![]() Mia and the Forbidden Medicine Report, Light Novel Vols. ~ JeskaiĪs the Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings! is published by Cross Infinite World. Aside from unnecessary Protagonist Denseness Syndrome, I really enjoyed this standalone volume. I especially appreciated the role of fairies in the story: they have just the right amount of whimsy and caprice, inhuman but not impersonal. And so we get an isekai fantasy medical drama romcom-a rather unusual combination, but it works nicely. Once the medical crisis is mostly settled, Iris finds herself (nominally) pitted against the game’s protagonist Camille in a “competition” to become the Sacred Maiden, despite Iris herself having no desire to compete. Iris herself is a survivor (with the scars to prove it), and she deduces that a future soilpox outbreak is probably a big part of what causes two of the game’s love interests to be so messed up. As usual in this genre, Iris seeks to derail the plot to avoid doom, but she quickly gets sidetracked by a new mission: create a vaccine for the deadly “soilpox” virus (an illness clearly inspired by smallpox). Iris is reincarnated as villainess of a “grimdark otome game” she enjoyed in her past life-a game known for how horrifying even the supposedly “good” endings were. It releases on September 20th.Īs the Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings!, One-Shot Light Novel This work is thoughtful and captivating, and perhaps a perfect primer for anyone under the impression that Fujimoto’s work is only skin deep. And as he’s apt to do, Fujimoto also takes the story in unexpected directions, leading to a creative and meaningful conclusion. There’s a realism to Fujimoto’s designs : even when he sometimes draws his characters with preposterous facial expressions and weird body angles, somehow it makes them feel less comical and more human, as well as imbuing them with personality. ![]() Fujino, a popular, prideful girl who doesn’t really seem to know why she draws other than for adulation, and Kyomoto, a shut-in who is kind and shy, both feel very authentic. Look Back, a one-shot about two girls who draw manga, ditches the crazy, world-ending type of pain from Fujimoto’s most famous work and replaces it with a more personal kind. But if both audiences define Tatsuki Fujimoto’s work by only the explicit imagery, they’ll miss the tenderness he’s able to convey. The extreme violence and sexuality of Chainsaw Man is both a magnet and a put-off, drawing in many readers and repelling others.
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