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この勇者が俺TUEEEくせに慎重すぎる/Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru Light Novels #1
The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, (Novel) Vol. 1
There's no such thing as too much preparation!
The fate of the S-ranked world Gaeabrande rests with the novice goddess Ristarte. As she thumbs through the piles of duller-than-dull résumés for potential Heroes to summon, she hits the jackpot with Seiya Ryuuguuin, whose stats are so high for a level-1 Hero that he's practically cheating! (He's also pretty easy on the eyes.) But there's a catch. Seiya is cautious to a fault. If he goes to a weapons and armor shop, he asks for three sets of one to wear, a spare, and a spare for the spare. Just in case. He always buys ridiculous amounts of supplies, trains like he's racing to max level, and won't hesitate to use his strongest skills even on a simple slime. With a Hero like Seiya on the job, which will run out first-the Demon Lord's forces or Ristarte's sanity...? The tale of the overpowered yet overly cautious Hero and the goddess who can't decide if she wants to kiss him or smack him begins!
The fate of the S-ranked world Gaeabrande rests with the novice goddess Ristarte. As she thumbs through the piles of duller-than-dull résumés for potential Heroes to summon, she hits the jackpot with Seiya Ryuuguuin, whose stats are so high for a level-1 Hero that he's practically cheating! (He's also pretty easy on the eyes.) But there's a catch. Seiya is cautious to a fault. If he goes to a weapons and armor shop, he asks for three sets of one to wear, a spare, and a spare for the spare. Just in case. He always buys ridiculous amounts of supplies, trains like he's racing to max level, and won't hesitate to use his strongest skills even on a simple slime. With a Hero like Seiya on the job, which will run out first-the Demon Lord's forces or Ristarte's sanity...? The tale of the overpowered yet overly cautious Hero and the goddess who can't decide if she wants to kiss him or smack him begins!
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June 30, 2019
Fair warning: I won a free copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Actually, I somehow won *two* copies. The second one showed up on my doorstep two days after the first one. I’m assuming some sort of bureaucratic hiccup on the publisher's part. If a third copy shows up, I’m going to start to worry …
Truth be told, this is my first light novel. I kind of knew what they were due to decades of experience in anime and manga fandom, but had never gotten around to checking one out until now. If I had to define it, I’d say that a light novel is a story that would be right at home as an anime or manga, but in prose form. And, for some reason, many of them seem to have ridiculously long, descriptive titles. Perhaps it's just that those are the ones that I find most memorable though. There's just something wonderfully odd and compelling about a title like The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious.
The description is certainly accurate. Ristarte is a novice goddess who is put in charge of summoning a hero to save the S-ranked world Gaeabrande. Poring over her list of candidates, she notices one Seiya Ryuuguuin, whose stats are markedly higher than the norm for first level Heroes. Upon summoning him, she soon discovers the reason why: he prefers to train until he can be confident of completely obliterating any enemy. In his first encounter with a weak monster, he not only reduces it to ashes, but its ashes to ashes, and those ashes to further ashes, and so on. He is, as he often says, perfectly prepared for anything. Which would sound arrogant, except that he really is.
This book makes the most sense in terms of video games, specifically RPGs like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy. Seiya is obsessed with level grinding, and stocking up on the maximum quota of support items. “The maximum number of healing potions I can carry is 99? Right, give me that many then.” All of the other characters expect a conventional hero, and don't know quite what to make of this power munchkin they're confronted with. As someone who tends to play RPGs Seiya-style myself--not to quite such a ridiculous extreme though--I can totally sympathize with them.
Anyway, this book was a decent light fantasy read. Yes, it's volume one of an unspecified number, but it ends at a reasonably logical point. I, for one, am curious to see what happens next. Recommended!
Truth be told, this is my first light novel. I kind of knew what they were due to decades of experience in anime and manga fandom, but had never gotten around to checking one out until now. If I had to define it, I’d say that a light novel is a story that would be right at home as an anime or manga, but in prose form. And, for some reason, many of them seem to have ridiculously long, descriptive titles. Perhaps it's just that those are the ones that I find most memorable though. There's just something wonderfully odd and compelling about a title like The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious.
The description is certainly accurate. Ristarte is a novice goddess who is put in charge of summoning a hero to save the S-ranked world Gaeabrande. Poring over her list of candidates, she notices one Seiya Ryuuguuin, whose stats are markedly higher than the norm for first level Heroes. Upon summoning him, she soon discovers the reason why: he prefers to train until he can be confident of completely obliterating any enemy. In his first encounter with a weak monster, he not only reduces it to ashes, but its ashes to ashes, and those ashes to further ashes, and so on. He is, as he often says, perfectly prepared for anything. Which would sound arrogant, except that he really is.
