• NineSwords@ani.socialM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    3 days ago

    I am looking for something simple right now (currently reading I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World because I was so thoroughly unimpressed by the anime) and “just slightly better than the average isekai” doesn’t sound so bad right now.

    • Mercuri@ani.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      2 days ago

      Are the books that bad? I was also unimpressed with the anime. Like, I thought it started strong but by the end I was yelling about how incredibly stupid everything was.

      • NineSwords@ani.socialM
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 days ago

        Are the books that bad?

        Yes. I write my notes for this weekly thread between chapters and after the first 3 chapters I had to force myself to stop taking notes for the volume so that it doesn’t turn into a wall of vitriol. It’s seriously bad. Like the day dreams of a permanently bullied 13 old kid that thinks that everything would magically fall in place for him if only X would happen. There is no self reflection and everything is happening to outside factors. I really think that author is a severely damaged person and kinda feel pity while reading the book and his world view shines through.

        That being said, I started volume 2 a hour ago.