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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga #1
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Vol. 1
When Akira's class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers -- but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the intentions of the king, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.
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May 31, 2021I was not expecting this to be that much fun - which is more my fault than the manga¡¯s, obviously! What a fun ride. I¡¯ll continue to the next one.
Also, side note: a very unfortunate title for the series. Don¡¯t be turned off - it¡¯s not a brag or a sarcastic thing - just a statement that happens to be relevant for the first few pages.
Also, side note: a very unfortunate title for the series. Don¡¯t be turned off - it¡¯s not a brag or a sarcastic thing - just a statement that happens to be relevant for the first few pages.
September 20, 2020
An unfortunate title because while it's technically accurate -- that's not something the narrator is bragging about.
A class of students from Japan are summoned magically into a fantasy world and told they have magical powers now, though only one of them will be the Hero, and are needed to help. Akira, the main narrator, at first thinks it's everything he loves in a story, and that being an Assassin is cool, but when he realizes that his powers are vastly larger than others' -- even the Hero's -- he's unnerved and hides his abilities. That night he uses them to sneak about and hears the king and princess discussing how the summoned people do not realize what they are up to.
The story involves a very RPG dungeon labyrinth, Akira's past interactions with the Hero, an order of knights who train them (and have their own doubts about the king), a curse, an assassination, a visit to a grave, and more
A class of students from Japan are summoned magically into a fantasy world and told they have magical powers now, though only one of them will be the Hero, and are needed to help. Akira, the main narrator, at first thinks it's everything he loves in a story, and that being an Assassin is cool, but when he realizes that his powers are vastly larger than others' -- even the Hero's -- he's unnerved and hides his abilities. That night he uses them to sneak about and hears the king and princess discussing how the summoned people do not realize what they are up to.
The story involves a very RPG dungeon labyrinth, Akira's past interactions with the Hero, an order of knights who train them (and have their own doubts about the king), a curse, an assassination, a visit to a grave, and more
August 14, 2020
I love the whole thing. The art style is perfect and gorgeous. The story is alluring and interesting. The characterization is perfect.
March 6, 2025
If you¡¯re looking for something to read after solo leveling, this is the one.
Major solo leveling vibes, but in a more medieval time period. I am loving it so far. It is a fun and fast paced read and the art is amazing. I randomly picked this up at a Half price books, and I am so happy I did, def starting volume 2 today.
Major solo leveling vibes, but in a more medieval time period. I am loving it so far. It is a fun and fast paced read and the art is amazing. I randomly picked this up at a Half price books, and I am so happy I did, def starting volume 2 today.
May 11, 2024
This manga had depth of a level I have not experienced in the isekai genre and I. Am. Obsessed.
You're thrown right into the action as a Japanese high school class is suddenly transported to a fantasy world where a king asks the students for help defeating an invading demonic force. They have all gained the video game-like stats menu that other citizens of the fantasy world have, and compared to regular people they have incredible skills. But no one's skills come close to Akira's. He uses his stealth as an assassin to hide his true strength and tries to figure out what's really going on, because he senses all is not as it seems.
The characters in this manga really had an impact on me. The art is so beautiful and detailed, and everyone has a distinct personality. I loved seeing Akira take on his role as the underdog with a secret weapon so effectively. The plot hooked me from the beginning. There's political intrigue, secret magic, hidden agendas, and plenty of mysteries to unravel. I hope this will be longer than four volumes. I couldn't predict what would happen next and I am craving more!
You're thrown right into the action as a Japanese high school class is suddenly transported to a fantasy world where a king asks the students for help defeating an invading demonic force. They have all gained the video game-like stats menu that other citizens of the fantasy world have, and compared to regular people they have incredible skills. But no one's skills come close to Akira's. He uses his stealth as an assassin to hide his true strength and tries to figure out what's really going on, because he senses all is not as it seems.
The characters in this manga really had an impact on me. The art is so beautiful and detailed, and everyone has a distinct personality. I loved seeing Akira take on his role as the underdog with a secret weapon so effectively. The plot hooked me from the beginning. There's political intrigue, secret magic, hidden agendas, and plenty of mysteries to unravel. I hope this will be longer than four volumes. I couldn't predict what would happen next and I am craving more!
May 22, 2021
Read 3/3 currently published volumes.
Edit 2/1/21: Finally read volume 3! THAT CLIFFHANGER!! I¡¯m really enjoying it!
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I used to avoid the manga with the super long obnoxious names but this one looked interesting and it¡¯s actually really good!! Gives a Sword Art Online vibe but there¡¯s no real world. A high school class is summoned into this fantasy land and told they¡¯re to defeat the Demon King. Our main character realizes his stats are waaaay better than everyone else¡¯s and thus begins the plot!
My library only has 2 of the published 3 volumes and I hear volume 3 ends on a cliffhanger so I can¡¯t wait for more! I like that I can still be surprised by manga and enjoy it like I did 10 years ago.
Edit 2/1/21: Finally read volume 3! THAT CLIFFHANGER!! I¡¯m really enjoying it!
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I used to avoid the manga with the super long obnoxious names but this one looked interesting and it¡¯s actually really good!! Gives a Sword Art Online vibe but there¡¯s no real world. A high school class is summoned into this fantasy land and told they¡¯re to defeat the Demon King. Our main character realizes his stats are waaaay better than everyone else¡¯s and thus begins the plot!
My library only has 2 of the published 3 volumes and I hear volume 3 ends on a cliffhanger so I can¡¯t wait for more! I like that I can still be surprised by manga and enjoy it like I did 10 years ago.
September 2, 2021
¨D Rating: 4 Stars ¡ï¡ï¡ï¡ï
My Status as an Assassin delivers a unique twist to the isekai concept often seen in manga! There's an interesting magic system, a hero to to root for and a compelling mystery that unfolds throughout this first volume.