This book makes the most sense in terms of video games, specifically RPGs like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy. Seiya is obsessed with level grinding, and stocking up on the maximum quota of support items. “The maximum number of healing potions I can carry is 99? Right, give me that many then.” All of the other characters expect a conventional hero, and don't know quite what to make of this power munchkin they're confronted with. As someone who tends to play RPGs Seiya-style myself--not to quite such a ridiculous extreme though--I can totally sympathize with them.
Anyway, this book was a decent light fantasy read. Yes, it's volume one of an unspecified number, but it ends at a reasonably logical point. I, for one, am curious to see what happens next. Recommended!
June 23, 2019
Yet another addition to the isekai stable, only this time with the twist of the protagonist Hero character having a crazy paranoia leading to him being overly cautious.
For starters, this is definitely not the type of hero character that will endear the readers to himself, as he kinda gets way over the top in his endeavours resulting in some pretty ridiculous moments such as blowing up the town in his quest to ensure the corpse of his enemy is properly dead, just in case. Or splashing everyone he meets with holy water to make sure they aren't undead imposters, multiple times if necessary.
Of course, this being the entire gimmick of the series, it is shown that the protagonist actually might have some prior experience that has led to his crazy paranoia, and later in the volume, he's proven right more often than not. Still, it doesn't actually make him any more endearing from the start of the volume, so mileage may vary.
The redeeming factor of the series so far is the deuteragonist Lista, the goddess that summons our MC and accompanies him in his journey to save the world from the evil Demon King. She is arguably the main character of the story, given than it is told from her POV and she combines a nice mix of ditziness and retorting to the crazy shit the Hero pulls on her and his surroundings. I do find her a sympathetic character and it's fun to see her reactions as well.
There's also a pretty fun cast of side-characters in the series that I do like to see more of, such as Rista's fellow gods. In fact there's some major hints being thrown around about the Hero's backstory with another of Rista's compatriots.
Overall, Overpowered Hero has some promise but aside from the title's 'gimmick', there really isn't any major selling point I'd recommend this title for aside from it being yet another isekai fantasy. The writing is decent overall and the author seems to have sketched out some good backstory and world setting, but the main character does hold it back somewhat. I'd say it's a good read on a boring Sunday afternoon, but else I'd wait and see how the other volumes develop first.
For starters, this is definitely not the type of hero character that will endear the readers to himself, as he kinda gets way over the top in his endeavours resulting in some pretty ridiculous moments such as blowing up the town in his quest to ensure the corpse of his enemy is properly dead, just in case. Or splashing everyone he meets with holy water to make sure they aren't undead imposters, multiple times if necessary.
Of course, this being the entire gimmick of the series, it is shown that the protagonist actually might have some prior experience that has led to his crazy paranoia, and later in the volume, he's proven right more often than not. Still, it doesn't actually make him any more endearing from the start of the volume, so mileage may vary.
The redeeming factor of the series so far is the deuteragonist Lista, the goddess that summons our MC and accompanies him in his journey to save the world from the evil Demon King. She is arguably the main character of the story, given than it is told from her POV and she combines a nice mix of ditziness and retorting to the crazy shit the Hero pulls on her and his surroundings. I do find her a sympathetic character and it's fun to see her reactions as well.
There's also a pretty fun cast of side-characters in the series that I do like to see more of, such as Rista's fellow gods. In fact there's some major hints being thrown around about the Hero's backstory with another of Rista's compatriots.
Overall, Overpowered Hero has some promise but aside from the title's 'gimmick', there really isn't any major selling point I'd recommend this title for aside from it being yet another isekai fantasy. The writing is decent overall and the author seems to have sketched out some good backstory and world setting, but the main character does hold it back somewhat. I'd say it's a good read on a boring Sunday afternoon, but else I'd wait and see how the other volumes develop first.
June 13, 2020
Very funny and great characters
This is one of the funniest action fantasy light novels I have ever read. I definitely recommend this book and I recommend continuing with the others available since they immediately after one another. And you are done I also recommend watching the anime.
This is one of the funniest action fantasy light novels I have ever read. I definitely recommend this book and I recommend continuing with the others available since they immediately after one another. And you are done I also recommend watching the anime.
July 13, 2019
This is the most fun I've had reading a self-aware isekai novel (or any non-otome-related isekai novel) in a long time.
Full Review Eventually Appearing on ANN.
Full Review Eventually Appearing on ANN.
September 22, 2019
The world of Gaeabrande is in trouble. Demons, massive and cunning, scour the landscape for their prey. Bewitching spirits, powerful and deceptive, cull the human population for the mere joy of it. Gaeabrande is a world in desperate need of a hero.
Seiya Ryuuguuin is not a hero. He may have the stats for it. He may have the patience and the courage for it. But in truth, Seiya would probably find more joy staying at home and tending to his own luddite hobbies than to bother himself with the problems of others. In THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED BUT OVERLY CAUTIOUS, one young man is tossed into the chaos and misgivings someone else created. Yes, he’ll save people and solve their problems . . . but only if he’s 100% certain the cost of success is worth the effort.
