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ホムンクルスの涙: 消えたいキミへの錬金術 Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted (Inori Books)
人類と悪魔の攻防が長期に渡り、人類は窮地に陥っていた。
主人公マハは最前線で戦う強力な錬金術師であるが、ある日彼女の母親であり技術者でもあるディリアが、錬金術を使用した「ホムンクルス」の錬成に成功したと告げる。
ディリアによれば、ホムンクルスが戦闘に立つことで、これ以上犠牲を出さずに、悪魔を討伐できるらしい。
沸き立つ隊員たちを尻目に、マハは自分の戦士としての存在意義を揺らがされ思い悩む。
『戦うことさえ期待されなくなったら……私は一体どうすればいいの……』
――これは、「生まれて来たくなかった」を打破する物語。
主人公マハは最前線で戦う強力な錬金術師であるが、ある日彼女の母親であり技術者でもあるディリアが、錬金術を使用した「ホムンクルス」の錬成に成功したと告げる。
ディリアによれば、ホムンクルスが戦闘に立つことで、これ以上犠牲を出さずに、悪魔を討伐できるらしい。
沸き立つ隊員たちを尻目に、マハは自分の戦士としての存在意義を揺らがされ思い悩む。
『戦うことさえ期待されなくなったら……私は一体どうすればいいの……』
――これは、「生まれて来たくなかった」を打破する物語。
- GenresLight NovelDramaFantasy
206 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 26, 2025
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June 17, 2026
This felt half baked. I get what this book was trying to do. but... It felt like skim milk to me lol Especially knowing ILWTV. Yes, I know that this book is short and thus feels rushed. That still doesn't explain some weird things:
- The narrator saying "So the MC is special and can use powerful magic, but I won't tell you why right now. Thanks". Why? That surely could have been written more naturally.
- There's a scene where Maha is painting a watercolor painting. Two pages later this painting suddenly is called oil painting... I don't know if this is the writing or the German translation.
- Maha wearing empty frames, but one illustration clearly showing the lenses, and one scene explaining how she took them off, so they wouldn't get fogged up by vapor.
Sadly I didn't feel much chemistry between the main couple. I'm pained to say it, but they seemed more like sisters to me. The side couple was much more interesting than them. And the book only got interesting around 2/3rds in imo.
This is a book for a special kind of depressed people, I think. I could vibe with it, but the execution wasn't the best.
- The narrator saying "So the MC is special and can use powerful magic, but I won't tell you why right now. Thanks". Why? That surely could have been written more naturally.
- There's a scene where Maha is painting a watercolor painting. Two pages later this painting suddenly is called oil painting... I don't know if this is the writing or the German translation.
- Maha wearing empty frames, but one illustration clearly showing the lenses, and one scene explaining how she took them off, so they wouldn't get fogged up by vapor.
Sadly I didn't feel much chemistry between the main couple. I'm pained to say it, but they seemed more like sisters to me. The side couple was much more interesting than them. And the book only got interesting around 2/3rds in imo.
This is a book for a special kind of depressed people, I think. I could vibe with it, but the execution wasn't the best.
June 11, 2026
Como historia que aborda el tema de no querer vivir, no está mal. Hay veces en que creo que es bastante cliché, pero en cuanto a este aspecto le doy un 6'5.
Lo que no me ha gustado ha sido la "pareja yuri". Quería leer este libro porque dicen que es yuri, sin embargo, a mí personalmente se me ha hecho muy raro que Maha y Ruly tengan sentimientos la una hacia la otra. I mean, Ruly tendrá unos 5-6 años(?) Mientras que Maha da la sensación de que es adolescente, del plan ~16. No sé, a mí me ha dado un poco de cringe... Las veo mucho más como hermanas.
Por otro lado, me ha faltado más contexto de la vida de Metako. No he acabado de entender la relación que tenía con Nei. Supongo que se gustaban, pero con las pocas páginas que hay sobre ello, creo que la autora podría haber profundizado mucho más en esa trama.
Lo que no me ha gustado ha sido la "pareja yuri". Quería leer este libro porque dicen que es yuri, sin embargo, a mí personalmente se me ha hecho muy raro que Maha y Ruly tengan sentimientos la una hacia la otra. I mean, Ruly tendrá unos 5-6 años(?) Mientras que Maha da la sensación de que es adolescente, del plan ~16. No sé, a mí me ha dado un poco de cringe... Las veo mucho más como hermanas.
