通常攻撃が全体攻撃で二回攻撃のお母さんは好きですか?

通常攻撃が全体攻撃で二回攻撃のお母さんは好きですか? #1

by 井中 だちま, 飯田 ぽち。 (Illustrator)

「これからお母さんと一緒にたくさん冒険しましょうね」「あり得ないだろ…」念願のゲーム世界に転送された高校生、大好真人だが、なぜか真人を溺愛する母親の真々子も付いてきて!?ギルドでは「彼女になるかも知れない子たちなんだから」と真人の選んだ仲間をお母さん面接したり、暗い洞窟で光ったり、膝枕でモンスターを眠らせたり、全体攻撃で二回攻撃の聖剣で無双したりと息子の真人を呆れさせる大活躍!?賢者なのに残念な美少女ワイズと、旅商人で癒し役のポータも加わり、救うのは世界の危機ではなく親子の絆。第29回ファンタジア大賞“大賞”受賞の新感覚母親同伴冒険コメディ!

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy, Manga, Comedy, Adventure, Slice Of Life

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 20, 2017

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, this was awkward and uncomfortable.

EDIT:

The premise of this title is that Masato and his all-too-cutely-named mother Mamako end up in one of those ubiquitous VRMMOs in order to facilitate a better relationship. The (main) problem is that Masato's issues are basically that he's a fifteen-year-old boy with a mom who doesn't realize what's inappropriate, but the story's world acts as if he's in the wrong for not wanting to be treated like a five-year-old/substitute for absent dad. The fact that Mamako looks like a high schooler just compounds the issue, as does the fact that the author feels vaguely uncomfortable with his own premise. From his afterward, I feel like he wanted this to be a different story.

I should note, "Mom tagging along in VRRPG" is a story that has been done successfully - Vivian Vande Velde's User Unfriendly pulled it off in the 1990s.

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

I went in to this without hearing/reading a lot of the comments surrounding the recent anime adaptation airing. The premise sounded dumb enough to be entertaining, but it is the complete opposite.

The non-stop joke of Mamako being this overly doting mother who is over-powered and constantly outshining her son was just thrown in your face way too much. Not to mention how much of a ditz they make her. It's just so overdone, I was wondering if I would even bother to finish it. Halfway through I had to make a decision to DNF, or just power through. I regret not choosing DNF.

Masato isn't a bad protagonist, and Wise is your typical tsundere, but done pretty well. Sadly like I said, Mamako just made me constantly wish I could have this book over with. The author needs to learn what the word moderation means. When every page or two is yet another joke about how awkward it is for Masato to deal with his mom, it's just downright annoying.

Don't read this, there are better light novels out there.

[D.M. Dutcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's better than it should be, but still very odd.

Masato has a very doting Mom, who he escapes by playing MMOs. One day he gets selected to beta-test a specific VR MMO...but to his horror so is his mother, who he quickly finds is absudly overpowered compared to him and is stealing all of his thunder. We find out the role of the MMO is a Mom MMORPG, to help children get along with their mothers better. Except that as always, there are hackers in paradise, and not all moms are nice...

You mostly read this for Masato, and Wise, the magic-user who simply can't catch a break. Masato's Mom is the one-punch man of VRMMOs, more or less killing things in single hits while being very embarassing to Masato, who just wants to be cool and a hero like how it should be. His reactions, and Wise, who is freeloading off of Masato in the hopes of getting her own win condition and getting out of this crazy MMO. It's a little more entertaining than you'd think.

The theme is a little gentle commentary on how mothers can wreck their kids life some by being selfish, and in contrast Masato's mom not being selfish but if anything going the other way. However the fan service is a bit weird. It's centered mostly on Masato's mom, and her absurdly young looks. The joke in the book is that it's anti-fan service for Masato, but in the illustrations and scenes its presented as service for the readers which doesn't really work so well given you feel a bit annoyed at her too. The Mom dominates a bit too much...you want to see more of Masato and Wise. There are other characters like the token loli and the weird questgiver.

It has that fun, weird edge to it light novels have, but I can see people not liking it at all. The second novel in the series shows the main thrust is running into other girls and their mothers, and solving issues. I enjoyed it more than I should, but I'd probably test read this before buying it otherwise.

[Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, where to begin...? While this book was a fast read, it was like driving on a road with a lot of pot holes and speed bumps... just getting jarred out of your rhythm. Some of it was the writing, some of it was the situations. On the whole, just not that great.

