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Dungeon Samurai #3
Seisen
The war for the dungeon reaches its climax!
A hero has fallen. The threat of famine looms over humanity. The endless hordes of monsters inhabiting the world have grown even more powerful. The human military is at the breaking point.
All hopes rest on the shoulders of Yamada Yuuki, a college student turned battle-hardened samurai. Armed with faith and steel, experimental weapons and new tactics, he must lead the way into the depths of the dungeon through swarms of horrific abominations and countless traps. But the dungeon itself is changing.
And at the bottom floor, the demon ruler of the world awaits.
The final campaign begins. A desperate, gruelling crusade to win through the dungeon and find a way home. Now is the time for Seisen.
Now is the time for holy war.
A hero has fallen. The threat of famine looms over humanity. The endless hordes of monsters inhabiting the world have grown even more powerful. The human military is at the breaking point.
All hopes rest on the shoulders of Yamada Yuuki, a college student turned battle-hardened samurai. Armed with faith and steel, experimental weapons and new tactics, he must lead the way into the depths of the dungeon through swarms of horrific abominations and countless traps. But the dungeon itself is changing.
And at the bottom floor, the demon ruler of the world awaits.
The final campaign begins. A desperate, gruelling crusade to win through the dungeon and find a way home. Now is the time for Seisen.
Now is the time for holy war.
287 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 31, 2019
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October 17, 2019
Dungeon Samurai book three, and the end. Serious spoilers ahead for the earlier two.
As in, the opening sentence talks of Hiroshi's death. Then the funeral -- the monster attack en route to the interment -- and the final burial. After talk of evolving powers, there is the council of war. The leviathan's poison ruined much of their fishing waters, and their farmland, and they are perilously short on supplies. The only hope is escape, and that means pressing through the dungeons.
It involves pouring water on dead bodies, a place where the demon can't hear, boss fights, a man losing his hand because of friendly fire, ammunition supply problems, farmers turned warrior because of the loss of farmland, and more.
An interesting twist on the ending.
As in, the opening sentence talks of Hiroshi's death. Then the funeral -- the monster attack en route to the interment -- and the final burial. After talk of evolving powers, there is the council of war. The leviathan's poison ruined much of their fishing waters, and their farmland, and they are perilously short on supplies. The only hope is escape, and that means pressing through the dungeons.
It involves pouring water on dead bodies, a place where the demon can't hear, boss fights, a man losing his hand because of friendly fire, ammunition supply problems, farmers turned warrior because of the loss of farmland, and more.
An interesting twist on the ending.
July 2, 2022
A+ Conclusion!
A very well crafted LitRPG story with an incredible conclusion. Very well written, great works building, and incredible blending of Japanese mythology and martial arts. Great read!
A very well crafted LitRPG story with an incredible conclusion. Very well written, great works building, and incredible blending of Japanese mythology and martial arts. Great read!
August 2, 2022
Great volume III
Again I didn't know how the author would complete the trilogy. One always is suspicious that the ending will be unsatisfying. Not in this case. Good job Kit Sun Cheah!
Again I didn't know how the author would complete the trilogy. One always is suspicious that the ending will be unsatisfying. Not in this case. Good job Kit Sun Cheah!
April 4, 2024
Satisfaction! Could barely put it down
I really don't have much to say other than this really wrapped up the story in heartwarming way. If you are on the fence, just get it. More than worth the money.
I really don't have much to say other than this really wrapped up the story in heartwarming way. If you are on the fence, just get it. More than worth the money.
November 14, 2020
Worth every second
I loved this series from start to finish. Yamada the Samurai is now one of my favorite characters and I love how satisfying the entire story was.
I loved this series from start to finish. Yamada the Samurai is now one of my favorite characters and I love how satisfying the entire story was.
April 22, 2020
I can't help but feel that this trilogy could very easily have been a single somewhat longer volume. The videogame gimmick begins to wear thin, with what can only be described as actual level grinding padding out all three volumes. It's light on plot and character development, even if you count barely concealed videogame character and level progression. The action starts to blur together even as they level up their weapons, magic, enemies, and tactics. Descriptions begin to feel very repetitive. I lost count of how many times black powder irritated his noise, mouth, and/or throat or how many times the protagonist's limbs were described as lead weights or something very similar.
The author also seemingly felt the need to repeat (albeit abridged from the first time) a fair amount of exposition and description from the first book. This was an issue in the second volume as well. It didn't really accomplish much but to make the books feel more like repeats. I suppose the idea is the refresh the audience's memory of important details, but I don't really think it was necessary and it's just another argument for editing this series down.
Maybe worth the read if you enjoyed the previous entries, but doesn't feel like all that much new until some lore/plot revelations past the half-way point.
The author also seemingly felt the need to repeat (albeit abridged from the first time) a fair amount of exposition and description from the first book. This was an issue in the second volume as well. It didn't really accomplish much but to make the books feel more like repeats. I suppose the idea is the refresh the audience's memory of important details, but I don't really think it was necessary and it's just another argument for editing this series down.
Maybe worth the read if you enjoyed the previous entries, but doesn't feel like all that much new until some lore/plot revelations past the half-way point.
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