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blood_lion's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
gnitro's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
fammy's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
absentminded_reader's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointing. Cliché. Raph has been reduced to a harem slave squabbling for scraps of her master's attention. The new addition is far too young. The main character continues to be oblivious to the sexual tension around him, but the daddy-vibe the mangaka had him give off didn't work for me. I can see that the mangaka is deconstructing typical tropes, but this rides so close to the tropes that it's a case of Poe's Law. In addition, slavery was treated superficially in this volume to make way for the new slave and the hijinks that followed. I can see that a conflict is being set up for future resolution, and the new slave is a plot point for Raph to work out, but slavery played for yuks felt tone deaf to me. I wasn't a fan of this volume, though I do like the main character.
alivegurl's review
3.0
Woohoo! The next instalment to this series! I really liked the prequel to this book, although I must say it stirred up a whole lot of anger within me. In contrast, this book was a whole lot lighter and seems to create such a positive progress on the characters' lives. From the cover, I believe, you can already see the change in atmosphere—what with Filo's angelic face taking up more than 50% of the illustration—and I really love it!
First of all, I must say how much I love Naofumi's character. In the first book, he was really super gloomy, pessimistic and losing the will to live. In this one, he is more driven and curious and good things are starting to happen to him—some of which are thanks to his efforts in the prequel. That being said, I'm glad he still has some of cynicism and caution still with him—although he often thinks about what's best for others and how to help solve others' problems. It makes me so happy and relieved for him to be able to clear up his name little by little. Unfortunately, if you are looking for a bit more romance, this book will be more of a disappointment, since there is virtually no development on the love front—especially between Naofumi and Raphtalia. It does, however, become more interesting with the appearance of a new 'rival'—shall we say—in the form of the lively, forward and innocent Filo.
Second of all, it's starting to shape up into an RPG/fantasy genre with the various classes and types of abilities one can have—namely, in the learning of magic by our two main characters. The range of friendship Naofumi seems to establish has also widened, that he manages to benefit from their knowledge and skills to improve his own abilities. It's very, very intriguing to see the magic that this world possesses—although it seems to be a soft magic (not being very specific about the rules of the magical capabilities of the people). Personally, I find it very fascinating that our main character is a lot more passive, in terms of class—what with his defence and healing magic being his strong suit, accompanied by his apt for concocting medicine. It's quite refreshing, in contrast to the usual heroes of such stories being really aggressive and heavy in attack powers.
Lastly, I really love how peaceful and serene this whole book feels compared to its prequel. Although the protagonists fight monsters from time to time—and deal with a number of dramatic events too—it is mostly very content. They even have a bit of a routine of traveling from one village to the next to sell their stuff and basically carry on their jobs. It's a great break from all the betrayal, heartache and absolute madness that happened in the first book.
What I find somewhat weird about this book—and possibly the whole series—is how inconsistent the concept of time is. Before, the whole book managed to capture 45 days that go on between each wave of destruction. However, this time—although a lot more things seem to be going on—the wave of destruction hasn't come yet. I don't know if that is an indication of what will happen later on—if it is, it is not in the least bit hinted in the book—but it sure feels rather off.
Overall, though, I'll keep reading this series for now. Really enjoy it so far!
First of all, I must say how much I love Naofumi's character. In the first book, he was really super gloomy, pessimistic and losing the will to live. In this one, he is more driven and curious and good things are starting to happen to him—some of which are thanks to his efforts in the prequel. That being said, I'm glad he still has some of cynicism and caution still with him—although he often thinks about what's best for others and how to help solve others' problems. It makes me so happy and relieved for him to be able to clear up his name little by little. Unfortunately, if you are looking for a bit more romance, this book will be more of a disappointment, since there is virtually no development on the love front—especially between Naofumi and Raphtalia. It does, however, become more interesting with the appearance of a new 'rival'—shall we say—in the form of the lively, forward and innocent Filo.
Second of all, it's starting to shape up into an RPG/fantasy genre with the various classes and types of abilities one can have—namely, in the learning of magic by our two main characters. The range of friendship Naofumi seems to establish has also widened, that he manages to benefit from their knowledge and skills to improve his own abilities. It's very, very intriguing to see the magic that this world possesses—although it seems to be a soft magic (not being very specific about the rules of the magical capabilities of the people). Personally, I find it very fascinating that our main character is a lot more passive, in terms of class—what with his defence and healing magic being his strong suit, accompanied by his apt for concocting medicine. It's quite refreshing, in contrast to the usual heroes of such stories being really aggressive and heavy in attack powers.
Lastly, I really love how peaceful and serene this whole book feels compared to its prequel. Although the protagonists fight monsters from time to time—and deal with a number of dramatic events too—it is mostly very content. They even have a bit of a routine of traveling from one village to the next to sell their stuff and basically carry on their jobs. It's a great break from all the betrayal, heartache and absolute madness that happened in the first book.
What I find somewhat weird about this book—and possibly the whole series—is how inconsistent the concept of time is. Before, the whole book managed to capture 45 days that go on between each wave of destruction. However, this time—although a lot more things seem to be going on—the wave of destruction hasn't come yet. I don't know if that is an indication of what will happen later on—if it is, it is not in the least bit hinted in the book—but it sure feels rather off.
Overall, though, I'll keep reading this series for now. Really enjoy it so far!
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