Shinigami ni Sodaterareta Shoujo wa Shikkoku no Tsurugi o Mune ni Idaku
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I've noticed that most fantasy anime and manga that people end up raving about that have female protagonists end up feeling lacking and at least one area if not more. The main issues that end up popping up are that there is either just not enough effort put into the story and/or character development, or there is too much effort put into certain parts of the story and/or character development which ends up making other parts seem lacking.
This manga however, does not have either of those issues. The story is well balanced, the character development though gradual is still existent and balance, there isn't too much "fan service" if any at all, and the characters all have things that make them feel imperfect and more human. All in all I'd give this a 7.5 out of 10. The only things I can think of that could use more work is the fluidity of the art style and maybe the explanation of how some events are connected to others being a little too drawn out and some being a little too short.
This manga however, does not have either of those issues. The story is well balanced, the character development though gradual is still existent and balance, there isn't too much "fan service" if any at all, and the characters all have things that make them feel imperfect and more human. All in all I'd give this a 7.5 out of 10. The only things I can think of that could use more work is the fluidity of the art style and maybe the explanation of how some events are connected to others being a little too drawn out and some being a little too short.
I binged everything lol. Amazing. I really love Olivia. I guess it's death flag for Elise then? She seems to be such a fun character and would be a great addition to Olivia's special squad. I'm so glad I found this manga. Thanks for scanlating this.
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Well, thanks for the info. I'll double check that and if it's correct I'll correct it for the chapters I did.
I can't change it for ch 43 and 44 cause I don't have access to previous tl's chapters
That is based off the TOCs in the Japanese releases of those volumes, so unless they pulled something stupid like the numbering in the Saving 80k Gold manga, it should be accurate.
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Okay... So. I tried to find anything confirming this, but i couldn't. Doesn't help that i don't actually speak Japanese, and google translate can only get you so far when it comes to websites.
If you could send me the site where you found a proper TOC sorted in Volumes, or a screenshot of it if its some paid access thing, then i can adjust it.
You can see the raw TOC for volume 08 if you click read sample here https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/pr...dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_pa_tkin_7&storeType=ebooks
The first one "第四十三幕" translates to Act 43.
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The next chapter will be released 1-2 weeks into September when the next raw volume starts.
As for why the last 2 chapters were so short, that's probably because it was the end of the volume and they tried to stretch it out into 2 chapters. I assume it'll be back to 25+ Pages in the new Vol.
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I'm curious to how the manga will draw Olivia destroying rocky crags using magic. The manga should be around V3's middle, right?
I would like this a lot more if the Seventh Army wasn't basically just Saitama. Basically all of the characters are pretty likable to me, and that their development is not an issue. I think the story overall is good enough for me to stick around for as long as I've had, and that the pacing of it is just right.
The wars and fights that this has could have so much more impact and tension to them if they just divert the focus from Olivia to the other characters. Instead of showing Olivia killing everything all the time, or Ashton being right about his predictions again, how about we show the privates in the group getting slaughtered or something?
Maybe have one of Ashton's predictions go wrong, creating a disadvantage for the MC? Maybe have someone relatively close to them die, so that there's going to be some shift in their morale? For a team that is composed of newbies, they sure feel invincible. It just feels unnatural for these guys that are so inexperienced to always get the long end of the stick. Granted, I'm reading this as of just finishing chapter 33, so maybe I just haven't caught up to when my complaints get resolved.
I would recommend it, but it's a little boring just constantly watching everyone fucking die because of Olivia.
The wars and fights that this has could have so much more impact and tension to them if they just divert the focus from Olivia to the other characters. Instead of showing Olivia killing everything all the time, or Ashton being right about his predictions again, how about we show the privates in the group getting slaughtered or something?
Maybe have one of Ashton's predictions go wrong, creating a disadvantage for the MC? Maybe have someone relatively close to them die, so that there's going to be some shift in their morale? For a team that is composed of newbies, they sure feel invincible. It just feels unnatural for these guys that are so inexperienced to always get the long end of the stick. Granted, I'm reading this as of just finishing chapter 33, so maybe I just haven't caught up to when my complaints get resolved.
I would recommend it, but it's a little boring just constantly watching everyone fucking die because of Olivia.
