To be honest, as someone who doesn't like the anime that much, I preferred the anime's version of the guy who's repeating all the stuff from the netlore. It was cool how he barely seemed to be maintaining his physical form. Aside from that, I've much preferred the manga version of this arc so far.
Interesting premise with a boring execution. The tone is mostly comedic, but it's never that funny. The "plot" is barebones and things happen one after another without any meaningful changes after the first chapter. Both the "comedy" and the "plot" are repetitive. If it was actually funny, or if...
For anyone who's not aware, the first two novels just got published in paperback in English. They were released together as an omnibus. The first novel (i.e. the first half of the omnibus) ends with the "Time, Space, and a Middle-Aged Man" arc.
@eiznel That kinda makes sense, but Sorawo's been terrified by the Otherside too. Just earlier, she had come to ask Kozakura to help her find Toriko because she was scared of going alone. In this case, I think it might be more of a survival-oriented "me first" attitude that's behind her apathy...