The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest 05

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest (manga) #5

by Shinkoshoto, Liver Jam&POPO (Friendly Land), Huuka Kazabana (Designer)

One Boy Will Stop At Nothing To Be The World's Strongest...Not Even Losing An Arm!

In the heat of his battle with the mist demon, Matthias loses an arm...only to make the enemy dance in the palm of his (reattached) hand! While his cunning is enough to bring this fight to an explosive end, the reincarnated strongest sage knows not to look a gift dragon in the mouth when there's a war to come!

For Iris to join up and enroll at the Second Academy, however, she needs a human form to avoid causing panic. And though the magical transformation is a success, the legendary dragon is stumped by her stubby new appendages! Can Iris adapt in time to pass the entrance exam and officially join the team?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Adventure, Young Adult, Ebooks

208 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2021

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think the main problem here is that there really aren't any stakes - Matty is so overpowered and awesome that nothing he faces is even remotely a threat, and his magical skill has pretty quickly taken away the stigma from his "weak" crest. When I'm feeling badly for the demons he keeps wiping off the face of the earth, we've really got a problem with how the story is being told.

[Jaziles · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's a lack of stakes due to how overpowered the protagonist is, and the reason to justify it is some contrived perception of magic crests in-universe. Reading this series is like eating junk food in a sense: the art is nice enough to flip through mindlessly, even though the story is mediocre.

[Emma (littledollreads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the addition of the dragon (disguised as a human) to the party is interesting this is stepping a bit too close to harem territory. We need more gender balance in the group or for the girls to actually develop personalities, which they don't have. In fact, no one really has a personality which is where this volume is definitely showing some cracks in the story. Like by this point I should have developed some kind of attachment to the characters and be able to assign them titles more meaningful than, OP, girl with sword, girl with bow, and dragon. Like these characters are noting.

Also, the battle at the start of this volume and the one in the middle really highlighted a problem I have with the battles here. They have no stakes. Like our MC and his classmates are just to OP for the world that they exist in that nothing really matters. Anytime a fight starts I don't have to wonder who will come out on top since I know that the power balance is just not there. And on that subject Matty is bringing to become the bad kind of OP. Like OP characters can be done well but there has to be some level of development and scaling involved. Like I can get behind a character being so OP that they can reatatch/heal/grow back a severed limb, but it needs to take time. Like at least a few pages minimum preferably a chapter or more, not the very next pannel. That is just bad writing.

[Kayla Benedict · Rating 1 out of 5]

The possible romantic relationship building between Mathias & Lurie just got to be too much for me. It grosses me out with him being so much older mentally to be acting like a pubescent boy with a minor when he has been acting like an adult in all other scenarios. The dissonance irritates me. I also feel like it takes away from the action & fantasy with its random pop-ins that ruin the flow of the story. The excessive fan service also ruined it for me.

[Sheepy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew the iris had a human form, that was always going to happen in a series like this.

I'm really liking it so far, there isn't anything majorly new about the series but what it does is really good.

[Kyla Sixkiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume throws a delightful curveball as Iris takes human form! The party rallies around their new member, helping her navigate everything from clothing to writing utensils. It's a heartwarming addition to their dynamic.

[May · Rating 5 out of 5]

And dragon joins the party!

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as epic as the rest, I love Iris so much already

[Manmangaboy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Balding and fun tournament but none of the main characters are allowed in?!

[Emorg Aly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Besser als der Anime