Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind

Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind
First light novel volume cover
剣と魔法と学歴社会 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～
(Ken to Mahō to Gakurekishakai: Zense wa Gariben datta Ore ga, Konse wa Kaze Makase de Jiyū ni Ikitai)
GenreFantasy, isekai[1]
Novel series
Written byMao Nishiura
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runApril 12, 2022 – present
Light novel
Written byMao Nishiura
Illustrated byMaro
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintKadokawa Books
Original runJuly 10, 2023 – present
Volumes6
Manga
Written byMao Nishiura
Illustrated byKyōsuke Tanabe
Published byASCII Media Works
ImprintDengeki Comics NEXT
MagazineDengeki Comic Regulus
Original runDecember 1, 2023 – present
Volumes3

Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind (剣と魔法と学歴社会 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～, Ken to Mahō to Gakurekishakai: Zense wa Gariben datta Ore ga, Konse wa Kaze Makase de Jiyū ni Ikitai) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mao Nishiura and illustrated by Maro. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in April 2022. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began publishing it under their Kadokawa Books imprint in July 2023. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kyōsuke Tanabe began serialization on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus manga website in December 2023.

Media

Light novel

Written by Mao Nishiura, Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on April 12, 2022.[2] It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began releasing it with illustrations by Maro under their Kadokawa Books light novel imprint on July 10, 2023. Six volumes have been released as of August 2025.[3] The series is licensed in English by J-Novel Club.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 July 10, 2023[5]978-4-04-075005-7February 21, 2025[6]978-1-71-831586-0
2 December 8, 2023[7]978-4-04-075206-8June 12, 2025[6]978-1-71-831588-4
3 May 10, 2024[8]978-4-04-075418-5——
4 October 10, 2024[9]978-4-04-075656-1——
5 March 10, 2025[10]978-4-04-075847-3——
6 August 8, 2025[3]978-4-04-076054-4——

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Kyōsuke Tanabe began serialization on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comic Regulus manga website on December 1, 2023.[1] The manga's chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of August 2025.[11]

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 26, 2024[12]978-4-04-915821-2
2 December 26, 2024[13]978-4-04-916151-9
3 August 8, 2025[11]978-4-04-916563-0

Reception

The series was ranked tenth in the tankōbon category at the 2023 Next Light Novel Awards[14] and sixth in the same category in the 2024 edition.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b 『剣と魔法と学歴社会 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～』のコミカライズ連載が開始. LN-News.com (in Japanese). December 3, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. ^ 【Web版】剣と魔法と学歴社会 〜前世ガリ勉だった俺は今世では風任せに生きる〜 (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ６ ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 15, 2024). "J-Novel Club Reveals 9 New Novel, 2 New Manga Licenses". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  5. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind". J-Novel Club. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  7. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ２ ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  8. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ３ ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  9. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ４ ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  10. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 ５ ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  11. ^ a b 剣と魔法と学歴社会 3 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  12. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 1 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  13. ^ 剣と魔法と学歴社会 2 ～前世はガリ勉だった俺が、今世は風任せで自由に生きたい～ (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  14. ^ 次にくるライトノベル大賞2023 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  15. ^ 大賞決定！「次にくるライトノベル大賞2024」結果発表！　文庫部門『境界のメロディ』単行本部門『私の心はおじさんである』に決定！. PR Times (in Japanese). February 24, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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