Shijou Saikyou no Mahou Kenshi, F-Rank Boukensha ni Tensei suru: Kensei to Matei, 2-tsu no Zense wo motta Otoko no Eiyuutan

somebodywhoreads Aug 7, 2020

4

Below average. The main character runs around with overpowered skills, with the goal of just doing what he wants. The conflict that's introduce really serves no purpose at all. A drought which simple water magic can solve puts a city down. Random excuses for conflicts just happen, a capitalist woman selling water at obscene prices, a 'corrupt' examiner losing to him and just letting everyone pass despite the whole point of a test, some bandits who just doesn't like him. The main character never offended anyone or showed any valuables, but random things like this just happen. A good number of pannels have a dark atmosphere as if the author cant make up his mind between a full commitment to a light comedy or a dark action. The result is a book where you don't really know why the author does what he does, almost as if they're writing to fill some quota. The art was fine, but it's not saving the score. The main character doesn't act like a person who lived out the lives of one worker and two masters of a century's experience, but more an edgy teenager that acts aloof while they just don't know what they're doing. Moments when he panics at some overgrown wild beast dogs or a regular orc make you wonder if he remembers anything at all.