[Kunagisa]

Originally Posted by NeoAnkara

I think we just need to wait till countdown to anime is launched. I can see this as popular series in the long run.

I like your optimism, but seems a bit early to predict anything right now.

We do know a manga serialization is supposed to be coming this winter (NEEDLESS' mangaka). Hopefully that brings more people in. Promotion is too important and budgets are too limited.

Spoiler for past tense:

Anywayyyyy, read on and off for the past few days and finished the second arc while commuting and cooking. For the most part I enjoyed this quite a bit. Some random thoughts before I dive into the very, long arc three.

Spoiler for minor spoilers:

• The infinite possibility thing extending both ways is something that I think is unique about this story.
  
  • Due to the yolo mechanic for NPCs, I feel like the players are more similar to NPCs due to being able to respawn, whereas the NPCs are more human like.
  • While I’m not entirely sure how this ties into the mentality of the Type Maiden Embryo wielders, I sure as hell LOVE the varieties of UBMs (unique boss monsters) due to this.
• So far, the PvP aspect of it seems somewhat imbalanced, for around 100k players, 100 or less Super Jobs seem a lot. MCs are all special snowflakes, but I am not seeing any weakness for Ray especially after the equipment he got is literally perfect match for the Embryo upgrades. I suppose you can explain it as the game system being smart (and partially sentient really), but seems just screams convenient writing. BUT, because of some cliché, anything outside of the box can be surprisingly entertaining, so this is both a plus and minus.
  
• The PvM aspect seems pretty damn fun though. I quite enjoy how arc 2 came out at the end. Having multiple phases through a fight is great. I do wish the fights are more hotblooded though, because the lack of real physical punishment, there needs to be more work on making the fights adrenaline rushing rather than seeing it passively playing out. GorsMaize is definitely better than Galdlander’s fight so I hope the trend continues. Though Jabberwock's revelation about Galdlander's supposed full potential is a great post hoc knowledge, I like the author's devotion to the settings.
  
• However ... info dumping needs to be done in a slightly more refined way (and definitely not during a boss fight). To quote a friend regarding his complaint about this story, show rather than tell would've been better.
  
• BearBro is TOO damn awesome, hope he shows up more later. Lost my shit when he cleared that map, also lost my shit at the flashback.
  
• Nemesis is quite boring actually. This is my biggest complaint for this story. she needs more development. I am not even sure is she’s supposed to be a romantic interest at all. For a heroine, she’s as boring as it gets. Literally any side character with any sort of screen time is more interesting than her. She has 0 character besides being a weapon.
  
  • Speaking of romance, I do wish there is a bit more on this front but the story has been interesting enough that this is not needed.
• I am quite ambivalent about Mary’s role reversal.
  
• I also don’t like the random cultural references, I hope he makes them vaguer rather than just censoring the word with random ○mittance in the bunko version.
  
• The story still lacks a clear central plot.
  
  • While this is advantageous for keeping readers interested, but the vagueness could also work against people’s view of the series as a whole. Ultimately, people do want to ask what’s the point of all this.
  • The hints that have been dropping here and there, such as Type Maidens and their Masters personalities, hints of the 14 AIs and God + 13 disciples during the lost technology era, and most glaringly IS THIS REALLY A GAME etc., do give ideas, but I hope the idea is more refreshing than VRMMO is real. The story needs something DIFFERENT, because let’s face it, anything VRMMO related is being labeled as a repeat of SAO, Log Horizon, and Overlord.

Those are just personal opinions, which are very likely subject to change on a whim, feel free to disagree. For others who read a lot more than me, this story might not be revolutionary; however, I do consider the settings rigorous. Hopefully the sales keep up and HJ continues to promote this series as I see some great potential (more BearBro!!).

HOLY SHIT CHAPTER/ARC 3'S AWESOME. I guess author-san really pulled out all stops for this.

• Shunyu vs. Figaro
• BEARBROOO
• Hugo and Franklin
• Rook's background
• THAT MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER THAT LURKS IN THE BACKGROUND WITH THE LOLPET
• etc. etc.

Officially a huge fan of this series.

PS: Mary a cute!