Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

[OmnipotentCheese]

Damn this is fun.

 

[Salamander002]

I have been interested in this for four fucking years and there's still less than 25 chapters, like holy shit this is like 5 chapters a year

 

[Satyam_SSJ10]

I have been interested in this for four fucking years and there's still less than 25 chapters, like holy shit this is like 5 chapters a year

yea

 

[megaguil]

I love this one a lot but man does it take a lot of time. 80k bookmarks at less than 25 chapters is no joke though. It would definitely have crossed 100k by now if it updated more frequently.

Great story-telling, solid art, memorable characterization. Man I really do wish this one updated a lot more. I’m glad the chapters are very chunky but this entire last chapter was just the process of forging a single blade, and it’s not even done yet. Looking forward to seeing the plot progress.

Thanks as always for the translation and the collage of faces at the end!

 

[zafalpai]

latest vol bonuses from Melonbooks is.. WOOOO WEEEE 👀

Spoiler

Samia-chan aint like this but Nylda tho AAAYYYOOOOOO

 

[AlexUSV]

as i know even in novel, nothing happened in terms of... uh, i mean ifykyk.

 

[Satyam_SSJ10]

This is so slow man. 6 chaps a year.

 

[dimitris96]

This manga is getting a 7 for me higher it can't go sorry but it's good but not much.

 

[fucknvampire]

My main complaints with this story are: the mc looks lame AF, it's overall mostly slow paced and kind boring, and, this is a major one for me, ALL THE WOMEN HAVE PUNY CHEESSSTTSS!! There are quite a few character that have appeared as far as I've read and I don't think any of them go over a B or a C cup! Just a personal gripe, as a lover of big oppai.

 

[cavalierenoirz]

What's up with authors just romance-baiting audiences when they don't intend to ever follow through, since it seems that the LN has no development whatsoever in that direction after 11 volumes. The protagonist must be asexual or have ED to want to keep his harem platonic even though the women are clearly shown to have romantic feelings.

 

[Frostyx77]

My main complaints with this story are: the mc looks lame AF, it's overall mostly slow paced and kind boring, and, this is a major one for me, ALL THE WOMEN HAVE PUNY CHEESSSTTSS!! There are quite a few character that have appeared as far as I've read and I don't think any of them go over a B or a C cup! Just a personal gripe, as a lover of big oppai.

the tiger actually in chapter 1 seemed to be a D or E cup, and then obviously the artist decided they wanted to save lead on drawing...

 

[sanglyon]

the tiger actually in chapter 1 seemed to be a D or E cup, and then obviously the artist decided they wanted to save lead on drawing...

I've read the LN, and now that I know how old she is (5 y.o.), the less sexualized she is, the better.

 

[Frostyx77]

I've read the LN, and now that I know how old she is (5 y.o.), the less sexualized she is, the better.

Its typical with all the manga unfortunately, they have an unhealthy obsession with underage girls, which is extremely creepy.
Would actually like to see more where the people are actually 18+

 

[SpacelessRex]

Its typical with all the manga unfortunately, they have an unhealthy obsession with underage girls, which is extremely creepy.
Would actually like to see more where the people are actually 18+

Japanese love four things
1) Virgins
2) Little girls
3) family members, especially sisters
4) Virgin little sisters

 

[Frostyx77]

Japanese love four things
1) Virgins
2) Little girls
3) family members, especially sisters
4) Virgin little sisters

And they wonder why their birth rate is down the drain

 

[rosvaldo]

Japanese love four things
1) Virgins
2) Little girls
3) family members, especially sisters
4) Virgin little sisters

5) NTR

 

[Gigikiki]

So, correct me if I am wrong but we have Smithing & Harem here. But:
1. Smithing -> author doesn't know anything about smithing
2. Harem -> there is a harem in the story but nothing happens and MC is acting like he's oblivious for 180+ wn chapters

Everybody already talked about smithing so I want to discuss the harem part.
I don't care for romance that much, but it irks me heavily when you create a story based around that. Why do they do it? Is it publishers? Make it make sense. Author is the god of his own story, if you don't want to put romance, just don't put a harem of beautiful women around the MC that talk about how in love and how horny for MC they are every 15 pages. Its that simple. You genuinely can have a relationship with a woman that is not centered around sex, you'd think they want ones like that in these stories BUT THEY AREN'T MAKING THEM. THEY MAKE THIS SHIT INSTEAD.

