#I May Be a Guild Receptionist but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II x Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time) Collaboration Illustration

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** I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

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It's time once again to take a look at what's coming in the next anime season and Winter 2025... Is not looking to hot for me...

There's a fair amount of continuations to decently popular series but good lord there's so many uninterested looking series that don't have anything that immediately catches my attention and the generic isekai trash pile looks extra hefty this season. I'm sure I can carve out a decent watch list, but I'm probably going to have to do a fair amount of dumpster diving beforehand...

Continuations:

Shangri-La Frontier S2 (Second cour)

Fuck yeah, more Shangri-La Frontier!

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun S2

I remember liking the first season a lot so I'm looking forward to more.

For Sure:

From Bureaucrat to Villainess

I've already read the manga so this one is an early recommend. It's basically "What if the most supportive and caring father figure in your life was also an ojou-sama".

Maybe:

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time

Quest giver going "Fine I'll do it myself". Yeah sure I'll check that out.

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World

Tokusatsu red ranger getting isekaied? Yeah sure, that sounds like it might be fun.

Sorairo Utility

Another golf girl stor- i mean, anime. I probably wouldn't have given this the time of the day normally, but Birdie Wing demands I at least check out if the CGDCT golf anime has any sauce.

Sakamoto Days

I've seen panels of this around so sure I'll give the former hitman anime a try.

I Have a Crush at Work

An established relationship in office setting. Could be cute.

Tasokare Hotel

Concept sounds sorta kinda like Death Parade so it might be worth a look.

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I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time · 2025

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Overtime sucks.

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“Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu” The First Promo, Winter 2025 Premiere

The first promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Mato Kousaka's light novel, Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time), were unveiled during the Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Festival live stream. The anime is now slated to debut in January 2025, originally set for 2024.

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Nothing too Halloween-Ish to end the month on

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The I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Anime Is Scheduled to Premiere in Japan on January 10, 2025

Aniplex has announced that the I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan on January 10, 2025. Crunchyroll had previously announced that it will be simulcasting the anime as it airs in Japan. I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time is described as: Alina Clover signed up to be a receptionist…

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"I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time" llegará en 2025

Los nuevos promocionales del anime "I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time" (@girumasu001) revela que se estrenará en enero de 2025.

Además de la gran cantidad de noticias que surgieron del evento Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Festival este 2 de agosto, el sitio web oficial y las cuentas de I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time anunciaron que la serie ahora está programada para comenzar a transmitirse en enero de 2025. Basada en las novelas ligeras de Mato Kosaka y Gaou, Tsuyoshi Nagasawa (Yuuna…

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I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Vol. 3 is a great volume

I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time Vol. 3 is a great volume #comics #comicbooks #manga #graphicnovel

The new dungeon, Chalk Tower, is riddled with unpredictable situations! Boss-class foes wandering the halls might not slow down Alina, but the annihilation of Rufus’s party at the hands of an unknown enemy stops her and her temporary comrades in their tracks…! Silver Sword reluctantly opts for a withdrawal–that means escape from adventuring duty for Alina and a return at last to her beloved job…

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Sword Art Online IF

Authors: Various (see below)

Illustrators: Various (see below)

Label: Dengeki Bunko

Release Date: 10 November 2023

My Score: 3/10

This is what it says on the tin: an anthology of what-if stories set in the SAO universe featuring short stories written and illustrated by different creators. I'll be talking about each story separately for this review so you can find my thoughts on each story, and which authors and illustrators worked on them below the cut.

Story 1: What if Pitohui was involved in the SAO incident

Author: Keiichi Sigsawa | Illustrator: Kouhaku Kuroboshi (Author and Illustrator of SAO Alternative: GGO)

This story is a humorous one in featuring a scene between Pitohui and LLENN as Pitohui reveals the "truth" behind the SAO incident. I get the feeling this would be a lot more enjoyable to fans of the GGO spin-off but I never got into it so I found this story pretty meh.

Story 2: What if Kirito and Asuna played a zombie game

Author: Mato Kousaka | Illustrator: ALmic (Author of I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time; Illustrator of Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai, a series which is getting an anime adaptation)

The title says it all. In this one, Kirito invites Asuna to play a beta test for a new zombie game. This one was pretty good. The characters never feel too out-of-character and if you want to see Kirito and Asuna take on a zombie game, you'll enjoy this story. While it wasn't a personal favourite, it's a good and satisfying what if story.