I like that this manga delved into a more unexpected way of exploring the "Isekai," with a rather simple beginning, the foundation built across each chapter to present what seems to be a series
more about the mystery surrounding why Akira and his class got transported to this other world (which in this case: they were summoned to defeat a demon king)
Akira, along with his classmates are brought to this fantasy kingdom of Retice with unique magical abilities specific to them. His popular classmate Satou appears to be the "hero" in this world, but when Akira learns his skills surpass Satou, he gets suspicious right away and is eager to solve this mystery. Then from there, they all train to strengthen their skills, head to a labyrinth, and along the way more mysteries begin to unravel.
If there's "level systems" or something similar in an isekai manga it often feels too separate from the story or too surface-level, but what Assassin does so well is tying that into the actual plot and building it across this first volume in a pretty solid way, which I enjoyed! (Nearing the end though the skill terms were used a bit too much, but I love their put into brackets making it stand out more). I loved seeing Akira's abilities evolve over this first volume, it was interesting to see how they work too. Being an assassin (or any specific fantasy character) gives the person very specific powers or skills which added a unique variety.
The characters also surprised me throughout the story, evolving in ways I was not expecting or showing their true selves. Akira is someone who just prefers to do his own thing, but turns into a sort of hero lurking in the shadows to watch over his class and more importantly, uncover secrets that the king and princess are hiding. I also genuinely enjoyed seeing Akira start a better dynamic (perhaps future friendship) with his popular classmate Satou Tsukasa, I'm interested in seeing how they'll bond more across future volumes.
While there's even a good thread of mystery and plot points to keep you invested, the fantasy world itself still feels somewhat generic and glossed over in this first volume (but I did like medieval / knightly aesthetics of the world that made it pretty interesting). A lot of characters though (aside from the main ones we know or Akira interacts with) come of as pretty one-dimensional not having a whole lot of depth to them either. Along the lines of the leveling system and abilities, they are also never really explored that much (other than Akira's) so at times that does feel very surface - level too. There's lots of interesting elements here, I just think they are either introduced without much nuance or development.
But I do see myself continuing with this series at some point, the future volumes sound pretty interesting, plus the end leaves me more invested to see Akira progress on his own and seeing him develop more as a character!
My Status As An Assassin introduces an unexpected twist to the isekai manga, presents a lot of interesting concepts, plus a solid hero to root for! The development when it comes to the world is surface-level, but the element of mystery and leveling magic system, leaves a lot of room for the series to get better as it continues!
My Status as an Assassin delivers a unique twist to the isekai concept often seen in manga! There's an interesting magic system, a hero to to root for and a compelling mystery that unfolds throughout this first volume.
I like that this manga delved into a more unexpected way of exploring the "Isekai," with a rather simple beginning, the foundation built across each chapter to present what seems to be a series
more about the mystery surrounding why Akira and his class got transported to this other world (which in this case: they were summoned to defeat a demon king)
Akira, along with his classmates are brought to this fantasy kingdom of Retice with unique magical abilities specific to them. His popular classmate Satou appears to be the "hero" in this world, but when Akira learns his skills surpass Satou, he gets suspicious right away and is eager to solve this mystery. Then from there, they all train to strengthen their skills, head to a labyrinth, and along the way more mysteries begin to unravel.
If there's "level systems" or something similar in an isekai manga it often feels too separate from the story or too surface-level, but what Assassin does so well is tying that into the actual plot and building it across this first volume in a pretty solid way, which I enjoyed! (Nearing the end though the skill terms were used a bit too much, but I love their put into brackets making it stand out more). I loved seeing Akira's abilities evolve over this first volume, it was interesting to see how they work too. Being an assassin (or any specific fantasy character) gives the person very specific powers or skills which added a unique variety.
The characters also surprised me throughout the story, evolving in ways I was not expecting or showing their true selves. Akira is someone who just prefers to do his own thing, but turns into a sort of hero lurking in the shadows to watch over his class and more importantly, uncover secrets that the king and princess are hiding. I also genuinely enjoyed seeing Akira start a better dynamic (perhaps future friendship) with his popular classmate Satou Tsukasa, I'm interested in seeing how they'll bond more across future volumes.
While there's even a good thread of mystery and plot points to keep you invested, the fantasy world itself still feels somewhat generic and glossed over in this first volume (but I did like medieval / knightly aesthetics of the world that made it pretty interesting). A lot of characters though (aside from the main ones we know or Akira interacts with) come of as pretty one-dimensional not having a whole lot of depth to them either. Along the lines of the leveling system and abilities, they are also never really explored that much (other than Akira's) so at times that does feel very surface - level too. There's lots of interesting elements here, I just think they are either introduced without much nuance or development.
But I do see myself continuing with this series at some point, the future volumes sound pretty interesting, plus the end leaves me more invested to see Akira progress on his own and seeing him develop more as a character!
My Status As An Assassin introduces an unexpected twist to the isekai manga, presents a lot of interesting concepts, plus a solid hero to root for! The development when it comes to the world is surface-level, but the element of mystery and leveling magic system, leaves a lot of room for the series to get better as it continues!
October 30, 2021
When his entire class gets transported to a new world and assigned roles, Akira ends up as an assassin rather than, say, the hero. But his stats are far beyond those of anybody else and nothing here is quite what it seems, which means somebody operating from the shadows might just be what the situation calls for¡
Apparently I don¡¯t hate isekai, I just hate the vast majority of them. This one even has stat screens (boo hiss) and dungeons and a demon lord, but ended up being a lot more interesting than its more cut and pasted parts.
You wouldn¡¯t necessarily say there were stakes for Akira - he is outclassing his peers by a mile and only gets stronger by the end of this volume. Still, the machinations of the story are such that they aren¡¯t undercut by this decision. In fact, the way things line up comes very close to justifying how much he¡¯ll need all the power he can get.
No, few things are better than a juicy conspiracy and it¡¯s clear that reality is a lot more twisted underneath the surface than anybody initially expects. There¡¯s some serious evil on the loose and all the stats in the world aren¡¯t going to save Akira from his inexperience (to be fair, why would he suspect that evil buys in bulk?).
And on the flip side, you have the actual Hero, Satou, ostensibly the main character in any other story like this. He¡¯s pretty complicated himself (in a smug do-gooder sort of way) and makes an interesting contrast with the shadowy Akira. Whereas Akira¡¯s big skill used to vanishing quietly, Satou is everybody¡¯s friend and helpful president.
