My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World

SululuXD Jan 31, 2022

7

A refreshing take on the OP protagonist genre that doesn't make light of the blacksmithing profession for once. The protagonist has a little depth to him and doesn't act like a pubescent teenager in heat like the majority of other shounen protags in ecchified fantasy worlds, so that's nice. With what's been scanalated it's so far, so good.

nathandouglasdavis Jul 19, 2021

7

I'm into it. I appreciate the chill way potential moments of tension have been resolved (like when Eizo didn't try to hide the fact that fe'd seen Samia naked and instead just explained feir thought process behind feir actions). Other manga would've dealt with those situations in immaturely dramatic ways, so the difference in tone is nice. I also appreciate the way that Eizo tries to reflect on the effects feir super powerful and sharp weapons might have on the world at large, and consequently makes most of feir products to be weaker than the max level fe is capable of. For a reference point, fe makes blades that can cut through trees like tofu and which don't seem to chip or wear very easily (though the sharpness is the trait most frequently commented upon). At first, fe was selling stuff at an open market until fe eventually got more well known because of the high quality of feir product. Currently, fe is selling stock swords and knives to a wholesaler and making custom weapons to people who are able to travel to feir isolated home in the Black Forest. Fe doesn't price gouge and instead tries to make feir products affordable, even though they are of a higher quality than anything anyone in this world can make. The reason fe can make such high quality stuff is because fe was given ingrained knowledge about blacksmithing and so fe can read the metal while fe's working on it and knows exactly what to do. It's a cheat ability. There is some nudity in the first chapter, but so far that's been the only instance of it. The lecher in me is disappointed, but it's not as though the story is worse of for having less nudity. And I'm sure eventually, once a romance develops between Eizo and Samia, we'll see some more nudity (perhaps even sexualized nudity). Samia is a beastkin girl. There is also a dwarf girl named Riku who is working as Eizo's apprentice. I like some of the smudging and effects used for the trees and other stuff in the backgrounds. It doesn't quite match the rest of the art, but it still looks beautiful. The girls, and their outfits and stuff, are cute. There are solid details and crisp lines to the art. The expressions can feel a tiny bit sloppy at times, but I think they're still good. [Reviewed at chapter 10]