Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind
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| 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) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, isekai[1] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Mao Nishiura |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | April 12, 2022 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Mao Nishiura |
| Illustrated by | Maro |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Books |
| Original run | July 10, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mao Nishiura |
| Illustrated by | Kyōsuke Tanabe |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics NEXT |
| Magazine | Dengeki Comic Regulus |
| Original run | December 1, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Pens Down, Swords Up: Throw Your Studies to the Wind (Japanese: 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～, Hepburn: 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.
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. Seven volumes have been released as of January 2026.[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] | 978-4-04-075005-7 | February 21, 2025[6] | 978-1-71-831586-0 |
| 2 | December 8, 2023[7] | 978-4-04-075206-8 | June 12, 2025[6] | 978-1-71-831588-4 |
| 3 | May 10, 2024[8] | 978-4-04-075418-5 | September 30, 2025[6] | 978-1-71-831590-7 |
| 4 | October 10, 2024[9] | 978-4-04-075656-1 | December 8, 2025[6] | 978-1-71-831592-1 |
| 5 | March 10, 2025[10] | 978-4-04-075847-3 | March 12, 2026[6] | 978-1-71-831594-5 |
| 6 | August 8, 2025[11] | 978-4-04-076054-4 | — | — |
| 7 | January 9, 2026[3] | 978-4-04-076242-5 | — | — |
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 four tankōbon volumes as of February 2026.[12]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 26, 2024[13] | 978-4-04-915821-2 |
| 2 | December 26, 2024[14] | 978-4-04-916151-9 |
| 3 | August 8, 2025[15] | 978-4-04-916563-0 |
| 4 | February 27, 2026[12] | 978-4-04-916903-4 |