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This manga is missing something. She's cute and she's deadly. That's it. There's other characters but as a previous commenter said, the chapters are too short and it's too long in between. I don't feel like any of the other characters are strong enough to be memorable in the long gap between chapters. I want to like this and I've given it my attention for nearly 60 chapters. That's enough. I'm out.
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This manga really could use a better editor, or maybe the author is just not that good. Olivia is pretty good and everything else sucks.
The first 20ish chapters the author just cannot shut up about the hierarchies of every single person we meet. I don't care what rank Olivia is. I don't care that she got promoted to major and went up by 2 whole ranks. I don't care what rank anyone is. It's completely pointless, except for the 5+ people that die horribly because they are so desperate for a promotion.
We get the stupid offended pride scene like 5 times in a row. "How dare you suggest that we, the 5th light armored infantry division of the Imperial Blue Mongoose army, are not the strongest unit >=(." And then they just die the instant Olivia shows up. Opponents rarely last more than a few pages after they're introduced.
And dear lord everyone is so stupid! This is a common issue in 40k novels, that you can say a character is a tactical genius, but you have to be knowledgeable to actually write what they did. It's insane the amount of casualties that result from every battle because everyone falls for every trap or the person who set the trap finds themselves in a counter trap. The last general Olivia encountered spent multiple chapters saying "Tactics are dumb.", "Diversions are cowardly." And then Olivia showed up and killed him effortlessly.
The tone is all over the place. We get a scene of Claudia blushing and going "B-B-Baaakkkaaa!!!", and then right after Olivia is hacking up people left and right cutting off arms and legs.
Almost 60 chapters in and the main plot has not been introduced yet. I assume Zed is an Abyssal and Odic force is somehow related to whatever he's doing, but who knows?
The first 20ish chapters the author just cannot shut up about the hierarchies of every single person we meet. I don't care what rank Olivia is. I don't care that she got promoted to major and went up by 2 whole ranks. I don't care what rank anyone is. It's completely pointless, except for the 5+ people that die horribly because they are so desperate for a promotion.
We get the stupid offended pride scene like 5 times in a row. "How dare you suggest that we, the 5th light armored infantry division of the Imperial Blue Mongoose army, are not the strongest unit >=(." And then they just die the instant Olivia shows up. Opponents rarely last more than a few pages after they're introduced.
And dear lord everyone is so stupid! This is a common issue in 40k novels, that you can say a character is a tactical genius, but you have to be knowledgeable to actually write what they did. It's insane the amount of casualties that result from every battle because everyone falls for every trap or the person who set the trap finds themselves in a counter trap. The last general Olivia encountered spent multiple chapters saying "Tactics are dumb.", "Diversions are cowardly." And then Olivia showed up and killed him effortlessly.
The tone is all over the place. We get a scene of Claudia blushing and going "B-B-Baaakkkaaa!!!", and then right after Olivia is hacking up people left and right cutting off arms and legs.
Almost 60 chapters in and the main plot has not been introduced yet. I assume Zed is an Abyssal and Odic force is somehow related to whatever he's doing, but who knows?
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After giving this a reread, I think the most sickening thing about this story of war and magic, is how arbitrarily the generals use their units as baits in grander strategems.
I.E: We see quite often the higher-ups make very logical, very efficient decisions, to "draw the enemy attack with a small group, and then..." -- but does that "small group" even know they're sent out to their deaths, with no victory in mind at all?
Those "2000 people on our side died today" updates are incredibly grim, when you observe it through that lens.
Those weren't just some RTS units that you pump out of a factory, those were people, who surely didn't think their whole lives lead up to being served as bait, as part of a tactic from up top.
It's pretty easy to ignore that part, and just focus on the flow of action, but I appreciate it.
I.E: We see quite often the higher-ups make very logical, very efficient decisions, to "draw the enemy attack with a small group, and then..." -- but does that "small group" even know they're sent out to their deaths, with no victory in mind at all?
Those "2000 people on our side died today" updates are incredibly grim, when you observe it through that lens.
Those weren't just some RTS units that you pump out of a factory, those were people, who surely didn't think their whole lives lead up to being served as bait, as part of a tactic from up top.
It's pretty easy to ignore that part, and just focus on the flow of action, but I appreciate it.
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