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The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor, Vol. 1
Yeld, an orc sick of life in his dark-fantasy realm, decides to move to Tokyo and become a manga editor. One day, he's visited by a full-time armored swordswoman, part-time aspiring manga artist—one who gets practically suicidal whenever her work gets rejected! Between her, a tentacle monster summoned as an assistant, and a slime girl with all kinds of "helpful" manga tools, there's never been a stranger pack of creators! It's the most realistic(?) depiction of the manga industry yet!
146 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2019
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July 9, 2020
How does one appreciate the sublime art form that is manga? It is to dive deep into the genre and consume as much content as one can. "Good manga" is always preferable. Life is too short to spend it otherwise, but "bad" manga can have its charms. The dark must exist to know the light.
The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor has a lot of flaws but at its heart is an honest to goodness comedy not stingy with the laughs. The plot absurd, the chapters repetitive, and, the fan-service overly generous, but it is genuinely entertaining. It exists to bring a brief respite in these dark times, and sometimes that is enough.
The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor has a lot of flaws but at its heart is an honest to goodness comedy not stingy with the laughs. The plot absurd, the chapters repetitive, and, the fan-service overly generous, but it is genuinely entertaining. It exists to bring a brief respite in these dark times, and sometimes that is enough.
March 14, 2022
The Knight Cartoonist & Her Orc Editor, Vol. 1 (My Kindle Review)
This manga has a funny concept, only it has a story that seems to go in a strange direction. Set in present-day Tokyo, our story centers on a manga-loving orc who wants to become a manga editor and meets a swordswoman that’s a upcoming artist who seems to put her herself down as she can’t get her work noticed. Together, they become a team and work to make their dreams a reality while getting in a few crazy setbacks.
Passable at best, thanks to being funny and a sprinkling of fanservice as its best weapons. The story mainly gets trope-y, has a unusual feel and seems to progress in a snail’s pace. Hopefully it can gets its helmet on well. C+ (58%/Satisfactory)
This manga has a funny concept, only it has a story that seems to go in a strange direction. Set in present-day Tokyo, our story centers on a manga-loving orc who wants to become a manga editor and meets a swordswoman that’s a upcoming artist who seems to put her herself down as she can’t get her work noticed. Together, they become a team and work to make their dreams a reality while getting in a few crazy setbacks.
Passable at best, thanks to being funny and a sprinkling of fanservice as its best weapons. The story mainly gets trope-y, has a unusual feel and seems to progress in a snail’s pace. Hopefully it can gets its helmet on well. C+ (58%/Satisfactory)
April 1, 2022
A silly manga about an Orc manga editor and a knight who wants to be a mangaka.
I recently bought the Isekai Humble Bundle Manga, started one series, but decided to read another one. I was in the mood for something silly. Something absurd. Something with a dash of fanservice (and the cover definitely promised that).
In this manga we meet up with an orc named Yeld. He is sick and tired of life in the dark-fantasy realms (and who can blame him, all the other Orcs just want to pillage and rape and then there are knights/adventure groups just murdering Orcs, even the ones not doing something), so he decides to become a manga editor! I absolutely loved that he was able to follow his dream and that apparently no one truly cared that he was an Orc. I am sorry, I just don’t believe that putting an Orc in an outfit makes him un-Orc. XD Everything is going fine until he is paired up with a swordswoman named Annelise who well, has a long way to go drawing-wise, and not just that, she also needs to learn how to put up with criticism. Because, seriously, I thought I was bad at times to handle criticism, but this girl takes the cake. I have to be honest, while I did like it at times and it made me laugh, sometimes it just went WAY too far and it got a bit old. Each time this girl gets criticism either she goes in suicidal mode, or she tries to take out people, or her armour breaks… and she is naked. Yep. Sadly, Yeld also gets stripped at times because of the force. And it is funny the first time. OK the second time, but after a while I just wanted to see her finally pick herself up and become a bit stronger. Not just in her armour (I mean what armour breaks because of the emotional state of the wearer) but also mentally.
But I did love seeing all sorts of things happen. From a classical tentacle greeting (oh my) to slime girls and massages (oh my oh my). There are all sorts of RPG references (and characters) popping up, it seems that neither the Orc nor Annelise can flee from it. And it made me smile, because that makes me wonder what more is on Earth from other realms. I hope the next volumes also are packed with RPG/fantasy stuff~
I also loved that Annelise’s manga was picking up and getting better. Yes, while she doesn’t change that much, her art does! And I was proud. She went from awkward shoujo with way too many deaths and battles to something better. I was definitely proud that she was learning more about life.
It was also fun to see that being a mangaka isn’t easy! Even for a girl from a fantasy world!
Plus, I had such a laugh at the story in which we meet a character who has been a mangaka for well… a long long time. It reminded me of the mangaka who write Detective Conan or the one who write One Piece. Are they using that? It would explain a lot. XD
The art was pretty fun, I like the style. I love the character designs.