I'd be lying if I said some fan service wasn't entertaining. Do You Love Your Mom isn't hentai, but it sure is awkward. I can't decide if Inaka is going for just a male fantasy (albeit an Oedipal one -- *shudder*) or it Inaka is trying to comment on those things. I'm leaning more toward the fantasy because it just doesn't ever get past that side of it. Being over the top on it does not automatically make it a satire.

As a parent I certainly understand wanting to be close to your children, mine aren't teens yet but I am sure I'll go through some pangs of wishing we were closer. But in this case Mamako is overbearing, smothering and not all that likeable. Not that Masato is very likeable either. But at least I can understand to a degree of not wanting to be subsumed by his mother's presence constantly.

It may have won an award in Japan. But I've got loads of other things I'd rather be reading than volume 2 of this series. If I ever do, it'll be months down the line and solely to see if the plot/commentary actually improves or if my initial impression that it is just an awkward fantasy come to fruition is accurate.

Verdict: If you want fan service-y situations, especially involving a mother and son (*eew*) this might be for you. Otherwise -- go read something else. There are plenty of better isekai fantasy/comedy series that are better.

[Ethan · Rating 2 out of 5]

The setting is unparalleled. An VR MMO funded specifically by the government to get shitty, whiny teens to connect with and appreciate their moms? Phenomenal. The MC here is a one-dimensional perv, though. Porta is so far nothing more than an inventory management system that can talk, not even a character. Shell likely get more development in future volumes though. Wise is amazing. Hot-headed teen girl with a chip on her shoulder who tries to get MC's mom to love her so they can fulfill the win condition of the game by learning to work together with their mother.
The title character, Mamako, is kind of one dimensional as well. She's half annoying and half likable; overly doting, quite ditzy, and a little TOO into stereotypical household duties. It's great when she battles though!
The novel takes a hard turn into cringe territory with the incestuous overtones between Mamako and the MC. She's anime-cliche "oblivious" and he's way too into his mom, often noting she looks much younger, about 15, and on occasion even seeing her nude. Not very pleasant.
Again, great concept but the gross ecchi stuff could be left out of the novel easily.

[Joe Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looks like things are off to a good start.

Mom sure is cute. Her son has his good qualities, but he's the typical teenage boy, he doesn't want to hang out with his Mother. The lad has already made her cry. What a cad! I can say from experience that he will one day regret that. Looks like Mom is gonna kick butt & take names. I'm interested is seeing where this goes. I know some people say this plot is a trope as old as the Sun, but it's new to me. I haven't read a lot of isekai to start, & this is the 1st one where a teenage boy & his gorgeous & tough Mother both go to another world. I like the art, the dialogue is good, & the characters are interesting & likeable.

[Werewolfgal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quick read, weird obsessions. Too perverse to be fun, too uptight to revel in its perversity. Even for a LN it's poorly written and almost all of the characters are straight up unlikable. Very abrupt end with no resolution and genuinely feels more like a sketch for a novel than a solid and complete work. Skip it even if it'll only take you 2 or 3 hours.

[Jay · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'll second Rebecca's review, and add that the English version reads very awkwardly. No idea where to lay the blame for that (likely the English publisher), but it made some passages quite a struggle.

[Terrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

So you get your wish to go to another world and live out your gamer fantasy... Unfortunately, your mom is also going to tag along. How would the 15 year old you react?

That's the basic setup of this story, Masato being sent to another world with his mommy Mamako after the Japanese government selects him and mom to participate in their Beta test of a Mother-Son bonding MMORPG.

Definitely a few chuckles, but not as silly as I expected. Part of the issue is that this first volume is establishing Ma-Kun's initial reaction to travelling with his mom, and unfortunately it's not a positive one initially. The other issue is that there's some setup in terms of systems and worldbuilding required for this volume, so it's not a quick starter necessarily.

The setting isn't that interesting, it's more the Mother game mechanics that keep it a bit unique. A lot of the area names and item names have something to do with mothers; they go to a village named Mamon, known for producing Mamon's milk (which the plot makes no bones about alluding to breastfed milk); their currency is Mums; the skills Mamako receives are directly related to being a mom, like her lap pillow technique that puts younger characters to sleep, and her positive motherly glow being an actual literal light in the dark glow. Some of the abilities may turn out to be a bit annoying, like the ability to interrupt any developing scenario, which I can only imagine them using to interrupt romantic development later on.