The novel makes a respectable effort to set itself apart from the mass of isekai titles currently on the market. For one, the book isn’t narrated by the main character but from his handler, a spastic goddess named Ristarte, who really needs a vacation. Further, the title does a commendable job of circumventing the traditional heroic narrative by allowing Seiya’s inflated sense of caution to disrupt the rhythm of the story. Step one should be to enter the village and acclimate to the culture (except, Seiya declines, on account of not trusting his handler’s advice). Step two should be the acquisition of supplies (except, Seiya’s money management is terrible, because he wants to purchase everything in triplicate). Step three should be to ally with fellow adventurers (except, Seiya thinks it’ll be a waste of time, so he ditches them).
The result is a comical inversion of the heroic narrative. Seiya runs from fights, accuses good-natured people of poisoning him, extorts victims of their wares and is generally indifferent to the responsibilities thrust upon him. When he uses his flight ability and drags Ristarte through the clouds at mind-numbing speeds (thereby messing up her hair and clothing), he later deadpans, “Have you always looked like that?” (p. 97).
THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED. . . does run the risk of feeding Seiya’s unlikability a bit too much; however, only readers unfamiliar with the skill required to write a competent but unlikable character would deride this as inefficacious. The hero is hilariously rude and uncaring, and his handler is a lower-tier goddess struggling to maintain a veneer of senility whenever her plans go awry.
Seiya may not be nice guy, but he’ll never pretend to be otherwise.
The novel sticks to its roots quite well in terms of delivering unpredictable excitement for the hero to encounter. Ristarte’s frequent hyperventilating aside, the book introduces a roster of intriguing villains, all of whom level-up in the heat of battle, resulting in unique or unexpected challenges for the hero. What’s a guy to do when he comes face to face with a masochistic demon general who guts herself and unleashes an even meaner baddie? Or when a twisted wizard of the undead manifests a familiar composed of an impenetrable black fire? Or when he’s confronted by a legion of lizard people and their dragon queen? Seiya encounters the unexpected quite regularly . . . but his paranoia and caution turn out to save his annoying little hide more often than not.
Notably, the author never touches on Seiya’s life and story prior to being summoned on this otherworldly adventure. He’s Japanese, sure, but that’s all readers know about the guy; not his age, his occupation, his fears, his interests . . . nothing. This contrives a wildly interesting and oddly uncomfortable gap in knowledge for readers. Normally, the hero character uses his prior-world intelligence to gain the upper hand. Not so here. Any success Seiya earns is through his own attention to detail. But there are hints sprinkled throughout the narrative one might pick up on. Is Seiya’s tendency to protect certain character types indicative of a previous failure (e.g., inability to protect a younger sister)? The same can be asked of his indignance toward adults and authority figures, his lack of trust when it comes to certain foods or his wavering, middle-ground respect for those who adhere to one task at a time and simply do whatever it is they’re good at.
THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED. . . is a quick read with short chapters. The risk of redundancy may grow with time but for now there are plenty of odd and compromising scenarios left for Seiya to rudely muscle his way through.
Seiya Ryuuguuin is not a hero. He may have the stats for it. He may have the patience and the courage for it. But in truth, Seiya would probably find more joy staying at home and tending to his own luddite hobbies than to bother himself with the problems of others. In THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED BUT OVERLY CAUTIOUS, one young man is tossed into the chaos and misgivings someone else created. Yes, he’ll save people and solve their problems . . . but only if he’s 100% certain the cost of success is worth the effort.
The novel makes a respectable effort to set itself apart from the mass of isekai titles currently on the market. For one, the book isn’t narrated by the main character but from his handler, a spastic goddess named Ristarte, who really needs a vacation. Further, the title does a commendable job of circumventing the traditional heroic narrative by allowing Seiya’s inflated sense of caution to disrupt the rhythm of the story. Step one should be to enter the village and acclimate to the culture (except, Seiya declines, on account of not trusting his handler’s advice). Step two should be the acquisition of supplies (except, Seiya’s money management is terrible, because he wants to purchase everything in triplicate). Step three should be to ally with fellow adventurers (except, Seiya thinks it’ll be a waste of time, so he ditches them).
The result is a comical inversion of the heroic narrative. Seiya runs from fights, accuses good-natured people of poisoning him, extorts victims of their wares and is generally indifferent to the responsibilities thrust upon him. When he uses his flight ability and drags Ristarte through the clouds at mind-numbing speeds (thereby messing up her hair and clothing), he later deadpans, “Have you always looked like that?” (p. 97).
THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED. . . does run the risk of feeding Seiya’s unlikability a bit too much; however, only readers unfamiliar with the skill required to write a competent but unlikable character would deride this as inefficacious. The hero is hilariously rude and uncaring, and his handler is a lower-tier goddess struggling to maintain a veneer of senility whenever her plans go awry.
Seiya may not be nice guy, but he’ll never pretend to be otherwise.