Story 3: Dream Game Crossover

Author: Tsutomu Satou | Illustrator: Kana Ishida (Author and Illustrator of The Irregular at Magic High School)

This story is a cross-over between Mahouka and SAO and I found it really boring. In fairness, I have never been a Mahouka fan, but I could have been down with this story if it was a silly cross-over that just has Tatsuya and Kirito fight, but instead the story spends so much time setting up how this cross-over could feasibly happen and it was just so boring. By the time Kirito actually shows up, the story is almost over. I'm sure people who are fans of both Mahouka and SAO will enjoy this story, but it just reminded me of why I was never able to get into Mahouka myself.

Story 4: Death Game Drop-out Arc

Author: Ren Sudou | Ilustrator: Shiwasu Hoshikawa (Ren Sudou has authored a few different LN series, probably the most well-known is Tobakushi wa Inoranai; Shiwasu Hoshikawa is credited as the mangaka for several Bungo Stray Dogs spin-offs)

This story is set back in the Aincrad Arc where we follow a player who gives into despair and jumps off the side of Aincrad, only to find himself in a mysterious area that appears to be a bug that he can't get out of. This story was really interesting and it reminded me of just how good the Aincrad Arc is. While SAO has had plenty of good arcs, the tension and stakes present in the Aincrad isn't something that the series has ever managed to recapture, in my opinion. I do think that this story isn't really what you want from an anthology like this as none of the SAO characters show up, and while the art is really nice, the character designs feel more like they come from Asuka Empire rather than from SAO. Still, I liked this story a lot and it made me want to rewatch the Aincrad Arc (and then I realised that Crunchyroll doesn't have the first season of the anime in Australia for some reason and now I'm like, 'Maybe I should just finally watch FULLDIVE instead').

Story 5: Detective Koyomi/Speckled Cat

Author: Soichiro Watashi | Illustrator: Ginta (Author and Illustrator of SAO Alternative: Clover's Regret)

Title note: it's a reference to the Sherlock Holmes Story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"

This short story takes place in SAO Alternative: Clover's Regret and it was really great to see this world and these characters again. In this one, the gang challenges a murder mystery quest in which they go to a mansion and, you guessed, try to solve a murder. The players are each given a role when they enter the mansion: Koyomi is the detective, Nayuta is her assistant, Clevel is a professor, and Mahiro is the cop. This was a really fun short story. It made me remember how good Clover's Regret could be and made me want to reread the series. I was glad I got to spend more time with these characters. This one was a real treat.

Story 6: at the Children's Steps (this is how the title is written in the book; it's not my bad grammar, I swear)

Author: Koroku Takano | Illustrator: Rin (Apparently the author's written a few different series but I've never read any of them and don't recall any of them getting much buzz online; the artist has a non-search-engine-friendly name so I wasn't able to find much out about them and be sure that it was the same person)

This story asks the question, "What if Kirito was younger?" In it, we get a Kirito who was only 11 at the start of the Aincrad Arc. It turns out not a lot has changed. He's still the hero. It's just his relationship with the girls that has changed. He and Asuna never had their romance, and while the girls are still in love with him, they treat him as a kid and don't act on their feelings at all due to the age gap. The heroine of this story is Silica and I'm sure fans of her will be happy enough with it. Personally, I was hoping for this to be a more fun story with lots of hijinks and comedy, but it ended up being more of a serious reflection on how Kirito feels about not being taken seriously as a man and being treated like a kid. I did like that we got most of the story from Silica's POV though, and Rin's art style is super soft and cute.

Story 7: How do I cure this curse?: Silica and the ghost girl

Author: Keisuke Makino | Illustrator: Karei (Author and Artist of Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut)

Another Silica-focused story. This one takes place in the Aincrad Arc in which Silica accidentally starts a quest that gets her possessed by a ghost girl. This event causes her first meeting with Kirito, rather than Pina's death being the catalyst. Pina doesn't seem to exist in this version of events. I was excited for this one since Keisuke Makino wrote it but it was pretty disappointing. To be honest, it's not that much different from the original Silica chapter, except Kirito is less present in it which leads to more exploration of Silica herself. The story itself is fine and the writing is pretty, but it's not a strong concept for a 'what if' story.

