Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai

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Synonyms: The Last Alchemist Dreams of a Quiet Town Life, The survived alchemist with a dream of a quiet town life.

Japanese: 生き残り錬金術師は街で静かに暮らしたい

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Type: Light Novel

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 49

Status: Finished

Published: Sep 30, 2017 to Aug 1, 2019

Genre: Fantasy

Serialization: None

Authors: ox (Art), Nonohara, Usata (Story)

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Score: 7.14¹ (scored by 267 users)

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Ranked: #6782²

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Popularity: #14143

Members: 1,077

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Ranked #6782Popularity #14143Members 1,077

Light Novelox (Art), Nonohara, Usata (Story)

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The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (light novel)
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Some alchemists made pacts with spirits, granting them the power to create drops of life—an ingredient that is vital to concocting potions of any kind. Mariela, one such alchemist, lives in a small cottage between Citadel City and the Fell Forest, where dangerous beasts lurked; she spends her peaceful days producing and selling potions.

One day, disaster strikes when a flood of monsters destroy Citadel City as well as the Kingdom of Endalsia—an incident later known as the Stampede. Out of desperation, the young alchemist hides in her cellar and freezes her body in time. However, a clumsy mistake puts her in an accidental slumber for two hundred years, only to wake up in a vastly different world: one where alchemists are all but extinct.

She is discovered by members of the Black Iron Freight Corps, who befriend her and escort her to Labyrinth City, the former Citadel City. Due to the Stampede, no new pact bearers have appeared in the past two hundred years, causing undue hardship for everyone. The arrival of Mariela sparks hope for a new era as her bubbly personality quickly wins people over. Thus begins the story of the alchemist who uses her unparalleled knowledge and skills to transform Labyrinth City, all the while lamenting the loss of her simple and inconspicuous lifestyle.

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Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai was published in English as The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint from October 15, 2019 to April 27, 2021.

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Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai, Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai: Rinkan no Mahouyaku

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Feb 5, 2020

ROFL_Industries

Recommended

Preliminary (20/49 eps)

Final scores w/summary at end for you TL;DR people.

I am genuinely surprised no one has reviewed this as of yet (Feb 2020). Well, here goes..

Before I begin, I will not cover events in the book. I'm personally not a fan of that, and a synopsis is readily available on this site and Wikipedia. This is purely my take on whether you should drop the 15 odd dollars on it.

As far as light novels go, Ikinokori Renkinjutsushi wa Machi de Shizuka ni Kurashitai, anglicized as The Last Surviving Alchemist Wants to Live Quietly in the City (phew) is a decent entry into the fantasy genre. It ... carries the usual points of swords and sorcery that we've come to expect from the genre, while putting its own little spin on it.
Last Surviving Alchemist (which I shall refer to it as for the sake of my sanity) puts a heavy emphasis on the actual alchemical processes the protagonist uses for each potion, which I found to be entertaining. However, if you aren't a lore nerd like me, then you may find it tiresome. Because of this attention to detail, the plot can drag in places. Again, this will only bother you based on your preference. It's nothing so bad as to make you want to stop reading.
That effectively summarizes most of the issues one may find with the novel. It doesn't go into Tolkein levels of detail (thank god) but it does edge a little too far into its own lore and magic system, and while both are interesting, they are not for the absent-minded reader.
Otherwise, the characters, while somewhat cliched, each have their own quirks and backstories that keep them entertaining and feeling like people. The world has a nice gritty feel to it, like if the Witcher was rated pg 13. The art throughout the book is nicely drawn, but the covers are truly beautiful (they're the reason I grabbed the first volume from the shelf). They will be very pretty additions to your shelf.
If you're looking for a nice fantasy to read while you chill in a cafe, or on a bus, or what have you, then this is it. If you're looking for some moving piece of literature that will stir your heart, then pass this.

Final Scores

Story - 7: It's a good story. Touching in places, tense in others, but nothing to write home about. It's just good.

Art - 8: The covers really are well done, and for those tactile people like me where feel matters just as much as content, then you'll love it. The art IN the book is alright, but the covers really sell it.

Character - 7: There are moments of real depth, and moments of blatant cliches. The cliches aren't overdone and the characters certainly feel real, so it earns a good score in my eyes.

Enjoyment - 6: I have to admit this book didn't draw me in like others have. It's a sort of book you read on a bus or an hour at a time. There's nothing profound or enrapturing in it. It's like a romcom or action movie you put on when you want to be entertained.

Overall - 7: Is it a grand book? No. Will you tell all your friends about it? No. Will it provide a few hours of solid entertainment and look pretty on your shelf? Yes. That's enough to earn my recommendation.

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Feb 22, 2021

snadu

Recommended

Preliminary (3/49 eps)

==Spoiler free==

The best thing about this light novel is how well it is written. The quality of writing and worldbuilding is the greatest part of this LN, and I think it surpasses most LNs I've read.

If you want a well written, more novel-like, rich world, read this.

I hope more people read this LN, since the writing is so good and the MC, Mariela, is a simple, cute, hardworking, thoughtful, intelligent little alchemist.

Story - great. No forced isekai to get the character in this setting, but still has a good intro.

Art - the covers of the books are beautiful and help flesh out the world. ...

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