The novel sticks to its roots quite well in terms of delivering unpredictable excitement for the hero to encounter. Ristarte’s frequent hyperventilating aside, the book introduces a roster of intriguing villains, all of whom level-up in the heat of battle, resulting in unique or unexpected challenges for the hero. What’s a guy to do when he comes face to face with a masochistic demon general who guts herself and unleashes an even meaner baddie? Or when a twisted wizard of the undead manifests a familiar composed of an impenetrable black fire? Or when he’s confronted by a legion of lizard people and their dragon queen? Seiya encounters the unexpected quite regularly . . . but his paranoia and caution turn out to save his annoying little hide more often than not.
Notably, the author never touches on Seiya’s life and story prior to being summoned on this otherworldly adventure. He’s Japanese, sure, but that’s all readers know about the guy; not his age, his occupation, his fears, his interests . . . nothing. This contrives a wildly interesting and oddly uncomfortable gap in knowledge for readers. Normally, the hero character uses his prior-world intelligence to gain the upper hand. Not so here. Any success Seiya earns is through his own attention to detail. But there are hints sprinkled throughout the narrative one might pick up on. Is Seiya’s tendency to protect certain character types indicative of a previous failure (e.g., inability to protect a younger sister)? The same can be asked of his indignance toward adults and authority figures, his lack of trust when it comes to certain foods or his wavering, middle-ground respect for those who adhere to one task at a time and simply do whatever it is they’re good at.
THE HERO IS OVERPOWERED. . . is a quick read with short chapters. The risk of redundancy may grow with time but for now there are plenty of odd and compromising scenarios left for Seiya to rudely muscle his way through.
March 31, 2021
I think I heard about this story on Tvtropes. Then I saw it while browsing Barnes and Nobles. I picked it up, and these are my thoughts.
First of, I should make clear that this book is a comedy. Though it has the premise of a hero being summoned to save a world from a demon king via fighting the demon king with swords and magic, it is not an action/adventure book. It is not driven by tension or suspense. A reader has to approach this book with that in mind to get their expectations in order.
The plot is a magic knight and a goddess of healing go out to the save a world from evil. However, the true nature of the story is more like a two-person comedy routine, Straight Man and Wise Guy style. Seiya does silly/strange/outrageous things in the name of being Overcautious, and Ristarte reacts to them with confusion, anger or frustration.
We, the reader, get Ristrate's perspective on this story. So we are encouraged to see her point of view on Seiya's overly cautious preparations. This helps the comedy angle, because her thoughts are very expressive. No doubt, if we had Seiya's perspective, then the story would be much longer simply because we would have to read through all his extensive plans for all possible scenarios.
The story itself is split into two parts, one is Seiya's preparations and the other is him unloading these preparations onto an enemy. Both parts are comical, but the former is even more so because there is no threat or danger to distract from the comedy, and Seiya's preparations appear all the more ridiculous. I like this set up because it shifts the story's rationale for the outcomes of the set piece battles.
Typically, battles in this story's apparent genre and premise would go the route of guts, sudden power-ups and/or in-the-moment ingenuity. They are typically won through Heroic Willpower, Indy Ploys or My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours. Those are suitable for visual spectacle and can be exciting. These battles are based in foresight, preparation, and the execution of plans. In other words, the winner is the one who is more Crazy Prepared; like Sun Tzu once said, "Victorious warriors win first, and then go to war".
There is one thing that I don't like about this book, and that is the personality of its hero, Seiya (hero as distinct from "Protagonist", which is Ristarte). It is not his overly cautious personality, because that is funny and also effective. It is not how brutally honest he is to people when he says something to the effect of "you're weaker than me so you're useless", because his party members really are out of their depths in the S-Class world the adventure takes place in. It isn't even how suspicious and rude he is to everyone, including his party members, because if you are overly cautious to point of paranoia, you assume that everyone is already plotting your demise, so why bother being polite? No, it is how far he goes to prove that everyone is useless.
Ristarte has unlimited healing power and the ability to open portals to a safe haven? Call her a "walking healing potion", mention that you have dozens of those, and don't mention the portal unless you want to use it. Mash and Elulu have special dragon powers that enable them to use a supermode, find hidden items, and unlock special doors? Call the first redundant, don't acknowledge the special senses, and then break the doors yourself before they get a chance to open them.
At one point, he gets particularly bad. He gets this auto-attack spell to defeat enemies before they get into melee range and is faster than normal attack spells. He uses this to defeat mook-level enemies that his party members are trying to fight, just for something to do so they can gain EXP. He doesn't explain that his method is safer, and that he doesn't want them getting hurt. No, he tells them that it is impossible for them to fight anything, ever. That's not overly cautious; that's just bragging. It's the opposite of overly cautious because he tells them the spell's limitations.
It's like he's a badly behaved RPG player.
Fortunately, it's only that area which is really bad. Otherwise, his paranoia is used for comedy. He also gets a Pet-the-Dog moment shortly after this, which helps to mitigate it.