His endless desire to be the centre of attention and to show up Akira make him a unique foil, doubly so once he realizes how much trouble he¡¯s in. The very awkward ¡®who do you trust?¡¯ at the grave site is a really good scene that illustrates this perfectly.
The atmosphere is what really sells this story, far more than watching numbers on screens go up. There is an impressively oppressive sheen to everything where we know enough to know things are wrong, but until the traps start to spring shut and the despair sets in, we don¡¯t know just how wrong.
And the story does well by the few characters it highlights - it would be impossible to give an entire class its due, so it wisely spotlights the important ones and leaves the rest behind. It also generates some genuine feeling when one character pays a price for being nice.
It¡¯s not perfect - it definitely pulls a few saves out of nowhere and it¡¯s a little strange how nobody figures out that Akira is still there for the whole volume yet never went and did the stat revealing thing everybody else did. But those are small problems for something that went way more interesting than it needed to be.
3.5 stars and we¡¯ll round up for daring to be an interesting isekai that has me curious about the answers to more than a few questions. Even if the light novel covers imply we¡¯re headed to harem town, population girls, this volume definitely earned some goodwill from me.
Apparently I don¡¯t hate isekai, I just hate the vast majority of them. This one even has stat screens (boo hiss) and dungeons and a demon lord, but ended up being a lot more interesting than its more cut and pasted parts.
You wouldn¡¯t necessarily say there were stakes for Akira - he is outclassing his peers by a mile and only gets stronger by the end of this volume. Still, the machinations of the story are such that they aren¡¯t undercut by this decision. In fact, the way things line up comes very close to justifying how much he¡¯ll need all the power he can get.
No, few things are better than a juicy conspiracy and it¡¯s clear that reality is a lot more twisted underneath the surface than anybody initially expects. There¡¯s some serious evil on the loose and all the stats in the world aren¡¯t going to save Akira from his inexperience (to be fair, why would he suspect that evil buys in bulk?).
And on the flip side, you have the actual Hero, Satou, ostensibly the main character in any other story like this. He¡¯s pretty complicated himself (in a smug do-gooder sort of way) and makes an interesting contrast with the shadowy Akira. Whereas Akira¡¯s big skill used to vanishing quietly, Satou is everybody¡¯s friend and helpful president.
His endless desire to be the centre of attention and to show up Akira make him a unique foil, doubly so once he realizes how much trouble he¡¯s in. The very awkward ¡®who do you trust?¡¯ at the grave site is a really good scene that illustrates this perfectly.
The atmosphere is what really sells this story, far more than watching numbers on screens go up. There is an impressively oppressive sheen to everything where we know enough to know things are wrong, but until the traps start to spring shut and the despair sets in, we don¡¯t know just how wrong.
And the story does well by the few characters it highlights - it would be impossible to give an entire class its due, so it wisely spotlights the important ones and leaves the rest behind. It also generates some genuine feeling when one character pays a price for being nice.
It¡¯s not perfect - it definitely pulls a few saves out of nowhere and it¡¯s a little strange how nobody figures out that Akira is still there for the whole volume yet never went and did the stat revealing thing everybody else did. But those are small problems for something that went way more interesting than it needed to be.
3.5 stars and we¡¯ll round up for daring to be an interesting isekai that has me curious about the answers to more than a few questions. Even if the light novel covers imply we¡¯re headed to harem town, population girls, this volume definitely earned some goodwill from me.
March 31, 2025
4.5 stars
I've tried a few manga in the past but could never quite get into them. Not so with this book! For me, this was the perfect mix of cool fantasy, sinister plots and beautiful artwork! It didn't hurt that I think assassins are pretty damn cool (all black outfit including a fancy cloak? Hidden daggers? The ability to vanish into thin air? HELL YEAH!)
This was an exciting and fun first volume and I can't wait for the next! The title makes it seem funnier than it actually is. A well rounded story that's also a pleasure to look at!
My only complaint at this point is that I'm still sitting at my desk when I could get isekai'd (I spent the last weekend at a convention so naturally I'm struggling in the real world right now) XD
I've tried a few manga in the past but could never quite get into them. Not so with this book! For me, this was the perfect mix of cool fantasy, sinister plots and beautiful artwork! It didn't hurt that I think assassins are pretty damn cool (all black outfit including a fancy cloak? Hidden daggers? The ability to vanish into thin air? HELL YEAH!)
This was an exciting and fun first volume and I can't wait for the next! The title makes it seem funnier than it actually is. A well rounded story that's also a pleasure to look at!
My only complaint at this point is that I'm still sitting at my desk when I could get isekai'd (I spent the last weekend at a convention so naturally I'm struggling in the real world right now) XD
September 17, 2020
It¡¯s a power fantasy through and through.
The initial hook of a hero who isn¡¯t really a hero followed by him not being cut by the same mold (e.i being an Assassin and checking out the underbelly of the world) is, although not original in the least, still a good selling point.
However, the novel soon divulges into a situation in which the main lead is led around the nose like, guess what, a hidden hero? However, that didn¡¯t last for too long I suppose. I have no idea what the author was entirely going for. Also, every other student aside from him are morons and one dimensional at best.
Yet, what may just be the worst is the writing: The action scenes suck so this novel is clearly not for people looking for ¡®epic fights¡¯. The dialogues suck, though they give the sense that they¡¯re somehow supposed to be ¡°wise¡± or ¡°hidden gold between each mound of dirt¡±¡ªkeyword, supposed. The continual thinking of the main character merely repeats dribble that had already been said or shown. Even the amount of exposition dumping is unnerving. Plot points seem to just pop up and the MC doesn¡¯t really seem to be in much danger, there is no tension throughout.
The MC¡¯s ability is so OP that regular people, even people with powers, have no idea to the first step of actually finding him, much less fighting him. So, you may be left with a bitter taste of ¡®Why not just go Stealth?¡¯ I mean... it could help in fights, in chases and escapes, and in pretty much any troubles he faces. Like: ¡°If I concealed myself, it was also possible to break their necks as I walk by.¡± Then why don¡¯t you just do that and get it over with? His power could be abused so well...
