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Me, a genius? Series #1
Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They've Got the Wrong Idea! Volume 1
Kouki has found himself reborn, together with many of his past-life memories, in an alternate version of Japan.
“There’s are no magic or elves?! Then what’s the point of being reborn in another world?” It seems a little disappointing at first, but somehow his childhood sketches inspire his mother to develop a revolutionary new theory that changes the world forever. This sets into motion a series of misunderstandings that has everyone believing that Kouki is the real genius behind all of the incredible new technology that his mother is rapidly developing.
As a result of his apparent genius, Kouki is forced to give up on his peaceful school life to attend the International Science and Technology Academy, where he meets a beautiful Canadian girl called Alice Alford, a robotics engineer named Shingo Saitou, and an expert on space exploration named Megumi Aikawa. Surely, he can’t still continue being mistaken for a genius while surrounded by these real geniuses?!
Every time Kouki uses his knowledge from his past life, it causes a new misunderstanding, and his ordinary life is gradually turning into an extraordinary life.
Kouki can’t help but go from one misunderstanding to another in this insane sci-fi comedy!!
“There’s are no magic or elves?! Then what’s the point of being reborn in another world?” It seems a little disappointing at first, but somehow his childhood sketches inspire his mother to develop a revolutionary new theory that changes the world forever. This sets into motion a series of misunderstandings that has everyone believing that Kouki is the real genius behind all of the incredible new technology that his mother is rapidly developing.
As a result of his apparent genius, Kouki is forced to give up on his peaceful school life to attend the International Science and Technology Academy, where he meets a beautiful Canadian girl called Alice Alford, a robotics engineer named Shingo Saitou, and an expert on space exploration named Megumi Aikawa. Surely, he can’t still continue being mistaken for a genius while surrounded by these real geniuses?!
Every time Kouki uses his knowledge from his past life, it causes a new misunderstanding, and his ordinary life is gradually turning into an extraordinary life.
Kouki can’t help but go from one misunderstanding to another in this insane sci-fi comedy!!
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 5, 2018
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August 12, 2023
I think two (previously three) stars is a fair rating for this light novel.
It doesn't particularly have some intricate plot, nor is it anything special, but it was definitely enjoyable to read and good enough for me to continue.
TBH i also didn't really find anything funny despite the LN being listed as comedy so there's that as well IDK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It doesn't particularly have some intricate plot, nor is it anything special, but it was definitely enjoyable to read and good enough for me to continue.
TBH i also didn't really find anything funny despite the LN being listed as comedy so there's that as well IDK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
September 17, 2020
This was a hard book to finish for me. This is one of those failing up books where the MC just does everything wrong and still is on top of the world. I really do not like idiot MC's. That's not to say this kid is a complete idiot, it's just that he gets credit for breathing as if air didn't exist before him.
April 25, 2018
This is an interesting little set of tales focused on our protagonist, Kouki Arakawa, a man who was reborn after death as the child of a scientist, and whose gift of knowledge from his previous world (mathematical knowledge, specifically quantum mechanics) led to breakthroughs in this alternate version of Earth's history.
It's a really fun novel, so many shorter stories broken up by shifting perspectives. Relationship development is fairly quick as well, and there is still a hair of "mystery" within the story concerning a character or two (though nothing mind boggling).
The cast is rounded out by Kouki's parents (Miki and I believe "Macho Man" Shuichi is the dad's name), a cute classmate that takes an immediate interest in Kouki (Alice Alford), a typical big bodied lech but electrical smart buddy (Saito; he's kind of like Daru from Steins;Gate), and classmate Megumi Aikawa (I can't really pin her personality down, but she starts as abrasive but grows nicer as she gets to know the group). There's other minor characters that get their own perspective shifts too, like Baldy (government protection for Kouki), Claire (has an unhealthy infatuation and overprotectiveness for her boss' son), and the principal (whose name escapes me), along with characters that come and go. Judging by volume 2, it seems like the cast will only get bigger.
It's a light hearted novel, it's a comedy, but there is a bit of science and technology involved, and there's a lot of movement, so just be prepared that this won't be a total "shut your mind off" comedy. I still gotta go back and re-read some sections. My favorite parts were definitely in the early going when the adults around Kouki would misunderstand his actions and his intellect. There's no romantic misunderstandings in the story either really, so it's a really feel good comedy as opposed to some of the meaner and more worrisome stuff out there.
I guess going forward, it'd be nice to see Kouki assert his good nature more around the adults so his public persona can take less of a hit, but I guess that's part of the comedy too. I feel like it could definitely get too played out, and in fact, there are only 3 volumes, so maybe it does play itself out.
It's a really fun novel, so many shorter stories broken up by shifting perspectives. Relationship development is fairly quick as well, and there is still a hair of "mystery" within the story concerning a character or two (though nothing mind boggling).
