Chasing the Melancholy is the thirtieth volume of the Hidan no Aria novel series released on December 25, 2018. This novel concludes the Agnes School Infiltration arc and begins The Search for Konza Tohyama arc.
Summary[]
Chapters[]
- 1st Ammo: Asklepios
- 2nd Ammo: Never Step Back
- 3rd Ammo: Quick Rhythm
- 4th Ammo: She's Back
- 5th Ammo: L.A. Confidential
- 6th Ammo: Don Pachino
- Go For The NEXT!!!: Norma & Sandy (Bates Sisters)
Illustration[]
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Trivia[]
- The novel closes out the 10th anniversary year of the Hidan no Aria series.
- Melancholy refers to sadness or depression.
- Makiri Ito returns with information on Kinji Tohyama's father, Konza Tohyama.
- Hina Fuuma appears on the cover of the volume, which is nine years from the date of her introduction in Volume 5 (December 25, 2009).
- Chapter 5 title is a reference to James Ellroy neo-noir novel L.A. Confidential.
- Asklepios is the Greek God of Medicine.
- Moe Mochizuki, Kikuyo Kagataka, Minuet Holmes, Hina Fuuma, and Kinzou Tohyama return.
- Kinzou gets his first illustration in the series since his introduction in Volume 8.
- Minuet has not had an illustration since Volume 20.
- Moe and Kikuyo have not been illustrated together since Volume 23.
- Fuuma has not had a main story illustration since Volume 10.
- Kinzou Tohyama's crossdressing alter-ego is seen, appearing in a colored illustration for the first time.