Mamako is the star of the show, but I'd honestly say she's not my favorite character so far (and neither is Masato). She kind of operates on gag comedy, and some of the jokes that don't hit early will continue to miss the mark as they get repeated again and again. She's a caricature of both the good and bad aspects of a mom as seen from a child's perspective; forgetful of things her son says to her directly (insert firepower joke here), introducing her son all the time instead of letting him introduce himself, saying embarrassing stuff aloud for all in the room to hear. Though, honestly, I didn't find her that annoying. If anything, Masato was the one being ridiculous. He brings all the problems and stress on himself, not Mamako. None of the NPCs nor the human party members judge Masato for traveling with his mother or the things she says / does, but this doesn't seem to get across to Masato as he still thinks she's embarrassing him. I feel like he has an inferiority complex; his ideas about gender roles are pretty basic too (for instance, he concludes all girls = like shopping; guys = hate shopping). His testosterone levels may be a bit off. x)

I'd say this volume focuses pretty equally on Mamako, Masato, and the third major character, fellow adventurer and also 15 year old Wise the mage. It's pretty well established early that Wise wants to scheme up a way out of the game world, especially if it means gaining a healthier parent-child relationship in the process... Even if that relationship is with someone who is not her real mother. Wise has some of the most fun scenes in the story since she's that sort of prideful / boastful character, and of course the plot plays with that for comedic purposes.

The last two major characters are Porta, their human luggage carry all, and Sherase, the game administrator. Porta in particular is not too interesting so far, but maybe she'll get more play in the next volume. The plot has her failing and being pretty useless too much early, and the praise she receives for small accomplishments seems a bit unworthy. She is the youngest member of the party, I want to say 12, and again, she's non combat, so I don't know how much she can really contribute besides simple item usage. She seems to serve as more of the "cute" character that the others forgive and support easily when things go wrong.

The game administrator Sherase is, like Mamako, a walking, talking gag character. Her gag is mainly the Kenny-syndrome from South Park; she probably spends more time in a coffin than actively walking around in this volume. Her name means to inform, and she'll let you know that every... single... time she explains something, for comedic effect. She likes to change her job as well, or maybe she's an AI program with multiple personalities that can appear simultaneously? Who knows.

So this was solid, I give it four stars for construction because there's really nothing wrong with it from the perspective of world building and character building. I'd say setting wise it isn't that interesting, but it's not really a setting focused series so far. One thing I really appreciated was how this is one of the few game based worlds where the NPC administrators acknowledge the game like element; like the King NPC they meet initially tells them that the item descriptions are just flavor text and then proceeds to give them actual knowledge on their item's damage totals in a guidebook fashion instead of flavoring it, ruining Masato's immersion. So yeah, it's got some fun uniqueness to it, but I think some of the mean spiritedness of the parent-child relationships early kind of dragged the mood down early, and some of the gag comedy gets repetitive. Now that the characters and world are established, hopefully volume 2 can be more fun.

[Strangeattractor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novel has an amusing premise, and it lives up to it.

The writing isn't great but it isn't bad. It doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes the book better.

This book actually made me laugh out loud a few times, which few books lately have done, so I recommend it for that.

[Dan Jackson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly this is probably the worst isekai plot I've seen so far, and I've seen quite a few.

[Sebastian Barriga Grez · Rating 1 out of 5]

A awful story

I sorry to say it, but after reading hundreds of light novels... with property can say this is one of the worst I ever read.

[Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A different kind of living in a game world type of story. It has a Konosuba vibe except with Mothers. Plenty of laugh out loud moments.

[Hidekisohma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had no idea what to expect when going into this light novel. the only thing i knew about it was the hook. and that hook was, that it's a video game isekai story, but the main character's mom comes with him.

And honestly, this intrigued me. It's extremely rare to see a mother or any parent for that matter get isekai'ed along with their teenage kid. and i thought that was intriguing enough to me to read this first volume.

Short version of the story is the japanese government has a secret video game to get kids and their moms to become closer. it's Sword artish in the way that it's a 'suck you in' VR game. the mom gets two super powerful swords that hit multiple things at once and the son is sad he has to have his isekai adventure with his mom.

