A mysterious door stands open, inviting a boy who’s been brutally bullied all his life to take a courageous step forward into the unknown. On the other side, he finds a hoard of priceless artifacts and a world as filled with magic as it is with monsters. The most shocking revelation, however, is that he can bring whatever he wants back with him when he returns to Earth. It won’t be long before this double life changes him forever...
Proving once again that you cannot judge a light novel by its horrible title, this was surprisingly grounded and good. Mainly that's because author Miku didn't take the same path so many other isekai stories do: Yuuya was horribly bullied and mistreated, but once he gets his awesome powers, he doesn't immediately get over it and start looking for revenge. His self-esteem's in the garbage and that doesn't change overnight; he may be hot and super strong, but in his head he's still the fat kid who got bullied. Yes, there are several girls throwing themselves at him, but the real plot in this volume is how he has to start to learn to like himself. I'm not sure it'll maintain that through line, but I hope it does, because it's a much more compelling story than it otherwise would be.
This is an alternate for of isekai where the MC gains the ability to traverse the boundary between two worlds freely and gains many benefits in both. While it does follow the obvious and fairly over used "Look at me! I went to another world and became over powered!" Trope, it does it in an unusual and rather heartwarming way. The main character is a severely bullied, over weight, and incredibly depressed introvert who just accepts, but hates his lot in life. That is until he discovers a hidden room in the house he inherits from the only person that was ever nice to him, his grandfather. (No explanation is given for why he only seems to have one grandparent.) In the hidden room he finds a free standing door that takes him to a cottage in another world. From there he encounters monsters that he manages to defeat thanks entirely to the amazing weapons stored in the cottage that are now his. After that he gains a lot of levels which increases his base stats to unreasonable heights. This causes his body to go through a metamorphosis, and makes him more superficially attractive. However, unlike other series he does not suddenly become confident or full of himself. Instead he keeps his intro after personality and even hates himself quite a bit. As the story progresses he realizes that his appearance really isn't what's important, but who he is is what truly matters. Though his new appearance does open some previously heavily barred doors. While this could be a cynical view on society I see it more as the author sanitizing the way most people see the world. As despite his newfound looks and strength, the MC is still a kind hearted and generous person, and the first friend he makes saw both versions of him and only saw the kindness In his eyes. Over all, this is an adorable if kinda clicked story that is well worth reading. I await the next volume and the amusement it is sure to bring.
To me the glory of my favorite Shonen novels or manga isn’t imagining myself with the powers of the heroes - rather it’s in imagining living a world where working hard, having a good heart and doing the right thing pays off in the end. There’s so many examples of the opposite out there in the world that it’s so heartening to spend a few hours in a world where the hero really does want to do the right thing and through the struggles things go their way.
This book in particular scratches that Shonen itch so well. I shed many tears and left the book happier than I came to it (and I’d already been having a good day).
It's been a long time since I read the Japanese light novel. Web novel with a long chapters became more popular right now. Nothing great with the plot, as many novels already has this plot too, including I Have A Mansion in the Apocalypse World, etc. The main character could switch between the two worlds, but of course in this light novel the graphic very helpful for the imagination.
It's a slightly more current version of Solo Leveling. The story line is barely able to hold together the rapid succession of every fantasy a 12 year old obsessed with the power-rangers would have being fulfilled for the MC. They come in so thick and fast I can't believe it fit in one book... and it should't have in my opinion as it's just too much and too quick for my taste.
It's a small book yet the same points about the MCs insecurity, modesty, good looks, out of context silly strength and good nature where hammered in time and time and time again.
I did like the touch with the luck, to try and explain the incredible fortune... although his luckiest break happened when his luck level was at 1 so a good idea but badly executed.
The pace was nice and quick other than the repetition of the things I mentioned above and the side characters felt like they where part of the story unlike Solo Leveling what was so focused on the MC everything else was irrelevant.
There was a set up for a bigger story what was nice but I couldn't sit through another book telling me how hard the MC had it and how great he is now all while everything falls into their lap - and it is just sort sharp points to tell you he had it tough and hes great rather than a story unfolding making you feel 'ouch, poor bloke' and 'oh wow, he really has grown powerful'. A good example of this done well is the second SAO book during the pet revival phase where Kirito is attacked by several orange players. That scene leaves you feeling how strong he is whereas this book left me feeling like the author was constantly saying 'see, see, look how amazing he is, did you see, look, here I'll show you again in case you missed my last 20 examples of his amazingness'.
This story is very good and hits my favorite aspects: OP MC focused on slice of life. I have gotten bored of books that promise continuous action, fight after fight. Anyway I feel this story was too short based on page count it was about 50 - 66% of other light novels translated from Japanese, and only about a third the length of novels in the same genre written primarily in English. My main point in showing the difference in length is that, although it is a good story, it is not worth the price. If it were longer to fit into the mould other LNs have set I would not mind the price, but I read this book in a matter of hours, not worth 8.99USD. I ask the publisher to either lower the price or increase the length.
P.S. also this book had more typos than any other translated LN I have read. In short: Do better.
A fairly bland wish fulfillment isekai starring the author's self-insert. The first chunk of the book is him leveling up and explaining in excruciating detail how awesome all his gear is, and how he went from level 1 ditch digging to level 100 ditch digging or whatever. The middle is him back in the real world, where anyone he talks to can only say "wow you're so awesome I love you", and the very end of the book peeks a bit at the fantasy world he stepped into. The MC is dumb as a bag of rocks like your usual dense protagonist, and completely merciful to even those who are actively trying to kill him. The other isekai world seems like it might be more interesting, as the Japan-focused part is just the author jerking off to his own wish fulfillment fantasy. There's also zero conflict.
