What light/web novel are you reading? A discussion thread on our non-fanfiction reading.
I just spent the last 4 days on a semi-binge reading of "The Rising of the Shield Hero". Baka-tsuki originally had translations, but the first 2 volumes got pulled due to an official english release. .. I think. Anyway, my source is this very helpful link - http://swordandgame.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-rising-of-shield-hero-volume-1.html
The story is about a random guy (Iwatani Naofumi) who gets pulled into a magical world after reading a book. The story doesn't even hide the fact that this is a blatant rip-off from 'Curious Play' where the heroine was sucked into a book. And that's where the similarities end. Naofumi has been given the role of 'Hero of the Shield' or Shield-Hero, as I like to think of him and needs to 'save the world' with 3 other heros holding different weapons - sword, spear and bow.
The fun part of the story begins around chapter 3 or 4. Naofumi gets back-stabbed and labelled as a criminal. Then we come to the story of how he slowly rises in the world, despite all the prejudice about him. I'm currently at chapter 198, the point where .. well, lets ignore spoilers for now, but darn, I need sleep.
Anyway, as interesting as the story is, the lack of ... romantic commitments from the Hero's side is starting to annoy me. Sure, he has a good reason and all ... but I kindof wish I was reading something else. No, I'm not looking for a Rom-Com, but rather a nice fantasy story like this one, but where the hero is hitched. There was that one other story where an otaku gets reborn as a baby, but beyond a point, the cast felt too two-dimensional for me.
Anyone got any good reading suggestions?
-chronodekar
I just spent the last 4 days on a semi-binge reading of "The Rising of the Shield Hero". Baka-tsuki originally had translations, but the first 2 volumes got pulled due to an official english release. .. I think. Anyway, my source is this very helpful link - http://swordandgame.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-rising-of-shield-hero-volume-1.html
The story is about a random guy (Iwatani Naofumi) who gets pulled into a magical world after reading a book. The story doesn't even hide the fact that this is a blatant rip-off from 'Curious Play' where the heroine was sucked into a book. And that's where the similarities end. Naofumi has been given the role of 'Hero of the Shield' or Shield-Hero, as I like to think of him and needs to 'save the world' with 3 other heros holding different weapons - sword, spear and bow.
The fun part of the story begins around chapter 3 or 4. Naofumi gets back-stabbed and labelled as a criminal. Then we come to the story of how he slowly rises in the world, despite all the prejudice about him. I'm currently at chapter 198, the point where .. well, lets ignore spoilers for now, but darn, I need sleep.
Anyway, as interesting as the story is, the lack of ... romantic commitments from the Hero's side is starting to annoy me. Sure, he has a good reason and all ... but I kindof wish I was reading something else. No, I'm not looking for a Rom-Com, but rather a nice fantasy story like this one, but where the hero is hitched. There was that one other story where an otaku gets reborn as a baby, but beyond a point, the cast felt too two-dimensional for me.
Anyone got any good reading suggestions?
-chronodekar