The main characters in this volume are the son, the mother, a girl party member who is basically an item vendor, and a tsundere mage. (the mage can be a bit much at times)

I will say though, the mother is one of those stereotypical "i have no idea how video games work so the son has to explain it to her" types and her naivety about games can be a little sigh worthy sometimes.

The main focal point of the story is essentially the mother and the son trying to bond. There are several actually really good scenes with the son straight up telling his mother how annoyed he is at her and how mad he is that she came with him. So it's not like everything's held in, there's some good dramatic moments. On the OTHER hand...this IS japan, so........of course you're going to have incest jokes

Actual Quote: "N-n-n-no Ma-kun! we're parent and child! i know you love me, but how could you push me to the ground and dissolve my clothes like this? At least.... at least turn off the light!"

Sooooo yeah.....that gets a bit weird. it's played for laughs, but.......yeah.....still weird.

I've come to accept in most cases though that if a main character's family member is in this, there's probably going to be at least a few incest jokes. Japan just be like that.

I will say one thing that actually surprised me is that most of the fanservice in this book is focused on the mom. It's a bit refreshing to see some older fanservice and not have it focus on high school girls as anime tends to do.

If you noticed, i'm not talking a lot about the plot. that's because despite being an isekai there really isn't much of one. there's a lot of walking around and doing silly short quests and there's something there about how the mage girl needs to reconnect with her mom who's a lot less motherly than the main character.

It's a silly isekai that doesn't take itself seriously most of the time. as i said earlier, there's a few spots where it DOES get heartfelt and i see what the series is trying to do. This story is kind of entering into uncharted territory. It really is not a common theme for a mom to be a main character in an isekai with her son. There are some bumps, hiccups, common tropes, etc, but i have to say, i was actually finding myself enjoying this quite a bit. It was fun and not too heavy, but at the same time, different enough that it kept my interest. I've already ordered volume 2 and am definitely into reading the next one. that said,

3.5 out of 5, rounded up to a 4.

[Joe Newman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, the author had a funny idea and seemed to think the singular idea would carry the weight of the entire story. The most thought put into the book is the singular idea of a mom being transported into a MMORPG with her son and being the most powerful being there. The plot is as deep as the back cover outline. Entire cities are explained in a few sentences, entire concepts dashed away with "you get it" 4th wall breaks, and moments ruined by ineptitude.

Towards the last few chapters you start to see it gaining ground, and knowing this is a series the majority feels like a bad pilot episode. When it did gain momentum and traction you can see a foundation forming and you get some hope that maybe its just a bad start. Because if it does it right it could be a very solid series.

For this first volume however, the funny parts aren't very funny, the awkward moments that should be the book's selling point are glossed over in 1-2 sentences, and the action is incredibly bland. Obviously it is supposed to be a silly horny little thing and that can be fun, but often it's so mild it's like...why even have it.

Is really just simply saying the sentence "he saw her panties for a brief second" all you wanted to have in this? The most description you may get is they were red or pink and that's it. We dont know how the hug her body, we dont know how tight they are or what they reveal by covering so little, or even if the seams have the same colors. It is very often just "he saw her red panties for a brief second and was happy" next scene.

The characters are all one dimensional tropes which at least helps with the bad format. Often there are quotations but the owner is not attached to them so without this extremely simple characters you may be lost as to who is speaking.

The pacing is crazy though. Theres multiple boss battles, tons of character customizing, and just in this volume they travel to several different places. It was easy to read because of the speed and at least it didnt linger too long or worry about drawing anything out.

I simply expected more purposeful cringe. Perversion writing can be a lot of fun. But i just couldnt understand the goal here. Its not pervy enough, the author seems bored by action, and the none of the comedy lands.

I did buy the entire series for $20 at a thrift store though so i will be finishing it lol

[Karev Goodreads · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hard a hard time rating the first volume of this light novel.
I wanted to give it 3* ...but I couldn't.
3* to me is an average rating... something good / enjoyable but which doesn't really do anything all that great and so isn't worthy of a 4* or 5* review.
2* seemed harsh. Still seems harsh. But I think that it is honestly what I feel the story and characters (limited as they are,) deserve.

I didn't hate Do You Love Your Mom...
The problem is that I didn't love it either.