All in all, I need to continue reading this one! I want to see what is next for Yeld and Annelise! I hope that in the next one Annelise gets her big chance!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I recently bought the Isekai Humble Bundle Manga, started one series, but decided to read another one. I was in the mood for something silly. Something absurd. Something with a dash of fanservice (and the cover definitely promised that).
In this manga we meet up with an orc named Yeld. He is sick and tired of life in the dark-fantasy realms (and who can blame him, all the other Orcs just want to pillage and rape and then there are knights/adventure groups just murdering Orcs, even the ones not doing something), so he decides to become a manga editor! I absolutely loved that he was able to follow his dream and that apparently no one truly cared that he was an Orc. I am sorry, I just don’t believe that putting an Orc in an outfit makes him un-Orc. XD Everything is going fine until he is paired up with a swordswoman named Annelise who well, has a long way to go drawing-wise, and not just that, she also needs to learn how to put up with criticism. Because, seriously, I thought I was bad at times to handle criticism, but this girl takes the cake. I have to be honest, while I did like it at times and it made me laugh, sometimes it just went WAY too far and it got a bit old. Each time this girl gets criticism either she goes in suicidal mode, or she tries to take out people, or her armour breaks… and she is naked. Yep. Sadly, Yeld also gets stripped at times because of the force. And it is funny the first time. OK the second time, but after a while I just wanted to see her finally pick herself up and become a bit stronger. Not just in her armour (I mean what armour breaks because of the emotional state of the wearer) but also mentally.
But I did love seeing all sorts of things happen. From a classical tentacle greeting (oh my) to slime girls and massages (oh my oh my). There are all sorts of RPG references (and characters) popping up, it seems that neither the Orc nor Annelise can flee from it. And it made me smile, because that makes me wonder what more is on Earth from other realms. I hope the next volumes also are packed with RPG/fantasy stuff~
I also loved that Annelise’s manga was picking up and getting better. Yes, while she doesn’t change that much, her art does! And I was proud. She went from awkward shoujo with way too many deaths and battles to something better. I was definitely proud that she was learning more about life.
It was also fun to see that being a mangaka isn’t easy! Even for a girl from a fantasy world!
Plus, I had such a laugh at the story in which we meet a character who has been a mangaka for well… a long long time. It reminded me of the mangaka who write Detective Conan or the one who write One Piece. Are they using that? It would explain a lot. XD
The art was pretty fun, I like the style. I love the character designs.
All in all, I need to continue reading this one! I want to see what is next for Yeld and Annelise! I hope that in the next one Annelise gets her big chance!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
March 17, 2025
I think the premise of a knight cartoonist/mangaka and her orc editor is really funny, and I liked this manga when it was just focusing on that and whenever it was absurd for the sake of being absurd (ie. the slime tentacle assistant only being able to draw slime tentacle monsters and not much else is so funny to me).
I knew what I was getting into when I saw the cover, meaning that it's not the gratuitous fanservice that makes this a 3-star read for me instead of a 4 or 5-star one, but I wish there were more general silly moments between the characters than just fanservice.
I knew what I was getting into when I saw the cover, meaning that it's not the gratuitous fanservice that makes this a 3-star read for me instead of a 4 or 5-star one, but I wish there were more general silly moments between the characters than just fanservice.
October 21, 2021
Absolutely terrible. The jokes fail from the start, and unfortunately just get set on repeat... Stay away!
August 23, 2020
This was certainly different. Interesting premise. A bit overdone.
I'm not too keen on the repetitive "death take me" from the knight. It got old after the 3rd time she tried to snuff herself. Also, her losing her armour & all her clothes like every 3 pages got old quick, too. Especially since it doesn't involve any gratuitous fan service. Well, for the rating, that's what we get. Hopefully the author (of this series, not the knight) focuses more on the story & character development than running gags in the next volume. Art, pretty good. Dialogue, also good. Characters, likeable & interesting.
I'm not too keen on the repetitive "death take me" from the knight. It got old after the 3rd time she tried to snuff herself. Also, her losing her armour & all her clothes like every 3 pages got old quick, too. Especially since it doesn't involve any gratuitous fan service. Well, for the rating, that's what we get. Hopefully the author (of this series, not the knight) focuses more on the story & character development than running gags in the next volume. Art, pretty good. Dialogue, also good. Characters, likeable & interesting.
September 21, 2020
Death take me!
As a warning if you haven't figured out by the cover of this book this series is not shy about near nudity even if it does not have any true nudity and the language is pretty tame. However this book does have a tentacle monster and a slime girl that could be pushing the boundary of a mature rating and the main character although incredibly resilient has a tendency to want to off herself so perhaps allowing your teens and younger readers at this book may be a bit of a mistake. I wish I could see the back covers of e-manga so I could see what the actual ratings are.
