Manga Review: My [Repair] Skill Became a Versatile Cheat, So I Think I’ll Open a Weapon Shop Vol. 1 by Ginga Hoshikawa and Yukimi Enoki

Hey all, Sam here.

All right, so I’ve almost completely caught up on the recent manga series where I’ve read multiple volumes, which means things are going to get a little bit chaotic with these Manga Monday reviews. Next week I’ll be talking about The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Volume 6, but aside from that I’m now to a bunch of first volumes that I read during the latest Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon back in April.

I do have some longer manga series that I own and I need to continue reading and reviewing, so I’ll probably jump back into those. For the moment though, I do have enough reviews to get me through the rest of this month and all of July…so I have time to figure out a reading and review game plan.

Anyway, welcome back to another installment of Manga Monday. Each week I like to post a review for one of the many manga series that I’ve been reading in the somewhat recent past. I say this because usually it takes me no more than a half-hour to read a volume, so I usually sit down and read 5-10 at once and then don’t read any again for several weeks.

All right, let’s go ahead and jump into today’s review.

It’s hard for Luke to make a name for himself as an adventurer with all the competition — especially when he’s a perpetually low-ranked adventurer whose only skill is (repair). But when Luke is abandoned by his party and uses that same (repair) skill to survive and escape the dungeon, a new world of possibilities opens up. Suddenly, his despised skill allows him not only to survive but to stand out in a crowded field!

My Thoughts

Rating: 4 stars

Man, this was a pretty fun start to a series. David had actually picked it up and read it, and he said it was pretty cool…which is why I decided to add it to my TBR for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, and you know what? I think David was right. This is pretty cool, and I can definitely see the potential this series could have.

I can see why Luke didn’t make for a good adventurer. It makes sense that other skills would be much more useful for combat and healing and survivability out on the road…but at the same time I think Luke’s former party was stupid to not see Luke’s potential, because being able to fix/repair things can be an extremely useful and versatile skill….which Luke proves after he survives and escapes the dungeon on his own.

I also think that Luke lucked out in where he found himself, and that he was able to find other adventuring type folks who wanted to help him and found him and his skills to be wonderful. It just goes to show what a difference it makes when you have the right kind of people around you.

And I can definitely see where Luke’s repair skill is basically a cheat to make him really stand out among the other shops in the area.

Honestly, I thought this was cute. Can I remember any of the characters’ names now almost two months after reading this? Nope. Does that bother me? Not really, because I know I enjoyed the reading experience, and I plan on picking up more volumes in the future.

Well, that is all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.