The cast is rounded out by Kouki's parents (Miki and I believe "Macho Man" Shuichi is the dad's name), a cute classmate that takes an immediate interest in Kouki (Alice Alford), a typical big bodied lech but electrical smart buddy (Saito; he's kind of like Daru from Steins;Gate), and classmate Megumi Aikawa (I can't really pin her personality down, but she starts as abrasive but grows nicer as she gets to know the group). There's other minor characters that get their own perspective shifts too, like Baldy (government protection for Kouki), Claire (has an unhealthy infatuation and overprotectiveness for her boss' son), and the principal (whose name escapes me), along with characters that come and go. Judging by volume 2, it seems like the cast will only get bigger.
It's a light hearted novel, it's a comedy, but there is a bit of science and technology involved, and there's a lot of movement, so just be prepared that this won't be a total "shut your mind off" comedy. I still gotta go back and re-read some sections. My favorite parts were definitely in the early going when the adults around Kouki would misunderstand his actions and his intellect. There's no romantic misunderstandings in the story either really, so it's a really feel good comedy as opposed to some of the meaner and more worrisome stuff out there.
I guess going forward, it'd be nice to see Kouki assert his good nature more around the adults so his public persona can take less of a hit, but I guess that's part of the comedy too. I feel like it could definitely get too played out, and in fact, there are only 3 volumes, so maybe it does play itself out.
June 5, 2018
I would say 3.5 if that was a choice but it isn't. It is a fairly good book. I do not want to put in any spoilers this time but the book is a good book about a Japanese specialist on a unsaid subject reincarnated into a German baby who goes on to make a world that went back basically into the middle ages again due to the lack of something not said in the back. It did not spend a lot of time on world building. It had a unique way of going between character's view points to which seemed to make the book pace flow better.
January 30, 2020
The main character is reincarnated and those around him believe that he is a mega-genius. The main character thinks he is average and doesn't really understand just how scary people think he is.
This is the first of three books. The characters are interesting and well fleshed out. The situations wherein our reincarnated genius gets himself into trouble are a fun read.
The author put some real thought into the setup and into the plot lines. The character grows a bit as the story goes along.
The author uses an interesting writing style. The author tells the story, then switches to another character's viewpoint, and continues from there. The author does not continually jump back and forth from one time/place to another, just between characters at the point of the story. Once you get used to it, it is not a bad style.
Well worth a read.
This is the first of three books. The characters are interesting and well fleshed out. The situations wherein our reincarnated genius gets himself into trouble are a fun read.
The author put some real thought into the setup and into the plot lines. The character grows a bit as the story goes along.
The author uses an interesting writing style. The author tells the story, then switches to another character's viewpoint, and continues from there. The author does not continually jump back and forth from one time/place to another, just between characters at the point of the story. Once you get used to it, it is not a bad style.
Well worth a read.
May 14, 2018
Boyish dreams and common sense lead to misunderstanding...
He is so relatable, granted he is left mostly a blank slate that you fill in yourself. But thats the fun of it! He says whatever comes to mind and it just so happens to work. Some plot holes, maybe, but easily explained by being different worlds. Maybe what he was trying from the other world has different effects here. AKA drone terminal... Had me hooked till it was over.
Overall it has a nice flow, good humor and teen boys logic. Absolutely love the alternating perspectives and makes me want to write again.
PS
Going to get Volume 2 ;)
He is so relatable, granted he is left mostly a blank slate that you fill in yourself. But thats the fun of it! He says whatever comes to mind and it just so happens to work. Some plot holes, maybe, but easily explained by being different worlds. Maybe what he was trying from the other world has different effects here. AKA drone terminal... Had me hooked till it was over.
Overall it has a nice flow, good humor and teen boys logic. Absolutely love the alternating perspectives and makes me want to write again.
PS
Going to get Volume 2 ;)
July 8, 2018
It is definitely worth reading.
Alright I found the book was quite interesting. The reason why it does not receive full stars is because I have never really liked books that jump around on point of view. However, this book does it real well which leads to a very high score. Either way the book is about a boy who reincarnates from another world who is extremely smart but doesn't realize. Everyone thinks he a great Mastermind who is out to take over the world or destroy the world, or what ever. However it is big misunderstanding that leads the MC on many adventure. I plan to put the other books in the series on my reading list.
Alright I found the book was quite interesting. The reason why it does not receive full stars is because I have never really liked books that jump around on point of view. However, this book does it real well which leads to a very high score. Either way the book is about a boy who reincarnates from another world who is extremely smart but doesn't realize. Everyone thinks he a great Mastermind who is out to take over the world or destroy the world, or what ever. However it is big misunderstanding that leads the MC on many adventure. I plan to put the other books in the series on my reading list.
