monotome’s Reviews > The Sword of Kaigen > Status Update

absolutely bonkers. pulls no punches in its depictions of war and the grotesque, visceral violence that comes with it. i am simultaneously horrified, disgusted and giggling at the pure badassery of it.

misaki is my favourite middle-aged mother in fiction

very good so far! the characters are fun and memorable, the worldbuilding is (mostly) great, and the small taste of action we were fed at the end of the second chapter was somehow badass—even though it was a scuffle between two pre-pubescent teenagers.

only two critiques are:
a) there was like 3 pages of (false!) lore spoonfed from a literal history teacher
b) introduces too many unknown words too fast.