Jan 4, 2024
6.9/10
TL;DR: An excellent time waster but nothing special.
I don’t know what it was about this manga that made me read so many chapters, but this had me engaged — emphasis on past tense. By no means did this story have a lackluster or weak start, since the beginning and introduction had me hooked onto the mc’s progression and development with the side of mystery, but as the story continued, I no longer saw any of the redeeming qualities.
To start off with, the plot of this manga is weak — very weak. From the get-go after the second arc, it was apparent that the manga
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was just rinse-and-repeating the same conflict over and over again until it’s over. Once that was over, I thought I had a breather and something interesting to look forward to, but the manga instead randomly inserts antagonists and villains without much explanations, which killed the whole slow-pacing and meticulously crafted world-building.
Before I rant about the characters, I must note that all of them are likable. However, besides for this one attribute, none of them are memorable nor are they evenly developed. To elaborate, there are three obvious heroines. From the three obvious heroines, only one of them had ample development through their non-rushed arc, whereas the rest did not.
As for the main character, he’s a good character, but there’s none of the sweet progressions that makes his progress enjoyable — instead, there are tons of deus ex machina or forced power-ups where the mc survives just in time, etc. As for his training, most of it is offscreen, which is disappointing. There’s also tons of mystery around him that the plot never dives into — perhaps it does in the later chapters — besides for a few mentions here and there as a reminder, not an actual plot point.
For what it’s worth, I enjoyed this possibly more than I should have despite all of the plot armor and forced developments that accompanied the mc’s journey, but this also became something I didn’t want to read anymore; there was no longer any real interest to keep opening the next chapter and learn more and more about the story, which was the deal-breaker for me.
You guys know this is just my opinion, right?
Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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