Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Manga) Vol. 1

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Manga #1

by Rio . (Illustrations), Necoco (Original Creator), Naji Yanagida (Contributor)

A fantasy isekai adventure about a man who has to restart life…as an egg?! (And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas.)

If you woke up as a sentient egg in some random forest, I bet you’d be confused, too. That’s exactly what happened to me in the oddest turn of events…Being reborn as a little egg has its challenges, but luckily, with all these monsters out to eat me, I’m gaining experience quick. Once I bust out of this shell, a cool new form better await me–that is, if I survive long enough!

Between dodging teeth and breaking out of my egg, this world has kept me busy; yet despite all that, I'm one lonely dragon...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Action

180 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2018

Reviews

[Beth]

If you've dealt with So I'm a Spider, So What? you will find absolutely nothing new here. The main character has the exact same responses to his new situation that Kumoko has; there's the same Divine Voice providing the exact same kind of skippable stat dumps (though this DV has a bit more of a sense of humor); the same evolution trees; the same fraught and tentative initial contact with humans in the fantasy world. In fact, it's worse because there's no hint that the main character had any life whatsoever before he reincarnated, so there's no mystery or suspense to his situation, just a bunch of battles and leveling up. Yawn. I read this about halfway through and skimmed the rest.

If you care at all for this kind of isekai, read the spider's adventures instead. The art's better here than in the spider's manga--the battles are easier to follow, and the humanoid figures are more appealing--but that doesn't compensate for its getting no response out of me but boredom and cynicism... or even a mild fear that So I'm a Spider might also be somebody else's ideas with the numbers filed off.

[Lorenzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's incredibly rare to find an isekai that has been done -right-.
While it is true that this isekai uses a classic "JRPG" fashion to the whole matter, it's actually played within the story itself. (won't say more to avoid spoilers) The protagonist is always facing issues not only on the combat standpoint, but on survival and social standpoint as well: the odds tend to be stacked against him.

So, all in all, it deserves a full vote on my end: my only complaint is that I don't get enough english translations for the web novel, nor for the english manga!

[Ivan Migliorini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comecei a ler pois vai virar um anime, e amo isekai, mas sei lá, achei bem ruim. Talvez eu leia o segundo volume só pra confirmar antes de largar totalmente. Não consegui me apegar ao personagem principal, achei de certa forma tudo muito rápido, sem emoção, mal desenvolvido. Não gostei muito da arte também, um excesso de preto, alguns quadros eu tive que me concentrar bem pra entender o que estava desenhado, enfim, mediano-ruim.

[Krystal Caloia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was interesting! I'm shocked by the lack of fan service, not that I'm complaining, that's just usually what these "reincarnated as.." books center around, a lot of fan service.

A lot of the choices had me on my toes, they were made in different ways than I was expecting so that was cool! Kept me interested to see how things will turn out.

[subaha · Rating 2 out of 5]

dnf after volume 3
huge stat info dumps that seem unnecessary and irrelevant, and the dialogue wasn't interesting either... most of it was monologues which were really skipable. honestly I was skimming through it

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is trying to be a cross between "So I'm a Spider, So What?" and "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," but it doesn't manage to be as good as either one alone.

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I say this a lot when it comes to Manga after I've read the light novel. It's never the same in my mind as it is illustrated.

[Beyond Words · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read, with lots of humour. The story is fun and puts a slight twist on the reincarnation trope. I can’t wait to read on!

[Tia Moore · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm actually a little disappointed in this book. I don't want to say they go the easy way out with their world building but the book does take the easy way out. It's another video game isekai, which is really weird because I feel like the premise along is strong enough to stand up for itself rather than having to rely on that trope. Like all MMO video games at the start though, the book does get a little grindy and repetitive which while the artwork was nice and the designs of creatures were cool, it does become very repetitive by the last chapter.

[Stas · Rating 2 out of 5]

A lot of skippable info, but not bad overall.