<Sentenced to Be a Hero> Vol. 1 - I read it because I got curious after I’d seen a couple of people looking forward to the anime this winter season. I can’t say that I like it. It’s on the bad side of emotionally manipulative. The emotional manipulation lacks subtlety. It’s like the author is bonking you on the head and screaming in your ear what you’re supposed to feel. I’m sure it will find its fan base in the anime adaptation for the constant action and the half-naked loli (I’m sure she’ll get some VA with a super cute voice to finish the otaku-bait package). The general premise is interesting at least, but it feels rough around the edges. Like the idea is there, but it’s not quite ready to be put on the page. Maybe it matures in the following volumes, but I think I have seen enough from the written source and it’s not for me. Maybe the anime will make me reconsider, but until then, it’s a hard drop for me.
edit: Okay I’ve seen the anime’s pilot and it stays a hard drop. Exactly what I expected it would be.
<Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools> Volume 11 - The story is at a standstill and not moving forward for several volumes now. It switched POVs away more and more from the main couple to side characters like padding. If the author doesn’t know what to do with it, they should end it gracefully and continue with side stories in this setting like Lucia and the Loom. They clearly can write good (sometimes bordering on great) prose, there is no reason to let this series drag on longer as it needs to.
<The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies> Volume 2 - pretty much more of the first volume, which was pretty much more of Sword Tensei. The next volume is set up to be a break from the established setup, so I want to see how it will play out.
<My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages’ Guild!> Volumes 1, 2, 3 - Overly simplistic romance. MC is written in an inconsistent manner. She is extremely confident, extroverted, and competent, but every now and then, the author seems to remember that the premise was that she is supposed to be the typical OP but low self-esteem trope. Just to be forgotten 2 paragraphs later, where she beats up bullies or tells nobles that they can eat dirt. I think this is a case of an author being shackled by their own stupid series title. Volume 3 was a tournament arc, which I generally see as a personal affront to my sensibilities. But the end of it was good, at least, so I’ll let it pass.
Hello Bookworm! I looked it up, and the Library in Alexandria — which just so happens to be the greatest in all of Yurgenschmidt, nay… even the entire world — has the following entries:
<Sentenced to Be a Hero> Vol. 1 - I read it because I got curious after I’d seen a couple of people looking forward to the anime this winter season. I can’t say that I like it. It’s on the bad side of emotionally manipulative. The emotional manipulation lacks subtlety. It’s like the author is bonking you on the head and screaming in your ear what you’re supposed to feel. I’m sure it will find its fan base in the anime adaptation for the constant action and the half-naked loli (I’m sure she’ll get some VA with a super cute voice to finish the otaku-bait package). The general premise is interesting at least, but it feels rough around the edges. Like the idea is there, but it’s not quite ready to be put on the page. Maybe it matures in the following volumes, but I think I have seen enough from the written source and it’s not for me. Maybe the anime will make me reconsider, but until then, it’s a hard drop for me.
edit: Okay I’ve seen the anime’s pilot and it stays a hard drop. Exactly what I expected it would be.
<Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools> Volume 11 - The story is at a standstill and not moving forward for several volumes now. It switched POVs away more and more from the main couple to side characters like padding. If the author doesn’t know what to do with it, they should end it gracefully and continue with side stories in this setting like Lucia and the Loom. They clearly can write good (sometimes bordering on great) prose, there is no reason to let this series drag on longer as it needs to.
<The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies> Volume 2 - pretty much more of the first volume, which was pretty much more of Sword Tensei. The next volume is set up to be a break from the established setup, so I want to see how it will play out.
<My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages’ Guild!> Volumes 1, 2, 3 - Overly simplistic romance. MC is written in an inconsistent manner. She is extremely confident, extroverted, and competent, but every now and then, the author seems to remember that the premise was that she is supposed to be the typical OP but low self-esteem trope. Just to be forgotten 2 paragraphs later, where she beats up bullies or tells nobles that they can eat dirt. I think this is a case of an author being shackled by their own stupid series title. Volume 3 was a tournament arc, which I generally see as a personal affront to my sensibilities. But the end of it was good, at least, so I’ll let it pass.
Hello Bookworm! I looked it up, and the Library in Alexandria — which just so happens to be the greatest in all of Yurgenschmidt, nay… even the entire world — has the following entries:
Sentenced to Be a Hero by Yen Press: 📖 Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 🖥️ Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools by J-Novel Club: 🖥️ Vol. 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
The Accursed Chef and His Pair of Furry Foodies by J-Novel Club: 🖥️ Vol. 1, 2, 3
My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages’ Guild! by J-Novel Club: 🖥️ Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6