Trickster Eric Novels gives "The Hero is Overpowered But Overly Cautious volume 1"
*because Seiya is not overly cautious enough to think other people might hold grudges against him.
First of, I should make clear that this book is a comedy. Though it has the premise of a hero being summoned to save a world from a demon king via fighting the demon king with swords and magic, it is not an action/adventure book. It is not driven by tension or suspense. A reader has to approach this book with that in mind to get their expectations in order.
The plot is a magic knight and a goddess of healing go out to the save a world from evil. However, the true nature of the story is more like a two-person comedy routine, Straight Man and Wise Guy style. Seiya does silly/strange/outrageous things in the name of being Overcautious, and Ristarte reacts to them with confusion, anger or frustration.
We, the reader, get Ristrate's perspective on this story. So we are encouraged to see her point of view on Seiya's overly cautious preparations. This helps the comedy angle, because her thoughts are very expressive. No doubt, if we had Seiya's perspective, then the story would be much longer simply because we would have to read through all his extensive plans for all possible scenarios.
The story itself is split into two parts, one is Seiya's preparations and the other is him unloading these preparations onto an enemy. Both parts are comical, but the former is even more so because there is no threat or danger to distract from the comedy, and Seiya's preparations appear all the more ridiculous. I like this set up because it shifts the story's rationale for the outcomes of the set piece battles.
Typically, battles in this story's apparent genre and premise would go the route of guts, sudden power-ups and/or in-the-moment ingenuity. They are typically won through Heroic Willpower, Indy Ploys or My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours. Those are suitable for visual spectacle and can be exciting. These battles are based in foresight, preparation, and the execution of plans. In other words, the winner is the one who is more Crazy Prepared; like Sun Tzu once said, "Victorious warriors win first, and then go to war".
There is one thing that I don't like about this book, and that is the personality of its hero, Seiya (hero as distinct from "Protagonist", which is Ristarte). It is not his overly cautious personality, because that is funny and also effective. It is not how brutally honest he is to people when he says something to the effect of "you're weaker than me so you're useless", because his party members really are out of their depths in the S-Class world the adventure takes place in. It isn't even how suspicious and rude he is to everyone, including his party members, because if you are overly cautious to point of paranoia, you assume that everyone is already plotting your demise, so why bother being polite? No, it is how far he goes to prove that everyone is useless.
Ristarte has unlimited healing power and the ability to open portals to a safe haven? Call her a "walking healing potion", mention that you have dozens of those, and don't mention the portal unless you want to use it. Mash and Elulu have special dragon powers that enable them to use a supermode, find hidden items, and unlock special doors? Call the first redundant, don't acknowledge the special senses, and then break the doors yourself before they get a chance to open them.
At one point, he gets particularly bad. He gets this auto-attack spell to defeat enemies before they get into melee range and is faster than normal attack spells. He uses this to defeat mook-level enemies that his party members are trying to fight, just for something to do so they can gain EXP. He doesn't explain that his method is safer, and that he doesn't want them getting hurt. No, he tells them that it is impossible for them to fight anything, ever. That's not overly cautious; that's just bragging. It's the opposite of overly cautious because he tells them the spell's limitations.
It's like he's a badly behaved RPG player.
Fortunately, it's only that area which is really bad. Otherwise, his paranoia is used for comedy. He also gets a Pet-the-Dog moment shortly after this, which helps to mitigate it.
Trickster Eric Novels gives "The Hero is Overpowered But Overly Cautious volume 1"
*because Seiya is not overly cautious enough to think other people might hold grudges against him.
March 11, 2021
Ce nouveau manga sorti à la rentré m’a tout de suite intrigué au vue de sa couverture. Elle a tout de suite attiré mon regard et je me suis, du coup, penchée dessus. Le résumé m’a vraiment beaucoup plu et j’avais hâte de me lancer dans cette lecture. Et bien je peux vous dire que j’ai trouvé ce premier tome vraiment excellent!
On va suivre Restarte, la déesse de la guérison. Elle doit sauver le monde de Geaburande où la difficulté du sauvetage est relativement compliqué. Pour réussir sa mission, elle doit invoquer un héros. En épluchant les fiches des potentiels candidats, elle va tomber sur la fiche de Seiya, ses stats dépassent toute la concurrence. Elle décide donc de l’invoquer immédiatement. Sauf qu’elle va très vite déchanté. Elle qui s’attend à vivre une aventure tranquille, Seiya va se montrer très prudent. Vraiment très prudent.. En fait il fait carrément preuve de prudence maladive. Il se méfie de tout. Il va donc la faire tourner en bourrique puisqu’il ne veut partir en mission qu’une fois son entrainement fini!