The MC continuously says ¡°I don¡¯t really care about other people.¡± In fact, it¡¯s supposedly one of his character traits, but it¡¯s a lie. He tries to be ¡®emotionless¡¯ and the like but it just comes off as ¡®edgy¡¯.
It tries to be funny at certain moments. It fails.
The book sometimes reads like a list or summary of events (which isn¡¯t necessarily a bad thing if done right) and, If I was being honest, this author would probably write best in third person, not first.
The initial hook of a hero who isn¡¯t really a hero followed by him not being cut by the same mold (e.i being an Assassin and checking out the underbelly of the world) is, although not original in the least, still a good selling point.
However, the novel soon divulges into a situation in which the main lead is led around the nose like, guess what, a hidden hero? However, that didn¡¯t last for too long I suppose. I have no idea what the author was entirely going for. Also, every other student aside from him are morons and one dimensional at best.
Yet, what may just be the worst is the writing: The action scenes suck so this novel is clearly not for people looking for ¡®epic fights¡¯. The dialogues suck, though they give the sense that they¡¯re somehow supposed to be ¡°wise¡± or ¡°hidden gold between each mound of dirt¡±¡ªkeyword, supposed. The continual thinking of the main character merely repeats dribble that had already been said or shown. Even the amount of exposition dumping is unnerving. Plot points seem to just pop up and the MC doesn¡¯t really seem to be in much danger, there is no tension throughout.
The MC¡¯s ability is so OP that regular people, even people with powers, have no idea to the first step of actually finding him, much less fighting him. So, you may be left with a bitter taste of ¡®Why not just go Stealth?¡¯ I mean... it could help in fights, in chases and escapes, and in pretty much any troubles he faces. Like: ¡°If I concealed myself, it was also possible to break their necks as I walk by.¡± Then why don¡¯t you just do that and get it over with? His power could be abused so well...
The MC continuously says ¡°I don¡¯t really care about other people.¡± In fact, it¡¯s supposedly one of his character traits, but it¡¯s a lie. He tries to be ¡®emotionless¡¯ and the like but it just comes off as ¡®edgy¡¯.
It tries to be funny at certain moments. It fails.
The book sometimes reads like a list or summary of events (which isn¡¯t necessarily a bad thing if done right) and, If I was being honest, this author would probably write best in third person, not first.
November 9, 2020
Okay, first things first -- I really like the art in this book. Aside from the fact that most scenes seem to be taking place in the void, with almost no features of a background to be found, the characters are expressive, the fighting is pretty easy to follow, and overall, it's just aesthetically nice.
The title is weirdly ... not misleading, exactly, but it pouts a weird emphasis on the wrong thing. His status as an assassin does obviously exceed the hero's, but the point is that he finds that extremely suspicious, and it's the first thing that starts leading him down the path toward uncovering the actual plot of this story.
Because the plot isn't really the isekai stuff, it's the machinations behind why the isekai even happened in the first place. It's instead about why this newly-summoned assassin in this magic world has these wildly powerful abilities, and why they were really summoned in the first place. And with his high stats and maxxed hiding ability, our hero Akiria is well fitted to start unraveling these questions.
This is a story that feels like it owes a lot to the Shield Hero series, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It does the same sort of handwaving about the characters getting used to the reality of having been magicked to another world and gets right into the stuff that makes it different from its peers. there are some plot similarities as well -- not like it's stealing from the Shield Hero story, but more that it wears its inspiration on its sleeve.
The one truly weak spot for me was the characters. Almost everyone in here feels like a pretty generic version of whatever they are, including the main character. the only one I'm a little bit curious about is the "hero" character, the guy who actually got the hero class. I'm interested in seeing what he may do next. And thus, I'll probably give this series at least one more book to hook me and distinguish itself from its isekai peers.
The title is weirdly ... not misleading, exactly, but it pouts a weird emphasis on the wrong thing. His status as an assassin does obviously exceed the hero's, but the point is that he finds that extremely suspicious, and it's the first thing that starts leading him down the path toward uncovering the actual plot of this story.
Because the plot isn't really the isekai stuff, it's the machinations behind why the isekai even happened in the first place. It's instead about why this newly-summoned assassin in this magic world has these wildly powerful abilities, and why they were really summoned in the first place. And with his high stats and maxxed hiding ability, our hero Akiria is well fitted to start unraveling these questions.
This is a story that feels like it owes a lot to the Shield Hero series, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It does the same sort of handwaving about the characters getting used to the reality of having been magicked to another world and gets right into the stuff that makes it different from its peers. there are some plot similarities as well -- not like it's stealing from the Shield Hero story, but more that it wears its inspiration on its sleeve.
The one truly weak spot for me was the characters. Almost everyone in here feels like a pretty generic version of whatever they are, including the main character. the only one I'm a little bit curious about is the "hero" character, the guy who actually got the hero class. I'm interested in seeing what he may do next. And thus, I'll probably give this series at least one more book to hook me and distinguish itself from its isekai peers.
March 1, 2020
The spoilers aren¡¯t really that big of a deal, because it¡¯s kind of in the summary. I just wanted to be careful.
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When I started this manga I was tempted to give it a 3 star rating. As the summary states... a bunch of students are teleported to another world, and told they have to risk their lives to fight for this kingdom they know nothing about, using skills they have magically obtained..... and....
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....No one is really bothered by this. You¡¯d expect people to be freaking out, and questioning the authority here. Maybe a few people that can¡¯t keep it together, thinking they¡¯ve had a mental breakdown. You¡¯d think it would insight some kind of emotion, but no, they all just fall in line. I hated that.
The main character is the only one that¡¯s skeptical. I¡¯m sure they will go into it later. But oh well. It just seems like the author just wanted to get the transition over quickly because the only thing they wanted to focus on was the story in this world.
Now, after getting through the remaining chapters I really started to appreciate the story, maybe because it really gives some SAO vibes... but also because the main character navigates strategically, and it seems to be giving intricacies to an otherwise default background. If that makes any sense. We will see where this goes.
