Sexiled Explained

Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!
Ja Kanji:女だから、とパーティを追放されたので伝説の魔女と最強タッグを組みました!
Ja Romaji:Onna dakara, to Party wo Tsuihou Sareta no de Densetsu no Majo to Saikyou Tag wo Kumimashita
Genre:Yuri
Type:novel series
Author:Kaeruda Ameko
Publisher:Shōsetsuka ni Narō
First:August 2, 2018
Last:April 22, 2019
Type:light novel
Author:Kaeruda Ameko
Illustrator:Miya Kazutomo
Publisher:Overlap
Demographic:Male
Imprint:Overlap Novels
First:February 25, 2019
Last:August 25, 2019
Volumes:2
Volume List:
  1. Light novels
Type:manga
Author:Kaeruda Ameko
Illustrator:Seto Ririura
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Sunday Webry
Demographic:Shōnen
First:April 12, 2021
Volumes:6
Volume List:
  1. Manga

, is a Japanese yuri light novel series, written by Kaeruda Ameko and illustrated by Miya Kazutomo. It was serialized online between August 2018 and April 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō.[1] It was acquired by Overlap, who published both volumes of the light novel in 2019 under their Overlap Novels imprint. It is licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Seto Ririura began serialization on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website on April 12, 2021.

Synopsis

Tanya Artemiciov is a talented Mage adventurer who is kicked from her party by its sexist leader. Upset by this turn out events, Tanya goes to the wasteland to blow off some steam, however in the process she inadvertently frees a mythical Sorceress named Laplace who has been sealed away for 300 years. The two decide to work together so that Tanya can get her revenge on her old party by beating them in the upcoming adventurer tournament.

Media

Light novels

J-Novel Club first announced it had licensed Sexiled in North America for a digital release in August 2019,[2] However, on November 16, 2019 during J-Novel Club's Anime NYC panel, it was announced that they would also be releasing print editions of Sexiled and .[3] The light novel was inspired by the manipulation of test scores at Tokyo Medical University, which was brought to light in August 2018, where in it was revealed that the university had deliberately lowered entrance exam scores of female applicants by 10-20% in order to keep the number of female students below 30%.[4] [5]

Manga

A manga adaptation by Seto Ririura began serialization on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website on April 12, 2021.[6]

Reception

Sexiled has received positive reviews, with Kim Morrissy from Anime News Network giving it the series an overall A grade. Morrissy praised its "Breezy prose, witty dialogue, a fun yet deeply honest look at gender discrimination issues".[7] Erica Friedman of Yuricon noted in her review that while the revenge aspect of the plot is satisfying, "What made this book so wonderful was the humor, the teamwork, the humanity of it."[8]

The series has been featured on BookWalker's top-selling light novels for 2019 and 2020.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 女だから、とパーティを追放されたので伝説の魔女と最強タッグを組みました!. . ja . April 11, 2021.
  2. News: J-Novel Club Licenses 'Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!' Novels. Sherman. Jennifer. 2019-08-01. Anime News Network. April 11, 2021.
  3. News: J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess. Sherman. Jennifer. 2019-11-16. Anime News Network. April 11, 2021.
  4. News: Interview: Ameko Kaeruda, Author of Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!. Morrissy. Kim . October 9, 2019. Anime News Network. April 11, 2021.
  5. News: Tokyo university 'changed female scores'. 2018-08-02. BBC News. April 11, 2021. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Manga Briefs Roundup: March-April 2021. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. April 4, 2021. April 11, 2021.
  7. Web site: Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress! Novels 1-2. Anime News Network. Kim Morrissy. July 3, 2020. April 11, 2021.
  8. Web site: Friedman . Erica . Yuri Light Novel: Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!, Volume 1 (English). . April 11, 2021 . October 18, 2019.
  9. Book: Best of 2019 BOOK☆WALKER Ebook Ranking - Light Novel Top 25 . . January 17, 2021.
  10. Book: Best of 2020 BOOK☆WALKER Ebook Ranking - Light Novel Top 30 . . January 17, 2021.