Hey all, Sam here.
It is the start of another week, which means that it is time for another geeky post filled week here on the Free State of Geek blog. There’s a lot to look forward to, from a glimpse into a cool TTRPG supplement for Tabletop Tuesday, to four different NetGalley book reviews, another creativity deep dive for Weekend Writer, and of course, our usual weekly check in with WIP Wednesday. I know I’m really looking forward to it.
I’m also trying to get my posts prepped up so that when we go to Gen Con in a couple weeks, we won’t have to worry about finding time to write up posts. I think we can get everything ready. It’ll all work out just fine.
Anyway, we’re starting the week off with another Manga Monday, which means reviewing another volume of a manga that I’ve read. I think after next week’s Manga Monday, I’ll have caught up on all the volumes I read for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon back in April. Oh, and after that I’ll be going full-force into some One Piece reviews. I’m reading Volumes 7-12 soon, wanting to have them read before the live-action show premieres. So I’ll be doing reviews for the volumes through at least September.
All right, let’s get started.
Miyama Kaito is no hero. He’s just a normal university student who gets caught up in a hero summons with an actual Hero. But even “Hero” is just a ceremonial role these days, ever since the Demon Lord was killed centuries ago. In a world where demons are chill, nobles are no longer corrupt, wars are a distant memory and there are no more epic quests to complete, what’s a regular guy to do? Why, build a harem, of course!
My Thoughts
Rating: 5 stars
This is an interesting version of an isekai story, because at least at this early stage of the series, there’s no need for anything remotely resembling a Hero. With a world that has no epic quests, no big bads to defeat…Hero is just a ceremonial role and title. So what do you do when you’ve been summoned to another world…obviously you set out to something else. For our leading guy, that means collecting a bevy of beauties.
At least, that’s what the summary says. It doesn’t make it that far really in set up for this first volume. But we do get a small introduction to this magical realm. Kaito meets a few different people of power and influence and he even meets a powerful demon called Chro.
This volume sets up some interesting relationships and dynamics, and I’m honestly really curious to learn more about these folks, and to see what sort of plot really comes up. I also enjoyed the magic and the variety of beings and creatures in the world, so I’m curious to learn more.
There was a lot to read in this volume, and I was certainly intrigued by it…I did read the volume fairly quickly, and I did really enjoy it. So, I know I’ll be picking up the next volume. But, I also know that I’ll need a little more of a plot if I’m going to continue beyond a couple volumes.
All right, well that is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.
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