J’ai adoré le personnage de Restarte, elle est magnifique, bon en même temps c’est une déesse donc forcement, elle m’a beaucoup fait rire. Seiya aussi m’a énormément fait rire avec sa prudence maladive. Il est exaspérant par moment d’ailleurs je plains vraiment Restarte parce qu’il lui en fait voir de toute les couleurs et met clairement sa patience à rude épreuve. D’ailleurs, il ne vas pas seulement exaspérer notre chère déesse!
L’histoire est tout ce qui a de plus basique, les héros vont sauver un monde ils vont, forcément, tomber sur des « méchants » qu’ils doivent terrasser etc. Mais c’est le caractère des personnages qui rend l’histoire vraiment intéressante. Le caractère exaspérant de Seiya qui nous fait vraiment rire, la non patience de Restarte qui nous fait bien rire également! J’ai hâte de découvrir la suite de leurs aventures parce que je sens que je ne suis pas au bout de mes peines avec Seiya!
La fin du premier tome nous donne vraiment envie de découvrir le deuxième tome. L’histoire est vraiment plaisante et addictive. Les personnages sont très sympas à découvrir et à suivre. Ils forment un duo explosif tant ils sont différents! Ca nous promet de merveilleuses scènes à l’avenir tout comme dans ce tome! Je n’ai qu’une chose à dire: vivement la suite!
On va suivre Restarte, la déesse de la guérison. Elle doit sauver le monde de Geaburande où la difficulté du sauvetage est relativement compliqué. Pour réussir sa mission, elle doit invoquer un héros. En épluchant les fiches des potentiels candidats, elle va tomber sur la fiche de Seiya, ses stats dépassent toute la concurrence. Elle décide donc de l’invoquer immédiatement. Sauf qu’elle va très vite déchanté. Elle qui s’attend à vivre une aventure tranquille, Seiya va se montrer très prudent. Vraiment très prudent.. En fait il fait carrément preuve de prudence maladive. Il se méfie de tout. Il va donc la faire tourner en bourrique puisqu’il ne veut partir en mission qu’une fois son entrainement fini!
J’ai adoré le personnage de Restarte, elle est magnifique, bon en même temps c’est une déesse donc forcement, elle m’a beaucoup fait rire. Seiya aussi m’a énormément fait rire avec sa prudence maladive. Il est exaspérant par moment d’ailleurs je plains vraiment Restarte parce qu’il lui en fait voir de toute les couleurs et met clairement sa patience à rude épreuve. D’ailleurs, il ne vas pas seulement exaspérer notre chère déesse!
L’histoire est tout ce qui a de plus basique, les héros vont sauver un monde ils vont, forcément, tomber sur des « méchants » qu’ils doivent terrasser etc. Mais c’est le caractère des personnages qui rend l’histoire vraiment intéressante. Le caractère exaspérant de Seiya qui nous fait vraiment rire, la non patience de Restarte qui nous fait bien rire également! J’ai hâte de découvrir la suite de leurs aventures parce que je sens que je ne suis pas au bout de mes peines avec Seiya!
La fin du premier tome nous donne vraiment envie de découvrir le deuxième tome. L’histoire est vraiment plaisante et addictive. Les personnages sont très sympas à découvrir et à suivre. Ils forment un duo explosif tant ils sont différents! Ca nous promet de merveilleuses scènes à l’avenir tout comme dans ce tome! Je n’ai qu’une chose à dire: vivement la suite!
July 27, 2022
This is an isekai (teleported to another world by a Goddess) fantasy novel series. In this story, the main character is always afraid, sometimes paranoid and this makes him reluctant to defend, protect, and act, although his abilities, skills are highly Over-Powered (OP). I think the author is trying to create a parody-like-comedy light novel series, the problem is that there are innocent people that die, because of the reluctance of the main character to do "his duty and job" as "hero" in this other world. It's true the Demon Generals and Demon Lord in this other world are super strong but, if he accepted being isekai-ed to another world, isn't it a dereliction of duties to not do what he can to protect, defend and defeat the Demon Lord's armies, generals, etc.?
The title of this light novel series suffers from tunnel vision and a kind of straight jacket to force the author and the story to always be about a main character that is chicken, slow to act, and late to everything, more costly, etc. It is a kind of determinism that the story will be unable to break free from. I think the Goddess and the author should have chosen a better candidate to be the hero.
The title of this light novel series suffers from tunnel vision and a kind of straight jacket to force the author and the story to always be about a main character that is chicken, slow to act, and late to everything, more costly, etc. It is a kind of determinism that the story will be unable to break free from. I think the Goddess and the author should have chosen a better candidate to be the hero.
October 30, 2024
The title, typical of light novels, is quite straightforward. Our overly cautious protagonist overprepares for every encounter, leading to humorous situations and unintentionally overwhelming everyone around him. While it provides some comedic relief, the action sequences often fall flat.
A highlight of the series is the perspective shift from the hero to the goddess tasked with saving the world. She expects a brilliant hero but instead gets a socially awkward and overpowered individual. Her reactions to his antics are often hilarious and help elevate the overall enjoyment of the story.
