Generic Real Life vs. Fantasy/Game Manga discussion thread.

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Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

I love how obsessed the scanlators are with the elf girl spinning on her head. its really funny fanart

Also when they first said there was some dungeon master to defeat i thought it might be the dungeon chef dude but hopefully this manga runs longer than that lame ending

# ¿ Sep 16, 2015 02:27

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 08:40

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Captain Invictus posted:

If I had to take a guess they might turn the dungeon into a world-famous hunt-your-own-game reserve and teach people monster cooking recipes.

yeah that's absolutely the ending if he becomes king, but whether the main guy gets there by defeating the dungeon's final level and eating the boss or the weirdo dude being the final boss the whole time and "you respect the dungeon like i do, you are my worthy successor" (i think this would be lame) might be a function of how long the manga runs before getting canceled

I'm hoping they rescue the sister and keep going because she turns out to be a monster eater too and elf girl freaks out

e: or they turn it into a restaurant with a get-your-own ingredients thing and then they cook it

# ¿ Sep 16, 2015 05:04

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Serious Frolicking posted:

I don't think dungeon meshi should be an extended epic.

I don't either, but i'd prefer it ended when the author was finished with their ideas instead of prematurely. I have no clue where raws are compared to translations, or how the manga industry works in japan for small stuff like this though

# ¿ Sep 16, 2015 05:39

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

God drat what a good chapter of a good series. I didn't even know i wanted a chapter where they switched roles a bit till it was here

# ¿ Oct 6, 2015 23:15

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Venturing down to the third level? Forget it Donny, you're out of your element!

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 07:36

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Haha remember like a year ago when people (myself included) were anticipating this wrapping up soon and then this last page

Hahahahahahaha

# ¿ Jul 15, 2017 15:46

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Oh my god laius

# ¿ Dec 15, 2017 13:53

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

I think that the party has been close to death enough times that it didn�t really faze them.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2018 14:50

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Its amazing how dungeon meshi is so consistently good and lets the backstory/setting just slow burn

And she even managed to fit in the cooking segment. Incredible

# ¿ Mar 16, 2018 18:17

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Squidster posted:

Man, Kui Ryoko is just killing it. This panel:

- Introduces a new adventuring party of high-minded elves, being interrupted by a rude arrival.
- Shows their internal group dynamic
- Shows how they relate to the world ( see how frightened and angry the locals are )
- Shows the character of each party member
- Hints at new worldbuilding through torn ears, fashion and tattoos
- Reinforces existing worldbuilding with monster trophies and fine food that the protagonists don't have
- Establishes location and moves the story forward.

All in one shot. That is some economical, gorgeous storytelling.

Don�t forget: - possibly Loss

# ¿ Jun 16, 2018 14:39

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Dang those shoujo isekai are ao much better than the trash ones for dudes. And all the guys in them are so :sparkles:

# ¿ Jul 11, 2018 18:35

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

7c Nickel posted:

Ohh Sword-dad updated.

The A-rank adventurer lady is probably going to die with her cheat death once per day ability on cooldown due to Fran

E: isekai discussion has been cool, I never really think deep about the themes of manga, just sort of mindlessly consume in my downtime. Thanks for the posts everyone

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 01:25

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

ZiegeDame posted:

This one. It's interesting because eventually the isekai elements start to fade into the background for a political story about the tension between the socially-outcast reformer and her decadent ex-fiance who is a potential heir to the throne.

Fellis posted:

Dang those shoujo isekai are ao much better than the trash ones for dudes. And all the guys in them are so

Hello it is me, a grown up man who didnt know about the shojou isekai shaped hole in his heart. Although this was very maou maou yuusha with all the politics, economics, and technology

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 06:13

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

yum posted:

Thanks for recommending Bakarina. Didn't expect to enjoy it so much since I normally really dislike isekai. Like what you guys said, most isekais read like excerpts from the author's masturbatory wish fulfillment fantasies, but this one isn't gross, is lighthearted, and I'm enjoying how wholesome it is. Plus the art is nice and the characters are cute

I guess I'll be checking out the other female protagonist isekais now.

It�s still wish fufilment, just ladies have better wishes than men :v:

# ¿ Jul 12, 2018 20:49

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Guest art by Sattou at the end there

# ¿ Jul 13, 2018 22:08

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

it's impressive how bad that is. you don't even have the typical isekai tropes of the hero being this everyman for the audience learning everything that's different about the world while being overpowered. Nope its just some guy checking out what his old harem has been up to while he was gone.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2018 03:33

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

LibrarianCroaker posted:

Distilled "I'm special because I exist"

Link that poo poo, unless it gets insanely creepy like shield hero or something. You gotta have bad drivel isekai sometimes to appreciate the good stuff, and I mostly just read the good things posted here

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 01:44

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

MC moping about finally getting to feel love at the end of ch2, after having a hot anime lady swear fealty to him. Yep that�s love my guy

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 04:40

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Rodenthar Drothman posted:

Wait there's another Skill Taker?

There's an isekai no skill taker, and if i remember correctly it is terrible. Maybe in the "lovely drivel" way that people might want as a palate cleanser.

