Magi's Grandson (賢者の孫) [Web Novel]

[Kyureki]

Originally Posted by Namorax

Well, Mahouka isn't about a protagonist that everyone looks down at... it's about a protagonist that is OP despite everyone looking down on him!
And both take their friends and give them a work out that makes them at least bettr than average compared to their peers...

That, or it's just that every "OP Maincharacter is so OP he is able to make his friends Mini-OP" setting reminds me of Mahouka. And it still reminds me of Mahouka... ^^;

Right now the only reason I would take this one up is because I'm looking for something funny, OP maincharacters do not tend to encounter many enemies that could possible pose a problem to them.
And even if they do, most people are more interested in harems and OP-ness... who cares about an interesting story if there are waifus to fondle and/or oogle...

I think your worries might be unfounded. The story is to the end more focused on the slice-of-life comedy surrounding the main character. Any and all action scenes only exist because the plot requires them. The author even explicitely stated that in his author's note after one of the chapters.

[Schion93]

Originally Posted by Namorax

Well, Mahouka isn't about a protagonist that everyone looks down at... it's about a protagonist that is OP despite everyone looking down on him!
And both take their friends and give them a work out that makes them at least bettr than average compared to their peers...

That, or it's just that every "OP Maincharacter is so OP he is able to make his friends Mini-OP" setting reminds me of Mahouka. And it still reminds me of Mahouka... ^^;

Right now the only reason I would take this one up is because I'm looking for something funny, OP maincharacters do not tend to encounter many enemies that could possible pose a problem to them.
And even if they do, most people are more interested in harems and OP-ness... who cares about an interesting story if there are waifus to fondle and/or oogle...

I don't see why you would say Mahouka's Tatsuya has a harem when he isn't even interested in the girls in that way and I like Mahouka cause of the political intrigue and the plot is pretty good, but the way you say its like you think that Mahouka has no story at all

but anyway, if I were to compare, Magi's Grandson is closer to Mushoku Tensei rather than Mahouka

[Namorax]

I don't think I will be disappointed with the lack of a harem, and I am not exactly sure why anyone would conclude I would miss something like that... I don't think it was worded that ambiguously?

Neither did I want to allude that Mahouka's protagonist had anything like a "harem". If I am honest, it has been quite some time since I last checked the translation but all I remember of the plot can be summarized as "Stuff happened, but then Oni-sama came and saved the day!".

Spoiler for "rant" concerning Mahouka you can skip:

The various political plots were somehow interesting (and compared to the stuff some other LNs try to sell as plot is was rather good) but in the end everything was more or less solved by "Oni-sama" and his judicious application of oni-sama-power... unless the plot involved one of his friends, in which case the friend was able to win the battle because oni-sama kindly supported him/her beforehand.

But in the end it all comes back to Tatsuya. Always.
The supporting characters might be able work hard on their own and become strong without having Tastuya give them new toys/ideas... but what if Tatsuya never existed? There would have never been a reason for them to train so hard.

That was a just a grievance I have with published LNs in general. Unless the author caters to (at least) one target audience's fetishes tastes it never reaches the printing machines, or at least it never reaches this corner of the world as an english version...
I read stories for the plot... if I want to read about "teens" fondling each other and/or do a "Yin-Yang-Union" I go and ask Google for Ero-Fanfics.

(Sorry for slightly derailing the thread)

[Schion93]

Originally Posted by Namorax

I don't think I will be disappointed with the lack of a harem, and I am not exactly sure why anyone would conclude I would miss something like that... I don't think it was worded that ambiguously?

Neither did I want to allude that Mahouka's protagonist had anything like a "harem". If I am honest, it has been quite some time since I last checked the translation but all I remember of the plot can be summarized as "Stuff happened, but then Oni-sama came and saved the day!".

Spoiler for "rant" concerning Mahouka you can skip:

The various political plots were somehow interesting (and compared to the stuff some other LNs try to sell as plot is was rather good) but in the end everything was more or less solved by "Oni-sama" and his judicious application of oni-sama-power... unless the plot involved one of his friends, in which case the friend was able to win the battle because oni-sama kindly supported him/her beforehand.

But in the end it all comes back to Tatsuya. Always.
The supporting characters might be able work hard on their own and become strong without having Tastuya give them new toys/ideas... but what if Tatsuya never existed? There would have never been a reason for them to train so hard.

That was a just a grievance I have with published LNs in general. Unless the author caters to (at least) one target audience's fetishes tastes it never reaches the printing machines, or at least it never reaches this corner of the world as an english version...
I read stories for the plot... if I want to read about "teens" fondling each other and/or do a "Yin-Yang-Union" I go and ask Google for Ero-Fanfics.

(Sorry for slightly derailing the thread)

I see, well back onto your question, I'd say give this one a try as you wouldn't know if you will like or dislike it until you've read it

[bludvein]

Spoiler for New raw:

If Shin is going for self-propelled vehicles next, he should just skip to a futuristic flying car/ship design unless there is some kind of energy concern. That way all the related infrastructure like better roads and bridges won't be needed. Also, he should totally make fixed teleport gates between cities.

Just imagining the mess Shin is going to create in the next few years...

[ooPeaToo]

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[Breimn]

I was expecting him to look younger.

[Schion93]

Originally Posted by Breimn

I was expecting him to look younger.

yea and with a softer face XD

[wuhugm]

Who's that green haired beauty?

the artwork is like Baldr Force/Sky Series of GIGA

[fallencrow04]

Is that Sicily?????

[Mahesvara]

They look older than my imagination and Sicily

[Breimn]

Well, there is a chance that in LN they make them all a little older. How old was he when he started school, 12? Kinda forgot.

[El Rue]

They're around Highschool age so it fits I guess. Sicily's uniform is cleavage custom I see.

Boo, he looks like someone with proper common sense.

[anonfr]

Originally Posted by El Rue

They're around Highschool age so it fits I guess. Sicily's uniform is cleavage custom I see.

Boo, he looks like someone with proper common sense.

Yes. He really looks nothing like I expected. He looks rather sharp. I guess, I'd say his design looks the similar as what you'd expect from a Stuco president? That's the impression I get.

[Hokoga]

^ It's not like he was ever stated to be an idiot, he just lacks the commonsense of that world.

[anonfr]

Originally Posted by Hokoga

^ It's not like he was ever stated to be an idiot, he just lacks the commonsense of that world.

It's not that. It's more that, his narrative sounds a bit immature and simple to me. He's obviously pretty smart, since he uses science for his magic as well as he does. Still, his image doesn't fit what I pictured.

[bludvein]

Originally Posted by Hokoga

^ It's not like he was ever stated to be an idiot, he just lacks the commonsense of that world.

It's not like he's an idiot, but he is kind of a care-free runaway type. The illustration doesn't really give that impression. It's not bad though.

[Schion93]

Originally Posted by bludvein

It's not like he's an idiot, but he is kind of a care-free runaway type. The illustration doesn't really give that impression. It's not bad though.

maybe this is on purpose? to give people and the characters the impression that he is very cool and etc but in reality he knows little common sense XD

[Haigi]

How would someone without proper common sense supposed to look like anyway?
But I agree they look a little bit more older than I imagined.

[sayf82]

Originally Posted by ooPeaToo

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where is super granny?