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I'm pretty sure it was before the anime release. 

Ran in Dengeki Bunko (which pisses me off that it's in the same group as Raildex) starting in Sep 2010. First volume was released Sep 27, 2012. Published in america March 25, 2014 for volume 1.
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That must be why. The LN is good though; all the training he did isn't truncated like in the anime.