Story 8: If Asuna opened up a restaurant, what would be Kirito's position?

Author: Y.A | Illustrator: Megumi Nagahama (Author and Illustrator of SAO Alternative: Gourmet Seekers)

Yes, that is a terrible title but it is the title. This one takes place during the Aincrad Arc in which Asuna decides to open up a restaurant on a whim and gets Kirito to help her. I found this one real boring. The characters felt out of character and Asuna deciding to open up a restaurant is so random. I also don't know why this was set in SAO. It would have been a lot more fun to set it in ALO and have the other characters get in on it and then it wouldn't have felt quite so random. This one does get points for having a Nishida appearance though.

Story 9: If you can smile

Author: Reki Kawahara | Illustrator: abec

I mainly got this volume for the Reki Kawahara story but it's so short that I don't know if it was worth it. This is a what if story in which Raios and Hubert eat a poisonous crab and get hospitalised, thus avoiding the whole Ronye and Tiese get assaulted and Eugeo and Kirito get thrown in prison plot line. I definitely wish this story was longer and explored the implications of that change more. As is, we only get a brief scene with Kirito, Eugeo, Ronye, and Tiese having a picnic. It is is cute though and I'm glad we got to see these characters being happy. It's a good way to end the volume.

I thought this was a pretty good collection overall, but there weren't a whole lot of stand out stories. I think my favourite story ended up being the Clover's Regret story. I really didn't have anything to complain about with that one. It's been such a long time since I read the trilogy that I didn't even mind the romance with Clevel and Nayuta as much as I used to. In terms of a what if story, I think the zombie game story fit the theme the best. It was pure wish fulfillment, did exactly what it set out to do, and the characters never felt too out-of-character. I'll also give a honorable mention to the Death Game Drop-out Arc for being really interesting and memorable, even if it didn't quite fit the what if theme of the volume.

I do find it annoying that most of these stories take place in the Aincrad Arc though. SAO is such a long running series that it's bizarre to focus so much on that one point in the timeline, even if it is one of my favourite arcs, second only to Mother's Rosario. Speaking of which, why wasn't there a single Yuuki Konno appearance in this volume? "What if Yuuki Konno was in SAO?" "What if Yuuki Konno lived?" "What if Aiko Konno lived?" Or even just a story focused on the Sleeping Knights on one of their other adventures. I would have loved a short story like that. Actually, if we have to be in the Aincrad Arc, "What if Sachi lived?" or "What if Sachi and Asuna met?" would have been so interesting. "What if Mito was in ALO?" also would have been cool, given that there have been no announcements for another Progressive movie. I guess this volume did succeed in getting my mind thinking about SAO again and thinking about all the possibilities for what if stories so it served it's purpose.

SAO Alternative: Gourmet Seekers came out in November too but I have no intention of reading it. The plot just doesn't interest me at all. There's another new Alternative series that's released this month though that sounds much more interesting: Mystery Labyrinth. It looks really cool and I'm definitely excited to read it.

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Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time) - BS11 Animation Program Guide January 2025 Edition Cover Illustration

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Анонсовано аніме за ранобе «I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time»

Аліна Кловер влаштувалася секретаркою в Гільдію шукачів пригод, думаючи, що це стане її квитком у хороше життя. На жаль, робота її мрії перетворюється на суцільний кошмар щоразу, коли шукачі пригод застрягають у підземеллі. Щоб врятувати себе від паперової роботи, Аліна береться власноруч бити монстрів, щоб розв'язати проблему! Тепер їй потрібно лише тримати свою діяльність у таємниці...

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Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time) - Character PV of Lowe Losblender (CV: Rikuya Yasuda). Premiere: January 2025

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Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time) - New PV. Premiere: 10 January 2025

Opening: "Perfect Day" by 310

Ending: "Ashita no Watashi ni Sachiare" by Akari Nanawo

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Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu (I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time) - Character PV of Executioner (CV: Rie Takahashi). Premiere: January 2025