Magan no Akuyaku ni Tensei Shita no de Oshi Chara o Mimamoru Mob o Mezashimasu - Ch. 5.1

[MangaDex]

 

[Shrimperor]

That feels less like a Thunderbolt and more like a Nuzzle

 

[Mandobard]

Guess he’s got no juice in the tank

 

[Heavenstar]

Funny thing about Dennis and Elessia

Spoiler

are aquianted with each other since Dennis girlfriend is Elessia's BFF and Elessia constantly nags Dennis to treat her right much to his annoyance. There was even a subplot later where it seemed like Dennis was cheating on his gf and Elessia recruits Luxe to get to Dennis to teach him a lesson only to find out it was all a misunderstanding lol.

 

[Qwertybluefist]

his thunderbolt looks like a sad nut

 

[Slingerman]

It's like someone driving around in a sports car, you know they've got a tiny thing they're compensating for.

Thanks for the scanlation, looks good!

 

[monkey123]

Will his maid learn fire magic?

 

[Heavenstar]

It's amazing seeing the journey this series(Evil Eye) and Taida na Akujo/Lazy Villain took since this series Web Novels were created at roughly the same time(Lazy Villain at June 2023 and Evil Eye at July 2023).

They also had the a similar amount of "Popularity Points" in the Web Novel site and both relied on gags to the point that you could say both series were brothers from different authors.

Yet when they became Light Novels and Manga they took very different paths especially their reception both in Japan and outside Japan.

 

[lordb1]

Don't worry, it happens to everyone.

 

[TheManBuck]

I guess the evil sandwich didn't kill the maid character, even though they sort of implied it had

 

[Phantaminium]

Oof, I feel like there's a sexual experience joke that could be made here but I feel mean doing so. We've all had those times

 

[Renan_Walheim]

Yet when they became Light Novels and Manga they took very different paths especially their reception both in Japan and outside Japan.

Explain further.

 

[Psychronia]

Well, big bro seems like a nice enough guy. A bit self-absorbed, but all kids are like that and nobility on top of that. Could probably do with some careful correction so he can mature a bit, but doesn't seem to be a bad person yet.

That feels less like a Thunderbolt and more like a Nuzzle

An excellent move in itself. Especially for the purposes of capturing without knocking out.

Sketch that shit, Luxe.

 

[HelioCesar]

"i swear this is the first time it has happened to me" ass thunderbolt

 

[thycondrius]

Eh?

 

[Heavenstar]

Explain further.

As I said they were pretty much equals in popularity as Web Novels but the diffrence started on their journey as Light Novels starting with the publishers that took them.

Both publishers are under Kadokawa but their Modus Operandis are completely different.

Lazy Villain was picked up by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko which is arguably Kadokawa's A-tier publisher and is very proactive in marketing and promoting series under them.

Here is the full list:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadokawa_Sneaker_Bunko

As you can see a vast majority of these series are relatively popular and have gotten anime and Lazy Villain is potentially in the frontline for one too.

And yes Weiss gets to be advertised alongside Alya and Megumin

Meanwhile Evil Eye was picked up by Kadokawa Books. Who while not bad are not very proactive.

This tweet is the only promotion they have ever done.
https://x.com/kadokawabooks/status/1797917459300958451

Compare that to Sneaker Bunko who periodically makes tweets about Lazy Villain and even set up a personal Twitter account for them. Here some examples.
https://x.com/kadokawasneaker/status/1858450286517567547
https://x.com/kadokawasneaker/status/1876569471797825579

In regards to art. Lazy Villain was able to secure a very popular artist for the character models for the series(The Iseleve artist) who used her immense followjng to promote Lazy Villain while Evil Eye got a relative newbie who while good didnt really offer much and didnt capture as much attention.

To make matters worse for Evil Eye, when the Light Novel was put up for sale on Amazon and Bookwalker, they put up the wrong synopsis(The synopsis of a Magical Girl series of all things)

While these are Amazon listings, you can see the massive gap in popularity between the two.
Evil Eye was barely noticed
https://www.amazon.co.jp/魔眼の悪役に転生したので推しキャラを見守るモブを目指します-カドカワBOOKS-瀧岡-くるじ/dp/4047380172

While Lazy Villain inevitably got a massive reception.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/菊池-快晴/dp/4041147700/ref=pd_aw_sim_hxwPO1_sspa_mw_detail_m_sccl_12/357-4641148-2406062?pd_rd_w=ynOns&content-id=amzn1.sym.1fd20a03-5b2d-48ab-88cf-8d71f8c2c8fc&pf_rd_p=1fd20a03-5b2d-48ab-88cf-8d71f8c2c8fc&pf_rd_r=WE4FZ8EVS8CXACCHCYNZ&pd_rd_wg=2dNxq&pd_rd_r=ddcd6814-aaae-4445-9f56-f28400e0143a&pd_rd_i=4041147700&psc=1

As for the manga Evil Eye was able to recover from it's Light Novel almost bombing with a repectable 15k stars(bookmarks) after 5 chapters in Japan's official manga sites at Comicwalker and Nicovideo

https://sp.manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/70461

But Lazy Villain went further to the next level with its manga adaptation which not only has a unique artstyle but potentially the means to standout from other Villain series and even other isekais with a whopping 61k stars(bookmarks) after 7 chapters even more than most other established series and something that rarely happens.

https://sp.manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/69646

So let me ask you guys. Which between the 2 Villain series has a brighter future? Of course things could still go either way so I could be wrong.

*Edit.
Tons and tons of typos due to posting prematurely. Sorry guys

 

[Kefrayba]

Yet when they became Light Novels and Manga they took very different paths especially their reception both in Japan and outside Japan.

Was one popular and another one wasn't received well?
-edit- I just saw your reply after I submit my post. 😅

 

[Bireus]

thundershock

24/25 pp

 

[sanctuary]

his thunderbolt looks like a sad nut

 

[Reisen]

Glad to see a brother that is not an asshole like in most of similar mangas.