Shokei sareta Kenja wa Lich ni Tensei shite Shinryaku Sensou wo Hajimeru
The Executed Sage Who Was Reincarnated as a Lich Started an All-Out War

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At first glance you may think this is another one of those revenge stories, but don't get decieved by the title, rather this is a story about fulfilling a dream of a lost loved one. So the whole manga has this lingering feeling of sadness and nostalgia.

The premise is pretty interesting. It reminded me the story of Joane D'arc. In short: Herogirl saves the world, the world doesn't need a hero anymore, political parties feel threatened because of the popularity and the power she wields, the king and the cronies decide to falsely accuse and exacute her and her follower to get rid of them. ... Yeah, I know, we did see the same premise before, but this one is written really well. Yes, there is quite a few "uh, oh society" mono/dialoges, so it is pretentious sometimes, but still the message is pretty much spot on. We have seen countless examples in the history where multiple countries united against a greater foe, yet they continued the hostility where they left off the moment the common enemy disappeared. It depends on your worldview though, but I personally do agree with the writer.

My only criticizm is that nearly all the human leaders (aka enemy) are portrayed as powerhungry crazy lunatics, which is not neccessarly far off the reality, but still it would be better if the writer would choose a more nuanced approach in the future. Also, apart from the protagonist the other characters in general are kinda cardboard cutouts (except maybe the succii girl), but since the MC is in the focus it is fine for the time being.

All in all it still need some polishing to became really memorable, but it has the potential to became one. I have to note though, it is clearly not for everyone, since it is pretty dark, and the MC makes a lot of morally questionable decisions for the greater good.

If I had to describe this manga in one line, it would be-

A pretty decent fantasy set-up which is slightly similar to Overlord for now with revenge elements.

Story-8:
The story although not being that deep still has a strong establishment where a former Sage with the Hero, who subjugated the Demon Lord are killed ruthlessly by humans as they were suspected of becoming the next Demon Lord and were pushed into the Valley of the Dead to die. The hate for humans burned deeply in Sage's heart, enough for him to become a skeleton and gain massive power in the process, although the hero was ... already dead. So, he resolves to bring "True Peace" to the world to make humans realize how wrong their concept of peace is and one day to also resurrect the Hero, the only person he cared about in the world. He brings with him an army of undead and announces himself as the next Demon Lord to the World and starts to lay waste to human's armies gaining some trustworthy allies in the process.

Art-7:
Art is pretty good for now, although it has potential to become even better. Some double panel spreads have been amazing.

Character-6:
To be honest, except the Sage, and his subordinates, not many people have been given enough screen time to develop their characters, although with the appearance of a new Hero, things are looking interesting.

Enjoyment-7:
Although, his revenge was short-lived as the former Sage destroyed the country, which killed him and hero the off, in a single chapter. His motivation of becoming the demon lord to annex human territories to bring about true peace has been pretty enjoyable until now. Most of the battles have been pretty one-sided except for the time when he fought with a former imprisoned archer who eventually became his subordinate. Also, as of writing this, 11 chapters have been released, and the chapter ends on a cliffhanger, where he gets ready to face off against the new Hero, so this battle might also pose a threat to him as the Hero uses Holy magic and being an Undead Demon Lord, his attacks would be super effective against him.

Overall-7:
This might be too early to judge this manga, but seeing how much potential this manga has on top of getting more and more views, I think that it might become the next big thing and even receive an anime adaptation if it continues to build up upon its story. Last but not the least, am truly glad that this aint an isekai, too many of them on the market, bruh.