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When I started this manga I was tempted to give it a 3 star rating. As the summary states... a bunch of students are teleported to another world, and told they have to risk their lives to fight for this kingdom they know nothing about, using skills they have magically obtained..... and....
.
.
....No one is really bothered by this. You¡¯d expect people to be freaking out, and questioning the authority here. Maybe a few people that can¡¯t keep it together, thinking they¡¯ve had a mental breakdown. You¡¯d think it would insight some kind of emotion, but no, they all just fall in line. I hated that.
The main character is the only one that¡¯s skeptical. I¡¯m sure they will go into it later. But oh well. It just seems like the author just wanted to get the transition over quickly because the only thing they wanted to focus on was the story in this world.
Now, after getting through the remaining chapters I really started to appreciate the story, maybe because it really gives some SAO vibes... but also because the main character navigates strategically, and it seems to be giving intricacies to an otherwise default background. If that makes any sense. We will see where this goes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 3, 2023
This felt like a fever dream. I don¡¯t even know why I own this in the first place. The beginning is so off-putting. An entire class of japanese students is teleported in an instant to a fantasy world out of the blue on the first page. There¡¯s no introduction to the characters or anything. The world building is utter crap. It¡¯s your classic boring surface level magic system where anything can happen because there are no rules. There¡¯s a weird ranking system where they¡¯re all assigned a level and various stats which exists for no reason, and obviously the main character has the highest level and keeps getting higher stats. It¡¯s like a video game in book form. This book takes itself way too seriously for how badly it¡¯s written. It¡¯s just so random abd confusing. I¡¯m giving this book away as soon as I get the chance to.
July 18, 2020
Sometimes it¡¯s fun to read/watch that one character that¡¯s so much smarter than the others, but I was kind of skeptical that an entire class was pulled into another world to fight for strangers and not one of the main character¡¯s classmates shared his reservations or was upset or wanted to go home or was against fighting in general. If Akira turns out to be clever (rather than having lucked into advanced abilities and possessing some common sense to doubt someone willing to summon possibly unwilling strangers) than I could see my rating go up, but I¡¯d need to read further into this series which I don¡¯t see myself doing.
October 16, 2020
Honestly, I'm a bit confused on why this has a high rating..... I read the first few chapters and I honestly thought the pacing was kinda off....... I mean the art style is gorgeous and all, I'm just having doubts about it story-wise......
June 8, 2021
I *really* liked this manga. I don¡¯t have a lot of thoughts about it though so here are some short ones.
I loved the art.
I adored the main character and the commander of the knights.
I¡¯m really curious to what is actually happening with the king and the princess.
Voila, sorry that these are just statements but yea this was my ?review?
I loved the art.
I adored the main character and the commander of the knights.
I¡¯m really curious to what is actually happening with the king and the princess.
Voila, sorry that these are just statements but yea this was my ?review?
September 14, 2024
I really enjoy it so far. I have never seen a whole class get taken in an isekai, so that really interesting.
The art style is very good also the story is very interesting so far. Cart wait to see where the story goes .
The art style is very good also the story is very interesting so far. Cart wait to see where the story goes .
February 20, 2024
Une histoire qui a du potentiel, mais comme souvent le tome 1 est un tome d'introduction un peu lent
April 16, 2023
Omg the pacing is so bad ? Literally nothing is explained and no one cares they¡¯re in an entirely new world. It¡¯s a fun read but I can¡¯t in good conscience give it more than 2 stars. There are way too many questions and things that don¡¯t make sense and things just happening with no build up. Hilarious! I¡¯ll be reading the next one, I kinda wanna know what happens
June 20, 2024
I'm a massive isekai fan so when i read up about this series I was pretty sure I'd love it & I wasn't wrong
The Characters so far are really good (all be it a little standard isekai right now, which is understandable) the art work is really smooth too & the story has all ready drawn me in.
All in all a great start to what I hope will be a great series!
Re:Read
I don't normally post a re-read like this as most of the time, ill flick through the volume just to remember it but it's been such a wait for me to get any more volumes of this series that I felt a re-read was necessary!
Still enjoyed it as much as the first time
The Characters so far are really good (all be it a little standard isekai right now, which is understandable) the art work is really smooth too & the story has all ready drawn me in.
All in all a great start to what I hope will be a great series!
Re:Read
I don't normally post a re-read like this as most of the time, ill flick through the volume just to remember it but it's been such a wait for me to get any more volumes of this series that I felt a re-read was necessary!
Still enjoyed it as much as the first time
March 29, 2021
This was terribly dry. I¡¯m not against isekai stories, but nothing was endearing here. Everything felt so lackluster and flat. Akira¡¯s not that interesting though, at least, he can recognize something¡¯s up. He figures everything out so quickly though! The pacing is extremely fast, and new characters pop out of every corner¡ªor, uh, page turn.
There¡¯s really nothing making me want to read a volume 2.
There¡¯s really nothing making me want to read a volume 2.
November 8, 2020
C'est pas mauvais... Mais je trouve qu'il y a pas grand chose de transcendant...