This trend is too prevalent, I cannot asses the cause, reason or even how real a trend this is in Japan (since we're reading translated material) but I really dislike it. Publishers push for girls because girls sell. I understand. The idea of being passive is also looked upon favourably in their cultural zeitgeist as a gentlemanly, civilized behaviour (being forward is rapey). I get it ok. There's also an element of readers (paying one's) expectation, one could argue that extremely shy passive man are included for better self insert for people that pay for this stuff in the home country. Alright. Maybe that's the main motivator for stories like this? But then again, I cannot understand how a socially failed 45 year old male reading this shit could find comfort in stories where his heroes are also left unfulfilled, just like him. Schadenfreude?
Cannot wrap my head around the reason this is so prevalent. Especially since a number of stories in the genre break out of this pattern and they are widely successful when you look at the published sales numbers. I know there is some shit about censorship, both in relation to their law and the publishing house rules, also I know that stories get categorized differently based on how explicit their content is, but still. It feels like a psyop almost.

Its Spiritual NTR.

 

[meenieg]

a story where nothing happens, not in terms of romance, character growth or plot or PLOT. they write problems that MC and co already have answers too just cause. silly.

 

[JThom47]

The romance tag is always a lie, it saddens me.

 

[Solandri]

So, correct me if I am wrong but we have Smithing & Harem here. But:
1. Smithing -> author doesn't know anything about smithing

Actually that got cleared up in the afterward of volume 5 (after chapter 25). The mangaka did a drawn afterward, so if you haven't been buying the officially translated volumes, you probably didn't see it. Basically he knew nothing about smithing when he began drawing the series. And since it happened during COVID-19, he was severely hampered in his ability to learn. Which led to the errors everyone is complaining about. Let me type up the text:

Hello. I'm Yoshino Himori, the artist for the My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World manga. Did you enjoy this volume?

When I received the offer to create the manga version of Tamamaru's work, I wanted to illustrate the quiet life of Forge Eizo. And also shed light on how some weapons were made. I was so excited to get that opportunity!

But I had one issue. I didn't know anything about smithing! A fatal flaw.

And during that time, we had an emergency lockdown order. COVID-19. I couldn't go out and interview people. "What do I do? All trips canceled!"

As the deadlines for the serialization drew near, I had to forgo interviewing smiths. "I have to study using a different method. I'm anxious..."

As for the quiet life part, when I was still a student at club training camps, I did experience chopping wood and stuff like that. "Chopping wood. Cooking rice in a pot. Bathing in a Goemon bath."

As part of my hobbies, I got to help butcher a deer that a hunter had killed. "Hobby: Eating. 'This part is used for steak.' I don't know what meat this is at all. What fun. Thank you to my hunter friend!"

When I was a student, I took a class on molding and hammering copper plates. "Making a bowl. Clank clank clank clank."

And I'd visited the Tatara Ruins by myself in Okuizumo. "Silence child. Ironworks."

I figured... you know what? I think I can do this! And then the manga launched. "I did go to the Turkish cultural center to learn about archery, though."

Years passed, and I finally got to observe smithing! "Autumn 2023. In Gifu! Take it away Rika. 'My pleasure.'"

On my first day, I visited a smithing heritage museum. "It's so clean!"

Each smithing tool and process was carefully displayed! No detail was missed!

And best of all, I was allowed to take pictures! There were famous katanas too, and the museum had so many items! "I even went to nearby Gifu Cutlery Hall and had my own knife forged! For my own use."

On my second day, I got to experience smithing firsthand. I'm indebted to Asano Kajiya. "I'll do my best."

When I first asked to join, they courteously allowed me to interview the smith and tour the place for my work. I was even allowed to take pictures of the forge.

There were also a few foreigners who wanted to experience it too. "From the Netherlands. From Spain. From Japan."

Asano has hosted a few workshops in other nations. And he apparently receives quite a few requests from foreigners who want to try forging. That's what he told me. "'Not many Japanese people want to do this.' That was unexpected."

And the explanations are mostly in English for the foreigners! Of course he explained it all to me in Japanese as well. "Whew!"

I was in Japan, receiving information on Japanese smithing in English. Such a novel experience. "And the English was easy to understand."

We made a small knife. "So cute!"

I'd hammered copper before, but never steel. The metal felt heavy as it changed form. It was difficult but very fun.

I realized there were some things I couldn't have learned from only looking at references. Seeing the interior of the forge was insightful, and I gained a lot from listening to the smiths take on the process.

I communicated with the two foreigners using broken English and a translation app. They both loved anime, so we found a common topic! Otaku communication! "None of us knew each other! 'I like ---!' 'I like Sla- D-nk!' Whoa."

After we shaped the knife, we took a break for lunch and then did the quenching! The smith raised the temperature in the dark room, and the flames were beautiful.

The image I'd envisioned while reading the light novel and beginning to draw the manga became even more vivid. It was a strange feeling. "So this is quenching... Huh..."

What does Eizo see, feel, and sense? How does he experience all this? I felt like my ideas were now aided by a sense of reality.

I not only got to experience smithing, but I also gained some precious reference photos too. And I had the apprentice pose for me and become my model. Asano Kajiya, thank you so, so much.

As I draw this series, I've been sort of chasing after the world that Eizo lives in. I would love nothing more than for you to enjoy this ride with me.

Yoshino Himori