- MC - Bland. Dull. Not Terribly Relatable.
- MC's Mother - Inappropriate. Too Out of Touch ("firepower" is pretty mainstream as far as I know,) and far too over-powered compared with the rest of the cast (I get that that was kind of the point, and recognised within the story... but it hasn't been fixed and just pointing something out doesn't change the existence of the thing.) She's also too much... way too sickly sweet, and into just being a mom...
- Timid Girl - Not much to say here. Hardly worth mentioning.
- Tsundere Girl - Obvious. Annoying. Bland.
- Villain - Obvious Foil to the Mother. Bland. Non-Threatening.

I didn't hate the experience, but listing a bunch of "characters" and how little character they seemed to have does sound rather damning. I'm sure the anime (I believe this has an anime...?) brings more life, comedy and dimension to the characters... but that doesn't help the writing.

[Jonas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love fanservice, and in this case the anti-fanservice that creates awkward and embarrassing situations between the ever-youthful Mamako and her teenage son Masonto. This novel creates scenarios that are supposed to be uncomfortable in a harem anime with a twist.
I saw the anime first, before reading the Light Novel. So, I will gladly acknowledge that I knew what I was getting into, and what I will be getting into with the next LN's.
I was however surprised by a few subtle details that missed the anime and really add depth to an otherwise okay anime creating a great Light Novel.
Easily 4 stars.

[Oblanco · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel reminds me a lot of what I loved of Saturday morning cartoons, it is fluff, silly, and just simply enjoyable.

It also is one of the funniest spoofs of both isekai and RPGs, that I've read in a long time and a story I can truly recommend to anyone that is just looking for w fun, enjoyable read.

[Enes Memic · Rating 4 out of 5]

solid start

I love the fact that one of my favorite manga artists, Iida Pochi, works on this series.

As for the story itself, it isn't bad. Mom and son get sent into a video game in order to have the adventure of a lifetime while strengthening their relationship.

Def worth continuing to volume 2.

[Beni · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was ok but it needed a better plot.

[Ani J · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5*

My classmate made me read this. It was a weird book(?) and I don't know what to feel about it.

[Jonathan Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sloppy villain writing, but otherwise very warm.

[George Hong · Rating 3 out of 5]

it seems that you need to be familiar with anime and manga cliches and stereotypes when reading light novels. light novels are mostly text with a half dozen manga style pictures depicting the main characters. this story is a variation on the game player meeting a girlfriend in a video game adventure. Masoto is happy to be transported into a video game world. he is unhappy his mom tags along. i watched a couple of animated adventures and so i can tell you it is better to see rather than read. the dynamic between grumpy son and clinging mother is softened a bit. i guess it helps to see the characters faces. be warned there are a lot of erotic currents running through the stories.

[J.D. Reynoso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read, and enjoyed it more.

[Christopher J]

Highly disturbing, and not in a good way.

The teenage male gets sucked into a video game with his mom. Awkward. Might be a good few chuckles. But no, this is a tale of horrifying mental abuse and almost incest.
The boy gets berated by others for getting pushed around by his mentally disturbed mother. But, if he stands up for himself he gets attacked worse for hurting mom's feelings. Over and over. He is nothing but a sad and hopeless victim. Plus, this story empowers his mom to increase her abuse even more.
This poor kid should be suffering from severe mental trauma.
Plus his mom is ok with the two of them banging it out and she makes this clear at several points. Extremely disturbing.
The author should be arrested on probable cause. Or since this is a Japanese light novel, it could be considered a war crime.
Oh, and the story sucked, the plot was pitiful, no world building. Just jumped from one scene to another with no real transition or set up. Difficult to follow, especially as you have irrigate your mind free from some of the garbage your just read lest you wake up screaming.

[Jon J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something different

Ok a little weird but cute and fun. Don’t expect too much plot and enjoy a deconstruction of some typical tropes

[Edward]

Kinda good kinda bad. The plot is that the mom and the son are beta testers of a game. They both get sucked into it. The son is a unwilling beta tester of the game. The game is designed that the mom is to get her son or daughter to like her mom. Towards the end Wise gets her mom introduced into the plot. Wise also gets a in real life name and her mom banned from the game then most likely set to the n real life name Japanese prison for hacking a government server.
The story is not what I expected nor is it a twist on the "Kill the Demon Lord" plot either. It is good enough to get me to read till the end at which point it is set up for a volume 2.
I do not think I will get volume 2 as volume 1 did not empress me.