I have slightly updated this review since I have now finished the entire series. It is based on the web series and only contains a couple very minor spoilers that won't ruin anything.


Story???

The protagonist is mysteriously summoned into the world of a book he is reading to be 1 of 4 legendary heroes that will save this other world. Cliche right? Well it takes a an interesting turn almost immediately after he arrives when he finds himself as the hero of the shield, viewed as the weakest of the 4 heroes. He is discriminated against and starts to hate this new world he has come to. You watch him go back and forth between being a villain and a hero as he struggles about what to do. All the while this new world is being invaded by an unknown force and battling with various political conflicts.

Setting???

The setting is a time of kings and knights with no modern technology. However, there's magic and the world itself runs like a video game. Very similar to sword art online, the characters learn new skills, earn exp, and level up while fighting monsters and other enemies that appear.

Characters???

There is a wide variety of characters in this novel but it can be summarized quite easily like this:

1) People who hate the hero- People so absurdly stupid that you can't help but hate them.
2) People who like the hero- Interesting and well thought out characters that have good character development

The hero and his circle of companions are really interesting and it's very easy to like them. However, while a couple of the "bad guys" are interesting, the majority of them are so over the top stupid that it can't help but bug you.

Additional Comments???

This is your typical harem where all the heroes companions are girls and fall in love with him. However, they're also all 10-12 years old. Not to mention the hero takes being obvious to the next level. Although it does follow a harem like formula, the heroins aren't over the top so a person who dislikes harems shouldn't have a problem reading.

The first 5-6 volumes of the web series are very good but around volume 7-8, it starts getting way to ridiculous. At one point one of the heroes uses a penis shaped spear and a flock of girls turn their eyes in embarrassment. If you can make it through some of the ridiculous stupidness of these couple volumes then it does get a lot better starting from the end of volume 10. Volume 12-17 are very good but almost feels a tad bit rushed. The last 5 volumes or so is almost nothing but fighting the entire time. Even still, it's pretty good. I strongly suggest suffering through the crappy volumes 7-10 to read the later volumes.