While not my favorite light novel, it's still an entertaining read. It's a lighthearted story with a likable cast of characters, and the humorous moments make it a pleasant experience.
A highlight of the series is the perspective shift from the hero to the goddess tasked with saving the world. She expects a brilliant hero but instead gets a socially awkward and overpowered individual. Her reactions to his antics are often hilarious and help elevate the overall enjoyment of the story.
While not my favorite light novel, it's still an entertaining read. It's a lighthearted story with a likable cast of characters, and the humorous moments make it a pleasant experience.
January 14, 2020
If you like Konosuba in any aspect, I think you would highly enjoy this series. It is just as over the top but definitely has a unique take on the whole Isekai genre. The hero is ridiculously overpowered & his overcautious nature makes him a total dick to the Goddess who summoned him. It's quite unique because the story is told from her POV which makes Seiya(the hero) even more funnier. Check it out if you're looking for a comedy series that kind of does things a little differently than your average Isekai.
August 26, 2020
The title, as is usual for light novels, pretty much says it all. An overly paranoid hero over-prepares for every encounter, which causes him to steamroll basically everyone and concern everyone around him. Good for a few laughs, but the action tends to fall flat.
The best thing about this book is that the POV isn't the hero, but the goddess assigned to save a world way beyond her pay grade. She expects a brilliant hero but gets a socially stunted weirdo with ridiculously overpowered stats and growth. Seeing as the protagonist is legitimately annoying much of the time, the goddess is a bright spot that makes the whole book a full star better.
This isn't my favourite light novel by a long shot, but it's honestly entertaining enough that I'll probably keep reading it. It's a nice light read that doesn't take itself too seriously and has a (mostly) entertaining cast of characters.
The best thing about this book is that the POV isn't the hero, but the goddess assigned to save a world way beyond her pay grade. She expects a brilliant hero but gets a socially stunted weirdo with ridiculously overpowered stats and growth. Seeing as the protagonist is legitimately annoying much of the time, the goddess is a bright spot that makes the whole book a full star better.
This isn't my favourite light novel by a long shot, but it's honestly entertaining enough that I'll probably keep reading it. It's a nice light read that doesn't take itself too seriously and has a (mostly) entertaining cast of characters.
February 22, 2021
Toughest Isekai ever!
Ok, I never imagined such impossible-to-beat challenges in a book. Every situation is so difficult, that only a hero like this would be able to deal with them. The story thoroughly surprised me and kept me reading to see what the next fight would be like!
I loved reading every encounter with enemies. I give it four stars only because Seiya's attitude often put me off. But still, I really enjoyed the story, and I'll make sure to read what comes next n.n
Ok, I never imagined such impossible-to-beat challenges in a book. Every situation is so difficult, that only a hero like this would be able to deal with them. The story thoroughly surprised me and kept me reading to see what the next fight would be like!
I loved reading every encounter with enemies. I give it four stars only because Seiya's attitude often put me off. But still, I really enjoyed the story, and I'll make sure to read what comes next n.n
February 24, 2020
Its good but overpriced
Like many, I saw parts of the anime so I bought the book. Its a good story and the translation is excellent. However I bought it (on sale) for 7.99 USD. That's simply too much for so short of a story. At that price I won't biy the rest. As a Kindle Unlimted or a 2.99 book,it would be 5 stars
Like many, I saw parts of the anime so I bought the book. Its a good story and the translation is excellent. However I bought it (on sale) for 7.99 USD. That's simply too much for so short of a story. At that price I won't biy the rest. As a Kindle Unlimted or a 2.99 book,it would be 5 stars
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June 10, 2019I NEED SOME MANGA IN MY LIFE.
November 13, 2019
Short and entertaining.
January 21, 2020
The goddess-narrator is a little too wrapped up in herself for my taste, but I like how she's just as blown away as everyone else by the hero's remarkable abilities.
February 22, 2020
The book seems rather disjointed. The hero is a tough character to like, and the goddess who assists him is not a great character either
April 14, 2020
Won my copy in a GoodReads giveaway. Self aware isekai which I enjoyed more than I thought I would. Just a fun read. 😊
April 17, 2020
I watched the anime first, and the light novel it's a fun complement to the show.
December 6, 2020
A fun light read
Not a particularly complicated plot and the humour is pretty simple, but an enjoyable read all the same, and a nice change from the standard isekai.
Not a particularly complicated plot and the humour is pretty simple, but an enjoyable read all the same, and a nice change from the standard isekai.
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May 25, 2021cool
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August 26, 2021
good
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September 1, 2021
Pretty funny, but felt like it was trying a bit hard at times.
October 1, 2022
Muy divertido 😂
Venía de ver el anime, pero el libro es igual de divertido
Venía de ver el anime, pero el libro es igual de divertido
November 18, 2019
A really fun read.
