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Decapitation Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User

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Decapitation Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User (クビキリサイクル 青色サヴァンと戯言遣(ざれごとつか)い, Kubikiri Saikuru: Aoiro Savan to Zaregoto Tsukai) is the first novel of the Zaregoto Series, written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. It was first released on February 5, 2002[1], with a Bunko reprint edition released on April 15, 2008[2]. An English edition was first released on July 22, 2008[3] by Del Ray, and then on January 13, 2017[4] by Vertical.

An OVA anime adaptation was released between October 26, 2016 and May 24, 2017 by SHAFT.

Synopsis[]

It’s the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses – and murder.

On Wet Crow’s Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree – until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she’s lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn’t been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

And so nineteen-year-old college student Ii-chan and his best friend, computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, find themselves as Iria’s guests at her elaborate mansion. Surrounded by fascinating women – a chef, a fortune-teller, a scholar, and an artist, not to mention his own friend Tomo – Ii-chan is feeling a little overmatched intellectually. But the sudden discovery of a grisly murder sends the island into shock. And Ii-chan discovers that he does possess a bit of genius: the ability to discover what is real and what is fake...who is who they claim to be – and who is a killer.

(Vertical Release Synopsis)

Contents[]

  • Third Day (1): Savant Ultramarine
    (三(みっ)日目(かめ)（１）サヴァンの群青(ぐんじょう), Mikkame (1): Savan no Gunjō)
  • Third Day (2): Set and Arithmetic
    (三(みっ)日目(かめ)（２）集合(しゅうごう)と算数(さんすう), Mikkame (2): Jūgō to Sansū)
  • Fourth Day (1): One Decapitation
    (四(よっ)日目(かめ)（１）首斬(くびき)り一(ひと)つ, Yokkame (1): Kubikiri Hitotsu)
  • Fourth Day (2): The Tragedy of 0.14
    (四(よっ)日目(かめ)（２）0.14の悲劇(ひげき), Yokkame (2): 0.14 no Higeki)
  • Fifth Day (1): Two Decapitation
    (五日目(いつかめ)（１）首斬(くびき)り二(ふた)つ, Itsukame (1): Kubikiri Futatsu)
  • Fifth Day (2): Lie
    (五日目(いつかめ)（２）嘘(うそ), Itsukame (2): Uso)
  • Fifth Day (3): A Crow's Wet Feathers
    (五日目(いつかめ)（３）鴉(からす)の濡(ぬ)れ羽(ば), Itsukame (3): Karasu no Nureba)
  • One Week Later: Divergence
    (一週間後(いっしゅうかんあと)　分(ぶん)岐(き), Isshūkan'ato: Bunki)
  • Epilogue: A Flaming Fairy Tale
    (後日談(ごじつだん)　まつかなおとぎばなし, Gojitsudan: Matsukanaotogibanashi)

Characters[]

 Ilia
     
Ilia Akagami
 Rei
     
Rei Handa
 Hikari
     
Hikari Chiga
 Teruko
     
Teruko Chiga
 Kanami
     
Kanami Ibuki
 Akane
     
Akane Sonoyama
 ??????
     
"Akane Sonoyama"
 Hewlett
     
Hewlett
 Freulein
     
Fraulein Love
 Odette
     
Odette Akagami

Note: Bold = First Appearance / Mention

  • Ilia Akagami: Mistress of Wet Crow's Feather Island
  • Rei Handa: Head Maid at the Mansion
  • Akari Chiga: Oldest of the Three Maid Sisters
  • Hikari Chiga: Second of the Three Maid Sisters
  • Teruko Chiga: Youngest of the Three Maid Sisters




Other Characters[]

  • ??????
  • Hewlett
  • Fraulein Love
  • Odette Akagami

Locations[]

Note: Bold = First Appearance / Mention

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Volume 1 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Volume 1 Reprint (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Volume 1 (in English). Published by Del Ray.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Volume 1 (in English). Published by Vertical.

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Zaregoto Series 1. Decapitation Cycle • 2. Strangulation Romanticist • 3. Hanging High School • 4. Psycho Logical (Part One) • 5. Psycho Logical (Part Two) • 6. Cannibal Magical • 7. Uprooted Radical (Part One) • 8. Uprooted Radical (Part Two) • 9. Uprooted Radical (Part Three)
Ningen Series 1. Human Exam • 2. Human Knock • 3. Human Character • 4. Human Relations (Part One) • 5. Human Relations (Part Two) • 6. Human Relations (Part Three) • 7. Human Relations (Part Four)
Saikyou Series 1. The First Love of Humanity's Strongest • 2. The Pure Love of Humanity's Strongest • 3. The Heartbeat of Humanity's Strongest • 4. The Sweetheart of Humanity's Strongest • 5. The Venice of Humanity's Strongest
Manga Soushiki Zerozaki's Human Exam:
Volume 1: Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3
Volume 2: Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8
Volume 3: Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13
Volume 4: Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17 • Chapter 18
Volume 5: Chapter 19 • Chapter 20 • Chapter 21 • Chapter 22 • Special Chapter
Kishishiki Zerozaki's Human Knock:
Volume 1: Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4
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Volume 3: Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13 • Chapter 14 • Chapter 15 • Chapter 16 • Chapter 17
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Others: Nonsense User
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Ishinagi: Moeta Ishinagi • Toishi Ishinagi
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Tsumiguchi: Tsumiyuki Tsumiguchi • Tsumina Tsumiguchi
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Former: Rizumu Niounomiya • Izumu Niounomiya • Zukin Furuyari the 11th
Kitsuregawa Research Institute Motsure Kitsuregawa • Hotsure Kitsuregawa • Matsuri Shimegiwa • Fureai
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Ningen Series: 1. Human Exam • 2. Human Knock • 3. Human Character • 4. Human Relations (Part One) • 5. Human Relations (Part Two) • 6. Human Relations (Part Three) • 7. Human Relations (Part Four)
Saikyou Series: 1. The First Love of Humanity's Strongest • 2. The Pure Love of Humanity's Strongest • 3. The Heartbeat of Humanity's Strongest • 4. The Sweetheart of Humanity's Strongest • 5. The Venice of Humanity's Strongest
Others: Zaregoto Dictional
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Others: Maniwagatari
Boukyaku Tantei Series 1. The Memorandum of Kyouko Okitegami • 2. The Testimonial of Kyouko Okitegami • 3. The Ultimatum of Kyouko Okitegami • 4. The Testament of Kyouko Okitegami • 5. The Resignation Letter of Kyouko Okitegami • 6. The Marriage Registration of Kyouko Okitegami • 7. The Household Ledger of Kyouko Okitegami • 8. The Travel Journal of Kyouko Okitegami • 9. The Back Cover of Kyouko Okitegami • 10. The Color Chart of Kyouko Okitegami • 11. The Train Ticket of Kyouko Okitegami • 12. The Blueprint of Kyouko Okitegami • 13. The License of Kyouko Okitegami • 14. The Ninja Scroll of Kyouko Okitegami
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