May 9, 2024
Chronique compl¨¨te :
Extrait :
Voici venu le moment de la pr¨¦sentation d¡¯un nouvel Isekai, r¨¦cemment arriv¨¦e en France, chez Doki Doki. Adapt¨¦ d¡¯un Light Novel (romans avec quelques illustrations style manga), on y suit l¡¯aventure d¡¯une classe de notre monde soudainement transport¨¦ dans un autre. Tr¨¨s vite, notre h¨¦ros se rend compte que quelque choses cloche, habitu¨¦ ¨¤ ¨ºtre seul, il a d¨¦velopp¨¦ des comp¨¦tences afin de comprendre les intentions des autres (car oui, ce monde fonctionne un peu comme un jeu vid¨¦o), de ce fait, il reste discret, assez bien pour que ses ? bienfaiteurs ? ignore jusqu¡¯¨¤ son existence, et ainsi ses comp¨¦tences¡
L¡¯aventure qui nous est propos¨¦e ici, est clairement sortie des sentiers battus, l¨¤ o¨´ le plus souvent le personnage principal est ¨¦galement le h¨¦ros invoqu¨¦, ici ce n¡¯est pas le cas, ce fameux h¨¦ros n¡¯¨¦tant qu¡¯un personnage secondaire (mais qui reste, je pense important). De ce fait, en nous proposant un assassin comme h¨¦ros, dans un univers o¨´ la motivation de certains personnage n¡¯est clairement pas joyeuse, on peut s¡¯attendre ¨¤ voir des ¨¦v¨¨nements plus sombres, et donc inattendu. Le d¨¦roulement de l¡¯intrigue peu prendre plusieurs chemins diff¨¦rents, et le rapport de notre vrai h¨¦ros face ¨¤ ses camarades, pour le moment, peu laisser pr¨¦sager une fin malheureuse pour l¡¯un des camps, ¨¤ moins qu¡¯il n¡¯arrive ¨¤ les sauver¡ Je trouve presque, cet Isekai, plus r¨¦aliste que les autres, car tr¨¨s clairement, ¨¤ mes yeux, quelque soit l¡¯univers, tant qu¡¯il y a des hommes, il y a de la corruption, etc¡ Car oui, pour moi, l¡¯homme est tr¨¨s clairement loin d¡¯¨ºtre un ¨ºtre tr¨¨s gentils, on est plus avare et ¨¦go?ste qu¡¯autres choses ¨¤ mes yeux (moi-m¨ºme je le suis par moment¡).
L¡¯univers dans lequel atterrissent notre h¨¦ros et ses camarades est, quant ¨¤ lui, assez banal pour le moment, il y a plusieurs royaumes, repr¨¦sentants plusieurs esp¨¨ces diff¨¦rentes (humains, d¨¦mons, etc¡). Bien ¨¦videmment, le royaume des humains est dirig¨¦ par un roi, qui a ¨¦videmment ¨¦voqu¨¦ la raison de la pr¨¦sence de la troupe (m¨ºme si celle-ci sonne vite faux). Malgr¨¦ toute cette tension qui r¨¨gne, et le manque de confiance envers la couronne, Akira fini par trouver des alli¨¦s aussi inattendus qu¡¯¨¦ph¨¦m¨¨re, lui permettant de s¡¯am¨¦liorer sans que l¡¯on se demande comment il fait alors qu¡¯il ne connait pas le monde¡ Car oui, m¨ºme s¡¯il a acquis une capacit¨¦ de compr¨¦hension d¡¯autrui, je trouve un peu gros, le fais qu¡¯il maitrise d¨¦j¨¤ certaines capacit¨¦s¡
[...]
Extrait :
Voici venu le moment de la pr¨¦sentation d¡¯un nouvel Isekai, r¨¦cemment arriv¨¦e en France, chez Doki Doki. Adapt¨¦ d¡¯un Light Novel (romans avec quelques illustrations style manga), on y suit l¡¯aventure d¡¯une classe de notre monde soudainement transport¨¦ dans un autre. Tr¨¨s vite, notre h¨¦ros se rend compte que quelque choses cloche, habitu¨¦ ¨¤ ¨ºtre seul, il a d¨¦velopp¨¦ des comp¨¦tences afin de comprendre les intentions des autres (car oui, ce monde fonctionne un peu comme un jeu vid¨¦o), de ce fait, il reste discret, assez bien pour que ses ? bienfaiteurs ? ignore jusqu¡¯¨¤ son existence, et ainsi ses comp¨¦tences¡
L¡¯aventure qui nous est propos¨¦e ici, est clairement sortie des sentiers battus, l¨¤ o¨´ le plus souvent le personnage principal est ¨¦galement le h¨¦ros invoqu¨¦, ici ce n¡¯est pas le cas, ce fameux h¨¦ros n¡¯¨¦tant qu¡¯un personnage secondaire (mais qui reste, je pense important). De ce fait, en nous proposant un assassin comme h¨¦ros, dans un univers o¨´ la motivation de certains personnage n¡¯est clairement pas joyeuse, on peut s¡¯attendre ¨¤ voir des ¨¦v¨¨nements plus sombres, et donc inattendu. Le d¨¦roulement de l¡¯intrigue peu prendre plusieurs chemins diff¨¦rents, et le rapport de notre vrai h¨¦ros face ¨¤ ses camarades, pour le moment, peu laisser pr¨¦sager une fin malheureuse pour l¡¯un des camps, ¨¤ moins qu¡¯il n¡¯arrive ¨¤ les sauver¡ Je trouve presque, cet Isekai, plus r¨¦aliste que les autres, car tr¨¨s clairement, ¨¤ mes yeux, quelque soit l¡¯univers, tant qu¡¯il y a des hommes, il y a de la corruption, etc¡ Car oui, pour moi, l¡¯homme est tr¨¨s clairement loin d¡¯¨ºtre un ¨ºtre tr¨¨s gentils, on est plus avare et ¨¦go?ste qu¡¯autres choses ¨¤ mes yeux (moi-m¨ºme je le suis par moment¡).
L¡¯univers dans lequel atterrissent notre h¨¦ros et ses camarades est, quant ¨¤ lui, assez banal pour le moment, il y a plusieurs royaumes, repr¨¦sentants plusieurs esp¨¨ces diff¨¦rentes (humains, d¨¦mons, etc¡). Bien ¨¦videmment, le royaume des humains est dirig¨¦ par un roi, qui a ¨¦videmment ¨¦voqu¨¦ la raison de la pr¨¦sence de la troupe (m¨ºme si celle-ci sonne vite faux). Malgr¨¦ toute cette tension qui r¨¨gne, et le manque de confiance envers la couronne, Akira fini par trouver des alli¨¦s aussi inattendus qu¡¯¨¦ph¨¦m¨¨re, lui permettant de s¡¯am¨¦liorer sans que l¡¯on se demande comment il fait alors qu¡¯il ne connait pas le monde¡ Car oui, m¨ºme s¡¯il a acquis une capacit¨¦ de compr¨¦hension d¡¯autrui, je trouve un peu gros, le fais qu¡¯il maitrise d¨¦j¨¤ certaines capacit¨¦s¡
[...]