January 27, 2020
A self-aware isekai light novel where the overly wordy title, as is commonly the case, spells out what to expect from the contents. Much of the comedy comes from the disparity between what you expect from a hero and what this particularly hero does, the rest of it comes from the commentary provided by the rookie Goddess, Rista, as she grapples with the events unfolding before her, and meta-commentary on the state of the light novel market. On the whole I found it quite amusing. The plot is pretty standard isekai fare even when it's poking fun at the genre. How much you end up enjoying the book will largely depend on how much you can stand the hero and his schtick. For some it may wear thin quite quickly. He can come across as arrogant, to an unbearable extent, but generally does the "right" thing even if his reasons for doing so are odd to say the least. I've knocked off a few stars for the usual fanservice slop that creeps in now and then and makes for some uncomfortable reading.
Recommended for those looking for some isekai with a twist and that is more comedy-focused.
Recommended for those looking for some isekai with a twist and that is more comedy-focused.
April 4, 2022
The story starts with Ristarte being assigned an S-ranked world, Gaeabrande. With only 5 saved worlds under her belt, she summons Seiya for his amazing stats overlooking the note regarding him being “overly cautious.” Thus begins their journey of saving Gaeabrande filled with multiple interruptions by Seiya who in his cautiousness wants to be thoroughly prepared!
The story is told from Ristarte’s perspective which makes it funny and entertaining. Ristarte’s personality for the most part is shown as kind, empathetic, expressive and funny. She’s also a healing goddesses and doesn’t mind taking help from others. Ristarte’s narration is filled with hilarious remarks and observations. She’s able to describe fight scenes and attributes/skills used in a manner that’s not too much information but not too little as well. This allows the story to read almost as a transcript for a comedic anime.
When reading this light novel, you are either going to love it or like it or hate it. Seiya for the most part is the cause of that. Seiya, the hero is as noted in the title overpowered yet overly cautious. It’s honestly a good combination since Seiya’s cautiousness allows him to be prepared for any scenario thus overpowering the villains. Seiya puts in the extra effort by training hard and improving his stats and skills which is commendable. However, Seiya’s cautious personality leaves much to desire in his relationship and interaction with other characters. Seiya can’t read the atmosphere and sometimes he can be a real big jerk to those who are the nicest to him by proving time and time again that they are useless.
The plot isn’t complicated and the fighting scenes are pretty much comedic and descriptive from Ristarte’s viewpoint. The side characters and demons are pretty cool but they aren’t very unique or built upon. However, I do prefer Ristarte’s fellow gods/goddesses as well as the two dragonkin members who join the journey later on. There are hints of Seiya’s past with the unified spirit world and we’ll likely read more about that in future volumes.
Overall, a decent and comedic read for a first volume. I recommend if you’re thinking of picking this up, then don’t develop a hatred or dislike for Seiya just yet. The author mentions in the ‘Afterword’ that Seiya’s personality will be explained and he does care about others in his own way but it’s not that evident yet. That said, I’m looking forward to read what happens next and how strong our hero can become.
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The story is told from Ristarte’s perspective which makes it funny and entertaining. Ristarte’s personality for the most part is shown as kind, empathetic, expressive and funny. She’s also a healing goddesses and doesn’t mind taking help from others. Ristarte’s narration is filled with hilarious remarks and observations. She’s able to describe fight scenes and attributes/skills used in a manner that’s not too much information but not too little as well. This allows the story to read almost as a transcript for a comedic anime.
When reading this light novel, you are either going to love it or like it or hate it. Seiya for the most part is the cause of that. Seiya, the hero is as noted in the title overpowered yet overly cautious. It’s honestly a good combination since Seiya’s cautiousness allows him to be prepared for any scenario thus overpowering the villains. Seiya puts in the extra effort by training hard and improving his stats and skills which is commendable. However, Seiya’s cautious personality leaves much to desire in his relationship and interaction with other characters. Seiya can’t read the atmosphere and sometimes he can be a real big jerk to those who are the nicest to him by proving time and time again that they are useless.
The plot isn’t complicated and the fighting scenes are pretty much comedic and descriptive from Ristarte’s viewpoint. The side characters and demons are pretty cool but they aren’t very unique or built upon. However, I do prefer Ristarte’s fellow gods/goddesses as well as the two dragonkin members who join the journey later on. There are hints of Seiya’s past with the unified spirit world and we’ll likely read more about that in future volumes.
Overall, a decent and comedic read for a first volume. I recommend if you’re thinking of picking this up, then don’t develop a hatred or dislike for Seiya just yet. The author mentions in the ‘Afterword’ that Seiya’s personality will be explained and he does care about others in his own way but it’s not that evident yet. That said, I’m looking forward to read what happens next and how strong our hero can become.
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June 20, 2019
This one is a good read. Kind of new to me, the hero being overly cautious and little selfish sometimes, but he shows emotions different way which I liked. The humour in the middle is belly-tickling though!
September 27, 2022
The plot looked so nice and new I got a lot of expectations but I have been really disappointed
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