Yeld is not your typical Orc. Unlike his fellow kind who enjoy robbing from human settlements and taking their women Yeld has a more civilized taste in his love for manga. Deciding to leave his old world behind he works hard and rises the ranks to become an editor. Now a new artist is coming to show him his work and his life will only get crazier for it. Enter Annelise the armored knight and wannabe manga artist who has skills but also a low tolerance for criticism and an unfortunate streak of suicidal declarations when things go truly bad. Together they will do their best to make Annelise's dreams come true even if they would have been mortal enemies in another world, her armor has a tendency to be destroyed, and how varied and quickly she tries to attempt to kill herself. Editing has never been this beastly.
As a warning if you haven't figured out by the cover of this book this series is not shy about near nudity even if it does not have any true nudity and the language is pretty tame. However this book does have a tentacle monster and a slime girl that could be pushing the boundary of a mature rating and the main character although incredibly resilient has a tendency to want to off herself so perhaps allowing your teens and younger readers at this book may be a bit of a mistake. I wish I could see the back covers of e-manga so I could see what the actual ratings are.
Yeld is not your typical Orc. Unlike his fellow kind who enjoy robbing from human settlements and taking their women Yeld has a more civilized taste in his love for manga. Deciding to leave his old world behind he works hard and rises the ranks to become an editor. Now a new artist is coming to show him his work and his life will only get crazier for it. Enter Annelise the armored knight and wannabe manga artist who has skills but also a low tolerance for criticism and an unfortunate streak of suicidal declarations when things go truly bad. Together they will do their best to make Annelise's dreams come true even if they would have been mortal enemies in another world, her armor has a tendency to be destroyed, and how varied and quickly she tries to attempt to kill herself. Editing has never been this beastly.
January 3, 2022
I feel like I must have gotten this on Comixology without having expanded the thumbnail (or maybe it was free?), because if I had seen it, I don't think I would have bothered. It is much like you would expect if you see it. It's some light fantasy mixed with a book about writing manga, but the bulk of it is dedicated to making sure the main character ends up naked with some barely covered bits repeatedly. At least the author is fairly equal opportunity, and the male orc character ends up naked from time to time, but that's just not something I am looking for in a book, and there really isn't much plot to carry it if you are not interested in the nudity. Once I had seen the cover, I was hesitant, but gave it a shot in case it was better than it seemed, but it didn't suit me at all, and I'm glad I don't have another volume.
August 26, 2021
Oh ugh, no. Repetitious and boring is what I call this. Dnf. If you like seeing someone spontaneously exploding clothing off /every single dang chapter/ it might be to your taste? However, a joke that is not funny the first time, but keeps being told is supposed to be amusing? 🤢 There’s also a VERY MINIMAL story but I’m not sticking around for it. 🙄
July 5, 2022
This is very targeted.
If you read the title and think it could be fun, go for it. This is a five star for you. If instead you wonder what the story could be, this is a pass for you. There is not enough here to merit a try. I was looking for a short diversion, hence the five stars.
If you read the title and think it could be fun, go for it. This is a five star for you. If instead you wonder what the story could be, this is a pass for you. There is not enough here to merit a try. I was looking for a short diversion, hence the five stars.
May 7, 2020
Cute and funny, never thought I’d be interested in reading how manga was made but I was intrigued by the fantasy aspect of the series.
It didn’t disappoint, all the silly situations the Orc and Knight get into are great. You also get some nice digs at the manga industry, like how the continue stories even if there isn’t a story to tell, just so they can make money. As well as ripping off other stories and mangaka not putting their heart into their work, I really appreciated that because it’s so true.
It didn’t disappoint, all the silly situations the Orc and Knight get into are great. You also get some nice digs at the manga industry, like how the continue stories even if there isn’t a story to tell, just so they can make money. As well as ripping off other stories and mangaka not putting their heart into their work, I really appreciated that because it’s so true.
November 5, 2022
Can’t do it. The fan service is too much for me 😬
I was definitely hoping for a lot more plot than whAt this is providing… and less nudity 🙃
I was definitely hoping for a lot more plot than whAt this is providing… and less nudity 🙃
March 7, 2024
Sadly, this was very disappointing.
June 2, 2024
Too much random nudity for my taste.
June 24, 2024
Good beginning
Good art interesting premise. Not quite there story wise, but I'll check out vol 2 to see if it gets better.
Good art interesting premise. Not quite there story wise, but I'll check out vol 2 to see if it gets better.
December 19, 2025
A nice bit of humour and fun plot. Very quick and easy read. A bonus it is free on KU (the first 2 volumes are anyway). Curious to read more.
March 10, 2023
The art itself was great but there wasn’t much story to it since things started to feel repetitive by chapter 3. Although, I do like the basis of fantasy characters moving to the modern world to have a unique career.
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