- #1
The thing with all revenge isekai stories is that they need to be compared against Failure Frame, which is undisputably the leader among them that deserves 5 stars. Compared to Failure Frame this novel got:
- A less likeable protagonist. Really miserable, embittered and with unreasonable expectations from society to boot. Reminds me of an old parable about the guy who was sitting praying on the rooftop during the flood.
- A weaker revenge justification. No matter what he thinks his revenge claims on every but two of his classmates are damn null. Revenge claims on king / princess are weak as well, because not only they used willing human sacrifices to fuel the summoning and got someone below their expectancy, the person himself happened to be rather toxic too. Regretfully, it is stated they were going to send him off to random location regardless - if not I would had concluded that this is how the author intended the character to be, and looked forward to some personality development. Alas, apparently not the case.
- A much more ridiculous deus ex machina. The protagonist of Failure Frame was specifically sent to impossible dungeon to die, and had it harder in the beginning, facing not only enemies, but things like lack of food and mental fatigue. The protagonist of NEET Healer just happens to land in the impossible dungeon, just happens to find a massive powerup (without any downside), just happens to find here a stockpile of food and wine, just happens to find equipment that is immediately useful, etc. Feels like it was nothing but gain for him.
- A less consistent character decision making. But who knows, maybe it's actually intended by the author that protagonist is an angsty do-gooder who would spare people who not only tried to silence him, but clearly said that they plan to recruit people who he swore revenge upon.
- Harem. Harems almost always drag the story down. Part of the reason why I regard Failure Frame highly is because it has no harem.