October 19, 2020
Je remercie les ?ditions Doki doki pour l¡¯envoi de cette lecture. Autant vous dire, cela fait rire quand on voit le titre avec ce qu¡¯il y a entre parenth¨¨ses ?et je surpasse le h¨¦ros ?. Un isekai qui me tardait de d¨¦couvrir !
Akira et sa classe se sont fait appeler par un autre monde. Le roi a besoin d¡¯eux pour tuer le roi des d¨¦mons. Chacun s¡¯est fait attribuer une classe et des comp¨¦tences en lien avec leur caract¨¨re de base. Parmi eux un h¨¦ros et les autres sont l¨¤ pour l¡¯aider ¨¤ accomplir sa t?che.
?videmment, vu le titre, on se doute que notre personnage principal n¡¯est pas l¡¯¨¦lu. Pourtant, quand vient le moment de montrer ¨¤ tout le monde ses comp¨¦tences, ce dernier essaye de se d¨¦filer pour ne pas montrer les siennes, car quelques choses l¡¯¨¦tonnent. Ses statistiques d¨¦passent largement celle du h¨¦ros ! Rapidement, Akira comprendra que les personnes qui l¡¯ont appel¨¦ sont loin d¡¯¨ºtre bien attentionn¨¦ et qu¡¯ils leur cachent quelque chose¡
J¡¯ai beaucoup aim¨¦ cette isekai. Cela change. Souvent, le personnage appel¨¦ est l¡¯¨¦lu o¨´ est l¡¯un des ¨¦lus. Pourtant, ici, ce n¡¯est pas le cas de notre personnage principal et c¡¯est ce qui m¡¯intrigue d¡¯autant plus dans cette histoire.
Puis, autant vous dire, Akira ¨¤ une classe folle. Je ne r¨ºve que d¡¯une chose depuis que je l¡¯ai vu dans son habit d¡¯assassin, que le manga soit adapt¨¦ en anim¨¦ et qu¡¯une figurine de lui soit vendu pour que je me la procure !
En bref, l¡¯univers est int¨¦ressant et je trouve que pour un d¨¦but, cette isekai change de ce que je peux lire d¡¯habitude. On se retrouve avec un personnage charismatique et int¨¦ressant. Les personnages secondaires sont aussi int¨¦ressants, surtout le fameux h¨¦ros. Une s¨¦rie a surveill¨¦ de pr¨¨s !
May 7, 2020
Matsuri Akai's fantasy story may sound and look promising, however, it's just another run of the mill Isekai title.
The story follows an ordinary high school student who gets transported to a medieval fantasy world with RPG game elements and you already know the rest.
Isekai is somewhat of a 'plague' when it comes to series in the manga/anime world - it seems a new one appears nearly every week. The sub-genre itself is not bad, there are titles here and there that somehow manage to stay interesting while still being similar to the majority of series. But these titles are scarce.
Isekai is like a trend. And the worst part about trends is that writers of these stories can sacrifice good writing or art style to churn out chapters as soon as possible, knowing that there's not a lot of risk involved and a high chance of success. A huge part of the Isekai series could pretty much be based in the same universe since they're so similar in every aspect.
To get back to this specific title, it's not good. Well, the first volume isn't. It's generic, bland, the characters are boring, and the story is easily predictable since it follows the same pattern that all of its predecessors did.
The art itself is not bad. It's not original by any extent, but characters have a clean finish to them. The world itself is pretty much unexplored, as apparently, backgrounds don't exist in this title.
The first volume of this series is just another example of the problem the industry is currently facing with the Isekai sub-genre. I can't say anything about the next ones, but this one does nothing new and doesn't execute it well either.
The story follows an ordinary high school student who gets transported to a medieval fantasy world with RPG game elements and you already know the rest.
Isekai is somewhat of a 'plague' when it comes to series in the manga/anime world - it seems a new one appears nearly every week. The sub-genre itself is not bad, there are titles here and there that somehow manage to stay interesting while still being similar to the majority of series. But these titles are scarce.
Isekai is like a trend. And the worst part about trends is that writers of these stories can sacrifice good writing or art style to churn out chapters as soon as possible, knowing that there's not a lot of risk involved and a high chance of success. A huge part of the Isekai series could pretty much be based in the same universe since they're so similar in every aspect.
To get back to this specific title, it's not good. Well, the first volume isn't. It's generic, bland, the characters are boring, and the story is easily predictable since it follows the same pattern that all of its predecessors did.
The art itself is not bad. It's not original by any extent, but characters have a clean finish to them. The world itself is pretty much unexplored, as apparently, backgrounds don't exist in this title.
The first volume of this series is just another example of the problem the industry is currently facing with the Isekai sub-genre. I can't say anything about the next ones, but this one does nothing new and doesn't execute it well either.
March 24, 2020
Hoping it becomes a light novel.
This was your classic isekai story line. Akira our MC is transported to another world with the rest of his class. The king of Retice informs the class that they need there help in the commenting conflict with the demons. This story has gamelit mechanics as each member of Akira's class has status screen, abliities, skills, and classes of character. Their first month is spent training and leveling up in order to challenge the labyrinth of kantina.
The true hero of course has a hero complex having been the center of attention all his life. He is goodlooking, smart, athletic and so on. So it was no surprise that his class was that of the true hero. There seems to be some animosity between the hero and Akira but is somewhat better by the end.
This story was good but don't think it was well developed. The intrigue and plot should have been expanded on more. I assume that it was due to this being a manga with an imposed page limit, if so than it was done excellently with such constraints.
I hope this becomes a light novel because any flaw this adaption has will be easily fleshed out and I the reader can truly immerse themselves in this world.
As it stand I would probably rate this as a 4 or 4.5 star rating but bumped it up in hopes that it does well and the story continues and perhaps gets a light novel adaption.
This being a short read I would reccomend this to anyone, since even if it isn't your cup of tea it won't take you long to finish.
This was your classic isekai story line. Akira our MC is transported to another world with the rest of his class. The king of Retice informs the class that they need there help in the commenting conflict with the demons. This story has gamelit mechanics as each member of Akira's class has status screen, abliities, skills, and classes of character. Their first month is spent training and leveling up in order to challenge the labyrinth of kantina.
