Book Review
Title: If the RPG World Had Social Media Volume 1 (light novel) by Yusuke Nitta
Genre: Light Novel, Translation
Rating: 2.5 Stars
I have really ventured into the world of light novels except with manga I am heavily invested in but when I saw If the RPG World Had Social Media and some other light novels available on NetGalley I had to request them. If the RPG World Had Social Media was an interesting read as it combines the similar world of SAO and Overlord with the genres and themes found in Konosuba which I didn’t vibe with at first but it kind of grew on me.
Most people that know me and my anime/manga taste will know that I majorly dislike Isekai manga and anime which follows the trope of living in another world usually after death but certain PRG anime also fall into this category. We are follow the Demon Lord who happens to be female and the Hero. The Demon Lord and Hero quickly become friends because they both share a sense of isolation for different reasons for the Demon Lord it was because she was too powerful and for the Hero it is because he is too weak. The Hero is on a quest to “save” a Princess currently chilling out in the Demon Lord’s castle but he also wants to meet her too as there have been feelings growing between them.
However, for most of his life the Hero has been a shut in and we later learn this is because he was cursed 108 times as a child meaning he can’t use magic and his stamina and health points are tanked. To help the Hero, the Demon Lord sends her Generals to aid him but even with this help the quest is taking a really long time and even over the course of the whole novel they haven’t moved very far. The humour rather than the battles is the main focus in this light novel as while it is on point I felt it would probably hit better in a visual format so I will definitely be checking out the manga that can be read alongside this light novel to see whether I rate it higher but apart from that I don’t think I will be continuing with this series.
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I received this review copy from NetGalley.
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