I do like how the manga is progressing and following the LN. Just wish it could be further along...

I find that I like the series the best for parts that make the least sense. And in that way, the opening part of the book, the dove head ritual, was supreme.
(Though chapter 14, which is just Collette meeting a random kid on the street and playing a game together, was a close second.)

Yeah, so the silly art club people are back. This volume didn't quite match the height of the head model chapter of the previous volume, but it was still funny. I think a big part of what makes it work is guessing which way things will go wrong this time. Some chapters are easier (the pool cleaning), some harder (sensei's costume), but things are never quiet around here.

Oof, think that might be the longest manga chapter I've seen outside of chapter 1s.

She said "peacefully and internationally" there, right?

@JannyMau said in Duchess in the Attic (Manga) Vol 1 Discussion:

Interest in this manga seems to have dropped, or at least the commenting has, which is a shame, imo.

I think you're in the wrong thread for that? This is the first volume discussion thread, there's another for the next volume!

This manga is so fun - I love Serephione (which, actually... how was that name decided? SerAphione flows far better...), how proactive she is, and how focused!

Also, watching her stomp some sense into Alma's Stupid Twin was great, and his sudden puppy crush is honestly adorable xD
I mean, he's a kid. An asshole kid, but very much a kid. There's room to grow.

Seems every volume introduces some new characters (and relegates the old ones to the background. ...or deletes them. still haven't seen Rina since v1).

This volume introduced two girls. One is cool, and one is very annoying. However, the "haggling" scene was funny, so I'll cut her some slack.

the tarasque is not something one fights this early
good luck, my guy

Hope both the Light Novel series and the Manga series continue.

I forgot just how absurd the flight with the Captain was, given how long it's been since this happened in the novels. The sight of him jumping around with a pair of tree trunks feels like it should have come from some mecha fight. 😁

@TUSF said in Banished Former Hero (Manga) Vol 1 Discussion:

Chapter 2 is honestly painful to read and make sense of with pages being constantly repeated and put out of order.

Yeah, and it's still not fixed yet. Well, it has been released and the streaming going to end soon.
But I wonder if this is fixed in the final release.

So I wonder who this new all powerful mystery guy is?

@TheWickerMan We didn't see this fight, but I think it still at least partly took place.

Okay, so I really messed up the names in when reading the LN.

I thought Nils was the priest, and I was taken aback why the manga is showing a buff guy being a priest and feminine boy being a swordsman. I thought they were trying to be less tropey.

Turns out I just mixed them up.

I like reading this manga because it's a good refresher of things while following the LN prepubs. The 38th BF being the deepest depths explored in the dungeon so far seems like something semi-important that will come up soon.

This whole volume was the last part of a very pleasant journey. I liked the combination of big mystery and intrigue with what was basically a very small stakes story where almost everything that happens is a personal matter to a small-ish cast without bigger repercussions.

My favourite part of the last volume was Fii basically going "yes, I love you, but that doesn't mean I want to drop the rest of the stuff I love in my life". Such a healthy approach to romance...

@cadero2 said in The Magician Who Rose From Failure (Manga) Vol 3 Discussion:

Something I wondered in both the LN and manga; Craib is a good uncle, but I wonder, after that first time, why he doesn't quite confront Joshua more often. (I know their brother relationship is complicated because of their own lousy father.)

Personally, I feel like he probably doesn't see the need. That first argument was before he was training Arcus in magic, and he probably felt he needed someone to stick up for him (just being a kid and all). But once Craib started training Arcus, he learned about Arcus's goal to get payback on Joshua, and he quickly learned that Arcus is no pushover. With how tough Craib is on Arcus after that, he probably figures Arcus can stick up for himself. Plus, he knows Joshua is stubborn, and going off at him isn't going to change his mind. Lecia notes in LN volume 2 that (minor spoiler, but I guess I'll be safe):

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Which probably has something to do with it. But imo, he knows that Arcus will eventually show Joshua up, and in a big way, and that's probably the only chance anyone has of getting the message through his thick skull. I think he's just content to let Arcus take care of Joshua by himself, because he knows he can and will. He might feel like getting involved now would just undermine his nephew.

Why is this Manga not available on BOOKWALKER like all the other Manga Volume releases?

@Geezer-Weasalopes said in Now I'm a Demon Lord! (Manga) Vol 5 Discussion:

If he wants the fight of his life...he'll get it.
If he expects to win it and be left alive...his disappointment will be of short duration.

Turns out he doesn't mind dying if the fight was good enough.
He was true to his passion, he wasn't a bully...just not sane in his desire for a fight.
He clearly got off on a good enough fight, so his head was miswired in a dangerous manner.
Doesn't make his actions acceptable, but it still makes him just a tad less vile that he wasn't totes sadistic, that he really was a battle junkie of that caliber.
Still someone needing elimination for the common good.

Way to go Allen! Kick butt and take names!

Seeing that this volume releases this week, I'm now anxious for volume 3!

Actually I want volume 5 because the Bookwalker cover has the Arthurs....