The true hero of course has a hero complex having been the center of attention all his life. He is goodlooking, smart, athletic and so on. So it was no surprise that his class was that of the true hero. There seems to be some animosity between the hero and Akira but is somewhat better by the end.
This story was good but don't think it was well developed. The intrigue and plot should have been expanded on more. I assume that it was due to this being a manga with an imposed page limit, if so than it was done excellently with such constraints.
I hope this becomes a light novel because any flaw this adaption has will be easily fleshed out and I the reader can truly immerse themselves in this world.
As it stand I would probably rate this as a 4 or 4.5 star rating but bumped it up in hopes that it does well and the story continues and perhaps gets a light novel adaption.
This being a short read I would reccomend this to anyone, since even if it isn't your cup of tea it won't take you long to finish.
October 5, 2021
Akira is as excited as everyone when they realize the potential for a real-life adventure is right in front of them, but he quickly realizes something is wrong and that the royal family who summoned them here aren't being forthright. Though he's been assigned to the role of an Assassin and not one of a Hero, he'll have to step up to uncover the darker secrets of this world if he wants to survive.
Within the first two pages of "Assassin," readers are flung into a new world alongside the students of Class 2, launching us into the premise with no time to spare. This method not only starts the action quickly but helps emphasize how sudden and unexpected the event was for the characters as well. The story begins in an almost light-hearted manner, at first lulling readers into trust with elements similar to a video game with visible stats and the classic setup of a "The Chosen Ones;" then, like Akira, we have a moment to think and consider the oddities of the situation. Though light on character development, this series has great potential with its combination of fantasy, adventure, and mystery to hold your attention.
My one complaint is the fact that I have never seen so many manga characters look so alike in one story; with just a few exceptions all the boys and men share the same thin face and pointed chin while all the girls and women share the same rounded face and pointed chin. Telling characters apart was a small chore at the start of the book but as key players came into focus it became easier to pick them out by hairstyle.
Within the first two pages of "Assassin," readers are flung into a new world alongside the students of Class 2, launching us into the premise with no time to spare. This method not only starts the action quickly but helps emphasize how sudden and unexpected the event was for the characters as well. The story begins in an almost light-hearted manner, at first lulling readers into trust with elements similar to a video game with visible stats and the classic setup of a "The Chosen Ones;" then, like Akira, we have a moment to think and consider the oddities of the situation. Though light on character development, this series has great potential with its combination of fantasy, adventure, and mystery to hold your attention.
My one complaint is the fact that I have never seen so many manga characters look so alike in one story; with just a few exceptions all the boys and men share the same thin face and pointed chin while all the girls and women share the same rounded face and pointed chin. Telling characters apart was a small chore at the start of the book but as key players came into focus it became easier to pick them out by hairstyle.
May 25, 2023
I've had poor luck enjoying light novels lately. It's rough to read a story that's so derivative of other stories that were already derivative. It's like literary inbreeding. A couple generations are fine and then you end up crossing an invisible line and suddenly aren't too fond of the result.
Oddly, the author even lampshaded many of the tired tropes in their own story, but then failed to subvert them in any way. So it just called extra attention to how cliche the whole thing was. This was a pretty shallow experience for me with nothing I hadn't seen a few dozen times. There were a couple of decent quips between characters here and there, but otherwise, it reminded me of a generic 12-episode anime that included 4 episodes of filler.
I ended up leaving it at 3 stars since it is still an ok story that someone would likely enjoy if they haven't read/seen too many similar stories yet. Stories like this one make me appreciate "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside," even more since it was a really interesting examination of a God-bestowed class system despite the otherwise generic setup. You could tell some deep thought went into how such a thing would affect society.
Oddly, the author even lampshaded many of the tired tropes in their own story, but then failed to subvert them in any way. So it just called extra attention to how cliche the whole thing was. This was a pretty shallow experience for me with nothing I hadn't seen a few dozen times. There were a couple of decent quips between characters here and there, but otherwise, it reminded me of a generic 12-episode anime that included 4 episodes of filler.
I ended up leaving it at 3 stars since it is still an ok story that someone would likely enjoy if they haven't read/seen too many similar stories yet. Stories like this one make me appreciate "Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside," even more since it was a really interesting examination of a God-bestowed class system despite the otherwise generic setup. You could tell some deep thought went into how such a thing would affect society.
March 24, 2022
An enjoyable start to what seems to be a promising series! It follows the standard tropes of the isekai genre but approaches them in a somewhat different way. I'm interested to see the reveal of the royal family's motives and explore the repercussions for our main character.
One downside was the complete lack of emotional attachment shown by the entire summoned class for their previous world. That lack of emotion could've been explained by some sort of magic that makes their previous lives' memories hazy, or that creates an emotional barrier around them, but instead, we simply glossed over the fact that these teenagers will likely never see their families again. Another negative is the fact that the main character isn't inherently likable. Protagonists don't need to be likable but I pretty much had no feelings for him through this entire book. I hope he gets some great development as the series progresses!
One downside was the complete lack of emotional attachment shown by the entire summoned class for their previous world. That lack of emotion could've been explained by some sort of magic that makes their previous lives' memories hazy, or that creates an emotional barrier around them, but instead, we simply glossed over the fact that these teenagers will likely never see their families again. Another negative is the fact that the main character isn't inherently likable. Protagonists don't need to be likable but I pretty much had no feelings for him through this entire book. I hope he gets some great development as the series progresses!
February 13, 2021
I liked it a lot better than I thought I would. I figured by the title it'd probably be like those light novels with too much fan-service and poorly written characters, but the characters are actually pretty strong and it's an engaging story. The art is really nice too. I like the dynamic between Akira and Tsukasa; I think it's nice that Akira doesn't hate Tsukasa for being more popular than him. I can't count on one hand the number of times that I've had to suffer through that trope in a manga series, so it's a very welcome change. AND they're pretty friendly towards each other! Seriously! I wish manga artists would stop pitting introverted and extroverted characters against each other.
The exposition and world-building are quick and efficient. It's an easy concept to grasp but still leaves room for questions.
The exposition and world-building are quick and efficient. It's an easy concept to grasp but still leaves room for questions.
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