May 6, 2018
This was not quite what I was expecting, and it's a fun take on the overpowered hero - Kouki, reincarnated on an alternate Earth with a slightly different timeline than ours, has no idea that he's inventing amazing things. The adults around him, however, can't believe that he's an ordinary fifteen-year-old and are convinced that he's a mad genius with supervillain potential. It makes for a fun, if not occasionally repetitive, story as the two conflicting takes on Kouki's actions continually collide.
August 15, 2018
Entertaining and funny. Basically is a misunderstanding series. In this kind of books is refreshing the misunderstandings aren’t used to fuel a love polygon of any kind. This is like a book of people saying Chuck Norris’ memes, that actually believe them and actually fear and admire the man for them. Only this is about a kid from our world who reincarnated in another world that thinks of him like that.
July 18, 2019
This is my second time reading a light novel and I'm delighted. It's a Light-hearted novel with a little bit of comedy and science. An easy and entertaining read with some fast-paced romantic relationships. The book talks about a boy who was reincarnated in another world as a child of a scientist and was being mistaken as a genius. It is loaded with funny misunderstandings that make the story even better.
September 30, 2022
Terrible. From start to finish, the novel is a 300 page slog that carries an unchanging MC and a jarring format of different perspectives (or interpretations) of the MCs actions that might illicit a chuckle or two at the start of the book, but quickly become repetitive and stale as it drags on. The worst part of it is that there is no cohesive main story- it is simply a jumble of side stories. Yuck.
April 7, 2018
Hilarious
I like to think that everyone in this s world is the same and things like "I'll have the soup." "Please sir don't boil me in soup I have a family!" Are an everyday occurrence.
Probably won't get a sequel if one comes out seems like everything has been done in this one.
I like to think that everyone in this s world is the same and things like "I'll have the soup." "Please sir don't boil me in soup I have a family!" Are an everyday occurrence.
Probably won't get a sequel if one comes out seems like everything has been done in this one.
April 22, 2018
Finally found it
I started reading this story online, but where I found it they stopped translating it since the official translation was just licensed to the US, now I can finally finish reading this light novel.
I started reading this story online, but where I found it they stopped translating it since the official translation was just licensed to the US, now I can finally finish reading this light novel.
November 30, 2018
I got this book because the sample made me want to read more. However, by the end of the book, I didn't feel like continuing the series right away. Perhaps my mood changed. It was still a funny and engaging story though the misunderstandings were a little too forced in my opinion.
April 23, 2021
While silly, I enjoyed it well enough for the first few chapters; after the ~midpoint, however, it became painfully repetitive.
The story has many loosely disjointed events, but no real depth in developing a tangible plot. All the characters are also very basic, even for LN standards.
The story has many loosely disjointed events, but no real depth in developing a tangible plot. All the characters are also very basic, even for LN standards.
April 18, 2018
Funny! somewhat silly plot but still an enjoyable read!
August 23, 2018
An easy read and pretty funny
It was an easy read and was funny to read. The misunderstandings the characters in this books have, are great.
It was an easy read and was funny to read. The misunderstandings the characters in this books have, are great.
November 30, 2024
clunky. maybe a translation problem? anyway. add shower peeping and I am done.
November 6, 2020
The series was good for what it is, that being a comedic isekai novel with some action and good development, but the thing is that it isn't finished yet and, based off the author's current history, won't be able to be finished.
The series is based off of a japanese(?) web novel that has been also left incomplete for years now with no recent updates as to whether it will be finished. I don't know what the author is doing now, whether if they are working on another book of their's or just dropped off the face of the Earth, but one thing is for certain... the people that pick up this novel series will think that they have a complete story when they are actually getting a series without an ending. :(
The series is based off of a japanese(?) web novel that has been also left incomplete for years now with no recent updates as to whether it will be finished. I don't know what the author is doing now, whether if they are working on another book of their's or just dropped off the face of the Earth, but one thing is for certain... the people that pick up this novel series will think that they have a complete story when they are actually getting a series without an ending. :(
December 5, 2018
Kouki has found himself reborn, together with many of his past-life memories, in an alternate version of Japan.
“There’s are no magic or elves?! Then what’s the point of being reborn in another world?” It seems a little disappointing at first, but somehow his childhood sketches inspire his mother to develop a revolutionary new theory that changes the world forever. This sets into motion a series of misunderstandings that has everyone believing that Kouki is the real genius behind all of the incredible new technology that his mother is rapidly developing.
As a result of his apparent genius, Kouki is forced to give up on his peaceful school life to attend the International Science and Technology Academy, where he meets a beautiful Canadian girl called Alice Alford, a robotics engineer named Shingo Saitou, and an expert on space exploration named Megumi Aikawa. Surely, he can’t still continue being mistaken for a genius while surrounded by these real geniuses?!
Every time Kouki uses his knowledge from his past life, it causes a new misunderstanding, and his ordinary life is gradually turning into an extraordinary life.
Kouki can’t help but go from one misunderstanding to another in this insane sci-fi comedy!!
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