Por otro lado, me ha faltado más contexto de la vida de Metako. No he acabado de entender la relación que tenía con Nei. Supongo que se gustaban, pero con las pocas páginas que hay sobre ello, creo que la autora podría haber profundizado mucho más en esa trama.
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July 17, 2025
2.5 rounded to 3
Between the aimless plot that kicks in only at the 70% mark, the milquetoast translation that can't consistently write Ruri's dialogue (the translator is different from the villainess series [more's the shame] and Ruri either speaks normally or like a toddler), and a setting that is never filled out beyond the vaguest sketches, I was sadly a little disappointed. This novel reads like it was written with an eight-grade audience in mind (and that's fine!), but children too deserve well-structured yuri.
Between the aimless plot that kicks in only at the 70% mark, the milquetoast translation that can't consistently write Ruri's dialogue (the translator is different from the villainess series [more's the shame] and Ruri either speaks normally or like a toddler), and a setting that is never filled out beyond the vaguest sketches, I was sadly a little disappointed. This novel reads like it was written with an eight-grade audience in mind (and that's fine!), but children too deserve well-structured yuri.
June 5, 2025
Trata un tema muy interesante, que me toca de muy cerca "Ojalá no hubiese nacido". Te plantea como te ve el resto del mundo, como una finalidad y no como una persona, un objeto. Tú estás aquí para cumplir con esto, esto y aquello. Y me ha hecho sentir bastante representada, la verdad. Pero luego te da a entender que la vida puede ser tan dulce como tú quieras si haces lo que realmente te gusta. Un libro excelente.
Me ha enganchado tanto, que en una mañana lo he devorado.
Me ha enganchado tanto, que en una mañana lo he devorado.
May 12, 2025
Maha, a alchemist fighting demons, is instructed to train Ruri, a artificial girl created only to fight. Only Ruri is a goof unsuitable to battle... so Maha has to figure out how to train her without falling to her cute sweetness.
Kind of default yuri, as NO male characters get shown.
3.5 stars. Good, if a bit short.
Kind of default yuri, as NO male characters get shown.
3.5 stars. Good, if a bit short.
July 18, 2025
inori is a guilty pleasure author for me. I loved her previous series but this one didn't resonate with me. I feel like this might have worked better as a longer book to give us more time with Maha and Ruri in lighthearted moments. I started to get into it near the end but by that point there were 20 pages left.
May 9, 2026
A deeper dive into battle against nihilism
Inori.-sensei has always been good at mixixing the serious with a Yuri good time. We see again the backdrop of demonic nihilism only this time creeping into the thoughts of the MCs. A must for fans of "I'm in Love With the Villainess. "
Inori.-sensei has always been good at mixixing the serious with a Yuri good time. We see again the backdrop of demonic nihilism only this time creeping into the thoughts of the MCs. A must for fans of "I'm in Love With the Villainess. "
May 4, 2025
a great read
I really enjoyed this book, it has humor, angst and plenty of action.
I like the fact that romance isn’t the main focus of the story and wither something happens or not it was fine.
I really enjoyed this book, it has humor, angst and plenty of action.
I like the fact that romance isn’t the main focus of the story and wither something happens or not it was fine.
April 27, 2025
Los demonios son de lo más aburrido de Villainess. Verlos reciclados aquí me hizo perder todo el interés y, el resto no compensa. Ni los temas, ni los personajes.
Meh.
Meh.
August 20, 2025
La historia es sencilla, fácil de leer y te engancha. La temática que se trata es profunda y te lleva a pensar en las cosas positivas de la vida. Las protagonistas te cautivan el corazón.
April 27, 2025
Life is a Choice
Overall Homunculus Tears is a well written tale, and it does have a good message throughout. It’s well worth the read. While not quite as Comic as I’m in Love with the Villainess, its a well paced and engaging tale. And really have to give it to the author for taking a risk and self publishing on a global scale. (English, Japanese, and German).
Overall Homunculus Tears is a well written tale, and it does have a good message throughout. It’s well worth the read. While not quite as Comic as I’m in Love with the Villainess, its a well paced and engaging tale. And really have to give it to the author for taking a risk and self publishing on a global scale. (English, Japanese, and German).
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