Grisaia Dev Team: Can we please make a good installment in Phantom Trigger?
Frontwing: *heavy sigh* Fine. You may make one good volume of Phantom Trigger, but you're forbidden from making it as good as the original trilogy.

This is the first installment in the current generation of Grisaia that hasn't left me bored out of my mind. In fact, it held my interest for the entire four hours it took to read it. Like the rest of the series, it does unfortunately fail to live up to the original trilogy, but in all other regards this volume drops pretty much everything that makes Phantom Trigger bad. The fanservice is minimal (relative to the first five volumes), the pacing is good, the art and music are gorgeous (as we've come to expect from Frontwing).

I hope that this volume marks a shift in the series and we'll continue to see Phantom Trigger improve as it finds a more ideal identity than it was initially given.

I can't believe I actually have something good to say about Phantom Trigger.

this story is interesting

Its pretty short but man is it fantastic, hands down my favorite volume. Love Arisaka, she is to pure for this world. 10/10 fricken love Arisaka.

Best chapter so far. Not sure why it being dubbed as "side story" (the .5 thing). Most of it might feel like filler but there is something in here that feel like it will become crucial to the main plot in the future chapter

grisaia is not grisaia without killing your parent.

i dont know who thought increasing price by 100%-300% would be a good marketing strategy but i gotta do what i can do by leaving a negative review to discourage people from spending money on these games

Everyone has their own past.
So does Arisaka Shiori aka Sensei.
Her background story is a bit unexpected but fits in well with the overall picture.
Lucky kids to have such an caring teacher!

Calling this volume a .5 is a bit insulting. It's true there is no big event pushing the plot forward but it does contain some backstory for a few characters. Mainly Arisaka but also for most of the other cast as well. Skipping this would be a poor decision if you've enjoyed the rest.

Time wise it is about the same as the rest. About 3 hours for a fast reader (I fell asleep for about an hour). It does have much less CGs though then the normal volumes. Not worth $15 but the bundle is a good price.

Use Magpie to upscale the game and it looks incredible.

Vol 5.5 is a welcome addition to the series, and its quality is up to par with its predecessors. The art and voice acting are excellent as usual, and I imagine if you're reading this, you've already played the first five episodes already and like what you've played.

7/10