So good side, heart warming and cute.
Eh side, art's decent, magic system is good but not the focus.
Bad side, the romance is slow and awkward.
The main problem is the that MC is still in love with a guy from her past life, and the guy is clueless about everything. He's not bad but he has no idea how to act, like some form of low-grade autism he just doesn't GET people.
So the romance is danced around, and danced around, and danced around. If this wasn't a romance and they just genuinely were caring for the adopted daughter, or if it was just a straight romance,
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May 31, 2019
Koushaku Reijou no Tashinami
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This is the "Girl reborn into an Otome game" story taken pretty seriously, there's romance but not to the point of being silly, it's not a comedy, and it's not just cuteness. This is a real political story with money, religious organizations having power, nobles, enemy countries, and soldiers. It's not a dark or gritty story or anything like that, but this is not an excuse plot either.
My only real question about this story is why is it an Otome game? I get why it's reincarnation, the MC uses her knowledge of things like how to make chocolate and hair-care products to make money and ... 
May 2, 2019
This story has a pretty strong set up, MC is a monster fur-suit, doesn't know why, has to collect 100 coins, Female lead wears him for more power. Simple, lots of potential.
However despite being near 40 chapters in and nothing feels different, the MC is slightly harder after fighting, the female cares for MC, and we know where the coins come from. MC isn't really stronger, the plot is still mostly just "People want coins for ___", no mysteries are solved, and despite a clear goal being given and the protagonists going to the goal nothing FEELS different. Art is goo, the designs are interesting, the ideas ... |