I remember one about a dude being reincarnated as a goblin and eating monsters to get their knowledge that was interesting, if dumb. Then they find humans and there�s a huge justification for why he�s cool with eating sentient things. Then there is a bunch of sexual assault of his prisoners and a bunch of other awful stuff

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 07:11

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Does anyone know an isekai where the guy could only posess monsters in a dungeon (he�s like a ghost or spirit) and ends up helping some adventuring party and posessing a familiar to escape? I feel like that�s where the scanlation ended but it also might have just gotten lame after that

Also slime guy manga is pretty good, I kinda wish there was a little more internal friction on his side and that the monster town was a little more wild but eh, its lighthearted

# ¿ Aug 31, 2018 23:44

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Brought To You By posted:

Sounds like Spirit Migration
https://mangadex.org/title/14437/spirit-migration

Thanks! Although it really was spinning its wheels before it got cancelled

# ¿ Sep 1, 2018 02:04

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

rvm posted:

Gyaru Tensei

Gyaru isekai manga. It's pretty dumb, but entertaining. Features more traditional isekai protagonist as a comic relief.

This has a konosuba vibe where everyone is a massive shithead, but the humor is a little eh. Although the big joke with their special powers and how its driving the plot has some potential

# ¿ Sep 1, 2018 15:57

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

BravestOfTheLamps posted:

BravestOfTheLamps hosed around with this message at Sep 4, 2018 around 02:40

When you need 8 min to really put the finishing touches on the shitpost

:frogout:

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 15:32

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

rvm posted:

Here's the slime manga you should be reading

Slime Life

The stories of the everyday life of a black mage and a slime that run a magic store together as master and servant.

Just look at that thing:

Looking forward to the chapter where the monster temp agency rep shows up and the black mage has to go to mandatory harassment training

# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 17:16

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Hey that effortpost was funnier than drive-by shitposts, and you have a good point once you illustrate what you�re talking about

It reminds me of this blog: http://mcmansionhell.com/

# ¿ Sep 12, 2018 23:41

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

How I got transported to another world and learned to hate women for being cheating sluts: is it wrong to take redpills in a dungeon?

I�m glad they had that dude fall down some stairs because the isekai driver would never hit some pos like that guy

# ¿ Oct 15, 2018 04:19

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Its cool that Villager dove into a fun slavery sideplot for no reason other than to give a character an extra tragic backstory. At least the MC didn�t try to buy the character to circumvent the slavery magic and instead works towards removing it

The best parts are when he gets surprised about the world being hosed because of his meddling, the boring parts are when the fuckups have zero consequence, like most isekai. It does have some good crazyface on all the characters though

# ¿ Dec 26, 2018 23:01

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

I recently got the shounen jump for $2 a month thing and saw they have all three chapters of the DBZ Yamcha isekai for free. I don�t remember the third chapter making the rounds here but I also don�t follow any of the DBZ threads

No link because you have to read on the app

# ¿ Dec 29, 2018 05:05

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Captain Invictus posted:

a particularly tranquil and melancholy chapter of Bard Loen.

I�m curious where this manga is going. I am very down for the story of adventurer grandpa enjoying the finer things in life, while occasionally being underestimated and kicking rear end, and I hope it continues since it has been high quality.

But I could also see it ending since most of the current plot has been resolved and I think the only thing hanging is the mercenary�s plot? The next chapter is the last of the volume and the title is Bard�s horse�s name :ohdear:

E: also in the middle aged dad adventurer genre: My Daughter is a S-rank Adventurer updated and it good: https://mangadex.org/title/26504/boukensha-ni-naritai-to-miyako-ni-deteitta-musume-ga-s-rank-ni-natteta

Fellis fucked around with this message at 19:15 on May 6, 2019

# ¿ May 6, 2019 19:13

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

It stopped updating because it got licensed

# ¿ Apr 15, 2020 18:05

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

HELL YEAH NEW BARD LOEN

https://mangadex.org/title/27114/henkyou-no-roukishi-bard-loen

Here�s some completely out of context panels

# ¿ Apr 28, 2020 07:04

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

I know most things in this thread have just been filtering over to wholesome isekai because of similar power fantasy themes, but whatever

Is it odd that I became an adventurer even if I graduated from the witchcraft institute

William is a mage in a world where only dropouts and low skill mages become adventurers. However he wants to be an adventurer, despite graduating top in his class. And of course he meets a party of lovely ladies who need a fourth member

Is this the start of a heart-throbbing harem adventure with an overpowered protagonist??!?

No. In fact he is so overpowered that he initially erodes their self-esteem dangerously low. However they quickly learn that this nerd has his own weak points, especially not knowing any social interaction whatsoever.

Not to say there isn't any doki-doki! They come across his childhood friends and his companions show zero restraint in meddling in his love life. They absolutely show no desire towards him themselves, he is just too much of a weirdo.

All in all, this is a pretty nice comic where the side cast react convincingly towards the overpowered MC, and the MC's character flaws are not too annoying. I enjoy the antics of the cast and it was a fun read for someone who has read waaay too much lovely isekai lately. The art is also great, there are some great faces and reactions.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2020 17:50

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# ¿ May 3, 2024 08:40

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

RareAcumen posted:

Yeah, this is a very well done manga, the art style shifts going on remind me of Fullmetal Alchemist or something. One question about the latest arc though who is responsible for this 'orcs capture and breed elves' trope and how do I make them stop?

I considered putting some sort of warning for this content, but decided against it because while things are implied there (and in the ghost arc), they never show anything and it didn't feel lurid. Also it felt like one caveat too far for "hey this looks bad/tropey but it's actually really good".

To answer your question: if I knew I would find them. not only is it porn-y, it doesn't even make biological sense!!!

A jargogle posted:

^Seconding the "it doesn't sound all that good in concept but it's really good in practice" review

another example of how you can have a generic idea and make something great if you are a good storyteller and don't rely on showing stat screens and other crap to get your ideas across

Fellis fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Jul 14, 2020

# ¿ Jul 14, 2020 23:38

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