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[Very disorganized review][spoilers (?) ]My entry point into arifureta was by manga. I was looking for something to fill the time and didn't really pay attention to the introduction of the story. Other world transfer this, weak to strong MC that, the tags on this website will tell you what to expect. It's a commonplace plot. There's some sense of progression, increasing powerlevels and a big baddie at the end. I like it though. The main reason would be the comedy. 4/5I just made this term up, but perhaps I can call this series an [inverse shonen]. The reason being, it starts off heavy, with dark elements and then mellows out into mostly comedy with some action. The meat and potatoes of the story has many references to pop culture and reeks profusely of chuunibyou terms which is actually a big strong point. It's a power fantasy but one that causes my chuuni soul to blaze wildly at times. It's sort of similar to death march in overpowered production MC sense (minus the food). One thing I look forward to in this story is what MC will create next. That is not to say the other characters don't make anything... They mostly don't though.About the harem. To my knowledge it's the 2nd big reason this series is dropped. The first being the switch from edgy to comedy. Anyway, the majority of the story has MC swearing loyalty to his first waifu, but at the last few arcs, he steamrolls and collects on all the other candidates. It felt forced and I too was discouraged by the fact. Though coming from more than 100 chapters after the main story, I think it was for the best. The harem situation has since allowed for bonenumbingly funny situations since then.At present time, the main story of arifureta is 60 percent of the total content available in the web novel. That is, the series has had a proper [the end] and has been sailing though slice of life ever since. I would argue that this afterstory is the greatest reward for fans who've followed the series to the end. If the main story is a well sculpted singular tale, the after story is a testbed for the author to absolutely let loose. With a non linear timeline, we get mini adventures in new new worlds, modern fantasy settings, and general high paced relaxing. Other characters get mini arcs, seasonal celebration chapters and a lot more. Granted, I don't like some of those arcs, but then again, there's a few tedious parts in the main story too. Basically, if you're looking for a something fun every week, it's worth it to finish the main series to get to the after story.About translation. Jnovel club is doing great and 6 volumes of the main series are out already. As for the fan stuff, there are some rough spots at the main story is ending and some very rough spots for a few places. The current translator Bakape*vert is ok. It's one editorial sweep away from pretty good since the grammar is noticably but not cripplingly dodgey. I've been told that I'm somewhat picky with grammar so it could just be me though.Now for some ratings. X/5
- Story. 3. It's nothing captivating, the twists are there, hype parts are hype.
- Style. 4. 3rd person narration makes for more description and more perspectives. Sometimes feels like narrator is it's own character.
- Characters. 5. Characters have a good balance of feeling real and not real. It's a turn off if they're too realistic honestly.
- Comedy. 4. It's actually a 5 in the after story but still evolving in the series proper.
- Overall. 4. It's good and fun. Go in expecting SOL and thou shalt not regret.
