<less