Grand Dwarf: Machikou Shokunin, Takumi no Waza de Isekai Musou

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As of Right now I can't really suggest ANYONE to read it (did recommend it to a friend though).
The Story is really just you're Average Isekai story just shifting in the Demographic. MC awakens in a different world and decides to defeat the Demon Lord. The difference being in here my Man just want's to create and blow stuff, whilst helping someone else defeat the Demon Lord. Like I said different than you're average Isekai Plot but not THAT DIFFERENT!!

The main Character is a bit different in that regards it's not you're aged MC like in Jobless Reincarnation. He has experience in Life and looks ... as well as Act's thorough that Lens disregarding his body being a Teenager (Yes! I'm looking at you Jobless Reincarnation Fans, No way you can convince me that Rudeus is not Guilty of Underage Sexual Acts).

Overall all I can say is try picking this story up if you want to see a different Isekai with a GOOD plot rather than being a Harem filled Coomer Bait.

Thank you.

This is pretty much a middle-of-the-road isekai. The world-building is decent. It has some layers of the world beyond the story but is not really deep or engaging. The art is average. It's not bad but not fresh or inspiring.

It has a strong Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou feel to it. The main female MC has many character designs that mirror Hajime Nagumo, with the same physical impairments, the same weapon, and a similar backstory. While the male MC has a similar psychology to Hajime and similar but not exactly the same power set.

So, if you like Arifureta, you might like Grand Dwarf ... for its style overlap or you might hate it for ripping Arifureta off. Overall, if you like escapism and empowerment fantasies, this is a nice easy read. If that's not your bag, you can skip this manga and not feel like you are missing anything.

Grand Dwarf has an interesting enough premise that is absolutely wasted by the author's apparent inability to write a compelling story to save their life.

Our MC is a 70 early old craftsman who is a master of his work, whatever that is. He's some kinda metal worker that runs his own shop, but the author never elaborates on exactly what services this shop provides or what work is actually done there. He dies from a heart attack, is reincarnated in a high fantasy world in a young body, and quickly finds that his whole workshop and all its tools were conveniently transported with him. ... He also has an eye that grants him very convenient super powers for a craftsman like analyzing the properties of different materials.

It doesn't take long for our MC to meet a native adventurer of this world who is adventuring alone after being betrayed by her party. He quickly enters into a sorta arrangement with her where he'll craft her equipment to use to defeat the demon lord, and after only a few days, crafts her an extremely powerful sci-fi sorta laser gun that uses her mana for ammunition.

This gun is incredibly OP and one-shot monsters that are hyped up to be something incredibly scary and formidable. It can also be used to immediately heal anyone of any injury short of death. The next eight chapters I read are literally just our heroes one-shoting all of their problems away and effortlessly gaining tons of fame, recognition and riches along the way.

I don't know how anyone can maintain interest in this story beyond what I've read, but it's gone on for 33 chapters as of the writing of this review, so clearly it appeals to SOMEONE. If you love stories that provide nothing but effortless wish fulfillment then this story is for you. For everyone else: don't give this manga even a second of your time.

Manga does get points for having nice art, including some beautiful landscapes and appealing character designs, but that's it. That is all the nice things I have to say about it.