If you have absolutely nothing else to read, I guess this might scratch that itch.
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too is a tedious power fantasy with a protagonist who stumbles into perfection - effortlessly becoming handsome, strong, and universally adored. Yuuya Tenjou faces no real struggle, earns nothing, and is showered with praise simply for existing. The "plot" is a lifeless sequence of overpowered battles and fawning admirers, devoid of tension or growth.
Every conflict resolves instantly, every character exists to worship Yuuya, and the writing drowns in repetitive, shallow wish-fulfillment. Even potential intrigue (like the "Luck" stat or Princess Lexia) collapses under the weight of the story’s smug self-indulgence. There’s no depth, no stakes—just an endless parade of "Look how amazing he is!" without ever proving why.
A fun read. It also helps to fill in a lot of blanks from the anime. I would have given the book 5 stars, except the story is all over the place. I understand it is supposed to go back and forth between two worlds, but the different focus of plots, emotions, and interactions left me with whiplash at times.
It is fun to read the main character in the other world because he is reinventing himself and discovering who he can be and what he can do.
Meanwhile it hurts emotionally to read about him in Earth because he hasn't consolidated his changes from the other world mentally with who he is on Earth. He still feels that he is this ugly, overweight, gross person that no one should care about.
I mean… the main character obviously has suffered a lot throughout his life. After being blessed with the opportunity to change his life, he took a lot of people will say that he’s a little bit annoying because he shy and all, but you have to understand for his whole life. He was treated like a peasant stepped on, beat on his, finally starting to adapt to his new self. His new looks to this new strength. I feel like the story was really easy to read to understand, and I really enjoyed every moment of it. I’m ready for a book 2 and let’s do this!!
A random kid is horribly bullied. While on his Spring break he is cleaning his grandfather’s house and stumbles upon a mysterious door. The door grants him skills and abilities he didn’t have before.
Due to leveling up in another world, the kid undergoes a glow up. He even gains some inches in height. Following this event, everything starts looking up for the kid. He goes to a different school, he’s scouted for a photo shoot, he learns martial arts, and more.
I’m a sucker for stories like this. I hope Yuuya Tenjou gains some confidence.
Although tropey as all get out (typical isekai protagonist - OP and clueless),_ the MC is charmingly naive and, due to the love from his grandfather, extremely kind. I can't really explain it, but it really works in this setting. And the fact that he can bring that OP back to the real world makes this series all the more unique. Definitely looking forward to the next installment!
This takes the self loathing, cowardly, impossibly weak, miserable excuse for a family, childhood bullying, and oblivious tropes to the most ridiculous extremes they could be and makes you hate the main character from the start.
Super cheat abilities? Must be all in his head. Ridiculous stat gains? This must be normal for this world. Obvious prompt from an analyze ability that is repeatedly shown to be correct? No way, it must be a mistake.
It's a fun read and smooth , the MC is great and the story is as well, it's funny to see how he handles the situations he gets into and the contrast to how he still sees himself even though he's changed and how others see him , it's an enjoyable thing to read his point of view and how different it becomes as he progresses, read and find out what I mean , you'll love it too
Good story that brings something new to the genre. The author keeps a good pacing in this volume, building on the skills and otherworld characteristics. The author nicely introduces a lot of game aspects and mechanics in a nice way. The MC is OP as usual in this story but has a nice personality. A lot of characters are introduced, plus some future plots that seem interesting.
This series is pure fantasy, and I love how Pollyanna it is the authors, good spirit, their desire for justice, for the weak to triumph, and for the best outcome, is evident in every page. It’s amazingly silly and wonderful. The characters are great, if a little two dimensional in some cases like the twin siblings. But it keeps you coming back for more. I can’t wait to read the next one.😁
Not much to say other than I enjoyed this story. It's a lot of fun sometimes to read a story based around a character who suddenly gains great power. Not saying this is the best I've read, however, it was a nice guilty pleasure. My thanks to the author, illustrator, and translator.
It’s a great read with your typical zero to hero but with added twists and down to earth emotional and psychological development. The anime is great but the light novel brings another dimension that I didn’t know the anime was lacking. Please do try !
4/5 I watched this anime and decided to read the light novels. I have read translations of the first 9 and am continuing. At this point all my ratings are the same. I am concerned that we seem to have less and less time on Earth and that the protagonist seems to be getting to the omnipotent point.
Honestly I like the story but it just got so convoluted as the story progressed. So many different women, locations, and plot lines with none really developed in depth. Very likely character progression with most conflicts solved too easily.
Overall I do like the story but I just feel like I want more from it.
Although I don't normally like that type of main character, this time it felt right. The fleshed out setting made it believable and I can't wait to see how this story unfolds! Keep it up :)
The story was easy to follow considering the changing of worlds repeatedly. It was also very entertaining and addicting. I can’t wait for book 2 to come out!
It's so ridiculous. The guy is completely self-deprecating. Fantastical things keep happening to him. It's unbelievable. I love it! I can't wait to see things further escalate.
This wasn't exactly what I expected, but it was a nice surprise. I normally prefer action pacted fantasy novels, but this brings a "slice of life" and the emotional choices one makes into the limelight. I will be buying the next volume for sure!!
Got the book for the anime and I wasn’t disappointed. The book was actually better due to it actually shows how all the skills in the other world translated to the real world. Can’t wait to finish the series.