This manga currently has an 8.54 rating so I decided to read it out of curiosity since I like fantasy stories.
…. Why? Does it get better much further in or something?
So far the art is dull and lacking detail or strong foundational work as if it were a rough draft.
The story is pretty uninspired with nothing much having really happened so far; this is forgivable in other slice of life series because they have other elements to compensate like strong character writing or worldbuilding, strong dialogue or storytelling, strong humor or heart, or they feel philosophical and have some sort of message they want to convey.
This manga doesn’t really have any of that. It has nothing to say, it’s not pleasing to look at, the writing is weak, the characters have nothing interesting about them to the point that I can’t even remember their names or motivations, and nothing really happens of note.
Guy gets isekai’d and wants to craft stuff is a dime a dozen concept that’s been done very poorly and very well, but those stories still manage to be memorable and even sometimes enjoyable at their worst and exceptional at their best. There’s just nothing here and as a reader, I don’t know what this story wants me to feel. There’s nothing to latch onto or invest my time and emotions into. It’s simply bland and forgettable.
It’s a 5/10 for me personally, but I’d love to know why it has such a high rating or what exactly people see in this that I’m struggling to find. Maybe it picks up and becomes fantastic after a dozen or more chapters but it’s a slog trying to reach that point so far.